Quality & Risk Consultant

St Vincent's Private Hospital Brisbane; Melbourne; On-site; AUD 110,000 - 140,000; Part time

Job summary

St Vincent's Private Hospital Melbourne invites applications for a Quality and Risk Consultant on a fixed-term secondment 0.8 EFT until 26 February 2027. The role suits a Registered Nurse or Allied Health Professional with a strong clinical background, risk management experience in acute care, and a passion for continual improvement.

Join a team of experienced consultants with training and mentoring, and take on responsibilities including incident reviews, root cause analyses, auditing, data

Qualifications

• Strong clinical background in the acute healthcare setting.
• Experience in incident and risk management, and implementation of quality improvement initiatives.
• Demonstrated commitment to driving quality improvement and excellent patient care.
• Well-developed communication and interpersonal skills, and experience working as part of an effective team.

Responsibilities

• Facilitate timely reviews of clinical incidents and risks
• Co-ordinate and participate in root cause analyses, critical systems reviews, and complaint investigations
• Auditing and data collection
• Develop and support continuous improvement activities within the clinical areas
• Have an active leadership role in the NSQHS Standards committees, working parties, and accreditation based activities

Job description

St Vincent's Private Hospital Brisbane – Melbourne VIC

ABOUT YOUR NEW ROLE:

In this rewarding opportunity you will join the St Vincent’s Private Hospital Melbourne (SVPHM) team as a Quality and Risk Consultant, working across all four Melbourne Private Campuses.

This role will be a fixed term secondment position 0.8EFT, until the 26th February 2027. It will be an ideal role for a Registered Nurse or Allied Health Professional with a strong clinical background, experience with risk management in the acute healthcare setting, and a passion for continual improvement and excellent care.

The successful candidate will join a team of highly experienced, supportive and enthusiastic Quality and Risk Consultants. Specific skills training will be provided as required, along with ongoing support and mentoring.

Responsibilities will include (but will not be limited to):

• Facilitate timely reviews of clinical incidents and risks
• Co-ordinate and participate in root cause analyses, critical systems reviews, and complaint investigations
• Auditing and data collection
• Develop and support continuous improvement activities within the clinical areas
• Have an active leadership role in the NSQHS Standards committees, working parties, and accreditation based activities

WHY WORK FOR SVPHM:

You will join a high performing team and a workplace with relationships built on mutual trust and respect. We value our staff and offer professional advancement in a respectful, collaborative and learning environment.

• Join the St Vincent’s Health Australia Group, and work for a truly values based organisation, who operate across VIC, NSW and QLD
• Salary packaging available (pay less tax and increase your take home pay!)
• Gain access to discounted gym membership through Fitness PassportOption to join our workplace giving program, Give4Good
• A great work life balance with options to purchase additional leave
• Receive a staff discount on hospital admissions to any SVHA Private Hospital

ABOUT YOU:

• A strong clinical background in the acute healthcare setting
• Experience in incident and risk management, and implementation of quality improvement initiatives
• A demonstrated commitment to driving quality improvement and excellent patient care
• Well-developed communication and interpersonal skills, and experience working as part of an effective team

QUESTIONS:

If you have any questions, please send email to Sarah Gilmore on *************@svha.org.au.

At St Vincent's we acknowledge the importance of creating a work environment that is welcoming, safe, equitable and inclusive for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Employees. 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.

For further information, visit https://www.svha.org.au/about-us/reconciliation or get in contact at ***************@svha.org.au