Patient Safety Manager

Job description
The Department of Health, Tasmania is seeking a highly skilled Patient Safety Manager to join our Quality & Patient Safety Service (South) team. As a key member of our team, you will contribute to the successful positioning of the Patient Safety Service through the provision of high-quality, accountable, and measurable healthcare.

In this role, you will support the development and delivery of quality improvement initiatives across our facilities, promoting evidence-based practice and improving patient outcomes. You will lead integrated patient safety and risk management programs, facilitating quality and patient safety investigations and developing relevant procedures and reports.

You will need:

Extensive knowledge of continuous quality improvement, national accreditation processes, and risk management
Experience in data collection and analysis and the ability to produce high-level written reports and correspondence
High-level interpersonal and communication skills with the ability to liaise with a broad range of internal and external stakeholders
Key Responsibilities:

Develop and deliver training programs to improve service delivery and mitigate risks within the scope of the assigned quality and patient safety portfolio
Lead and implement integrated patient safety and risk management programs
Facilitate quality and patient safety investigations, developing relevant procedures and reports
Requirements:

Satisfactory completion of an appropriate course of study at a recognized tertiary institution
Holds or is working towards relevant postgraduate qualifications
Current driver's licence
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