Clinical Governance Officer - Melbourne, Australia - Department of Justice and Community Safety

Department of Justice and Community Safety

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Melbourne, Australia

2 weeks ago

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Description

Location:
Melbourne | CBD

Job type:
Full time / 1 February 2024

Organisation:
Department of Justice and Community Safety

Salary:

$105,479 - $127,621

Occupation:
Prison and Corrective Services

Reference:
VG/1707863M

At the Department of Justice and Community Safety, we're looking for people who want to make a difference. People who take pride in their work. People who get things done. People who are committed to making Victoria a safer place.

We embrace diversity and strive to have a workforce that reflects the community we serve. We're all about recruiting the best people, regardless of gender, age, disability, religion, sexual orientation or cultural background.

If you think you can do the job and would be a good fit for our department, we'd love to hear from you.

The department is committed to the safety and wellbeing of young people and recognises that young peoples' rights need to be respected, their views welcomed and valued, and their concerns taken seriously and acted upon.

For more information on working with us and our recruitment process, please visit

We're proud of the important work we do across Victoria. Want to be part of it?
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Monitor and review the performance of health and mental health service providers in the custodial setting
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Fixed term until February 2024
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VPS Grade 5: $105,479 - $127,621 plus superannuation.

The Department of Justice and Community Safety is seeking a Clinical Governance Officer - Adult to provide a critical role within Justice Health.

About the business unit

Justice Health is the business unit of the Department of Justice & Regulation responsible for the delivery of health services for persons in Victorian prisons, and for children and young people in the Youth Justice system.

Justice Health sets the policy and standards for health care in all Victorian prisons and youth justice precincts and monitors and reviews the performance of health service providers.

Justice Health is also responsible for facilitating an integrated approach to health service planning and service delivery, leading health prevention and promotion activities, and facilitating the release of health information to community health care providers, legal representatives and individuals.

About the role

The Clinical Governance Officer (CGO) will be primarily responsible for monitoring and reviewing the performance of the health and mental health service providers.

The CGO will conduct regular location-based audits of health and rehabilitation services and will provide expert and authoritative clinical advice on solutions to highly complex and sensitive issues to ensure improved quality of services in this service area.

The CGO will be required to review critical incidents, complex medical and mental health issues, complaints and assist with providing expert advice to senior executive of Justice Health and others as required.

Some of your duties will include:

Contribute to the development of sound clinical governance and risk management frameworks that foster a culture of accountability, whilst encouraging innovation and problem solving, for health service providers
Provide clinical advice and direction in clinical risk management to ensure accountability for clinical practice and patient safety
Implement and maintain data systems to analyse and record health statistics and undertake audits, clinical reviews and assessments, as required.

Occasional travel to other locations within Victoria will be required. The CGO takes part in the afterhours on call roster process.

To learn more about this role before applying, please read the attached position description.

About you
To be successful in this role, you will have:

Demonstrated experience in a highly sensitive and complex health environment
Demonstrated experience in a quality focused role coupled with a thorough understanding of Risk Management principles.
Understanding of the key issues impacting on clinical service delivery for vulnerable cohorts.

Qualifications:

A tertiary qualification in the health industry and eligibility to practice under the Health Professions Registration Act.
Current APHRA registration as a Registered Nurse will be highly regarded.

How to apply

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FOR INTERNAL VPS EMPLOYEES:
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IMPORTANT INFORMATION:

MANDATORY VACCINATIONS:

The department is committed to providing and maintaining a working environment which is safe and without risk to the health of its employees consistent with the department's obligations under the Occupational Health and Safety Act 2004 (Vic).

Therefore, there is a requirement that all DJCS employees be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 in order to undertake duties outside of their homes.

At interview stage and prior to commencement of employment with the department, you will need to provide evidence that you are vaccinated against COVID-19 with
three doses of a COVID-19