Clinical Practice Improvement Specialist Midwife

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About Us

Western Health manages three acute public hospitals: Footscray, Sunshine and Williamstown Hospital. It also operates the Sunbury Day Hospital, Transition Care at Hazeldean and a range of community based services. We care for a culturally diverse population of more than 800,000 people. We have more than 6,700 employees who are driven by our values of ‘Compassion, Accountability, Respect, Excellence and Safety’ (CARES).

Our continued growth will see the completion of a new purpose built, multi-storey Joan Kirner Women's and Children's Hospital.

About the Role

• Clinical Practice Improvement Specialist Midwife
• Parental leave cover until 31/12/2018
• Further opportunities for the right candidate may be available

 The Clinical Practice Improvement Specialist (CPIS) position is a role for a professional clinical facilitator who will provide assistance and oversight in the planning, delivery, implementation and evaluation of clinical improvement strategies. 

The CPIS will be required to work collaboratively across Women’s & Children’s service teams to ensure agreed clinical improvement deliverables are achieved in an effective and efficient manner.

This role has responsibility to work collaboratively across Women’s & Children’s services to coordinate and deliver clinical practice guideline/policy/procedure development to ensure Best Care.

Duties

• Identify key service and practice improvement requirements and work collaboratively with the Women’s and Children’s Leadership team, midwives, nurses and the multidisciplinary team to maximise patient safety and supportive professional relationships. 
• Assist local clinical services to implement strategies to embed evidence based recommendations into clinical practice.  
• Provide reports to the Quality & Safety Committee’s on improvement initiatives, progress and outcomes. 
• Promote a culture of collaborative improvement and innovation.
• Initiate, manage, oversee and evaluate the delivery of area projects.
• Build and maintain positive relationships with key stakeholders, ensuring adequate consultation and communication.
• Facilitate the delivery of relevant specific education, training and professional support in relation to each strategic initiative.

Skills & Experience

The incumbent will have demonstrated abilities in delivering and managing clinical improvement initiatives and clinical practice guideline/policy/procedure development through:

• Effective leadership
• Monitoring and management
• Robust and effective evaluation methodology
• Staff development and human resource functions

Benefits

We offer a wide range of benefits such as:

• Work-life balance
• Professional development and career advancement opportunities
• Salary packaging including novated vehicle leasing
• Discounted Onsite car parking
• Onsite fitness clubs
• Culturally safe and respectful environment
• Access to an Employee Assistance Program

Culture

At Western Health, we value our employees and provide them the opportunity to grow and develop.  Our teams are friendly and supportive, ensuring we deliver a safe, person-centred and connected patient experience. Western Health is an equal opportunity employer committed to attracting and retaining diversity in our workforce. We encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.

All appointments are made subject to a satisfactory Police Record Check, an Immunisation status clearance and (if applicable) a working with children’s check.

Western Health do not accept unsolicited resumes/applications from Recruitment Agencies

Enquiries: Lisa Smith
Ph: 0409799045
Position Ref: 32724
Applications Close: 22/07/2018

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