GH Quality Partner - Safe System & Performance (2)

Grampians Health; Ballarat; On-site; AUD 120,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary packaging for living expenses (

Access to Fitness Passport membership

Staff rewards and recognition programs

Job summary

Grampians Health is seeking a GH Quality Partner - Safe System & Performance to join the quality team in a fixed term full-time maternity leave replacement. You will partner with staff to promote quality, safe systems, and improvement activities while supporting organisational risk and quality systems.

Key responsibilities include leading investigations into serious incidents, conducting stakeholder meetings, and driving improvements with data analytics and change management expertise.

Qualifications

• Experience in leading Clinical Investigation or participation in incident review processes is essential.
• A clinical health profession degree is preferred; relevant AHPRA registration is required if applicable.
• Post-graduate qualifications in quality, risk management or improvement are preferred.
• Experience or qualifications in Quality, Risk Management, and Improvement are advantageous.
• Familiarity with safety analysis tools such as RCA and London Protocol is beneficial.
• Proven ability to coach and manage organisation-wide change effectively.
• Experience in developing and delivering education and training in a health or human services context with strong communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead investigations into serious incidents and thematic reviews, providing timely reports and aligning with policies.
• Lead stakeholder meetings during investigations to support meaningful recommendations.
• Assist with safety processes related to incident reporting, clinical investigations and regulatory compliance.
• Provide expertise in systems thinking, operational excellence, change management and data analytics to improve governance.
• Educate and support staff on the GH Incident Management database and ensure regulatory compliance.
• Support and monitor implementation of the Risk Management Framework and participate in reviews.

Skills

Clinical investigations

Change management

Data analytics

Staff education

Stakeholder engagement

Coaching

Education

Clinical health profession degree

AHPRA registration

Post-graduate qualifications in quality/risk

Tools

Root Cause Analysis

London Protocol

Incident Management database

Job description

GH Quality Partner - Safe System & Performance (2)

Fixed Term Full Time | 40 hours per week -Maternity Leave Replacement|

Applications for Part time will be considered (minimum 32 hours per week)

About the Role

We are seeking an enthusiastic individual to join the quality team at Grampians Health and partner with staff across the organisation to promote quality, safe systems and improvement activities. This role will support use of organisational risk and quality systems.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead investigations into serious incidents and thematic reviews, providing timely reports that align with established policies.
• Lead stakeholder meetings during the investigation process to support strong meaningful and achievable recommendations with key stakeholders
• Assist with safety processes related to incident reporting, clinical investigations, and legislative compliance to drive improvements.
• Offer expertise in areas such as systems thinking, operational excellence, change management, and data analytics to enhance governance and quality.
• Provide education and support for staff on the use of the GH Incident Management database and promote compliance with relevant regulations and legislation.
• Support and monitor the implementation of the Risk Management Framework in accordance with regulatory requirements and participate in periodic and annual reviews.

Skills & Experience

• Experience in leading Clinical Investigation or participation in incident review processes is essential
• A qualification in a clinical health profession is preferred; relevant AHPRA registration is required if applicable.
• Relevant post-graduate qualifications are preferred to enhance expertise.
• Experience or qualifications in Quality, Risk Management, and Improvement are advantageous.
• Familiarity with safety analysis tools, such as Root Cause Analysis and the London Protocol, is beneficial.
• Proven ability to coach and manage organization-wide change effectively.
• Experience in developing and delivering education and training in a health or human services context, with strong communication skills to engage all members of the organization

At Grampians Health, we recognise our staff are our greatest asset. We are committed to providing a safe and healthy environment for our staff, patients, residents, visitors, volunteers and contractors at all sites.
Flexible work arrangements and purchase leave opportunities

• Salary packaging for living expenses such as rent/mortgage plus meals, entertainment & holidays
• Access to Fitness Passport membership
• Staff rewards and recognition programs

This position is paid in accordance with the Nurses and Midwives (Victorian Public Sector) (Single Interest Employers) Enterprise Agreement 2024 - 2028. The classification is Clinical Nurse Consultant (ZF4) which ranges from $61.58 per hour.

Diversity and Inclusion

All appointments are subject to a satisfactory police records check, immunisation clearance and Working with Children check and/or NDIS Worker Screening Check. All employees must be willing and able to wear Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) when required, which at a minimum is a surgical mask. Additional PPE requirements are role dependent.

Grampians Health is a child safe organisation, committed to the safety and wellbeing of all children and young people. Grampians Health is committed to providing a diverse and inclusive workforce. We encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people with disability, people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, mature age workers and lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer (or questioning), intersex and asexual LGBTQIA+.