Quality and System Improvement Officer

Utilise your compliance expertise to provide support and advice to Victorian Institute of Forensic Medicine
- Fixed term, Full-Time Opportunity to work with a high-performing and passionate team in the Victorian Public Service
- VPS Grade 5: $105,479 - $127,621 plus superannuation.

About the Bussiness Unit
The Victorian Institute of Forensic Medicine (VIFM) is an independent statutory authority governed by the Victorian Institute of Forensic Medicine Act 1985 (the VIFM Act). It is part of the Justice portfolio of the Victorian Government.
The work of the VIFM can be described as a cycle of three parts:

- Providing forensic medical and scientific services and tissue banking
- Learning from this work
- Researching and teaching.

The VIFM Act creates a joint position of Director of the VIFM and Professor of the Department of Forensic Medicine (DFM) at Monash University. The Director/Professor is responsible for the strategic direction and activities of the DFM, which is housed at the VIFM and operates under the governance of the Monash University Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences. This position is within the Corporate Services and Development Division.

About the Role
This diverse role's purpose is to support VIFM's vision by developing the maturity of the quality and risk culture at the Institute through maintaining and supporting the Institute's quality and risk management system and working with managers and staff to identify improvement opportunities.
As well as participating in quality system activities such as internal auditing, non-conformity management and administration of the electronic quality management system, this role is integral to fostering a positive quality culture through effective engagement and support to Institute managers and staff.

**Some of your duties may include**:

- Contribute to, maintain and improve the integrated Quality and Risk Management System ensuring it complies with the VIFM Quality Framework NATA accreditation, ISO9001 certification, TGA cGMP, VGRMF and other regulatory and legislative requirements.
- Conduct internal audits and facilitate external audits NATA, TGA cGMP and ISO9001 requirements and other regulatory and legislative standards with a continuous improvement focus.
- Provide regular reports detailing analysis and evaluation of quality system activities and provide recommendations to senior management detailing issues, risks and trends.

Please refer to the attached position description for more information

About You
- Experience working in a medical or forensic laboratory environment and/or TGA licensed manufacturing environment in a quality and/or risk-based role.
- Broad working knowledge of quality management systems with preference given to NATA ISO17025 and ISO15189, TGA Code of Good Manufacturing Practice and ISO9001, as well as an understanding of the business improvement frameworks and tools.
- Ability to plan work activities, coordinate and manage a variety of tasks and variable workload within timelines, particularly able to successfully deliver improvement projects while maintaining regular day-to-day activities.

Qualifications/Requirements
- Bachelor Degree, or equivalent, in a medical science-related discipline with relevant experience.

How to Apply

**FOR INTERNAL VPS EMPLOYEES**:
**IMPORTANT INFORMATION**:
The department is committed to providing and maintaining a working environment which is safe and without risk to the health of its employees consistent with the department's obligations under the Occupational Health and Safety Act 2004 (Vic). Therefore, there is a requirement that all DJCS employees be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 in order to undertake duties outside of their homes.
At interview stage and prior to commencement of employment with the department, you will need to provide evidence that you are vaccinated against COVID-19 with three doses of a COVID-19 vaccine.
Upon commencement of employment with the department you will be required to provide evidence that you have an up-to-date vaccination status within the timelines specified by the department into the DJCS Service Portal. This includes evidence of three doses of a COVID-19 vaccine required by the department (from time to time).

**Acceptable evidence includes**:

- COVID-19 digital certificate or ATAGI exemption certificate (available via your myGov account)
- Your immunisation history statement (available via your myGov account)

Other documentation outside the above will not be accepted as evidence of having received your COVID-19 vaccine doses.