Clinical Governance Manager – Level 6 – Aug 2026

Clinical Governance Manager – Aged Care Sector | 0.9 FTE, 67.5 Hours per fortnight | Workplace: On Site | Permanent Part Time | $58.37 + Super

What You’ll Get in Return:

You’ll work for a well-known and respected aged care provider in the South West, this role offers a competitive hourly rate and benefits package:

• A family-orientated organisation that values work-life balance.
• To foster a sense of pride and unity among our employees uniforms are provided.
• Work for an organisation that demonstrates true commitment to creating a positive and empowering culture.
• Our office locations have free onsite parking and are close to public transport.
• NFP salary packaging options – use some of your salary for everyday expenses before income tax; meaning you can increase your take-home pay!
• Access to our Employee Assistance Program.
• Opportunities for professional development.
• On the job support from our Chief Operations Officer.

Plus: Laundry Allowance, Communications Allowance and On Call Allowance.

About Us

South West Community Care (SWCC) is a local not-for-profit organisation and registered charity providing in-home aged care services across the South West.

Our Purpose: To help older people live safely, independently, and with dignity in the place they love – their own home.

We are governed by a volunteer Board of Governance and led by our Chief Executive Officer, supported by a Chief Operational Officer and Chief Organisational Officer. Together, they support more than 120 dedicated employees and volunteers who deliver care throughout the region. Our services follow the Wellness approach, focusing on independence, choice and enabling people to stay connected to their community. We currently support around 1,200 clients from Yarloop to Capel, offering services that maintain safety, wellbeing, and quality of life.

Every service is delivered by compassionate, trained Employees who work within the requirements of the Aged Care Quality Standards, whilst adhering to the Statement of Rights, and the Code of Conduct for Aged Care. Person-centred care guides everything we do, so each client receives support that best fits their life, their goals and their preferences.

Our Values:

Our values are at the heart of SWCC and shape how we work every day

ONE TEAM – We will achieve more when we work together as a team.

COMPASSION – We will act with empathy to obtain understanding and acceptance.

DEDICATION – We will be committed to our vision and strive for excellence.

RESPECT – We will, through our actions, prioritise the feelings, wishes and rights of others.

Position Purpose

Reporting to the Chief Operations Officer, the purpose of your role is:

• The Clinical Governance Manager provides senior clinical leadership, governance and oversight to ensure the delivery of safe, high-quality, person-centred and outcomes-focused care. The role is responsible for strengthening clinical practice across services by providing expert guidance, overseeing complex clinical matters, and ensuring assessment, care planning and service delivery are responsive to each client’s individual needs, preferences, goals and changing circumstances.
• Working collaboratively with clients, families, care teams, leaders and external health professionals, the role supports effective multidisciplinary care coordination and timely responses to clinical risks and changes in client needs. The position provides leadership, coaching and professional support to employees, builds clinical capability and accountability, and promotes a positive culture of continuous learning and improvement.
• Through the analysis of clinical outcomes, incidents, trends, feedback and quality indicators, the Clinical Governance Manager identifies opportunities for improvement and leads initiatives that strengthen client safety, service quality, regulatory compliance and the overall effectiveness of clinical care.

Position Responsibilities

As a Clinical Governance Manager, you will be responsible for and assisting with:

Governance frameworks and compliance

• Support the development, implementation and scheduled review of clinical governance frameworks, policies, procedures and controls across SWCC.
• Maintain an organisation-wide compliance and assurance program aligned with the Aged Care Quality Standards, regulatory obligations and evidence-based practice.
• Coordinate accreditation activities and regulatory audits, ensuring evidence is current and corrective actions are assigned, monitored and closed within agreed timeframes.

Risk, incidents and continuous improvement

• Oversee clinical risk and incident management, including timely SIRS assessment and notification, investigation, root-cause analysis and effective follow-up.
• Maintain clinical risk registers and assurance controls, escalating material risks, emerging trends and overdue treatments to the appropriate governance forum.
• Analyse audit, incident, complaint and outcome data to identify trends, lead improvement initiatives and verify that actions deliver sustained results.

Quality and clinical oversight

• Provide governance oversight of assessment, care planning, clinical delegation and service delivery to ensure safe, person-centred and evidence-based care.
• Monitor performance against quality indicators, service standards and internal controls; investigate exceptions and report recommendations to management.
• Provide expert advice and escalation support for complex clinical matters, complaints and feedback, ensuring timely resolution and organisational learning.

Workforce capability and accountability

• Ensure clinical credentials, professional registrations, competencies and scopes of practice are current, verified and documented.
• Develop and deliver targeted education, coaching and guidance in clinical governance, compliance, risk and quality improvement.
• Support leaders to strengthen performance, accountability and consistent practice across multidisciplinary care teams.

Leadership, resources and stakeholder engagement

• Set annual governance priorities, workplans and success measures aligned with SWCC’s strategy, risk profile and service objectives.
• Manage approved governance and other relevant budgets, allocate resources effectively and report material variances and emerging requirements.
• Build productive relationships with regulators, funding bodies, allied health practitioners, clients and other stakeholders, representing SWCC on governance matters.

To thrive in this role you will have:

• Tertiary qualification in Nursing, with current unrestricted registration as a Registered Nurse with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA), and demonstrated senior clinical leadership experience within aged care, community health or in-home care services.
• Demonstrated experience leading and overseeing the delivery of safe, high-quality, person-centred clinical care to older people living in their own homes, including clinical assessment, care planning, review, escalation and coordination of complex care needs.
• Comprehensive knowledge and demonstrated application of the legislative, regulatory and clinical governance requirements relevant to in-home aged care, including the Aged Care Act, Strengthened Aged Care Quality Standards, Serious Incident Response Scheme (SIRS), restrictive practices requirements, clinical risk management and relevant professional standards.
• Demonstrated ability to provide clinical guidance to Registered Nurses, Enrolled Nurses and care workers, including supporting clinical decision-making, professional practice, competency development, escalation of clinical concerns and consistent adherence to evidence-based practice.
• Demonstrated experience in clinical governance and quality improvement, including the management and review of clinical incidents, medication-related risks, deterioration, falls, wounds, infection prevention and control, complaints and other clinical risks relevant to the delivery of care within a consumer’s home.
• Highly developed analytical and clinical judgement skills, with demonstrated ability to identify emerging clinical risks and trends, interpret incident, quality and clinical performance data, undertake investigations and reviews, and implement evidence-based corrective and continuous improvement actions.
• Highly developed communication, consultation and relationship-management skills, with demonstrated ability to work effectively with consumers, families and representatives, employees, general practitioners, allied health professionals, hospitals and other health and community service providers to support coordinated and responsive care.

Office Base Location

Based at the Australind Office but will be required to work from other sites.

How to apply for this role

You will need to provide the following as attachments to your application:

• An up to date resume (4 pages maximum).

CLOSING DATE: 9:00 am (Western Standard Time) on MONDAY – 7 September 2026

Applications received that do not meet the above requirements will not be considered for this position.

Contact

If you require any further information in relation to this role please contact Chris Thorpe, Operations Manager on (08) 9782 4000.

Our Recruitment Process

During our recruitment process:

• You will be required to undergo pre-employment checks including a minimum of two reference checks and a pre-employment medical assessment that will include a supervised drug and alcohol test.
• You will need to provide a National Police Clearance, no older than 6 months.

**We reserve the right to commence the recruitment process while the vacancy is open.

Recruitment Agencies or Third Party applications will not be considered.