The Hospital: The Royal Children's Hospital's (RCH) Vision is "A world where all kids thrive".
RCH is a cornerstone member of the Melbourne Children's Campus, partnering with Murdoch Children's Research Institute, The University of Melbourne Department of Paediatrics and The Royal Children's Hospital Foundation.
RCH has cared for the children and young people of Victoria for more than 150 years since it was founded in 1870.
A full range of paediatrics and adolescent health services are provided plus tertiary and quaternary care for the most critically ill and medically complex patients in Victoria, Tasmania, southern NSW and other states around Australia and overseas.
The Hospital has more than 6,000 staff, a budget of $850M, 12 wards and 350 beds.
Annually, the RCH has 300,000+ Specialist Clinic appointments, 90,000+ Emergency Department presentations and 20,000 elective surgeries.
The RCH is committed to the Child Safe Standards.
RCH enjoys high employee engagement and is committed to staff safety and a positive culture through enactment of our Compact.
For further Information on RCH is available here.
About the Role This is a Permanent Part Time position at 60.8 hours per fortnight within the Quality Department.
You will be responsible for leading and supporting the divisional teams across RCH to implement, embed and exceed minimal requirements of the National Safety and Quality Health Service (NSQHS) standards.
The Clinical Excellence Partner reports to the Associate Director Quality and drives oversight, leadership and improvement opportunities to the various committees that support high quality safe care at RCH.
This includes committees that support RCH efforts in meeting the requirements of the Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care and the eight NSQHS standards and supporting the local areas in preparation of short notice accreditation.
Classification for this position will range from AO71 - AO75, Grade 7 Level 1 to Grade 7 Level 5 (FTE base salary $111,103 to $121,274 per annum, plus superannuation).
What you'll achieve: Monitor trends relating to quality and safety across RCH working with divisional partners to ensure high quality, safe care.
Contribute to RCH quality systems to support the Operational Excellence - Clinical Governance Framework Foster collegiate relationships with external stakeholders.
Your skills and experience: Tertiary qualifications in a related field and/or significant relevant industry experience.
Proven leadership experience in a team environment and ability to work well as a senior team member.
Proven experience in the review of adverse patient safety events including the development of the systems to support patient safety.
If this sounds like you, click here to view the position description.
About the Department The RCH Quality team is dynamic and collaborative, supporting patient safety, patient experience and clinical excellence systems and processes across the health service.
The Quality Department supports clinical governance processes, coordinates accreditation against the National Safety and Quality Health Service standards and provides expert advice to staff on matters relating to patient safety and patient experience.
What we offer: Culture of continuous improvement Flexible work options available Other requirements: Current National Criminal Record Check, or willing to obtain Valid Working with Children Check Compliance with RCHs "Staff Immunisation - Prevention of Vaccine Preventable Diseases" procedure Application process To apply, you will need a resume and a tailored cover letter outlining your skills, experience, and suitability for the position in line with the requirements of the position description.
Shortlisting for this position will commence immediately, we encourage you to apply promptly!
For more information about this position please contact Beau Thompson, Assocaite Director Quality - Clinical Excellence Ph: 03 8341 1*** Email: ****** Culture of continuous improvement Flexible work options available