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SIHG Clinical Quality and Safety Manager

Employment Type: Temporary Full Time (until 4.09.2022)
Location: Shellharbour Hospital
Position Classification: Health Manager Level 2
Remuneration: $98,105.44 - $116,361.04 per annum
Hours Per Week: 38
Requisition ID: REQ253029
Applications Close: 5 September 2021

Where you'll be working:

Shellharbour Hospital is a busy acute care facility which provides emergency services, elective surgical services, general medical, antenatal and primary family health care, satellite renal dialysis and adolescent and adult mental health services on site.  Shellharbour Hospital is a 197 bed facility providing a comprehensive range of inpatient, outpatient and community-based services.

Situated 1.5 hours south of Sydney, Shellharbour is one of the fastest growing cities in Australia and is home to almost 78,000 people in a city that spans 154 square kilometres. It's a place of great natural beauty - stretching west from the picturesque coastline to rolling pastures, against the majestic backdrop of the Illawarra escarpment. For more information on the Shellharbour area you can visit this website: https://www.visitshellharbour.com.au/

What you'll be doing  
The Clinical Quality and Safety Manager within the Southern Illawarra Hospitals Group (SIHG) works with the other members of the Hub Safety and Quality Team to assist with the coordination of hub based quality, patient safety and  initiatives and programmes.  They are accountable for maintaining databases, and reporting on Quality and Safety concerns in the hub and for developing projects and systems with staff to address areas of improvement. Work with the Illawarra Shoalhaven Local Health District Clinical Governance team to ensure that the hub is appropriately supported by District services and that the hub appropriately supports the district in return.

The successful candidate would comply with all New South Wales Health policies and procedures relating to their employment.
 
Illawarra Shoalhaven Local Health District is committed to equal employment opportunity and embraces diversity and inclusion within its workforce. As such, people from diverse backgrounds are encouraged to apply. This includes but is not limited to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People, People with Disability, Women and People from Culturally and Linguistically Diverse backgrounds.
 
An eligibility list will be created for future Temporary Full-Time positions.
 
Please note: Employment of a temporary visa holder may only occur if no suitable permanent resident or citizen of Australia has been identified for this position following suitable labour market testing.
 
Your claim against the selection criteria is the most important part of your application as it will help determine whether or not you have met the standard of response required by the panel to be eligible for an interview. You should read the Position Description and then address the selection criteria for the role, giving examples where required. Applicants are encouraged to review the following information on Applying for a position within NSW Health at: http://www.health.nsw.gov.au/careers/guide/nswhealth/Pages/apply-for-position.aspx

Selection Criteria:

1. Experience in the provision of quality management and quality improvement services and sound working knowledge of National Safety and Quality Health Service (NSQHS) Standards 2nd Edition Accreditation Program.
2. Sound working knowledge of the NSW Health Incident Management Policy.
3. Previous experience in managing and coordinating patient safety activities.
4. High level written and verbal communication skills and computer literacy.
5. Demonstrated ability to manage multiple deadlines and projects.
6. Current NSW driver’s licence.
7. Holding or working towards qualifications relevant to the core functions of the position.

Need more information?
  1) Click here for the Position Description
  2) Find out more about applying for this position

For role related queries or questions contact Jacquelin Irvine on Jacqui.Irvine@health.nsw.gov.au