Quality Manager

#521940 Quality Manager

Calvary Mater Newcastle

Permanent Full-Time

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Permanent Full-Time
**Salary Classification**: Health Manager Level 3
**Remuneration**: $2,354.41 - $2,674.64 per week + superannuation + leave loading + RDO
There are salary packaging options designed to reduce your taxable income

About the role

Calvary Mater Newcastle provides public hospital services under a Service Level Agreement with the Hunter New England Local Health District; and is fully accredited by the Australian Council on Health Care Standards. Accreditation is one way we assure the community that Calvary Mater Newcastle meets the high standards of safety and quality set for health care providers and the level of care and service that consumers can expect from our services.

As the Quality Manager you will be responsible for providing leadership, for the coordination of quality improvement, driving accreditation and guideline publication and development across Calvary Mater Newcastle. You will work across all levels of the organisation to facilitate and support the managers and clinical teams to embed a culture of continuous quality improvement.

**As the Quality Manager your key responsibilities will be**:
Facility accreditation preparedness.
Facilitate ongoing gap analysis across all National standards; Monitoring, evaluation and analysis of data and quality indicators to drive improvements in patient care delivery.
Monitoring of the risk register and related risk management activities.
Establish and maintain effective document control systems for local corporate and clinical policy, procedures, work instructions, guidelines and manuals.

What you bring

Tertiary qualifications in a relevant health related field with demonstrated experience in continuous quality improvement, clinical governance and development, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of new clinical practice improvement programs.
Demonstrated experience of audits to ensure services are compliant with National Safety and Quality standards, NSW Health Policy, legislative and other relevant standards.
Demonstrated experience in the coordination, review and publication of written procedures and guidelines.
Demonstrated capacity to analyse, interpret and present complex information and make recommendations to address gaps and/or improve performance.
Proven ability to consult, negotiate, influence and network effectively with senior managers and clinical leaders to achieve organisation goals.
Proven project management skills including the ability to scope and organise complex tasks and deliver results including ability to evaluate project success in identified time frames.

WHY JOIN US?

CMN is an Affiliated Health Organisation providing services to both public and private patients primarily from the Hunter New England area. Current employees of NSW Health can request to have various leave entitlement balances transferred to CMN on commencement. Leave types may include but not limited to Long Service Leave, Annual Leave and Sick Leave. Applicants are encouraged to discuss this with the Convenor for further information. Working at CMN gives you access to a great range of benefits:
Fitness Passport
Gender Neutral parental leave
Annual leave loading at 17.5%
Superannuation contributions at 11%
ADO's each month (for full-time employees)
Novated leasing available for eligible employees
4 weeks annual leave (pro-rata for part-time employees)
Employee Assistance Program (EAP) for staff and family members
Generous Salary packaging options that reduce your taxable income and increase your take-home pay

HOW DO YOU APPLY?

Create a profile in our Calvary People Platform (if you are not an existing user)
Attach a current resume.
Provide a written response to four (4) selection criteria.
Cover letters are optional (1-2 pages max.)

**Please note the following**:
You will be required to provide evidence of immunisation as required for your role including COVID-19, influenza, tuberculosis screening, hepatitis, diphtheria, tetanus, varicella.