Patient Safety Lead
- Relevant Tertiary qualifications and/or significant recent clinical experience in a health care setting.
- Demonstrated understanding of the principles and practice of clinical governance and the management of patient safety including successful experience in clinical quality and patient safety.
- Proven ability in the management of conflicting priorities, meeting deadlines and excellent time management skills.
- Demonstrated excellent interpersonal skills and demonstrated capacity to act as a professional adviser to senior clinicians and managers and proven capacity to foster shared objectives and manage multi-disciplinary groups.
- Demonstrated ability to conduct and facilitate chart reviews, practice reviews, literature searches and audits and apply these to patient safety and quality improvement activities.
- Demonstrated high level communication skills in interacting effectively with clinical staff, senior managers and external stakeholders, including effective verbal and written communication skills in the development and presentation of reports and briefs.
- Demonstrated skills and experience in dealing with large volumes of complex information in a timely and efficient manner including demonstrated advanced computer skills in Microsoft Word and Excel.
- Able to demonstrate qualities such as integrity, humility, warmth, friendliness and enthusiasm.
SCHN is an Equal Opportunity Employer that values diversity - we acknowledge the vibrancy that a diverse workforce brings to enhance both our workplace culture and our service delivery to children, young people and their families and carers. We encourage all suitably qualified applicants to apply. If you identify as an Indigenous Australian or as a person with a disability, please contact us if you would like some more information about our recruitment process.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are encouraged to apply. We recognise the value of Aboriginal staff providing health care to Aboriginal children and families that access the services we provide at the Sydney Children’s Hospitals Network. Aboriginal job applicants are encouraged to visit the NSW Health Aboriginal Recruitment tool, Stepping Up to assist in preparing your application.
Please refer to the Application Guide and NSW Policy Directive PD2022_030 Occupational Assessment Screening and Vaccination Against Specified Infectious Diseases for vaccination requirements.
This position requires a Working with Children Check (WWCC) issued by the Office of the Children’s Guardian. For more information on how to apply for the clearance, please visit the Office of the Children’s Guardian Website https://ocg.nsw.gov.au/
NSWHealth is committed to child safety in line with the Child Safe Standards
Applicants holding visas with working rights may be considered for temporary appointment (up to the expiry date of their visa) where no suitable local applicant is identified.
Please note: To be eligible for permanent appointment to a position in NSW Health, you must have an Australian citizenship or permanent Australian residency.
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For role related queries or questions contact Katherine Lavery on Katherine.Lavery@health.nsw.gov.au
If you are Aboriginal or Torres Strait islander wishing to apply for this role and want to speak with an Aboriginal person/representative from the Sydney Children’s Hospital Network please contact Wayne Dargan on wayne.dargan@health.nsw.gov.au
For technical support please contact the customer services team on 1300 679 367 and select option 3.
Applications Close: 9/09/2024
