Quality Improvement Lead

Summerset

Wellington
$3,000 per month
Permanent
Full-time

1 month ago

Are you looking for a rewarding and challenging senior role in a leading healthcare organisation? Do you have the skills, experience, energy, and enthusiasm to lead quality improvement? If so, you might be the perfect candidate as we are on the lookout for a Quality Improvement Lead to join our Clinical Team.As the Quality Improvement Lead, you will be responsible for ensuring that Summerset's quality and risk framework is up to date, based on evidence and best practice, demonstrate a person-centred approach to resident care and be compliant with the standards set by the Ngā Paerewa Health and Disability Services Standard.Job Description:The key focus of the role is to develop new policies as directed by the Head of Clinical Improvement, ensure all clinical policies align with evidence, best practice, are resident centred, and are regularly reviewed and updated based on best practice.You will play a pivotal role in creating and updating content for clinical policy related training, collaborating with stakeholders for policy development, and driving projects and initiatives, working with the Head of Clinical Improvement.Qualifications:To thrive in our supportive and caring environment you will have:

Current NZNC practising certificate with minimum of five years’ post-graduate experience preferred, with experience in aged care.
Demonstrated skills in project management methodology and implementation of new systems and processes.
Demonstrated experience in policy and procedure development in the health environment including technical writing skills.
Knowledge of relevant aged care standards and compliance, funding contracts,
Strong leadership skills and an ability to communicate rationale and drive uptake for change.
Ability to identify risk and resolve problems.
Bi-cultural awareness and the ability to adhere to the principles of the Treaty of Waitangi
Strong ability to manage key relationships with both internal and external stakeholders in a manner that builds confidence in the Summerset brand.

If you are someone who enjoys working as part of a team, is passionate about improving care for patients, and has a commitment to a culture of quality improvement then we would love to hear from you.Additional Information:Why Summerset?Summerset is one of the largest retirement village operators and developers in New Zealand. At Summerset, we are passionate about providing quality services and care for our residents.For a passionate leader this will be the exciting challenge you crave. You'll get excellent remuneration, the support of an all-inclusive and friendly team, and all the satisfaction of making a real difference in people's lives.Summerset is known for its excellent benefits and strong sense of values around care, teamwork, and drive for excellence.With some of the best benefits in the sector, some of these include:

Quarterly draws to win one of three $3000 prezzy cards!
FREE Southern Cross Health Essentials, covering up to 75% of charges for GP's, dentists, physios and more.
Birthday leave
Contributions towards your fundraising efforts for nationwide charities.
We pay up to a $3000 referral payment for successfully introducing talented people to Summerset.

Due to NZ Immigration requirements, we are obliged to consider candidates that already have the right to work in NZ for this role first. Due to this we may not be able to support a visa application for this role.

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