Quality And Risk Manager

We are seeking an experienced Quality and Risk Manager to join our team at Nurse Maude, based in Christchurch. This role is responsible for ensuring our continued provision of high-quality care in the community. You will be a quality and risk professional, effective team leader and provide invaluable expertise to the organisation.

Te Mahi/About the Position

This is a permanent full-time (1.0 FTE) position, based in Christchurch, working Monday - Friday.

Key aspects of this role include:

• Leading day-to-day operational activities of the Quality Team, focused on quality, continuous improvement, compliance, and risk management.
• Reviewing, developing and implementing quality, and risk goals and objectives, whilst ensuring these align with organisational strategic goals.
• Encouraging innovation, information sharing, and idea exchange with quality and service teams through leadership, sharing of expertise and learning.
• Leading outcome focused evaluations of the Quality, and Risk systems to identify opportunities for improvement.
• Developing and leading internal and external auditing programmes, whilst identifying process inefficiencies and implementing solutions in collaboration with clinical and non-clinical teams.
• Actively promoting and encouraging a culture of excellence in consumer safety, clinical practice, and clinical risk management.
• Demonstrating awareness and understanding of Te Tiriti o Waitangi obligations through manaakitanga (respect) and kawa whakaruruhau (cultural safety).

He momo/About you

To be successful in this role, you will have:

• A current practicing certificate (in a relevant registered health background), with a relevant tertiary qualification.
• Quality management related qualification/experience.
• Previous experience at a senior management level, minimum five years' experience.
• A successful track record involving the reduction of patient/consumer safety incidents and quality improvement outcomes.
• Proven skills in leadership and mentoring.
• Excellent analytical, organisational and communication skills.
• Knowledge and understanding of the New Zealand health sector, the legislation and the Government imperatives that govern care delivery.
• Current knowledge of community health settings.
• Understanding of a system wide approach in relation to quality and patient/consumer safety.

Ki aro/Interested?

We are now accepting applications online and welcome you to apply!

For a copy of the position description, please view this ad via our website, www.nursemaude.org.nz and scroll to the bottom of the advert.

If, after reading the position description, you have any questions about the role, or wish to request a confidential conversation, please email jobs@nursemaude.org.nz.

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