Quality and Patient Safety Manager
1 week ago
Employment Type:
Temporary Full Time up to May 2024
Position Classification:
Health Manager Level 3
Remuneration:
$2, $2,607.52 per week plus Superannuation
Hours Per Week: 38
Requisition ID:
REQ406916
_Are you looking for an environment that will ensure a high standard of professional performance which supports education, research and professional development?_
About Us
Sydney Local Health District is one of the fastest growing Local Health Districts in New South Wales. Our facilities and services are world class and our staff are dedicated, innovative and caring.
Where you will be based
Balmain Hospital is a community-based healthcare facility that has been caring for local people since 1885. It is dedicated to Aged Care, Rehabilitation and General Practice. Balmain Hospital is committed to providing the highest standards of healthcare to meet individual needs.
About the role
The Quality & Patient Safety Manger is responsible for all Quality and Safety activities at Balmain Hospital including accreditation preparation, clinical investigations, policy framework, patient experience and complaints management.
Work collaboratively as part of a dynamic executive team in delivering an effective service, supporting managers and staff across clinical and clinical support teams to ensure the principles of governance are at the heart of service provision.
Facilitation, leadership and support to management teams, multidisciplinary clinical teams and lead clinicians in delivering improved patient care, and to undertake quality monitoring and improvement initiatives including clinical risk management, clinical audit and clinical improvement initiatives.
Participate in clinical governance processes across Balmain Hospital including evidence collation to demonstrate compliance with National Safety & Quality Standards of Healthcare, state and national policy and service frameworks.
Facilitate a patient safety ethos with all staff within Balmain Hospital to achieve an organisational culture, in which patient safety, clinical risk management, clinical quality and consumer partnerships become an integral part of core business.
Empower staff to deliver quality health care which will decrease patient and carer complaints. Provide support and guidance to staff to manage a complaint effectively and understand triggers for complaints. Manage complaints by communicating effectively with patients and their carers.We are looking for someone who
- Holds tertiary qualifications in quality or health related field or relevant work experience, or a combination of both in the area of patient safety and quality management.
- Has demonstrated experience in quality management, National Standards Accreditation and a demonstrated commitment to patient safety and quality of care issues.
What we can offer you (for eligible employees)
- Accrued Day Off (ADO)
- Opportunity for extra tax savings through Salary Packaging
- Novated Leasing
- Access to our Employee Assistance Program (EAP) for staff and family members
- Fitness Passport
- Great education opportunities through the Centre for Education and Workforce Development
About working for SLHD
All NSW Health workers are required to have completed a primary course of a COVID-19 vaccine which has been approved or recognised by the Therapeutics Goods Administration (TGA). Additionally, Category A workers are required to receive a booster dose three months after completing the primary course of COVID-19 vaccinations. New applicants must have completed the vaccination course prior to commencement with NSW Health, or provide an approved medical contraindication certificate (IM011 immunisation medical exemption form) certifying the worker cannot have any approved COVID-19 vaccines available in NSW. Acceptable proof of vaccination is the Australian Immunisation Register (AIR) Immunisation History Statement or AIR COVID-19 Digital Certificate. Booster doses are highly recommended for all health care workers who have completed the primary course of COVID-19 vaccinations.
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Applications Close: 11 July 2023
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