Quality and Safety Clinical Risk Nurse

• Riverland Mallee Coorong Local Health Network, Berri or Murray Bridge
• RN/M1 | Full Time Contract | Ongoing
• Salary: $74,831 - $102,103 p.a 
• Eligibility: Open to Everyone

Join Our Team as a Quality and Safety Clinical Risk Nurse – Drive Excellence in Patient Safety and Care

Make a meaningful impact by strengthening patient safety, improving clinical quality, and supporting system-wide risk management initiatives within RMCLHN.

About the Role:

As a Quality and Safety Clinical Risk Nurse, you will play a key role in promoting safe, high-quality care and supporting clinical teams to manage risk effectively. You'll contribute to nursing assessments, provide clinical advice, and help integrate care within a robust risk management framework.

Your responsibilities will include supporting the implementation of regional risk management processes, investigating complaints and adverse events, and managing data to inform decision-making and continuous improvement. You will work collaboratively with the Clinical Risk Manager and Director, Quality and Safety, to provide expert guidance on clinical governance, medico-legal matters, and sentinel event reviews.

You'll also contribute to education and professional development by mentoring staff, supporting student learning, and sharing evidence-based insights to improve practice and patient outcomes.

What We're Looking For:

• Registered or eligible for registration as a Nurse with the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia and who holds, or who is eligible to hold, a current practicing certificate.
• Demonstrated competence in the relevant area of nursing practice in accordance with the appropriate standards of practice.
• Experience in the use of computer packages e.g., Microsoft Word, Excel.

About Us

The Riverland Mallee Coorong Local Health Network, called RMCLHN for short, supports more than 70,000 people living in country South Australia in the towns and surrounds of Renmark, Paringa, Berri, Barmera, Waikerie, Loxton, Pinnaroo, Lameroo, Karoonda, Mannum, Murray Bridge, Tailem Bend, Meningie, Tintinara and Coonalpyn. Click here for more information about working for RMCLHN.

• We will provide support, both personally and professionally giving you access to a range of education and training opportunities designed to enhance your role.
• Offer flexible work arrangements to better balance work, personal life, and family commitments.
• Provide an inclusive workplace culture that values diversity, ensuring every employee feels a sense of belonging and safety.
• Offer salary sacrifice benefits, watch a short video about what salary packaging is.
• Provide Relocation Support, where applicable. More information available from SA Health Careers - Relocation support.
• Looking for a change in scenery? – Nursing & Midwifery

Applicant Information

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

Appointment will be subject to a satisfactory Criminal History Check and appropriate immunisation requirements:

• DHS Working With Children Check (WWCC)
• DHS National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) Worker Check
• National Police Certificate (NPC) for employment involving unsupervised contact with vulnerable groups required for this position (E.g. aged care employment or work involving vulnerable clients)
• Immunisation Risk for this position is - Category A

SA Health Services are required to implement the Addressing vaccine preventable disease: Occupational assessment, screening and vaccination policy in the workplace.

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander applicants are encouraged to apply. Job Ref: 919112

Enquiries

Michelle Mantripp
Clinical Risk Manager
Phone:
E-mail:

Application Closing Date

Thursday 6th November PM

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