Description:
Quality Manager | Buderim Private Hospital
Employment Term: Fixed Term (12 months) Full Time
Location: Buderim Private Hospital, Sunshine Coast
Remuneration: Salaried Role + 11.5% Super + Not for Profit Salary Packaging + Employee Benefits
Make a meaningful difference with Buderim Private Hospital
We’re looking for someone who wants to make the world a little better through small moments that leave big impacts. To build meaningful relationships and make a difference in the lives of others.
An integral part of our team at Buderim Private Hospital as a Quality Manager, you’ll be encouraged to grow, develop and feel empowered to make the everyday easier for the people we care so passionately about.
Let’s make a meaningful difference, together.
Your part in Buderim Private Hospital team
As one of the Managers of Quality and Safety within one of UnitingCare's Hospitals you will be responsible for the application of the UnitingCare Hospitals Clinical Governance Framework and strategic plan across all services to ensure optimal performance within regulatory and compliance requirements and to support the culture of Continuous Quality Improvement. This includes providing strong leadership for the development of related systems and process, as well as developing a robust mechanism for sharing learning’s across the organisation in line with the National Safety and Quality Health Service Standards.
Reporting directly to the Senior Manager Quality, Safety and Compliance and Director of Clinical Services, you will be working alongside the other hospitals Quality Managers. You will be assisting with the implementation of integrated risk and quality management systems and assurance processes at the Hospitals in accordance with the UnitingCare risk and quality management system requirements.
What makes a difference for us?
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Tertiary qualifications in Quality Management / Nursing / Medicine
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Demonstrated expert knowledge and/or clinical experience in service delivery and quality systems in hospital sectors.
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High level knowledge of relevant regulatory systems and National Safety and Quality Health Service Standards.
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Proven knowledge of contemporary continuous quality improvement practices and care and clinical governance practices.
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Demonstrated competence in analytics of care and clinical indicators with ability to deliver tangible outcomes.
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Demonstrated understanding of person-centred care delivery.
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Demonstrated high level effective interpersonal and written communication skills.
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Ability to work autonomously while building strong relationships with a broad range of stakeholders.
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Experience and skills in the area of Risk, Quality and Governance. Recent experience in clinical audit and outcome review processes and an thorough understanding of Accreditation requirements
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Experience in a management role in leading the implementation of organisational wide quality initiatives in a healthcare environment
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Consultative and Collaborative leadership skills with the ability to develop and motivate individuals and multidisciplinary teams through coaching and positive role modelling.
What makes a difference for you?
With a deep connection to the Sunshine Coast that’s 40 years in the making, Buderim Private Hospital partners with our patients to deliver personalised one-on-one care from the heart.
- Flexible work arrangements to support work-life balance
- Save tax and increase your take home pay by salary packaging your everyday living expenses and bills (up to $15,900) and meal entertainment (up to $2,650) per annum
- Free On-Site Parking
- A recognition and rewards platform, providing employee discounts at hundreds of retailers, including everyday expenses, holidays, health insurance, annual awards celebration, wellbeing and employee assistance programs
- A positive and inclusive team based on respect, shared standards, strong values and a commitment to serving others
- 12 weeks paid parental leave and 2 weeks paid partner leave, available after 6 months service, in addition to the government scheme
- Diversity and inclusive leave, offering paid gender affirmation leave and cultural leave options (paid and unpaid) for those who may celebrate Lunar New Year, Diwali, Ramadan, NAIDOC weeks and other significant cultural events
- Professional development, through Graduate Certificates, skills development courses, bursaries, grants and partnerships with leading Universities (Hospitals).
- Career development opportunities to challenge yourself, grow and make a meaningful difference
Buderim Private Hospital is proudly part of the UnitingCare family, we’d love you to be too.
As one of the Sunshine Coast’s largest hospitals, we provide a comprehensive range of surgical and medical services using the latest technology. This includes emergency, maternity, intensive care, cardiovascular, obstetric and gynaecology, urology, cancer care, general medicine, renal and respiratory services, orthopaedic and mental health care, among many others.
Joining Buderim Private Hospital, you’ll also be welcomed as part of the UnitingCare family. The second-largest Queensland employer, we’re a proud not-for-profit with more than 16, 500 staff and 9, 000 volunteers across our brands of BlueCare, Lifeline, ARRCS, The Wesley Hospital, Buderim Private Hospital, St Stephen’s Hospital, and St Andrew’s War Memorial Hospital, and have been leading by example for more than 100 years. Our team are compassionate, inclusive and committed to the work we do, helping people live life in all it’s fullness.
Start making a difference today
Our application process takes less than 15 minutes – Click the ‘APPLY’ button to be taken to our online application process and upload your resume and cover letter. Our team are available to answer any questions you may have.
Diversity & Inclusion
Our approach is simple –everybody is welcome here. At UnitingCare, diversity is at the core of our who we are, our mission and our values. We are committed to providing equal opportunities to all employees no matter their sex, race, culture, sexual orientation, disability or gender identity. Demonstrating our commitment to reconciliation and building long-term employment opportunities for First Nations peoples, UnitingCare strongly encourages Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander applicants for this position. Learn more about Diversity & Inclusion at UnitingCare: https://www.unitingcareqld.com.au/about-us/who-we-are/diversity-and-inclusion
Safe workplace
We work hard to make our services welcoming and safe for every person. We are united in keeping children, young people and the elderly safe from harm, within our services, workplaces and the communities we support. We are committed to speaking up loudly for their safety