Summary
Work History
Education
Skills
Accomplishments
Languages
Timeline
Clearances & Checks
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Saluja Gautam

Saluja Gautam

Werribee,VIC

Summary

Dyanamic leader with deep experience across aged care, NDIS and community based not for profit organisations. I deliver rapid, high impact change by strengthening governance, lifting workforce capability and improving financial performance. I lead with clarity, strategic discipline and a strong consumer centred focus, ensuring safe, compliant and cost effective services. I work confidently with boards, executives and sector partners to drive stability, growth and high quality outcomes for diverse communities.

Work History

Quality and Governance Manager

Advance Diversity Services
12.2023 - Current
  • Strengthened compliance frameworks, achieving zero non conformance across all service streams.
  • Reduced clinical and incident trends, improving investigations, reporting quality, and workforce capability.
  • Partnered with the Operations Manager to ensure seamless operations, promoting evidence based best practices, robust risk management, and continuous policy and procedures alignment with departmental legislation and regulatory standards.
  • Directed teams through organisational change, fostering engagement, accountability, and high performance across multi-site services.
  • Developed and implemented quality management frameworks, enhancing operational efficiency, risk mitigation, workforce confidence and regulatory audit outcomes.
  • Chaired Quality, Safety, Consumer Advisory and Clinical Governance committees, providing authoritative reporting to the Board and Executive Team.
  • Led company-wide complaints and feedback analysis, identifying trends, driving service improvements, and enhancing consumer satisfaction.

Aged Care Facility Manager

Edward River Gardens
06.2023 - 12.2023
  • Maximised bed utilisation, driving revenue growth and improved service efficiency.
  • Built strategic partnerships with hospitals, GPs, and community stakeholders, increasing complex care intake and financial sustainability.
  • Reduced staff turnover and agency reliance through workforce planning, capability development, and optimised rostering.
  • Strengthened audit readiness by leading gap analyses, implementing action plans, and ensuring compliance with regulatory standards.
  • Reduced clinical and behavioural incidents, established clear escalation pathways, and enhanced staff capability through training and holistic care approaches.
  • Delivered structured consumer engagement, managed complaints and feedback, and provided actionable trend analysis to the Board, elevating service quality and resident satisfaction.
  • Developed effective handover systems and streamlined team communication processes to improve operational efficiency.
  • Reduced behavioural and clinical incident trends, educated staff on holistic care approaches, established clear escalation pathways, and strengthened after-hours support.

Registered Nurse

Uniting
02.2023 - 06.2023
  • Delivered evidence-based clinical care, assessments, escalation, infection control, and consumer-centred support.
  • Collaborated with multidisciplinary clinicians to support best practice standards and reduce avoidable hospital transfers.
  • Conducted care plan reviews with residents and families to maintain consumer-directed care and improve wellbeing outcomes.
  • Supervised and supported ENs and AINs to promote safe practice and role development within the team.
  • Demonstrated strong infection prevention and control compliance, contributing to a zero-outbreak environment.
  • Engaged in graduate competency development, maintaining 100% completion of training, supervision, and clinical rotations.

Assistant in Nursing

Uniting
01.2022 - 01.2023

Client Liaison Officer

Whiddon
01.2019 - 01.2022

Sales & Team Leadership

Retail roles
01.2017 - 01.2019

Education

Bachelor of Nursing -

Western Sydney University

Australian Harbour International College

Certificate IV in Aged Care
Sydney, NSW

Skills

  • Operations & Systems Management
  • Quality, Compliance & Risk Management
  • Financial & Performance Management
  • Leadership & Strategic Impact
  • Team Development
  • Aged Care and NDIS Quality Standards

Accomplishments

  • Strengthened governance and compliance across 1,500+ clients, achieving zero non-conformance.
  • Enhanced operational efficiency and financial performance through occupancy growth, cost optimisation, effective workforce management and by successful subsidy applications.
  • Led teams effectively through change and digital transformation, boosting performance, data accuracy, and training compliance.
  • Built workforce capability, reduced incidents, and elevated consumer satisfaction while supporting service expansion and quality care.

Languages

English
Native or Bilingual
Nepali
Native or Bilingual
Punjabi
Professional Working
Telugu
Professional Working

Timeline

Quality and Governance Manager

Advance Diversity Services
12.2023 - Current

Aged Care Facility Manager

Edward River Gardens
06.2023 - 12.2023

Registered Nurse

Uniting
02.2023 - 06.2023

Assistant in Nursing

Uniting
01.2022 - 01.2023

Client Liaison Officer

Whiddon
01.2019 - 01.2022

Sales & Team Leadership

Retail roles
01.2017 - 01.2019

Bachelor of Nursing -

Western Sydney University

Australian Harbour International College

Certificate IV in Aged Care

Clearances & Checks

  • Working with Children Check
  • NDIS Worker Screening Check
  • Police Check
Saluja Gautam