An exciting opportunity exists for a Clinical Nurse Consultant – Safety Improvement Support Officer (SISO) to join the Caloundra Health and Community and Preventative Health (CHCPH) team. This role provides expert leadership and clinical support to multidisciplinary teams to improve patient care and safety outcomes. You’ll lead and support initiatives in clinical incident management, quality improvement, service planning, and patient safety activities aligned with the National Safety and Quality Health Service (NSQHS) Standards. The CNC SISO also plays a key role in promoting a culture of safety, supporting accreditation processes, and ensuring consumer feedback and risk issues are managed effectively across the CHCPH directorate.

Job details

Sunshine Coast Health is in southeast Queensland and extends through the coastal and hinterland areas from Caloundra in the south and Gympie in the north. 

Sunshine Coast Health is a values-based organisation. We are committed to the maintenance of a culture in which we treat our colleagues with respect as we do our patients, consumers and the community. We respect, protect and promote human rights in our decision-making and actions.

Key Responsibilities include:

• In collaboration with the Clinical / Nursing Director of the Directorate / Facility provides expert advice and leadership support to develop, maintain and monitor the Patient Safety and Quality Improvement program for the Directorate / Facility. The key focus on the role for the Directorate / Facility is to:
  • Develop and implement the Patient Safety and Quality priorities
  • Support directorate / facility patient safety and quality improvement reporting
  • Ensure robust incident reporting processes, including investigations, learning and effectiveness assurance mechanisms, are in place to improve and learn from patient safety events.
  • Support quality improvement and patient safety across the Directorate / Facility.
  • Support the implementation and sustainability of the National Standards across all units.

Remuneration value up to $164,212 p.a., comprising salary between $132,562 - $143,924 p.a., employer contribution to superannuation (up to 12.75%) and annual leave loading (17.5%) (Nurse Grade 7) (temporary position available for 12 months). Applications will remain current for 12 months / the duration of the vacancy. Please note: only applications from candidates will be accepted (applications that may result in an agency fee will not be considered)

Why work for us?

We offer rewarding career opportunities across a wide range of clinical and non-clinical areas across our health service and pride ourselves on providing a work environment that is safe, satisfying, flexible, and promotes a healthy work-life balance.
As a Queensland Health employee, you will benefit from a higher than standard employer contribution to Superannuation of up to 12.75%, access to salary packaging, flexible working arrangements and competitive salary rates with annual incremental increases.
We are committed to providing a diverse and inclusive workplace for our people and our community. We encourage people of all genders, races, ages and abilities to apply for roles within our Health Service.
You can find out more about why it's so great to work at Sunshine Coast here: https://www.health.qld.gov.au/sunshinecoast/careers 

As a Sunshine Coast Health employee, you will receive competitive remuneration and have access to:
• A wellness program;
• Generous superannuation;
• Flexible work arrangements;
• Career training and development; and
• Salary packaging.

Check out the latest updates here:
https://www.sunshinecoast.health.qld.gov.au/ 

Further information

We are committed to building inclusive cultures in the Queensland public sector that respect and promote human rights and diversity.

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Documents

Before applying for this vacancy please ensure you read the documents below.

• SC640352_RD (PDF, 490KB)
  Role Description
  
  Information for Applicants, SCHHS (PDF, 1.79MB)
  Information Package for Applicants