Quality and Safety Partner (Surgical)

Quality and Safety Partner - Surgical
Registered Nurse Grade 4
Permanent full time position
Cabrini Malvern


Cabrini Benefits

• A private not for profit health service which offers $15900 salary packaging tax free plus $2650 meal & entertainment card benefits.
• Our culture is inclusive; we work as a team in line with our values and mission
• Additional Employee Leave Benefits
• Close to public transport with Myki discount on offer

How you will make an impact:
Cabrini is committed to working in partnership with patients and their families to ensure that they receive the best care possible. The Quality and Safety Partner reports to the Director of Clinical Quality and Patient Safety and works collaboratively with senior managers including the Associate Director Patient Safety and the Clinical Leadership team. This position will be aligned with the surgical services portfolio and will work closely with the Clinical Services Director and Nurse Managers within this directorate.

Key responsibilities include:

• Timely review follow up and closure of adverse patient safety events
• Drive the development delivery and evaluation of clinical quality improvement projects using data to inform areas of focus
• Support a just culture of patient safety encouraging reporting of all adverse patient safety events and working with managers to consistently achieve appropriate and timely reporting
• Work collaboratively as a member of the Quality and Patient Safety team supporting relevant quality committees and activities to ensure compliance with the National Safety and Quality Health Service Standards

What you will bring to the role:

• A positive flexible and enthusiastic attitude open to learning and professional development
• Qualification as a Registered Nurse with at least five years of health service experience.
• Experience conducting adverse patient safety event / clinical incident reviews and an understanding of statutory duty of candour and open disclosure.
• Knowledge of quality improvement principles and methodologies and demonstrated experience in driving quality improvement in healthcare.
• Understanding of the National Safety and Quality Health Service Standards (NSQHSS) and the ACSQHC accreditation scheme
• Proficient computer and data management skills including intermediate knowledge of Microsoft Office programs
  

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Contact: Jodie Dooley Director Clinical Quality and Patient Safety

Does this sound like your new role Bring your skills and enthusiasm to Cabrini Health and help optimise the patient experience and health outcomes for our community.

Cabrini Health acknowledges the importance of creating a work environment that is welcoming safe equitable and inclusive for people of all backgrounds and abilities. Inclusion is core to our mission.

As part of our commitment to Reconciliation and Closing the Gap in employment related outcomes we encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples.

Working for Cabrini

Cabrini Health is a Catholic private for-purpose health service located in Melbournes southeast. Inspired by the mission and ethic of care of the Cabrini Sisters providing quality compassionate care to our community for more than 75 years.

There is something special about Cabrini Health. Our highly skilled staff and specialists incorporate clinical research innovative models of care and state-of-the-art technology to deliver the best possible care and outcomes for our patients. We demonstrate our mission to serve our community through outreach programs that support asylum seekers provide healthcare in rural communities and in underdeveloped countries.

Our size reputation and growth strategy ensure genuine opportunities for our people to learn grow and realise potential.

Our values: Compassion - Integrity - Courage - Respect

MANDATORY FOR ALL NEW STAFF TO CABRINI

Employment with Cabrini Health will be based on satisfactory background checks such as professional references National Police Check vaccinations for annual Influenza and COVID-19 (recommended) plus a Working with Children Check (WWCC) may also be requested.