Safety, Quality

**Employment Type**:

- Permanent Full Time

**Hours per fortnight** - 80

**Job Category**:

- Administration - Quality

**Req Id -** 5213
- Are you passionate about patient safety, quality improvement, and clinical governance?
- Fantastic opportunity to influence patient outcomes through system-wide improvements
- Permanent full-time opportunity (80 hours per fortnight) access to ADOs, 5 weeks leave and salary packaging

**About Barwon Health**
- Barwon Health is one of the largest and most comprehensive regional health services in Australia, providing care at all stages of life and circumstance. Services available through Barwon Health cover the full spectrum from primary care, community services, aged care, rehabilitation, mental health, emergency and acute care. We serve more than 500,000 people through the efforts of more than 9000 staff and volunteers across more than 20 sites. Barwon Health is committed to developing a vibrant culture of education, training and research that advances health and wellbeing for all.

**About the facility**
- Our major sites include University Hospital Geelong in Geelong’s CBD, the McKellar Centre precinct in North Geelong, Barwon Health North in Norlane, and residential aged care facilities spanning the region. Comprehensive mental health, community health and dental services are delivered through various programs across the Barwon South West Region, including Torquay and Colac.

**About the Role**
- Are you passionate about patient safety, quality improvement, and clinical governance? Barwon Health is seeking a motivated and experienced Safety, Quality and Improvement Coordinator to support our Surgical & Critical Care Directorate.
- In this pivotal role, you’ll partner with clinical leaders, operational managers, and quality experts to embed Barwon Health’s Clinical Governance Framework, monitor safety and quality performance, support accreditation readiness, and lead initiatives that enhance care outcomes.
- This is a fantastic opportunity to influence patient outcomes through system-wide improvements while developing your career within a progressive and supportive environment.
- At Barwon Health, we are committed to providing Best Care—a culture where safety, quality, and continuous improvement are part of everything we do. As the SQI Coordinator, you will play a vital role in shaping excellence in care across the Surgical & Critical Care Directorate.
- You’ll be working collaboratively across multidisciplinary teams and reporting to the Deputy Director of Patient Safety, while partnering with clinical leaders and managers within the Surgical & Critical Care Directorate to embed robust governance, support incident response, engage consumers, and drive improvement projects that make care safer and more person-centred.

**What You’ll Be Doing**:

- Lead development and implementation of Safety, Quality & Improvement plans
- Coordinate clinical governance activities and facilitate performance reporting
- Support incident and clinical risk management, including leading reviews and RiskMan analysis
- Collaborate with teams on Partnering with Consumers and complaint resolution initiatives
- Help prepare for accreditation and meet NSQHS Standards
- Facilitate quality improvement projects that respond to data, feedback, and emerging risks

**What You’ll Bring**

**Essential**:

- Healthcare qualification with a minimum of 2 years’ clinical experience
- Strong interpersonal and facilitation skills; ability to work collaboratively with multidisciplinary teams
- Demonstrated ability to support or lead safety, quality or improvement activities
- Strong written communication skills, including experience writing reports and agendas
- Familiarity with incident management systems (e.g., RiskMan)

**Desirable**:

- Postgraduate qualification in a relevant clinical or quality discipline
- Experience with clinical governance, incident reviews or consumer engagement
- Understanding of the National Safety and Quality Health Service Standards

**About the culture**
- You will have the opportunity to be part of a highly skilled, professional and dedicated team who take pride in providing high quality services. We promote positive, respectful relationships and strong partnerships within the workplace. Grow and develop your capabilities with Barwon Health’s commitment to professional development.

**Barwon Health staff benefits**
- Excellent working conditions with a high sense of job satisfaction
- A vibrant staff wellbeing program and access to our 24/7 Employee Assistance Program
- Wide-range of professional development opportunities to enhance your career
- Attractive salary packaging benefits. Living expenses capped at $9,010 and meals and entertainment capped at $2,650

**About Geelong** - Derived from the local Wathaurong Aboriginal name for the region Djilang, Geelong is thought to mean ‘Tongue of Land’.
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