Director Clinical Governance

ABOUT NSW AMBULANCE

NSW Ambulance is an integral part of the NSW Health system that must work together seamlessly to deliver services to the community of NSW. We take a values-based leadership approach putting our people at the centre of everything we do, striving to deliver our mission of Excellence in Care through our CORE Values of Collaboration, Openness, Respect and Empowerment. 

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ABOUT THE ROLE

The Director is responsible for managing the Clinical Governance function within NSW Ambulance to promote and support patient safety and clinical excellence within the organisation. The Director reports to the Executive Director Clinical Systems and provides high level expert advice on all clinical governance issues to the Chief Executive working collaboratively with the Executive Director Clinical Systems and other senior Directorate Executives to analyse, maintain and improve patient safety and clinical quality systems across the organisation.

Please refer to the Role Description and Position Conditions and General Info for further information.

ABOUT YOU

We’re interested in hearing from people who have:

• Extensive high-level experience in management or project management and/or tertiary qualifications in a relevant discipline, such as health administration, health information management and business.
• Demonstrated ability to manage people and situations flexibly, responsively and with discernment, with proven high-level leadership and change management skills and capacity to build an effective team.
• Conceptual and innovative problem-solving skills for managing conflicting priorities and developing timely, successful recommendations and advice on policies, strategies, and solutions.
• Strong interpersonal, communication, influencing and motivational skills which demonstrate a capacity to build and maintain relationships with diverse stakeholder groups.
• Extensive practical knowledge of clinical systems and health services, including understanding of human and other factors impacting on patient safety.
• Demonstrated capacity to lead clinicians and to initiate and achieve significant change and improvements in clinical governance.
• Knowledge and understanding of public health policy issues including evidence-based practice, health care safety and quality, health service evaluation, health care funding and resource allocation.
• Demonstrated commitment to NSW Ambulance’s vision, goals, and strategies as outlined in the Strategic Plan, with demonstrated behaviours which align with the NSW Health and NSW Ambulance CORE values

HOW TO APPLY

Please respond to the below two questions (max 4000 characters including spaces) and submit this with your CV and other required information.

Question 1: NSW Ambulance is a large and complex organisation. The need to identify opportunities and manage risks and sizeable benefits will only be realised through building capability across the organisation. Provide an example of when you have built the safety & quality capability of a team to deliver widespread and sustainable benefits to an organisation?

Question 2: This role is responsible for the guidance and management of teams with varied remit. What leadership strategies do you employ to keep a team motivated and focused on achieving overall group goals and objectives?

If you’d like to discuss the position and role description more before you formally apply, confidential enquiries can be made to Alex Mackay: E: alex.mackay@health.nsw.gov.au

Please note: To be eligible for permanent appointment to a position in NSW Health, you must have an Australian citizenship or permanent Australian residency.

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