About the role
Mater Private Hospital Townsville is excited to announce an incredible opportunity for our dedicated internal team. We are seeking applications for a temporary Quality & Safety Manager to provide leave cover. This is a fantastic chance for an internal employee to showcase their skills and take on a leadership role within our renowned hospital. The successful applicant will be offered a 6-week fixed term secondment back filling current manager Marissa Dodds leave, where you will work 38 hours a week. The role involves providing support in delivering safe and high-quality care, with a focus on creating a culture that values safety, identifies vulnerabilities, and integrates risk, quality, and safety functions. Reporting to the Director of Clinical Governance, the Quality and Safety Manager will be responsible for managing activities related to quality and clinical safety management, accreditation, and continuous improvement across Mater Health.
What you'll be doing Key Responsibilities include: Lead, develop, implement, and maintain an organizational-wide quality system.Systematically monitor performance across all safety and quality systems.Report to the health service organization and governing body.Maintain personal professional skills, competence, and performance.Set up operational policy and procedure framework.Implement effective systems for management of credentialing, clinical education and training, performance monitoring, and clinical safety and quality education.Respond promptly and effectively to indications of clinical underperformance.Coordinate and oversee planning and development of the Mater Health environment to support safety and quality.Engage with clinicians on the environment of Mater Health.Allocate appropriate resources to ensure the environment supports safety and quality.Respond to identified concerns about the environment.About you To be successful in this role you will have: Relevant qualification and/or substantial work experience (greater than 5 years) in managing organizational clinical governance/quality systems.Experience working in clinical quality and safety roles in the healthcare sector.Postgraduate qualifications in a related field (desired).Sound knowledge of maintaining accreditation status and compliance with accreditation standards.Demonstrated leadership skills and the ability to influence others.Advanced computing skills and ability to interrogate data.Excellent interpersonal and written communication skills.Mater is committed to the wellbeing of their staff, and it is underpinned by our flexible and remote working policies.
Mater Group is dedicated to creating a workplace that values diversity and inclusion. As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we welcome applications from individuals of all backgrounds and abilities. We believe in providing equal opportunities for all qualified candidates.
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