Quality and Risk Manager

**Quality and Risk Manager**

**An exciting opportunity to working across 2 sites: Mitcham Private Hospital and Waverley Private Hospital**
- **Permanent part-time opportunity**:Enjoy flexible hours for **better work life balance**:

- Key position forming an integral part of the Clinical Services team
- **Lead a highly skilled and functioning team towards accreditation**

**The Opportunity**

**Fantastic opportunity available for a Quality and Risk Manager to join our team**

Acting as the accountable representative for the Hospital Quality Management System, this position will see you lead a highly skilled and functioning team that monitors and responds to our health outcomes to ensure the hospital is continuously providing high quality and safe patient care.

**Your responsibilities will include**:

- Develop, implements, and monitors quality improvement initiatives.
- Identify and address potential risks across the hospital.
- Conduct thorough analyses of hospital processes and outcomes.
- Implement strategies to enhance patient safety and satisfaction.
- Oversee compliance with accreditation standards and regulatory requirements.
- Facilitate staff education on risk management practices.
- Serve as a resource for resolving quality-related issues.
- **Establish collaborative working relationships with clinical and non-clinical leaders across the 2 sites and the broader Ramsay Health Care network.**

**About You**

You are a self-motivated professional with excellent communication and leadership skills to drive a culture of safety across a large-scale, multidisciplinary organisation. With excellent organisational skills, you are detail oriented and have proven strategic planning, workforce management and policy development skills.

**Your ability to lead, empower and engage staff, and act as positive role model is essential for this role.**

**Your Skills and Experience**
- Bachelor’s degree in nursing, or healthcare administration
- **Minimum of 5 years’ experience in an acute hospital setting**:

- Postgraduate qualifications in Management / Quality and Safety are desirable
- Excellent understanding of clinical governance principles
- Comprehensive understanding of healthcare regulatory requirements and accreditation standards
- Experience in leading investigations into adverse events, near misses, and patient complaints, including root cause analysis and development of corrective action plans.
- Experience in leading change management
- Proficiency in developing, implementing, and evaluating quality improvement initiatives and risk management strategies to enhance patient outcomes and safety
- Demonstrated expertise in data collection, analysis, and reporting to monitor performance and drive quality improvement efforts
- Knowledge of healthcare policies, procedures, and best practices related to quality assurance, patient safety, and risk management
- Excellent computer literacy in the Microsoft Office programs and knowledge of databases (e.g. RiskMan)
- Proven track record of successful project management, including the ability to prioritise tasks, manage timelines, and allocate resources effectively.

**What’s in it for you?**

**Professional Advancement**: Recognition, Rewards, Professional Development, and Employee referral programs. Free access to LinkedIn Learning, education scholarships and the Ramsay Leadership Academy to support career progression.

**Discounts**: Ramsay Rewards - Access great deals at over 100+ major retailers. Hospital, Allied Health & Pharmacy discounts - you’ll pay less for hospital cover and receive higher extras limits for things like General and Major Dental.

**Health and Wellbeing**: Flexible work opportunities with the ability to have a say in your roster, Flexible Leave Program, and a **free Employee Assistance Program** offering access to confidential counselling, coaching and support 24/7.

**Leisure/Social/Financial**: Discounts for leisure travel with selected hotels, salary sacrifice opportunities e.g., airport lounge membership, self-education expenses, novated leasing and more.

**The Hospital**

Mitcham Private Hospital is a fully accredited, 121 bed acute medical, surgical, maternity and mental health facility, providing for the healthcare needs of Melbourne’s outer eastern communities. At Mitcham Private Hospital we have five operating theatres including a Day Procedure Unit.

Waverley Private Hospital is a 98 bed acute/surgical facility located in the Eastern Suburbs of Melbourne. Waverley Private Hospital has been an active contributor to the healthcare needs of the local communities of Eastern and South Eastern Melbourne since 1972. We pride ourselves on providing excellent standards of healthcare in a friendly and caring environment.**At Waverley Private Hospital we have seven operating theatres including a Day Procedure Unit.

**Requirements**:

- _Must _provide a_ _**National Police Check** conducted within the previous 12 months
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