Quality and Improvement Manager
The Royal Melbourne Hospital
Date: 14 hours ago
City: Melbourne, Victoria
Contract type: Full time
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Quality and Improvement Manager
Parkville Precinct
The Parkville Local Health Service Network (Parkville LHSN) is made up of seven health services (The Royal Melbourne Hospital, Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, The Royal Women’s Hospital, The Royal Children’s Hospital, The Royal Eye and Ear Hospital, Dental Health Services Victoria and Parkville Youth Mental Health and Wellbeing Service).
LHSNs have been created to support reform of the Victorian health system for the benefit of patients and staff, and the sustainability of the system. The Government has asked LHSNs to initially focus on four areas: Access, Equity and Flow, Workforce, Quality and Safety and Shared Services
The Parkville Local Health Service Network (LHSN) is seeking a strategic and collaborative manager to join its central team as the Quality and Improvement Manager. This is a unique opportunity to drive system-wide improvement across seven Victorian health services
This is a full time, ongoing position working 80 hours per fortnight.
Your Opportunity
As the Quality and Improvement Manager, you will lead one of Parkville LHSN’s key focus areas, delivering cross-network initiatives and aligning local efforts with statewide priorities. You will drive the implementation of Safer Care Victoria’s Safer Together Program (STP) and promote best practices.
Key Responsibilities
Interested? For further information regarding the role and to submit an online application, please click Apply Now.
All appointments are made subject to a satisfactory Criminal History Record Check. Successful applicants will be required to provide evidence of an immunisation assessment prior to commencement.
The RMH stands in solidarity with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in work and care. We are proud to be a workplace that champions diversity, inclusion and equality for our staff and our community. Our goal is for our people to feel safe, included and supported so that they can be at their best every single day. We encourage talented people from all backgrounds, abilities, and identities to apply to our vacancies, and will consider adjustments to support such applications.
Quality and Improvement Manager
Parkville Precinct
- Lead the implementation of Safer Care Victoria's Safer Together Program
- Collaborate with seven major health services to drive system-wide improvement
- Influence quality, safety, and clinical governance across the Parkville Precinct
The Parkville Local Health Service Network (Parkville LHSN) is made up of seven health services (The Royal Melbourne Hospital, Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, The Royal Women’s Hospital, The Royal Children’s Hospital, The Royal Eye and Ear Hospital, Dental Health Services Victoria and Parkville Youth Mental Health and Wellbeing Service).
LHSNs have been created to support reform of the Victorian health system for the benefit of patients and staff, and the sustainability of the system. The Government has asked LHSNs to initially focus on four areas: Access, Equity and Flow, Workforce, Quality and Safety and Shared Services
The Parkville Local Health Service Network (LHSN) is seeking a strategic and collaborative manager to join its central team as the Quality and Improvement Manager. This is a unique opportunity to drive system-wide improvement across seven Victorian health services
This is a full time, ongoing position working 80 hours per fortnight.
Your Opportunity
As the Quality and Improvement Manager, you will lead one of Parkville LHSN’s key focus areas, delivering cross-network initiatives and aligning local efforts with statewide priorities. You will drive the implementation of Safer Care Victoria’s Safer Together Program (STP) and promote best practices.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead the Quality and Safety focus area for the Parkville LHSN
- Provide leadership and oversight of STP, enabling all Parkville LHSN health services to actively engage and participate in STP
- Support and coordinate the implementation and uptake of STP priority projects across the Parkville LHSN member health services and the delivery of other STP activities across the LHSN (ie. SCV Clinical conversation series)
- Be the primary liaison for SCV
- Promote and support the Parkville LHSN to share best practice contemporary frameworks, approaches, resources, and expertise to support individuals and teams to continuously improve services
- Support an understanding of clinical governance frameworks across the network and the opportunity to strengthen collaboration and alignment.
- Provide leadership and mentorship to the Quality Improvement Lead
- Senior leadership experience in a tertiary healthcare setting.
- Strong knowledge of clinical governance and quality frameworks and improvement methodologies
- Proven experience managing complex programs or projects in a healthcare environment.
- Excellent stakeholder engagement and communication skills.
- Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced, dynamic setting.
- A values-based organisation offering great prospects for career diversity and professional advancement, including training opportunities.
- Salary packaging options, discounted onsite car parking, close to public transport.
- Generous leave entitlements that include 5 weeks annual leave per year and monthly ADOs for full time staff!
Interested? For further information regarding the role and to submit an online application, please click Apply Now.
All appointments are made subject to a satisfactory Criminal History Record Check. Successful applicants will be required to provide evidence of an immunisation assessment prior to commencement.
The RMH stands in solidarity with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in work and care. We are proud to be a workplace that champions diversity, inclusion and equality for our staff and our community. Our goal is for our people to feel safe, included and supported so that they can be at their best every single day. We encourage talented people from all backgrounds, abilities, and identities to apply to our vacancies, and will consider adjustments to support such applications.
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