AddressWHO WE ARE
Quality Practice Accreditation is Australia's leading and most innovative accreditation provider to general practices. Based in Gundagai NSW, QPA is proud to certify general practices nation-wide with an accreditation program that emphasises and promotes ongoing quality assurance and improvement.
THE ROLE
The Director - Policy and Strategy is responsible for ensuring that QPA’s organisation-wide commitment to quality assurance, improvement and risk management is maintained and that policies, strategies and operational systems are developed, implemented and quantified across all departments within QPA.
The Director will work with the CEO and support other QPA departments to establish and monitor implementation of quality systems and operations across the organisation, consistent with its core values, strategic objectives and brand promise.
The position requires a tertiary qualification, strong analytic, writing and communication skills, and the ability to prioritise strategic and tactical planning. The person will also require the ability to develop an understanding of the policies, operations, stakeholders and quality environment in general practice, and the health sector in Australia.
Key stakeholders include:
- General practices and primary health care services
- the Department of Health and Aged Care
- the Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care
- General practice professional organisations
- Primary Health Networks
The position is full time and occasional travel may be required to stakeholder meetings and other events.
An attractive remuneration package will be negotiated with the successful applicant.
