Description
Client: Albury Wodonga Health
Position: Director of Clinical Safety & Quality
Location: Albury
Employment Type: Permanent Full Time
Classification: Health Service Manager Grade 9/ Nurse Manager RN60/ Allied Health Gr4
- Be part of a unique cross-border health care service spanning the border of Victoria and New South Wales providing public health care to a population of approximately 290,000.
- Organisational-wide role to lead and promote a best practice patient-focused safety culture.
- Live in a vibrant and thriving community that promotes an active lifestyle.
Ccentric is pleased to be engaged by Albury Wodonga Health to conduct the search for a Director of Clinical Safety & Quality.
Albury Wodonga Health is a unique cross-border healthcare service spanning the border of Victoria and New South Wales providing public health care to a population of approximately 290,000. As the second largest regional health service in Victoria, AWH has a total of 343 hospital beds across the two hospital campuses (Albury and Wodonga) and employs over 3,300 staff and has 174 registered volunteers. In the year of 2022-2023, AWH provided health care to approximately 40,000 patients and about 1,700 newborn babies.
As the Director of Clinical Safety & Quality, you will be responsible for the leadership and management of the safety, quality, clinical risk, and improvement functions across Albury Wodonga Health. Key to the role will be embedding a safety and quality framework that promotes and supports the delivery of contemporary, evidence-based, person-centred care.
You will provide expert advice across the organisation on maintaining and improving patient safety and clinical quality systems, working in partnership with relevant stakeholders to ensure best practice standards for clinical practice are established and maintained.
You will present as a role model with the ability to cultivate strong relationships and influence a group to actively promote a safety culture aligned with the values of Albury Wodonga Health. This is a fantastic opportunity for an experienced healthcare leader to play an active role within the safety and quality function. Located in a vibrant and cultural community, Albury Wodonga Health is a wonderful place to grow your career.
To find out more and/or to receive a detailed information pack regarding this opportunity, please contact either Kylie Brown, Associate Consultant on +61 416 487 369 or kylieb@ccentricgroup.com or Michael De Santis, Managing Consultant on +61 406 499 659 or michaeld@ccentricgroup.com for a confidential discussion.
Salary and conditions will be in accordance with the relevant state EBA or Award.
Note: All Health workers are required to be fully vaccinated or have an approved medical contraindication certificate. You will be required to provide a record of your COVID-19 vaccination status if successful.
AWH is committed to Equal Employment Opportunity, Ethical Practice, and the principles of Cultural Diversity and Social inclusion. Applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders are encouraged. All appointments are made subject to a satisfactory Criminal Record Check and a Working with Children Check. Successful applicants may also be required to provide evidence of their immunisation status and flu vaccination.