Address• Employment Term: Permanent Full Time opportunity
• Location: St Stephen's Hospital, Hervey Bay
• Remuneration: Competitive Salary + 11% Super + Not for Profit Salary Packaging + Penalties & Allowances
Make a meaningful difference with St Stephen’s 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 St Stephen’s Hospital as a Quality Manager St Stephen's Hospital you’ll be encouraged to grow, develop and feel empowered to make the everyday easier for the people we care so passionately about.Your part in St Stephen’s Hospital team
We are looking for someone to lead the development and implementation of contemporary risk and quality initiatives in accordance with the strategic direction and goals of the hospital and UnitingCare.
To develop and implement quality improvement initiatives, review and reporting processes that provide assurance of the effectiveness of the quality of care at St Stephen’s Hospital.
What makes a difference for us?
- Tertiary qualifications in Quality Management / Nursing / Medicine
- Demonstrated expert knowledge and/or clinical experience in service delivery and quality systems in hospital sectors.
- High level knowledge of relevant regulatory systems and National Safety and Quality Health Service Standards.
- Proven knowledge of contemporary continuous quality improvement practices and care and clinical governance practices.
- Demonstrated competence in analytics of care and clinical indicators with ability to deliver tangible outcomes.
- Demonstrated understanding of person-centred care delivery.
- Demonstrated high level effective interpersonal and written communication skills.
- Ability to work autonomously while building strong relationships with a broad range of stakeholders.
- 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
- Experience in a management role in leading the implementation of organisational wide quality initiatives in a healthcare environment
- Consultative and Collaborative leadership skills with the ability to develop and motivate individuals and multidisciplinary teams through coaching and positive role modelling
St Stephen’s Hospital is proudly part of the UnitingCare family, we’d love you to be too.
At St Stephen’s Hospital, we offer a comprehensive range of inpatient medical, surgical and rehabilitation services including Cardiac and Cancer Care, Urology, Bariatric, Gynaecology, Respiratory, Haematology, Orthopaedics, Cardiovascular, Endoscopy and Vascular and general surgery. We’re committed to re-investing surplus funds for the devolvement of our hospital, services and employees; creating facilities that utilise leading edge technology and staffed by leaders in their field.
Joining St Stephen’s 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.
