October 25, 2024

UnitingCare

Brisbane

FULL TIME

Quality and Safety Manager - St Andrew's War Memorial Hospital

Make a meaningful difference with St Andrew’s War Memorial Hospital

We’re looking for someone who wants to make the world a little better through small moments that leave big impacts. To build meaningful relationships and make a difference in the lives of others.

An integral part of our team at St Andrew’s War Memorial Hospital as a Quality and Safety Manager - St Andrew's War Memorial Hospital , you’ll be encouraged to grow, develop and feel empowered to make the everyday easier for the people we care so passionately about.

Let’s make a meaningful difference, together.

What makes a difference for you?

Based in Brisbane since 1958, we’ve developed connections that go far beyond our home, occupying a unique place in the hearts and minds of our community providing world-class health care and first-class treatment results.

Flexible work arrangements to support work-life balance
Save tax and increase your take home pay by salary packaging your everyday living expenses and bills (up to $15,900) and meal entertainment (up to $2,650) per annum
Subsidised Parking
A recognition and rewards platform, providing employee discounts at hundreds of retailers, including everyday expenses, holidays, health insurance, a wellbeing program and employee assistance program
A positive and inclusive team based on respect, shared standards, strong values and a commitment to serving others
12 weeks paid parental leave and 2 weeks paid partner leave, available after 6 months' service, in addition to the government scheme
Diversity and inclusive leave, offering paid gender affirmation leave and cultural leave options (paid and unpaid) for those who may celebrate Lunar New Year, Diwali, Ramadan, NAIDOC weeks and other significant cultural events
Professional development, through Graduate Certificates, skills development courses, bursaries, grants and partnerships with leading Universities (Hospitals).
Career development opportunities to challenge yourself, grow and make a meaningful difference

Your part in St Andrew’s War Memorial

As one of the Managers of Quality and Safety within one of Uniting Care's Hospitals you will be responsible for the application of the Uniting Care Hospitals Clinical Governance Framework and strategic plan across all services to ensure optimal performance within regulatory and compliance requirements and to support the culture of Continuous Quality Improvement. This includes providing strong leadership for the development of related systems and process, as well as developing a robust mechanism for sharing learning’s across the organisation in line with the National Safety and Quality Health Service Standards.

Reporting directly to the General Manager of Clinical Governance and Director of Clinical Services, you will be working alongside the other hospitals Quality Managers. You will be assisting with the implementation of integrated risk and quality management systems and assurance processes at the Hospitals in accordance with the Uniting Care risk and quality management system requirements.

Responsibilities:

Support the development and implementation of contemporary care and clinical governance systems and processes to deliver best practice clinical care in line with the National Safety and Quality Health Service Standards
Achieve the quality and risk management objectives for the hospital and Clinical Governance Strategic Plan.
Drive continuous operational quality and safety improvement through strategy execution, KPI governance, and process change.
Maintain effective networks and partnering relationships with key internal and external stakeholders and represent Uniting Care Hospitals in internal groups and networks and external organisations, as required.

What makes a difference for us?

Tertiary Qualifications in Nursing or other relevant discipline or equivalent Health Industry experience.
Demonstrated expert knowledge and/or clinical experience in service delivery and quality systems in hospital sectors.
High level knowledge of relevant regulatory systems and National Safety and Quality Health Service Standards.
Proven knowledge of contemporary continuous quality improvement practices and care and clinical governance practices.
Demonstrated competence in analytics of care and clinical indicators with ability to deliver tangible outcomes.
Demonstrated understanding of person-centred care delivery.
Demonstrated high level effective interpersonal and written communication skills.
Ability to work autonomously while building strong relationships with a broad range of stakeholders.
You may be asked to assist from time to time at other Uniting Care Hospitals.

St Andrew’s War Memorial Hospital is proudly part of the Uniting Care family, we’d love you to be too.

At St Andrew’s War Memorial Hospital, we offer world-class health care to families across Queensland and from interstate and are leaders in Cardiac services, Orthopaedics, Neurosurgery (including deep brain stimulation), Vascular surgery and Rehabilitation. By bringing together the finest medical experts, care and technology, we’re able to deliver personalised care and world-class results.

Joining St Andrew’s War Memorial Hospital, you’ll also be welcomed as part of the Uniting Care family. The second-largest Queensland employer, we’re a proud not-for-profit with more than 16, 500 staff and 9, 000 volunteers across our brands of Blue Care, Lifeline, ARRCS, The Wesley Hospital, Buderim Private Hospital, St Stephen’s Hospital, and St Andrew’s War Memorial Hospital, and have been leading by example for more than 100 years. Our team are compassionate, inclusive and committed to the work we do, helping people live life in all its fullness.

Start making a difference today

Diversity & Inclusion

Our approach is simple –everybody is welcome here. At Uniting Care, diversity is at the core of our who we are, our mission and our values. We are committed to providing equal opportunities to all employees no matter their sex, race, culture, sexual orientation, disability or gender identity. Demonstrating our commitment to reconciliation and building long-term employment opportunities for First Nations peoples, Uniting Care strongly encourages Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander applicants for this position.

Safe workplace

We work hard to make our services welcoming and safe for every person. We are united in keeping children, young people and the elderly safe from harm, within our services, workplaces and the communities we support. We are committed to speaking up loudly for their safety.