Patient Safety Officer

Queensland Government; Brisbane; On-site; AUD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working arrangements

Salary packaging

Professional development allowances

Job summary

Queensland Government is seeking a clinical leader to provide expertise in patient safety, incident management and quality improvement across Logan and Beaudesert Health Service. You will lead the review, investigation and analysis of clinical incidents and sentinel events, coordinate incident reporting, and advise on governance and risk.

The role requires advanced clinical knowledge, RCA experience, and strong communication to influence multidisciplinary teams and drive sustainable safety

Qualifications

• Advanced clinical expertise and ability to independently apply evidence-based practices.
• Experience in clinical incident investigation and analysis (RCA or equivalent).
• Strong communication, report-writing and stakeholder engagement skills.
• Ability to lead multidisciplinary teams and drive organisational change.
• Strong data analysis to identify trends and improvement strategies.

Responsibilities

• Leading the review, investigation and analysis of clinical incidents and sentinel events, identifying opportunities to reduce preventable patient harm.
• Coordinating clinical incident reporting, monitoring and management, including SAC 1 incidents.
• Providing expert advice and guidance on patient safety, clinical governance and risk management.
• Analysing clinical data and trends to inform service improvements and enhance patient outcomes.
• Building strong relationships with clinical teams and stakeholders to promote a culture of continuous improvement and patient safety.

Skills

Clinical incident investigation

Root Cause Analysis (RCA)

Data interpretation

Stakeholder engagement

Job description

Your new role:Provide clinical leadership and expertise in patient safety, incident management and quality improvement, working collaboratively to strengthen a culture of safety across Logan and Beaudesert Health Service through:Leading the review, investigation and analysis of clinical incidents and sentinel events, identifying opportunities to reduce preventable patient harm.Coordinating clinical incident reporting, monitoring and management, including SAC 1 incidents.Providing expert advice and guidance on patient safety, clinical governance and risk management.Analysing clinical data and trends to inform service improvements and enhance patient outcomes.Building strong relationships with clinical teams and stakeholders to promote a culture of continuous improvement and patient safety.About you:You're an experienced health professional with strong clinical knowledge, excellent analytical skills and a passion for improving patient safety and quality of care. You will bring:Advanced clinical expertise and the ability to independently apply evidence-based practices.Experience in clinical incident investigation and analysis, including Root Cause Analysis (RCA) or other recognised incident analysis methodologies.Highly developed communication, report-writing and stakeholder engagement skills.The ability to lead and influence multidisciplinary teams and drive positive organisational change.Strong analytical skills, including the ability to interpret data, identify trends and develop improvement strategies.A commitment to continuous improvement, collaboration and delivering safe, patient-centred care.Check out our quick tips and application essentials!What we can offer you:The opportunity to influence patient safety and quality improvement initiatives across a major health service.Work alongside experienced clinical leaders and multidisciplinary professionals who are passionate about delivering better healthcare.Opportunities to contribute to innovative service improvement, research and evidence-based clinical practice.A supportive environment that encourages professional growth, knowledge sharing and ongoing development.Flexible working arrangements that support a positive work-life balance.The opportunity to make a meaningful difference to patients, families and the wider community.You'll have all the benefits of working for Queensland's world-class public health system including generous leave entitlements, attractive salary and remuneration packages, salary packaging and access to relevant professional development allowances and/or leave, study and research assistance, corporate discounts and employee wellness programs.Logan Hospital:Logan Hospital is the major health centre for one of the fastest growing areas in Queensland. We offer a range of services, including medical, rehabilitation, maternity, surgical and paediatric care.We offer our staff and students extensive support and training in most medical specialties. As a teaching hospital, we help train future health care professionals and participate in research through strong partnerships with Queensland's leading medical schools, universities, and TAFE Queensland.Our services will continue to grow as we build bigger and better facilities to support the community. By 2027, we'll have more beds and 5 more birthing suites as part of the Logan Hospital expansion.INTEGRITY | COMPASSION | ACCOUNTABILITY | RESPECT | ENGAGEMENT | EXCELLENCEOur values were created by employees for employees to shape our culture and inspire positive interactions in the workplace. Diversity of ideas, skills, traditions, and customs is celebrated as one of our greatest strengths. Having a workforce that reflects and understands the needs and expectations of our community is important to delivering safe, kinder, and more inclusive care.We recognise our strength comes from the diversity of our people and so we encourage people of all genders, ethnicities, ages, abilities, languages, sexual orientation, and family responsibilities to apply.We are better together.This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Australia License.