• Full time Role
• Competitive salary with generous salary packaging
• Flexible Working Arrangements

iLA connects the community and sector to impartial information, industry leading resources, and person-centred assessment to empower older Australians to make informed choices about their ageing journey.

iLA is seeking a skilled and experienced Clinical Advisory Specialist to serve as a Subject Matter Expert, providing expert clinical guidance, oversight, and support to our Assessment workforce. In this role, you will help the team understand and interpret clinical information, as well as identify and address clinical risks effectively.

THE ROLE

The primary role of a Clinical Advisory Specialist involves regular engagement with assessors, offering them clinical guidance and assisting them in making evidence-based decisions on clinical matters. This will include consulting with relevant health professionals to support clinical decision-making through case conferences and one-on-one meetings. They will support the team in enhancing their clinical knowledge and analytical skills in aged care to ensure accurate, holistic client evaluations.

If you are passionate about leveraging your clinical expertise to enhance clinical decision-making and ensure high-quality client outcomes, we’d love to hear from you.

KEY TASKS INCLUDE:

• Collaborate closely with the iLA’s leadership team to contribute to its strategic direction, while leading the Clinical Governance Framework with the Assessment team.
• Identify, mitigate and escalate clinical risks in relation to completion of Comprehensive or Home Support Assessments or RAC Funding Assessments.
• Provide clinical leadership, contemporary evidence-based advice and mentoring to other clinicians across iLA to assist them to build their knowledge and skill in relation to clinical issues in delivery of aged care assessments and/or iLA’s healthy ageing initiatives.
• Establish the Clinical Supervision process in Assessment Services and ensure compliance against this.  
• Work closely with Clinical and Quality Manager, Assessment Delivery Manager, Assessment Team Leaders and Training and Quality Specialist.
• Provide back-up support to the Clinical and Quality Manager to ensure in-the-field immediate access to RAC Funding Assessors requiring clinical advisory support. 

ABOUT YOU

You’re a dedicated and detail-oriented professional with a strong ability to collaborate and lead.

Ideally you will be:

• Qualified Registered Nurse with current unrestricted registration with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA)
• Experienced practitioner in the aged care assessment industry and demonstrated experience in Aged Care Assessment  
• Proven ability to train, mentor, and supervise staff to achieve their best.
• Knowledge of clinical issues in aged care and application to best-practice, clinically informed aged care assessments 
• Highly developed communication and people skills, influencing and negotiating skills and the ability to develop and maintain effective working relationships with a range of internal and external key stakeholders. 
• Demonstrated high level analytical and critical thinking skills and the ability to provide advice and recommendations. 

WE OFFER

• It’s a great place to work! 
• Competitive salary and employment conditions 
• Generous salary packaging provisions–reduce tax and increase your take home pay. 
• Additional 3.5 days leave (pro-rata) / ability to purchase additional leave. 
• Health & Well-being Program including flu vaccination and EAP support.  
• Rewarding work and being part of an organisation that makes a difference to peoples’ lives. 

TO APPLY

Register your interest today by submitting your resume and a cover letter, addressing how you meet the work-related requirements (in no more than 2 pages). 

Applications close: COB date (WST) or before. Short listing will commence immediately, and we reserve the right to commence interviewing before the closing date. We thank you for your interest in iLA and we will respond to all candidates.

• View full Position Description email: [email protected] using the subject line: Clinical Advisory Specialist enquiry via EthicalJobs.
• A valid NDIS Worker Screening Check is a pre-requisite for this position at iLA.
• Only those with the right to live & work in Australia need apply.  No agency applications at this time.

Our purpose: We strive towards our mission of a community in which all abilities are valued, where people have the knowledge, tools, and confidence to participate. 

Values: Passion, Integrity, Embracing, Authentic 

• We value our people at ILA and strive to have a positive and adaptive culture, one that aligns with our values; so cultural fit is just as important to us as qualifications, technical skill, and experience. 
• We promote and support diversity and inclusion in our workplace. If you require any additional support during the recruitment/interview phase, please contact [email protected]