Clinical Quality coordinator

Cittamani Hospice Service; Palmwoods; Hybride; AUD 90 000 - 120 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Above Award hourly rates

Salary packaging options

Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

Meditation sessions

Weekend meditation retreats

Professional development opportunities

Résumé du poste

Cittamani Hospice Service is seeking a Clinical Quality Coordinator to support clinical governance, quality improvement and education across our community-based palliative care services. The role combines office duties with direct community nursing responsibilities.

You will lead accreditation efforts, audits and policy development while supporting clinicians and managers to maintain high standards of care. Strong collaboration across multidisciplinary teams is essential.

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse with AHPRA registration and current practicing status.
• Experience in palliative and end-of-life care.
• Experience in clinical governance and quality improvement.

Responsabilités

• Provide specialist clinical quality and practice advice to clinical managers and nursing staff.
• Deliver direct clinical nursing care in community palliative care settings.
• Coordinate accreditation requirements against ACSQHC Primary and Community Healthcare Standards.
• Coordinate clinical audits, compliance activities and quality improvement initiatives.
• Support development, implementation and review of clinical policies and procedures.
• Coordinate mandatory clinical education and support ongoing clinical capability.
• Monitor clinical equipment integrity and compliance.
• Provide senior clinical support to Clinical Nurses as needed.
• Support office-based nursing coordination and day-to-day service operations.
• Participate in on-call arrangements within the Nursing Services roster.

Connaissances

Palliative care

Clinical governance

Audits & quality

On-call coordination

Clinical communication

Digital literacy

Autonomous working

Formation

Bachelor of Nursing (BN) or equivalent

Outils

Electronic medical records

Description du poste

Make a meaningful contribution to the quality and delivery of community palliative care

About the role

The Clinical Quality Coordinator will work across Cittamani's Clinical Services areas, providing specialist clinical quality and governance support to clinical managers and teams. This role will be performed both within an office-based environment and community setting, and encompasses direct and indirect clinical responsibilities.

Key responsibilities

• Providing specialist clinical quality and practice advice to clinical managers and nursing staff
• Providing direct clinical nursing care within a community palliative care setting
• Coordinating clinical accreditation requirements against the ACSQHC Primary and Community Healthcare Standards
• Coordinating clinical audits, compliance activities and quality improvement actions across the service
• Supporting the development, implementation and review of clinical policies, procedures and practice improvements
• Coordinating mandatory clinical education and supporting ongoing clinical capability
• Monitoring clinical equipment integrity and compliance
• Providing senior clinical support to Clinical Nurses where additional experience, knowledge or clinical perspective is required
• Supporting office-based nursing coordination and day-to-day service operations
• Participation in on-call arrangements within the Nursing Services roster

About you

• Current AHPRA registration as a Registered Nurse
• Demonstrated advanced experience in palliative and end-of-life care
• Strong clinical assessment, care planning and symptom management skills
• Demonstrated understanding of clinical governance, quality improvement and clinical compliance
• Experience in clinical auditing, accreditation, quality improvement or service development
• Ability to coordinate improvement initiatives and support implementation of change across clinical teams
• Ability to contribute to the development and review of clinical policies and procedures
• Strong communication, consultation, organisation and problem-solving skills
• Ability to work autonomously and collaboratively across multidisciplinary teams
• Sound digital literacy and clinical documentation skills
• A supportive multidisciplinary team environment
• Opportunity to work in a small NFP service with a strong focus on maintaining an organisational culture that reflects self-care and care for others
• Above Award hourly rates, as well as competitive salary packaging options
• Employee Assistance Program access for employees
• Access to meditation sessions as well as weekend meditation retreats
• Opportunities for employee professional development and growth

About us

Cittamani Hospice Service is a long established specialist community based at-home palliative care service, set in the heart of the beautiful Sunshine Coast. Based on Buddhist foundations, we are dedicated to providing holistic person-centred care from the time of diagnosis through to the bereavement period. Our approach is centred on compassionate, person-centred care, supporting people and families through some of life's most significant experiences.