Impact-Driven Quality and Patient Safety Advisor

CGR Services; Taranaki; On-site; NZD 90,000 - 115,000; Full time

Job summary

Health New Zealand — Te Whatu Ora is recruiting a Quality, Patient, Safety Advisor to work with clinical services teams within Te Whatu Ora Taranaki hospitals, advising, supporting and enabling effective quality and patient safety. The role leads core projects and clinical audits and collaborates across services to drive improvements.

The successful applicant will engage with both clinical and non-clinical staff, advocate for patients and whanau, and contribute to a culture where safety and

Qualifications

• Sound knowledge and experience working within the NZ Hospital or Healthcare setting and hold a clinical qualification.
• Proven knowledge and application of quality and safety methodologies.
• Highly developed analytical and critical thinking skills.
• Ability to work with others in a partnership model.
• Track record of being able to influence others.

Responsibilities

• Advocate for patients and their whanau/ families to access essential health services;
• Work directly with clinical / non-clinical staff to develop skills in incident and complaints management;
• Contribute to a culture where patient quality and safety are key priorities;
• Work within the quality improvement model to effect change;
• Help facilitate change and improvements within clinical services.

Skills

Quality improvement

Analytical thinking

Stakeholder influence

Incident and complaints management

Education

Clinical qualification

Job description

Health New Zealand — Te Whatu Ora is recruiting a Quality, Patient, Safety Advisor to work with clinical services teams within Te Whatu Ora Taranaki hospitals, advising, supporting and enabling effective quality and patient safety. The role leads core projects and clinical audits and collaborates across services to drive improvements.

The successful applicant will engage with both clinical and non-clinical staff, advocate for patients and whanau, and contribute to a culture where safety and