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Location: Wellington Regional Hospital/Hutt Valley Hospital
Service: Centre of Clinical Excellence
Contract: Permanent, part-time (0.8 FTE)
Salary: $76,628 - $114,942 pro rata
Kōrero mō te tūranga – About the role
This is an exciting opportunity to join the Quality & Patient Safety Team working in a Quality Advisor role within the Centre of Clinical Excellence across Capital, Coast and Hutt Valley District. You will be required to work across all the sites in the region.
This is an interesting and varied role which will see you working closely with patients, whānau and staff while providing a high level of expertise and quality advice to improve the quality and safety of care, ultimately improving outcomes for all of our communities.
You will be responsible for contributing to delivery of the organisation’s quality agenda, the development of quality improvement and risk management capability in services, the provision and utilisation of timely patient satisfaction data, event reporting, complaints coordination for services, and preparation for certification audit.
If you have been considering a transition to non-clinical work and are passionate about quality improvement and patient safety, this may be the role for you!
Mō tō mātou rōpū – About our team
You will be part of a friendly, dynamic and supportive team who are dedicated to improving health outcomes for our communities, with a strong focus on equity for Māori, Pacific peoples and people with disability. Our passionate team work across Capital, Coast and Hutt Valley District.
We support the District to be a learning, pro-equity organisation where innovation and quality improvement is embedded in the practice of all staff. The Centre contributes to improved health outcomes for all our patients by raising the visibility of quality and safety, strengthening clinical governance, and developing innovative practices to transform the District.
Our team values people, who are driven, share knowledge, communicate openly and honestly, continually learn, and are curious and courageous.
Moū – About you
Do you have the following:
- A passion for quality improvement, patient safety, and risk management?
- A pro-equity approach to everything you do?
- Are you currently working in a clinical role and looking for a change in direction where you can make a difference to health outcomes in our communities
- A relevant medical, nursing or allied health qualification?
- Experience in continuous quality improvement tools, processes and audit?
- Knowledge of the New Zealand health sector and health legislation?
- An understanding of serious adverse event processes?
- Strong interpersonal skills (the ability to communicate effectively with people from all walks of life is an essential part of this role)?
- Do you challenge the status quo and view things from different perspectives, use innovative thinking and continuous improvement?
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills?
- Competency in computer skills using a range of Microsoft packages including Word and Excel?
- Are you able to adapt to changing priorities, proactively managing conflicting demands on time?
If you have answered yes to these questions AND you have the relevant medical, nursing or allied health qualification we want you!
E pā ana ki a tatou – About us
Here at Capital, Coast & Hutt Valley District we embrace diversity and welcome applications from all people, including all gender identities, ages, ethnicities, sexual orientations, disability and religions. A workforce that is diverse and inclusive means that we are better positioned to understand and serve our community.
Capital, Coast & Hutt Valley District are pro-equity health organisation, with a particular focus on Māori, Pacific Peoples, and the Disability Community.
To find out more about us click on the following links:
Capital and Coast
Hutt Valley
Mental Health, Addiction and Intellectual Disability Service
Me pēhea te tuku tono - How to apply
For further information on this role please email recruitment@ccdhb.org.nz and indicate the job title and vacancy number in the subject line.
Your safety and that of our patients is important to us. It is our expectation that you will be fully vaccinated against COVID 19, having received two doses of an approved COVID 19 vaccination.
Ma tini, ma mano, ka rapa te whai
By joining together we will succeed
