Quality Coordinator
Health New Zealand - Te Whatu Ora Whanganui · 5001+ employees
What the role involves
- Leading quality improvement
- Conducting adverse event reviews
- Improving hospital systems
What they ask for
Experience leading quality improvement programmes in a New Zealand clinical setting; postgraduate qualifications in quality improvement advantageous.
- Master's degree
About the job
Mō tēnei tūranga mahi | About this role
Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora - Whanganui
Patient Safety, Quality and Innovation
Permanent, 0.9 FTE
Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora is firmly grounded in the principles of Te Tiriti o Waitangi and is committed to building a health system that serves all New Zealanders.
About the Role
Do you have a passion to keep our patients safe while in hospital? Then this is the role for you.
Quality improvement is around assurance and improving systems,
As a QI coordinator you will have different work each day dependant of the demand and the health team you are working with. While it may be completing an adverse event review, it could also be creating a new way to improve something at the hospital.
About the Team/Service/ Location
The patient safety team have portfolios that cover infection prevention, family violence, education in protection of children, mental health quality team, mortality and morbidity reviewer, patient quality coordinators, document control, customer relations, and privacy.
About You
To be successful in this role, you will have:
- Experience in leading quality improvement programmes in a NZ clinical setting
- Post graduate qualifications in quality improvement advantageous
Working at Health New Zealand
Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora is dedicated to ensuring excellent healthcare for the people of New Zealand. We embrace a workforce that is diverse and inclusive so that we are better positioned to understand and service our community. We welcome applications from our diverse Māori, Pacific, disabled, and rainbow communities.
How to Apply
To apply please click “apply now.” All applications must be submitted through our online careers' portal by the close date. If you have any questions about the role, please contact jobs@wdhb.org.nz
We will review applications as received and may proceed with the recruitment process, before the closing date of this advert.