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Form of workThe Safety Culture Capability Specialist (Senior Project Officer) develops and delivers capability programs to build knowledge, skills, behaviours and practices which support the Victorian healthcare community to build a sound and sustainable safety culture. The role is responsible for the planning, project management, development, delivery, and evaluation of these programs for a variety of stakeholders to support the delivery of safe, effective, and person-centred care.
This role requires expert knowledge of safety culture within healthcare. The successful candidate will demonstrate experience in program development, excellent communication skills, and strong facilitation experience. The successful candidate will be adept at building relationships across a wide range of stakeholders. They can scope and develop materials using adult learning principles for a range of different participants. They can facilitate complex ambiguous conversations amongst stakeholders with competing needs and conflicting perspectives. They use reflective practice and strengths-based coaching skills. They will evaluate these programs to ensure they are supporting the establishment of shared beliefs and values within the Victorian health community, which promotes safety at all levels.
Are you:
- A person with deep knowledge and experience in quality and safety as it relates to organisational culture?
- Experienced in program development and management with a key understanding of adult learning principles?
- An excellent communicator, educator, and facilitator who can create a compelling vision and motivate teams and individuals to achieve results that will drive safety in our health sector?
- Experienced in working in highly sensitive and dynamic environments and able to adapt to changing and often challenging priorities?
- A compassionate leader with a proven ability in promoting psychological safety and maintaining effective relationships?
The department is committed to providing and maintaining a working environment which is safe and without risk to the health of its workers and clients. As it is an essential element of any role within the department that employees be able to attend work onsite and to do so safely, employees are required to be up-to-date with their vaccinations against COVID-19 as a condition of their employment. This requirement applies unless they have a medical condition which means they cannot be vaccinated against COVID -19. Therefore, the department will ask any prospective employee, who has been identified as the preferred candidate for a role within the department, to provide proof of their COVID-19 vaccination status prior to any offer of employment being made. If a prospective employee has a relevant medical condition which means they cannot be vaccinated against COVID-19, they should contact the department to discuss their individual circumstances.
HOW TO APPLY:
Applicants are encouraged to apply online, submitting a cover letter and a current resume.
The Jobs and Skills Exchange (JSE) Recruitment Policy allows for priority consideration for Victorian Public Service (VPS) and select employees of the Victorian Public Sector who apply through the Jobs Skills Exchange (JSE) jobs board platform.
As such, these employees are strongly encouraged to submit their application through https://www.vic.gov.au/jobs-and-skills-exchange rather than via external advertisement.
For this position, you are not required to address each of the key selection criteria in a separate written document.
Preferred candidates will be required to complete pre-employment screening, including national police check and misconduct screening.
Applicants must be an Australian Citizen, Permanent Resident or hold a valid work permit or visa. Work eligibility will be checked as part of the recruitment process.
For further information please visit the Department of Health
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