Description:
SA HealthJob reference: 895948
Location: - VARIOUS -
Job status: Ongoing
Eligibility: Open to Everyone
- Riverland Mallee Coorong Local Health Network, Location Negotiable Within Region
- Full Time Contract | Ongoing
- Salary:
- $125,183 - $130,779 p.a | RN/M3
- $104,180 - $111,746 p.a | AHP3
- $98,478 - $104,165 p.a | ASO6
Please note that as this position is multi-classed as either a RN/M3, AHP3 and ASO6, the classification will be determined by qualifications and experience.
Join Our Team as the Quality Manager - Riverland Mallee Coorong Local Health Network: Drive Excellence in Client Care and Service Integration!
Are you a skilled health professional with a passion for quality improvement and strategic leadership? We're looking for a dedicated Quality Manager to oversee the delivery of multidisciplinary client care across the Riverland Mallee Coorong Local Health Network (RMCLHN). This is your opportunity to take a leadership role in shaping the future of healthcare delivery in our region, ensuring high standards of quality, safety, and service integration.
About the Role:
As the Quality Manager , you'll use your expertise to coordinate and oversee the implementation of the RMCLHN Quality Management Plan. You'll work closely with the Operational Leadership Team and manage a diverse, multidisciplinary team, fostering a culture of collaboration and accountability. Your leadership will ensure compliance with clinical governance standards, business parameters, and program reporting, all while driving the integration of services with metropolitan and regional hospitals to provide coordinated care to clients.
You will be responsible for overseeing clinical governance systems, monitoring compliance with performance standards, and managing quality improvement processes. Reporting directly to the Director of Quality and Safety, you will contribute to the sustainable development of improvement strategies and ensure compliance with national, state, and local health standards.
This is a fantastic opportunity to make a tangible impact on the health and wellbeing of our communities. As the Quality Manager, you'll have the chance to lead a team dedicated to delivering exceptional care, improve healthcare systems, and play a key role in service integration across the region. If you're ready to drive positive change and contribute to the ongoing success of RMCLHN, we'd love to hear from you!
What We're Looking For:
RN/M3
- Registered or eligible for registration as a nurse/Midwife with the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia and who holds or is eligible to hold a current practicing certificate.
- Registered Nurse and or Midwife with at least 3 years post registration experience.
- Demonstrated competence in the relevant area of nursing and/or midwifery practice in accordance with the relevant standards
- Experience in management and leadership roles
- Experience in the supervision of students, enrolled nurses and less experienced registered nurses and or midwives.
- Experience in the use of computer software such as Microsoft Office Suite.
AHP3
- Must hold a recognised qualification within a recognized Allied Health profession and be eligible for (full) membership of the relevant Professional Association.
ASO6
- Proven experience leading the development, implementation, and evaluation of strategies, policies, and systems in collaboration with diverse stakeholders.
- Expertise in complex data analysis, interpretation, and reporting to committees, executives, and a Governing Board.
- Skilled in leading, managing, and developing staff to foster collaboration, teamwork, and shared responsibility for results.
- Demonstrated experience in human resources management.
About Us
The Riverland Mallee Coorong Local Health Network, called RMCLHN for short, supports more than 70,000 people living in country South Australia in the towns and surrounds of Renmark, Paringa, Berri, Barmera, Waikerie, Loxton, Pinnaroo, Lameroo, Karoonda, Mannum, Murray Bridge, Tailem Bend, Meningie, Tintinara and Coonalpyn. Click here for more information about working for RMCLHN.
- We will provide support, both personally and professionally giving you access to a range of education and training opportunities designed to enhance your role.
- Offer flexible work arrangements to better balance work, personal life, and family commitments.
- Provide an inclusive workplace culture that values diversity, ensuring every employee feels a sense of belonging and safety.
- Offer salary sacrifice benefits, watch a short video about what salary packaging is.
- Provide Relocation Support, where applicable. More information available from SA Health Careers - Relocation support .
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Applicant Information
Appointment will be subject to a satisfactory Criminal History Check and appropriate immunisation requirements:
- DHS Working With Children Check (WWCC)
- DHS National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) Worker Check
- National Police Certificate (NPC) for employment involving unsupervised contact with vulnerable groups required for this position (E.g. aged care employment or work involving vulnerable clients)
- Immunisation Risk for this position is - Category B
SA Health Services are required to implement the Addressing vaccine preventable disease: Occupational assessment, screening and vaccination policy in the workplace.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander applicants are encouraged to apply. Job Ref: 895948
Enquiries
Michael Eades
Director Quality and Safety
Phone: 0466 485 761
E-mail: Michael.Eades@sa.gov.au
Application Closing Date
Saturday 15th March 2025 - 11.55PM
Attachments
895948 RN/M3 Role Description.pdf
JCS+RegisteredNurse+Administration+final.pdf
895948 AHP3 Role Description.pdf
895948 ASO6 Role Description.pdf
About Riverland Mallee Coorong Factsheet.pdf
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International applicant guidelines
Flexibility Statement
The South Australian public sector promotes diversity and flexible ways of working including part-time. Applicants are encouraged to discuss the flexible working arrangements for this role.