Quality & Safety Officer: Aboriginal Health & Training

NT Health; Katherine; On-site; AUD 94,000 - 98,000; Full time

Job summary

NT Health at Katherine Hospital seeks a Quality & Safety Officer to monitor NSQHS compliance and drive quality improvements in partnership with consumers and clinical teams. You will collaborate with Menzies School of Health Research, the Aboriginal Interpreter Service and key stakeholders to ensure effective communication with Aboriginal patients and families, supporting coordinated and safe care.

The role includes facilitating cultural safety training for health care providers and assisting

Qualifications

• Experience in quality and safety initiatives within healthcare.
• Ability to collaborate with multidisciplinary teams and consumers.
• Experience in collecting and interpreting patient experience data.

Responsibilities

• Monitor compliance with NSQHS standards and drive quality improvements.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to ensure safe, coordinated care for Aboriginal patients.
• Facilitate cultural safety training for healthcare providers.
• Support data collection for research and quality metrics.

Skills

Quality improvement

Data collection

Stakeholder communication

Cultural safety training

Collaboration

Job description

NT Health at Katherine Hospital seeks a Quality & Safety Officer to monitor NSQHS compliance and drive quality improvements in partnership with consumers and clinical teams. You will collaborate with Menzies School of Health Research, the Aboriginal Interpreter Service and key stakeholders to ensure effective communication with Aboriginal patients and families, supporting coordinated and safe care.

The role includes facilitating cultural safety training for health care providers and assisting