Nurse Manager

• Women's and Children's Health Network, Division of Paediatric Medicine, Michael Rice Centre for Haematology/Oncology (MRCHO) – North Adelaide (5006)
• Salary
• Classification - RN/M3 - Registered Nurse/Midwife LV 3 - $121,537 to $126,970 pro rata
• Employment Part time 0.7FTE - Term Contract (temporary up to Feb 2025)

Overview

The Women’s & Children’s Health Network provides state of the art health care for women, babies, children and young people across South Australia.  We are the state’s leading provider of specialist care for children with acute and chronic conditions as well as being SA’s largest maternity and obstetric service. 

Our community-based services also reach hundreds of thousands of babies, children and young people, their families and communities across South Australia through our various services and programs in areas such as our Mental Health, Child & Family Health services, Youth Health and Aboriginal Health services.

The Division of Paediatric Medicine is the largest Women's and Children's Hospital division and aims to provide high quality health care for children and young people in an environment which meets their needs and the needs of their families.

Join our team and contribute to providing South Australia’s women, babies, children and young people with the best health care through both within our hospital or via our many and varied community services and programs.

The Opportunity

The Nurse Manager - Clinical Safety, Quality & Risk Facilitator is responsible for leading strategic quality improvement project management and for providing specialist advice and active management of projects and training related to risk, safety and quality for haematology/oncology.

They will perform a variety of independent duties involved in the establishment of policy, procedures, standards and projects that directly relate to the clinical area.

Key responsibilities include:

• Identifying and assessing risks and implementing, monitoring and maintaining risk control measures.
• Developing a safety and quality plan specific for clinical trials.
• Develop collaborative partnerships with key stakeholders to facilitate in the uptake of safety and quality initiatives.
• Contribute specific expertise to monitor and evaluate research activities in order to improve practice and service delivery.

To find out the specifics, including the key selection criteria and special conditions, please go to the attached role description.

About You

To be successful in this role, you will have:

• Effective leadership skills including highly developed skills in communication, problem solving conflict resolution and negotiation
• Ability to work effectively in a multidisciplinary team
• Demonstrated experience in quality management systems or quality improvement programmes
• Knowledge and understanding of relevant legislation, industrial agreements, standards, codes, ethics and competency standards

Benefits of Joining us

Not only will you be able to use your skills and abilities in a both a challenging and rewarding role contributing to some of South Australia's most vulnerable women, babies, children and young people, you will also receive and attractive annual salary package with employer superannuation contributions and leave loading as well as the opportunity to maximise your salary through salary sacrifice arrangements. 

Application Instructions 

You will be required to attach a 1-2 page cover letter addressing the key selection criteria of the role and a current résumé/curriculum vitae prior to clicking 'Submit Application'. It is recommended to allow enough time to complete the whole application as the system times out after one hour of inactivity.

Other Important Information

The South Australian public sector promotes diversity and flexible ways of working part-time.

Applicants are encouraged to discuss the flexible working arrangements for this role.

Appointment will be subject to a satisfactory Criminal History Check and appropriate immunisation requirements.

Check(s)

• DHS Working With Children Check (WWCC)
• 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: 854725

Enquiries

Jasmin Zheng

Position: Administration Coordinator

Phone: 81618139

E-mail: ************@sa.gov.au

Application Closing Date: Wednesday 14 February 2024 - 11.55PM

Attachments

RN3 - Clinical Safety Quality and Risk Facilitator - Paed Med - Role Description - 854725.pdf

Australian applicant guidelines

International applicant guidelines

WCHN Competency Framework.pdf