Quality Officer Accreditation

**Role title: Quality Officer Accreditation**Role type: Permanent Part-Time (20hrs/week)**Role grade: Health Services Manager 1**Department and location: Patient Safety & Quality Unit, St Vincent’s Hospital, Darlinghurst**Salary: $84,436.00- $112,331.00 (pro-rata) + super.**

**Better and fairer care. Always.**

We are St Vincent’s Health Australia, Australia’s largest not-for-profit provider of health and aged care services.

Founded by The Sisters of Charity in 1857, our +30,000 healthcare superheroes operate public and private hospitals, residential aged care, community and virtual care, and outreach programs.

**About the role**- Support the Quality Lead - Accreditation in coordinating and implementing activities to ensure the organisation is fully prepared for accreditation assessments across the network.- Partner with Quality Managers, Coordinators, and standard leads to conduct gap analyses, monitor compliance, and implement strategies aligned with the National Safety and Quality Health Service Standards.- Assist in reviewing quality data and incident reports to identify trends and support the development of improvement initiatives that strengthen accreditation readiness.- Collaborate with internal stakeholders to maintain accurate, current, and compliant documentation, including policies and procedures that underpin accreditation requirements.- Provide administrative and operational support to the Patient Safety and Quality Unit, ensuring effective communication and timely delivery of accreditation-related tasks.

**About you**- Hold tertiary qualifications or relevant experience in healthcare, health administration, or Quality & Safety, with a strong understanding of accreditation frameworks.-
- Possess excellent interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to engage and collaborate with stakeholders at all levels to achieve accreditation goals.- Exhibit strong organisational and administrative skills, capable of managing multiple accreditation-related priorities and producing accurate, detailed documentation within tight timeframes.- Embrace a continuous improvement mindset and demonstrate proficiency in Microsoft Office and document management systems, with the ability to adapt to evolving accreditation processes.

**Why work at St Vincent’s**?- Join us on our mission to provide care to all, including the most at-risk people in our community- Discounted access to many gyms for you and your family with Fitness Passport- Access to discounted private health insurance with Medibank- Access to a government salary sacrifice program. Make a proportion of your salary tax-free- Committed to financial support for educational development, scholarship programs, paid study leave

**About the hospital**- In this role you will be based at St Vincent’s hospital, Darlinghurst.- A busy inner-city hospital in a beautiful location- Surrounded by great cafes, galleries and theatres, parks, nightlife, and nearby glorious beaches- A place of expert clinical care for at-risk people- Closely partnered with universities & affiliated research institutes, many of which are located on-campus- Centres of excellence include heart & lung transplantation, bone marrow transplantation, cardiology, cancer care, AIDS/HIV, respiratory medicine, mental health, homeless health, drug & alcohol services, and correctional health

**Sponsorship / work rights for Australia**
Please note, visa sponsorship is not available for this position. For this role you must be an Australian or New Zealand citizen or have an Australia visa that grants you the work rights necessary for the role.

**Pre-employment checks**
Your employment is conditional upon the completion of all role-required pre-employment checks, including relevant immunisations.

**Equal opportunity**
We celebrate diversity & inclusion and are committed to equal employment opportunity for everyone.

**How to apply**

Please submit your resume and a brief cover letter highlighting how your interest, skills, and experience align with the role.

Respectfully, this role is not open to recruitment agencies.