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Quality And Safety Coordinator

Government of South Australia
Gawler Full-day Full-time

Description:

SA Health
Job reference: 898702
Location: 5343 - BERRI
Job status: Ongoing
Eligibility: Open to Everyone

  • Riverland Mallee Coorong Local Health Network, Berri
  • ASO4 | Full Time Contract | Ongoing
  • Salary: $76,561 - $80,256 p.a

Join Our Team as a Quality Risk and Safety (QRS) Coordinator: Drive Quality Improvement and Ensure Patient Safety in the Riverland Community

Are you passionate about improving healthcare quality and safety? We are seeking an experienced Quality Risk and Safety (QRS) Coordinator to join our team and play a crucial role in ensuring that the health needs of country people are met through effective quality, risk, and safety systems. This is an exciting opportunity to contribute to healthcare improvement, work collaboratively with key stakeholders, and support the delivery of high-quality services across the Riverland Mallee Coorong Local Health Network.

About the Role:

As a Quality Risk and Safety (QRS) Coordinator , you will be responsible for contributing to the strategies, processes, and policies that ensure the health needs of the Riverland community are addressed. You will prepare detailed reports from system reviews, providing trended and comparative data to inform decision-making. This role requires you to liaise with key stakeholders and collaborate with staff across multiple sites, including Community Health and Mental Health services, to drive important quality and safety initiatives.

Your key responsibilities will include coordinating the delivery of quality risk and safety functions, ensuring that the systems in place for patient safety are effective and efficient. You will be responsible for analysing and reporting on non-compliances, recommending or initiating corrective actions where necessary, and supporting continuous improvement efforts in consumer services. Additionally, you will play a significant role in contributing to risk minimisation strategies, driving forward continuous improvement across healthcare services.

If you are an experienced professional with a passion for quality improvement, patient safety, and driving change in healthcare systems, we would love to hear from you!

Apply now to be part of a dynamic team that is dedicated to improving healthcare outcomes and ensuring safety for the Riverland community!

What We're Looking For:

  • Experience in the preparation of reports, briefings, and correspondence of some complexity.
  • Experience in establishing, maintaining and reviewing systems, practices, protocols and procedures.
  • Proven experience in undertaking research activities, including collecting, analysing and reporting on data.
  • Experience in project 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:

  • 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: 898702

Enquiries

Michael Eades
Director Quality and Safety
Phone: 0466 485 761
E-mail: Michael.Eades@sa.gov.au

Application Closing Date

Thursday 17th April 2025 - 11.55PM

Attachments

898702 ASO4 Role Description.pdf

About Berri Factsheet.pdf

Australian applicant guidelines

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.

3 Apr 2025;   from: uworkin.com

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