Nursing Director-Safety, Quality & Improvement(Clinical Governance Management)
Sunshine Coast Hospital and Health Service – Birtinya QLD
We're excited to welcome a Nursing Director for Safety, Quality and Improvement to the Clinical Governance, Research and Medical Professionals Unit.
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.
The ND SQI is a highly visible and energetic champion of quality and patient safety throughout the health service and works collaboratively with the Executive and key clinical opinion leaders to provide leadership for system-wide efforts that continuously improve the safety, effectiveness, efficiency, patient-centredness, equity and timeliness of health-care services to all patients.
This position facilitates the organisational achievement of outstanding performance on key state and nationally standardised metrics of quality and safety
Key Responsibilities include:
This position requires you to adhere to National Safety and Quality Health Service (NSQHS) Standards and the Sunshine Coast Health Safe Care Framework, which has been developed in collaboration with staff, consumers and key stakeholders to enable our vision of health and wellbeing through person-centred care.
Understand your broad responsibilities for safety and quality in healthcare, actively participate in continuous quality and safety improvement activities within the workplace and notify a relevant clinical or non-clinical responsible officer when concerns exist about workplace or patient safety.




Practice in accordance with code of ethics, professional standards and legislation affecting nursing practice by maintaining current knowledge and competence within scope of position.
Provide leadership and authoritative, critical and strategic advice to facilitate the Sunshine Coast Health Safe Care Strategy across the health service through consultation and collaboration.
Remuneration value up to $210,050 p.a., comprising salary of $184,099 p.a., employer contribution to superannuation ******%) and annual leave loading (17.5%) (NG11).
Applications will remain current for 12 months.
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 protected, 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 *****%, 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:
As a Sunshine Coast Health employee, you will receive competitive remuneration and have access to:
Generoussuperannuation;
Career training and development; and
Salary packaging.
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📌 Nursing Director-Safety, Quality & Improvement(Clinical Governance Management) (Melbourne)
🏢 Sunshine Coast Hospital And Health Service
📍 Melbourne