Get paid to live in paradise and join Critical Care and Perioperative Services, ICU, Womens and Perioperative Services team as a Clinical Nurse Consultant (Patient Safety and Quality Officer). The Clinical Nurse Consultant is a registered nurse/midwife who provides expert advice and skills to achieve a devolved system of clinical governance which utilises systems for integrated risk management, service capability, continuous quality improvement and patient safety to meet national standards and to provide managers and staff with training and education on implementing quality, and patient safety systems to achieve safe, quality healthcare within a dynamic risk management framework.
About us: We're committed to improving the health and wellbeing of people in Far North Queensland by providing high quality acute health care services.
About your role:
- To monitor and report performance against quality and safety indicators and outcome measures to the Executive and Board.
- Provide leadership, expert advice, and support to relevant Patient Safety and Quality forums, directors, managers and staff on patient safety, quality and risk management activities.
- Coordinate and facilitate teaching a wide range of patient safety, quality and risk education programs using recognised skills training methodology, in collaboration with the Nurse Educators and Medical
Officers across the Cairns and Hinterland Hospital and Health Service (CHHHS).
As a Cairns and Hinterland Hospital and Health Service employee, not only will you receive competitive remuneration, you will also have access to:
- Generous superannuation
- Salary packaging
- Annual incremental increases
- Career training and development
- Flexible work arrangements
- Wellness programs
Vaccine Preventable Diseases (VPD) evidence as required for your employment in accordance with legislation/government policy and Directives.
For more information about this role, please refer to the attached Role Description.
Why choose Cairns?
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You can find out more about why it's so great to work at Cairns and Hinterland here: https://www.health.qld.gov.au/cairns_hinterland
Further information
We are committed to building inclusive cultures in the Queensland public sector that respect and promote human rights and diversity.
Applicants are to apply online.
If the information requested in the ‘how to apply’ section is not provided, you may not meet the requirements for further consideration of your application.
Documents
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