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Form of workQuality AffiliateSafe Systems and Performance
Grampians Health Quality Team
Permanent Part Time
64 hours per fortnight
Open to all campuses
About Grampians Health
Grampians Health was established 1 November 2021, bringing together Edenhope and District Memorial Hospital, Stawell Regional Health, Wimmera Health Care Group and Ballarat Health Services to deliver safe, sustainable, healthcare tailored to changing workforce and community needs, for the long term.
This partnership follows years of strong collaboration and close partnerships between the four health services. Together, we will deliver better healthcare, enhance services and advance careers, closer to home, now and into the future.
A career with Grampians Health means you are connected and are part of a team providing quality healthcare to rural and regional communities. Our communities are diverse, as is our workforce, with expert clinical staff from across the world choosing to live and work in our beautiful region.
Grampians Health provides acute, maternity, mental health, allied health, aged care, administration and support services. This means your career will be as diverse and rewarding as you strive to be.
About the role
The Quality Affiliate creates connections with the Quality Partners to support the integrated approach to Quality across Grampians Health. The Affiliate role provides assistance in relation to safety and governance processes to inform improvement. The role works with Quality Partners to contribute to the team’s ability to engage in systems thinking, operational excellence, change management, sustainability, data and analytics, governance and quality outcomes. The role works collaboratively within the team, to support the integrated approach. The role has a visible presence, is responsive and adaptable, able to recognise complex ideas and systems, communicating to a variety of audiences.
The Quality Affiliate works closely with the Quality Partners and Leads to develop and implement systems and processes for safe, effective connected care
Key Responsibilities
- Contributes to a comprehensive and effective risk management framework, consistent with relevant regulatory requirements; participate in the periodic organisational review of the Risk Management Framework; and the annual review of Risk Management plans
- Engages with risk management processes relating to clinical and enterprise risk
- Utilise integrated incident management systems and processes, which are consistent with legislation, quality and safety, and governance frameworks
- Contributes to the functionality and the use of the GH Incident management database (currently the Victorian Health Incident Management System 2 - VHIMS2)
Skills and experience
- Qualification in a health or human services area is preferred.
- AHPRA registration or relevant professional membership essential for those relevant staff.
- Relevant post-graduate qualifications level is preferred
- Experience in developing and delivering education and training in a health or human services context.
- Experience and demonstrated capacity to work closely and communicate effectively with all members of the organisation including senior staff, the executive and board.
Grampians Health Culture & Benefits
At Grampians Health, we recognise our staff are our greatest asset. We are committed to providing a safe and healthy environment for our staff, patients, residents, visitors, volunteers and contractors at all sites.
- Flexible work arrangements and purchase leave opportunities
- Salary packaging for living expenses such as rent/mortgage plus meals, entertainment & holidays
- Discounted on-site parking
- Access to discounted health club membership
- Staff rewards and recognition programs
How to apply
Contact Jodie Crellin, Assistant Director Safe Systems & Performance on 0419 550 *** for a confidential discussion
All appointments are subject to a satisfactory police records check, immunisation clearance and Working with Children check and/or NDIS Worker Screening Check.
All employees must be willing and able to wear Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) when required, which at a minimum is a surgical mask. Additional PPE requirements are role-dependent.
Grampians Health is a child safe organisation, committed to the safety and wellbeing of all children and young people.
Grampians Health is committed to providing a diverse and inclusive workforce. We encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people with disability, people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, mature age workers and lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer (or questioning), intersex and asexual LGBTQIA+.
