Quality, Safety

**Quality, Safety & Risk Coordinator | QLD**
- Permanent full-time or part-time opportunity
- QLD location
- Hybrid working environment, WFH and the office

**The opportunity**

Silverchain is seeking an experienced and qualified
**Quality, Safety & Risk Coordinator**, to join the Queensland team on a permanent basis, full-time, or part-time is available. This role is required to provide leadership, direction and coordination of the state quality, safety and risk program aligned with the Best Care Strategic Quality and Safety Framework, and implementation of all clinical governance systems.

Our
**Quality, Safety & Risk Coordinator** is responsible for collaborating, enabling and implementing state-based safety, quality and risk functions to support point of care staff to deliver Best Care and actively lead and contribute to a culture of improvement and teamwork.

**Key responsibilities**

Responsibilities may include but are not limited to:

- Facilitate the integration, continued maintenance and evolution of the continuous improvement program.
- Act as a quality, safety and risk resource to operational services by ensuring clarity of focus on quality, safety and risk in the delivery of sustainable services to the community.
- Provide leadership and support for the achievement of the Best Care strategic and operational objectives to the business unit/state in relation to delivering best care every time.
- Quality analysis and reporting to facilitate an evidence-based approach to continuous improvement.
- Supporting, coaching and assisting the delivery of the overall clinical governance and quality management systems with the team.
- Monitor incident management and assist with investigations, coordinate incident management to ensure alignment Standards and all regulatory requirements.
- Evaluation of clinical service quality improvement and assurance programs; and the identification, assessment and management of associated risks.

**About you**
- Current registration with the Australian Health Practitioners Regulation Agency (AHPRA) as a Registered Nurse.
- Demonstrated experience in quality improvement and incident management in a care setting.
- Demonstrated leadership skills in the development and implementation of risk management and compliance systems and reporting.
- Demonstrated understanding, knowledge, expertise and achievement of National Safety & Quality Health Service Standards, Aged Care Quality Standards and other external assessment and licensing requirements.
- Demonstrated experience in implementing change in a care delivery environment.
- Demonstrated understanding of the process for escalation of serious incidents and feedback.
- Demonstrated understanding of audit principles to contribute to the maintenance of the client incident and feedback management systems.
- High-level communication, interpersonal and negotiation skills.
- Demonstrated foundational conceptual and analytical skills, including the ability to analyse information and provide reports relating to findings.

**Benefits**
- Competitive annual salary + super + the ability to salary package up to **$18,550**:

- Comprehensive health and wellbeing resources and support (including 3 annual mental health service sessions for you and your family)
- Exclusive fitness and health insurance discounts (12% discount with HBF)
- Paid parental leave of 12 weeks
- Leave loading payment on top of your annual leave
- Subsidised gym membership with participating gym partners

**Based on Silverchain Group Policy, you will be required to provide evidence of your COVID-19 vaccinations, including booster requirements, or evidence of a medical exemption, to be considered for employment with Silverchain.**

**About Silverchain Group**

At Silverchain Group, we are proud members of the Diversity Council of Australia, and our greatest strength is our people. Driven by our values of integrity, respect, trust and compassion, we aspire to create a better home care system for all Australians. With a proud history of more than 125 years, Silverchain Group is an employer of choice and the leading provider of high-quality health and aged care in the homes and communities of more than 65,000 Western Australians every year.

Join our team of more than 4,450 staff, caring for more than 105,000 clients across Australia. We’ll provide you with opportunities to help you develop and grow in your career, with training and education programs to help you achieve your goals.

We reserve the right to commence the recruitment process and extend or withdraw this advertisement prior to the closing date.