Quality and Safety Partner - Specialty Services
Part time, fixed term position (2 years)
Cabrini Malvern
We’re building for the better!
By 2036, more than 150,000 patients will look to us for healthcare every year.
At Cabrini Health we champion community, compassion and career fulfilment. Our teams are united by the shared purpose of making a meaningful contribution to exceptional, patient-centred care in well- resourced, world class facilities that inspire you to perform at your best and continuously grow professionally.
How you will make an impact:
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 members of the Clinical Leadership team. The position will be aligned with a designated portfolio (specialty services).
Key responsibilities include:
Completes timely review, follow up and closure of adverse patient safety events
Drives the development, delivery and evaluation of clinical quality improvement projects using data to inform areas of focus
Supports 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
Works 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:
Qualification as a Registered Nurse or Allied Health Clinician with at least five years of health service experience
Understanding of the National Safety and Quality Health Service Standards (NSQHSS) and the ACSQHC accreditation scheme
Experience conducting adverse patient safety event / clinical incident reviews and an understanding of statutory duty of candour and open disclosure
A positive, flexible and enthusiastic attitude open to learning and professional development
Knowledge of quality improvement principles and methodologies and demonstrated experience in driving quality improvement in healthcare
Proficient computer and data management skills including intermediate knowledge of Microsoft Office programs
What we offer:
A private, non-profit hospital which offers $15,900 salary packaging tax free plus $2,650 meal & entertainment card benefits
Our culture is inclusive; we work as a team and are constantly focusing on professional and career development
Additional Employee Leave Benefits
Close to public transport with Myki discount on offer
To view the position description please click here
Contact: Jodie Dooley, Director, Clinical Quality and Patient Safety 0448 746 243
Apply early! This role may close sooner than the listed closing date if we find the right candidate – so don’t wait to get your application in.
To find out more please visit our Careers website: https://www.cabrini.com.au/work-with-us
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 Melbourne’s 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 plus a Working with Children Check (WWCC) may also be requested. Vaccination for COVID-19 is highly recommended.
Skills Required
- Registered Nurse or Allied Health Clinician qualification
- At least five years of health service experience
- Understanding of the National Safety and Quality Health Service Standards and ACSQHC accreditation scheme
- Experience conducting adverse patient safety event or clinical incident reviews
- Understanding of statutory duty of candour and open disclosure
- Knowledge of quality improvement principles and methodologies
- Demonstrated experience driving quality improvement in healthcare
- Proficient computer and data management skills, including intermediate Microsoft Office knowledge
- Positive, flexible, enthusiastic attitude and openness to learning and professional development
What We Do
Welcome to Cabrini Health Cabrini is owned and operated by the Missionary Sisters of the Sacred Heart of Jesus who came to Australia in 1948 to take over the management of a 45-bed community hospital named St Benedict’s. Cabrini now has more than 800 beds and a comprehensive range of health services. There are acute facilities at Malvern and Brighton. The Cabrini Institute supports education and research, in order to continually improve the quality of care and educate tomorrow’s health professionals. Cabrini Technology provides an innovative, independent information and healthcare technology service to organisations throughout Australasia and has headquarters in Mount Waverley. More recently, Cabrini has established an Asylum Seeker and Refugee Health Hub in Brunswick, which provides access to a range of health services for people seeking asylum and newly arrived refugees. Cabrini is a not-for-profit health service and all surpluses are used to develop our services and facilities to provide the best possible care for patients and families. Cabrini supports and operates a number of other programs for disadvantaged people in our community. Patient care is the primary focus of our work and at the heart of all we do
