Patient Safety Manager - St George Hospital
Position Classification: Health Manager Level 3
Remuneration: $64.13 - $72.85 per hour plus Superannuation
Hours Per Week: Up to 38
Requisition ID: REQ580028
Applications Close: 16 June 2025
REQ580028 - Patient Safety Manager - St George Hospital
The Role
The purpose of the role under the direction and supervision of the Clinical Governance and Risk Manager, St George Hospital is responsibility for the development and implementation of patient safety and quality systems, and the promotion of a culture of safety across all healthcare settings within St George Hospital. The Patient Safety Manager will work in collaboration with services and clinical units within St George Hospital to promote and improve patient safety and contribute to enhanced clinical quality.
Benefits
- Up to 12 allocated days off each year (for full-time employees) in addition to annual leave.
- Salary packaging options that reduce your taxable income and increase your take-home pay! Up to $9K for living expenses and $2.6K meal & entertainment & Novated Leasing.
- Discounted gym memberships with a Fitness Passport
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP) for employees and family members.
- Discounted Private Health Insurance.
Selection Criteria
- Health related qualifications e.g. nursing, allied health, or equivalent relevant experience.
- Ability to work autonomously and within a team and contribute to the creation of a positive workplace culture
- High level of self initiative and leadership, time management skills with an ability to prioritise workload and deliver outcomes within time frames
- Demonstrated understanding and experience in the application of the principles of patient safety and clinical improvement.
- Understanding of clinical risk management concepts in relation to enterprise risk management and subsequent mitigation of identified patient safety risks.
- Demonstrated analytical problem solving and decision-making skills
- Demonstrated excellent interpersonal skills, including negotiation with internal and external stakeholders at all levels within the organisation
- Demonstrated written and verbal communication skills with an ability to produce comprehensive incident
Need more information?
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For role related queries or questions, please contact Sandra Grove via email at Sandra.Grove@health.nsw.gov.au
Our CORE Values are Collaboration, Openness, Respect and Empowerment and have been created by employees for employees and help define how we work and to inspire positive interactions in the workplace.
Information for applicants
- Employment of a temporary visa holder may only occur if no suitable permanent resident or citizen of Australia has been identified for this position following suitable labour market testing.
- Applicants will be assessed against the essential requirements and selection criteria contained within the position description.
- Recommended applicants will be reviewed for compliance with NSW Health policy directive Occupational Assessment, Screening and Vaccination against Specific Diseases for all positions prior to offer.
- SESLHD is committed to creating a workplace that reflects the diversity of our community. This will help ensure our employees, our patients and their carers, feel supported. We invite candidates of all ages, genders, sexual orientation, cultural backgrounds, people with disability, neurodiverse individuals, and Indigenous Australians to apply. We do have an Aboriginal Workforcee that can also provide support (SESLHD-AboriginalWorkforce@health.nsw.gov.au) and for additional information please visit our Stepping Up Website.
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