Clinical Excellence Lead

Part time
- Austin Hospital and Hybrid available
- $100k base + salary packaging + super (pro-rata for part time)

Austin Health is the major provider of tertiary health services, health professional education and research across three campuses in the north-east of Melbourne and state-wide. We have a highly engaged, diverse and collaborative workforce that is unified by our purpose, which is to help people live healthy and fulfilled lives.

**About the Patient Safety and Clinical Excellence Division**

The Patient Safety and Clinical Excellence Division is located within the Directorate of the Chief Medical Officer and provides leadership and oversight of systems and processes that enable the delivery of safe, effective and appropriate care for our patients. The Division is made up of the Patient Safety Unit, Patient Experience Unit and Clinical Excellence Unit.

**About the role**

The Clinical Excellence Lead is responsible for the development, implementation and continuous improvement of systems and processes that support high quality patient centered care (in accordance with the National Safety and Quality Health Service

Standards). The key function of this position is to support and ensure interpretation and effective implementation of the National Safety and Quality in Health Service Standards, establishing and/or enhancing relevant governance systems and processes across Austin Health.

A regular day will see you:

- Leading the implementation and monitoring of the Comprehensive Care Clinical Standard.
- Overseeing and delivering on key projects within the clinical standard that are required for compliance and clinical excellence.
- Supporting clinical areas in their implementation of the requirements of the clinical standard and provide high level strategic advice to ensure compliance.

**About you**

To be successful in this role you'll bring with you:

- Extensive knowledge and understanding of NSQHS Standards programs.
- Proven leadership track record, change management experience and well developed project skills.
- Tertiary qualifications in health or related field, or a minimum of 5 years appropriate experience in a health-related field.
- Experience with analysing and managing data in a health context.
- Excellent data analysis and writing skills, including a demonstrated ability to prepare written reports for a high standard using clear and concise language, organise data into a logical sequence and include content appropriate for the purpose and audience.
- Highly developed work organisation skills with the capacity to prioritise competing demands, respond to emerging needs, and work towards specified targets and deadlines and pay attention to detail.
- Demonstrated high level communication and interpersonal skills with the capacity to work effectively with members of the executive team, senior clinical personnel and managers.
- Proven ability to liaise with internal stakeholders to facilitate and co-ordinate organisation wide strategies.
- Highly developed information technology and computer skills, including competence in Office 365.

**Our benefits**

Working at Austin Health means enjoying a strong sense of purpose, engaging in meaningful work every day. Our people also receive a variety of rewarding benefits, including:

- $11,660 in salary packaging benefits, for living expenses, meals and holiday accommodation.
- A suite of wellness initiatives designed to support you, including discounted fitness memberships and special offers on health insurance, and a comprehensive wellbeing program.
- Mentoring, learning and career development opportunities.
- Onsite childcare, easy access via public transport, discounted car parking and end of journey facilities for cyclists.
- Five weeks annual leave plus purchased leave options.
- Flexible, hybrid working arrangements.

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