Cc&po, Safety and Quality Coordinator

**SA Health**
**Job reference**: 879408
**Location**: 5011 - WOODVILLE SOUTH
**Job status**: Ongoing
**Eligibility**: Open to Everyone
- **Central Adelaide Local Health Network**:

- **The Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Woodville**:

- **Salary RN-3 $121,537 - $126,970 p.a.**:

- **Permanent full-time**

**About the role**

The Safety and Quality Coordinator accepts accountability for the outcomes of a comprehensive range of projects relating to the clinical program with a primary safety and quality focus.

The role will develop, oversee, manage, and evaluate programs and systems to address inconsistencies between practice and policy, contributing to a safe and positive work culture in the interest of patient/client outcomes.

The Safety and Quality Coordinator will assist in the development and implementation of the Clinical Programs reform agenda through the coordination of a range of projects.

Provide advice on matters related to nursing practice and assist with the design, implementation and management of the Safety and Quality plan for the clinical program in addition to supporting the planning for accreditation, risk management processes and information systems management for the Clinical Program.

A key priority for the role is to assist Critical Care and Perioperative services to have systems processes and governance in place to ensure NSQHS accreditation readiness.

The Safety and Quality Coordinator will also provide support to the Nurse Unit Manager or equivalent in the leadership of nurses in the ward/unit/service.

**Qualifications**
- Registered or eligible for registration as a Nurse/Midwife with the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia and who holds, or who is eligible to hold, a current practicing certificate.

**About CALHN**

The Central Adelaide Local Health Network includes South’s Australia’s major quaternary facility, the Royal Adelaide Hospital, The Queen Elizabeth Hospital, the Hampstead Rehabilitation Centre, and the Repat Health Precinct. We also deliver mental health services at Glenside Health Services and at a range of other locations across the metropolitan and regional areas.

We’re looking for talented staff to join us and help us to shape the future of health through world-class care and world-class research and achieve our vision of being in the top 50 health services in the world and top 5 in Australia.

**What we offer**
- Attractive salary packaging available
- Strong community minded culture and values providing world class care to South Australians
- Access to Fitness Passport, a discounted workplace health and fitness program available to CALHN staff and their families.
- Opportunity for movement across the SA Health system: There are always opportunities for you to develop your skills and your career at one of our many metropolitan or regional sites.

**Essential Requirements**:

- Current National Police Clearance (NPC)
- Immunisation screening as indicated in the role description. SA Health Services are required to implement the Addressing vaccine preventable disease: Occupational assessment, screening and vaccination policy in the workplace.

Diversity and inclusion: At CALHN we support and foster a culture in which employees feel they belong and feel safe at work. The culture aims to encourage all people to use their talents and to be valued and rewarded for their contributions.

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander applicants are encouraged to apply.

**Application Information**:
**Job ref: 879408**

**Enquiries to**:
Nicole Clark
Clinical Practice Director
ph - 7101 4191
mobile - 0428 010 972

**Application Closing Date**

11:55 pm Friday 4 October 2024

**Attachments**

879408 RD CC&PO, Safety and Quality Coordinator.pdf

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**Flexibility Statement**
The South Australian public sector promotes diversity and flexible ways of working including part-time. Applicants are encouraged to discuss the flexible working arrangements for this role.