Quality Assurance Officer

**Job no**: 887075
**Work type**: Full time
**Location**: Adelaide Metro Northern
**Categories**: Pathology
- **Northern Adelaide Local Health Network - Lyell McEwin Hospital - Elizabeth Vale**:

- **Salary**: $88,255 - $108,809 p.a.**plus Superannuation and Salary Sacrifice benefits** **- MeS2**:

- **Ongoing Full-Time**

**About the Role**:
The Northern Adelaide Local Health Network is seeking a Quality Assurance Officer to join our team within the Cardiology Department.

The Northern Adelaide Local Health Network (NALHN) is a leading provider of public healthcare services in South Australia.
- In this crucial role, you will play a pivotal part in ensuring the highest standards of quality and safety are upheld within our Cardiology department. Your primary responsibilities will include:

- developing, implementing and maintaining quality assurance programs and protocols to ensure compliance with regulatory requirements and best practices
- conducting audits and assessments to identify areas for improvement and mitigate potential risks
- collaborating with healthcare professionals, staff, and stakeholders to promote a culture of continuous quality improvement
- analysing data and providing insights to drive informed decision-making and enhance patient outcomes
- preparing comprehensive reports and presenting findings to management and relevant committees

To be eligible for this position, you must hold a Bachelor of Science or Bachelor of Applied Science (Medical Laboratory Science) or equivalent.

**About You**:
Are you dedicated, compassionate and enthusiastic looking for an opportunity to join a dynamic, growing healthcare network where you will be part of a supportive team delivering high quality care to the community? If so, then this could be the opportunity for you. This position will offer you professional growth opportunities within a supportive and inclusive culture.

Exceptional analytical, communication and interpersonal skills are essential.

Don't miss this exciting opportunity to make a lasting impact on the quality of care provided at NALHN.

**About Us**:
The Northern Adelaide Local Health Network (NALHN) serves over 400,000 people in northern Adelaide with a comprehensive range of high-quality medical services, including emergency, surgical, obstetric, neonatal, paediatric, oncology, geriatric, palliative care and rehabilitation, and mental health care. Recently, NALHN has upgraded its facilities and plans to expand further. The network provides primary health care with a focus on community health promotion and chronic disease management. With nearly 6,500 employees, NALHN emphasises quality care and a supportive work environment guided by respect, integrity, and accountability. Our core values foster excellence, innovation, and equitable health outcomes.

At NALHN Everyone Has a Story, Everyone Matters, Everyone Contributes and Everyone Grows.

**Benefits of working at NALHN**:
From salary packaging to flexible working arrangements, a large range of opportunities for movement and career progression, you’ll find there are lots of benefits of working with Northern Adelaide Local Health Network.

Salary packaging is an option for saving money by paying for some of your everyday expenses from your salary before it is taxed.

Relocation assistance may be available for successful applicants from interstate or overseas.

NALHN supports and fosters a culture in which employees feel they belong and feel safe at work. The culture aims to encourage all people to use their talents and to be valued and rewarded for their contributions.

The South Australian public sector promotes diversity and flexible ways of working including part-time. Applicants are encouraged to discuss the flexible working arrangements for this role.

**Check(s)**:

- DHS Working With Children Check (WWCC)
- National Police Certificate (NPC) for employment involving unsupervised contact with vulnerable groups required for this position (e.g. aged care employment or work involving vulnerable clients)

**Immunisation Risk for this position is**-** Category A (direct contact with blood or body substances)**

SA Health Services are required to implement the Addressing vaccine preventable disease: Occupational assessment, screening and vaccination policy in the workplace.

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander applicants are encouraged to apply. **Job Ref: 887075**

**Enquiries**:
Senior Medical Administrator

Phone: (08) 8182 9420

**Application Closing Date**:
14 February 2025 **-** 11.55PM

**Role Description and Further Information**:
**Advertised**: 31 Jan 2025 Cen. Australia Daylight Time
**Applications close**: 14 Feb 2025 Cen. Australia Daylight Time