Clinical Adviser, Healthcare Associated Infections

2 months ago

St Leonards, Australia Clinical Excellence Commission Division Full time

**Clinical Adviser, Healthcare Associated Infections**

**Clinical Excellence Commission**

**Where you'll be working**

The Clinical Excellence Commission (CEC) is committed to providing leadership in safety and quality to improve health care for patients in NSW. The primary focus of the CEC is to promote and support improved clinical care, safety and quality across the NSW public health system, and to meet functions specified by the Minister for Health. The CEC Strategic Plan places priority on delivering high performing reliable systems and ensuring safety and quality in the provision of healthcare for ‘every patient, every time’ is consistent across NSW Health.

**What you'll be doing**

The purpose of this role is to provide medical expertise in infection prevention and control and infectious diseases to support the Chief ICP and the work of the Infection prevention and control (IPAC) and Healthcare Associated Infection (HAI) team in collaboration with the Director, Patient Safety. This will include providing medical expertise as required across directorates within the CEC to support Infection Prevention and Control and the broader CEC safety and quality requirements.

This includes developing and maintaining strong collaborative relationships with external stakeholders, particularly at a Local Health District and Speciality Network level, to facilitate a culture of safety and the measurement of the quality of care.

**What are we looking for?**
- Enthusiastic team members with a 'can-do' attitude
- Commitment to outstanding customer service
- Innovative thinkers who strive for excellence

**What can we offer you?**
- Career Development
- A culture focused on core values of Collaboration, Openness, Respect and Empowerment
- One Allocated Day Off (ADO) in each 28 day roster cycle

**Employment Type**: Part Time Permanent, 0.5FTE

**Position Classification**: Senior Staff Specialist/Staff Specialist
**Hours Per Week**: 20
**Requisition ID**: REQ515331

**Location**: 1 Reserve Road, St Leonards
- An up-to-date resume of no more than five (5) pages which clearly details your skills and experience as relevant to this role.
- A cover letter and completed online questionnaire addressing each of the below selection criteria.
- 2x referees will need to be supplied prior to an offer being made.

**Selection Criteria**
- Registered medical practitioner qualified as Specialists under the Staff Specialists (State) Award and with extensive specialist clinical experience related to infection prevention and control and infectious diseases or clinical microbiology
- Strong interpersonal, communication, influencing and motivational skills which demonstrate a capacity to build and maintain relationships with diverse stakeholders.
- Commitment and demonstrated capacity to be a high-profile advocate for the improvement of healthcare quality and safety standards in NSW.
- Extensive knowledge and experience of clinical systems and health services, including understanding of human and other factors impacting on quality and safety.
- High level of understanding of public health policy issues including evidence-based practice, health care quality, health service evaluation, health care funding and resource allocation.
- Proven ability to analyse and evaluate quantitative and qualitative data and research evidence from a range of sources to make recommendations and inform decision-making that has long-term impacts.

**Need more information?**

1) Click here for the Position Description

**_Please note:_**_ This position is a Temporary position and requires _**_full working rights in Australia _**_for the duration of the assignment. If you currently hold a temporary visa that allows you to live and work in Australia you may be offered employment in line with the conditions of your visa._

**Our Commitment to Diversity**

For more information, visit our Aboriginal Workforce Page or contact our Access and Inclusion Team.

To be eligible for employment in the role you must be one of the following. You can only be offered employment in this role for the duration that your current visa allows you to work in Australia, and you can only be offered ongoing employment if you have a permanent visa that allows you to work in Australia:

- an Australian Citizen, or
- a permanent resident of Australia, or
- a New Zealand citizen with a current New Zealand Passport, or
- a citizen of another country with an appropriate visa that allows you to work in Australia

To learn more about working at the NSW Health, please visit our career portal.

**Applications Close**:Friday 20th September 2024 (11:59)

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