Clinical Practice Improvement Specialist

6 months ago

Melbourne, Australia Western Health Full time

Location: Melbourne | Western Metropolitan

Job type: Part time

Organisation: Western Health

**Salary**: Salary not specified

Occupation: Nursing

Reference: 51885

**Temporary, part-time (parental leave cover) available**

The Clinical Practice Improvement Specialist (CPIS) position aids in the planning, delivery, implementation and evaluation of clinical improvement initiatives within the Women’s and Children’s Division at Western Health.

This role works collaboratively on-site across Women’s & Children’s services to ensure agreed clinical improvement deliverables are achieved in an effective and efficient manner. The CPIS role is responsible for coordinating development and review of departmental clinical policy/procedures/guidelines (PPGs) and embedding evidence-based recommendations into clinical practice to ensure Best Care in Maternity and Gynaecology.

The incumbent will have demonstrated skills in clinical improvement initiatives and a keen interest in clinical practice change including PPG development through:

- Effective leadership
- Effective stakeholder engagement
- Utilisation of improvement methodology
- Monitoring and project management
- Staff development

**To be Successful in this Role, you will possess**:
**Essential**
- Successful completion of a Bachelor of Midwifery qualification or equivalent
- Registration as a Registered Midwife in Australia
- Minimum 3 years post registration experience in midwifery setting
- Demonstrated guideline development skills
- Demonstrated effective written communication skills including negotiation skills
- Demonstrated ability to practice collaboratively within a multidisciplinary health care team
- Ability to work within an evidence based framework
- Innovative, resourceful and adaptable to change
- Effective organisational skills, with respect to time management and delegation
- Well-developed written and verbal communication skills
- Experience in facilitating groups and/or workshops
- Demonstrated computer literacy with word, excel and visio
- Demonstrated reporting skills
- Demonstrated clinical improvement competence, reflecting a can-do approach
- Demonstrated evidence of undertaking professional development activities to maintain and enhance midwifery expertise
- A commitment to high quality, safe and person centred patient care

**Desirable**
- Demonstrated experience in the delivery of women’s and/or children’s specific projects
- Postgraduate qualification (or working towards)
- Membership of relevant professional organisation(s)
- Knowledge of business, systems and process redesign

**About Us**

Our workforce of over 11,000 employees are driven by our values of ‘Compassion, Accountability, Respect, Excellence and Safety’ (CARES). We value our people and provide them the opportunity to grow and develop. Our teams are friendly and supportive, ensuring we deliver a safe, person-centred and connected patient experience.

Western Health is in a period of rapid growth. Our services comprise of four acute public hospitals: Footscray Hospital, Sunshine Hospital (including Joan Kirner Women's and Children's), Williamstown Hospital and Bacchus Marsh & Melton Hospital. We also operate Sunbury Day Hospital, Hazeldean, Grant Lodge Residential Aged Care, as well as community health centres in Melton, Caroline Springs and Bacchus Marsh and a range of community-based services. We care for a diverse community of more than 1 million people with complex care needs ranging from Neonates to Geriatrics.

Our employees enjoy a wide range of benefits such as:

- Professional development support
- Career advancement opportunities
- Salary packaging including novated vehicle leasing
- Work-life balance

Western Health is committed to providing a safe environment for the children and young people who are involved in our services, sites and operations. We follow and abide by all legislative requirements to keep children and young people safe.

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