Patient Safety and Quality Manager

**Employment Type**: Permanent Full Time
**Position Classification**: Health Manager Level 2
**Location**: Nepean Hospital
**Remuneration**: $109,857.00 - $129,624.00 per annum
**Hours Per Week**: 38
**Requisition ID**: REQ542150
**Applications Close**: 19/01/2025
- With _**_CORE_**_ Values of _**_C_**_ollaboration, _**_O_**_penness, _**_R_**_espect and _**_E_**_mpowerment,_
- working with us will ensure your professional life is provided every opportunity to succeed_
- and develop in your chosen career role._

**About Us**

Nepean Blue Mountains Local Health District (NBMLHD) is a wonderful place to expand your career and grow your skills and knowledge. As a recognised leader in the healthcare industry, we provide a range of public health services to the Nepean and Blue Mountains and Lithgow Region.

An exciting opportunity is available to join the Clinical Governance Unit at NBMLHD within the role of Patient Safety and Quality Manager (Business Partner). The Patient Safety & Quality Business Partner is responsible for the day to day management of the business relationship between Clinical Governance Directorate and the respective facilities to ensure effective, efficient and safe health care delivery.

The successful incumbent will provide advice and guidance on all aspects of contemporary clinical governance and act as the liaison point for specialist advice from within Clinical Governance Directorate. This will include leading and co-ordinating the planning, implementation, delivery and evaluation of all aspects of patient safety and quality for the facility / service including National Safety and Quality Health Service Standards and accreditation. Additional key duties will also include:

- Review data to identify quality improvement opportunities, work with staff to implement quality initiatives and streamlining processes to improve efficiency.
- Implement quality systems to ensure the delivery of services consistent with District and State strategic direction, policy and best practice.
- Develop, support and establish an organisational culture in which quality improvement, risk management and reduction in patient harm becomes an integral part of core business.
- Coach, mentor and support managers within the facility / service and assist in the achievement of NBMLHD's strategic objectives

**Benefits available to eligible NBMLHD employees**
- Accrued Day Off (ADO) for full time employees
- Opportunity for extra tax savings through Salary Packaging
- Novated Leasing
- Great education opportunities through Education Training Service which offers over 110 courses each year
- Access to our Employee Assistance Program (EAP) for staff and family members
- Fitness Passport

**What you will bring to the role**:

- Relevant tertiary qualifications in a health related field and/or demonstrated experience in a patient safety and quality coordination role.
- Significant and demonstrated relationship building skills with key stakeholders and an ability to inspire managers and clinicians to make positive and strategic use of patient safety and quality data and information.
- Demonstrated knowledge of and experience in the provision of PS&Q which contributes to the achievement of strategic objectives.
- Demonstrated experience in promoting a culture of evidence based practice, identifying and initiating quality improvement projects.
- Demonstrated problem solving, critical thinking skills with attention to detail.
- Experience in coordination and/or participation in accreditation programs and processes at service level.
- Demonstrated skills in decision making with the ability to take initiative and to prioritise and work to deadlines.
- Experience working within a flexible, multi-skilled team environment with advanced interpersonal, communication and customer service skills, ability to represent the organisation and communicate organisational strategy.

Employment of a temporary visa holder may only occur if no suitable permanent resident or citizen of Australia has been identified and must not exceed the duration or conditions associated with the current visa.

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