Quality Improvement Coordinator (Clinical) 0.6FTE

at  Mahitahi Hauora

We are looking for an experienced professional with a clinical background, knowledge and experience across primary healthcare. This role will provide a clinical quality lens across our primary healthcare programmes, supporting primary healthcare providers in quality initiatives, and primary healthcare complaints and incident management.

THE POSITION

We are looking for someone with a clinical background and experience in quality improvement to lead our quality improvement initiatives and requirements across primary healthcare in Northland. The role will primarily be responsible for:

• Leading Clinical Quality governance and improvement
• Developing and implementing Quality Frameworks
• Providing Clinical Quality oversight across all programmes and initiatives
• Clinical Complaints and Incident Management
• Providing quality oversight relating to compliance and risk
• Privacy Officer responsibility

This is a role that will see you reporting to the Director of Nursing and working across the organisation, to support quality improvement from a clinical perspective.

To be considered for this position you must have:

• A relevant and current clinical qualification, and a post graduate qualification in quality management.
• Demonstrable experience in a quality assurance senior/management role in healthcare
• Demonstrable experience in quality improvement strategies and auditing
• Proven interpersonal skills in developing constructive stakeholder relationships
• Proven experience in complaint and incident management
• Clinical experience that encompasses a broad understanding of clinical risk management with particular application to primary care.
• A demonstrable understanding of the Privacy Act and its application.
• Experience in the development of quality systems and processes that would support clinical practice in primary care.

Ideally you will have an understanding of population health, and experience working in the complexities of the primary healthcare environment.
As Mahitahi Hauora is not an immigration accredited employer, to be considered for this role you must have NZ citizenship, residency or a current open employer NZwork visa.
A detailed position description and Application for Employment form can be downloaded from our website www.mahitahihauora.co.nz.
If you have the skills for this role and passion for improvement please apply by forwarding your covering letter, CV and Application for Employment Form to hr@mahitahihauora.co.n

• Leading Clinical Quality governance and improvement
• Developing and implementing Quality Frameworks
• Providing Clinical Quality oversight across all programmes and initiatives
• Clinical Complaints and Incident Management
• Providing quality oversight relating to compliance and risk
• Privacy Officer responsibilit