Clinical Quality Coordinator, Fixed Term - Specialist Mental Health & Addiction Services at Waitemata District Health Board (North & West Auckland), Auckland

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• Full time
• Fixed term until mid-February 2023
• Based at Pitman House, Pt Chevalier

You will demonstrate excellent relationship skills, excellent oral and written communication skills (including report-writing) and a familiarity with clinical processes and clinical outcomes.

This is a great opportunity for professional development and career progression along with regular supervision and training, competitive salary and paid professional registration as per the DHB’s collective employment agreement.

Are you ready to take on the role of Clinical Quality Coordinator working primarily with Community Alcohol and Drug Services (CADS)? The role is essential to support CADS with best practice in managing complaints, adverse events, risk management, and credentialing and audit processes. The role also provides an opportunity for you to apply your leadership, administrative and relationship skills to coordinate policy and process review and to supply reporting and feedback to the CADS’ Clinical Governance meetings.

As a member of the Quality and Improvement Team you will report to the Q&I Lead as part of a small team of experienced nursing and allied health colleagues, with a very strong focus around evidence-based clinical practice, standardisation and working towards equity of health outcomes.

To be considered for this role, you need to have:

• Tertiary qualification in a relevant health field (eg, nursing, social work, occupational therapy) or a related quality qualification
• More than five years’ health sector experience with recent clinical experience, or experience as a consumer of mental health services
• Experience and/or qualification in quality assurance or improvement in healthcare
• Driver’s licence

For more information about this position, please contact Evelyn McPhillips, Quality & Improvement Lead on 021 529 323. For more information on our recruitment process, please contact Glenn Bratton, Recruitment Manager on 09 442 7240

If you meet the above criteria and would like to be considered for this exciting opportunity, please apply online through our careers website at http://www.wdhbcareers.com/ quoting reference number WDHB14363 or click on the “apply now” button on this page.

Closing Date: 7 July 2022

Position Number: WDHB14363