Position Details


Reference Number 172811
Position Title Safety, Quality and Improvement Coordinator - Aged Care Directorate
Employment Status Permanent Full Time
Program Chief Medical Officer
Location McKellar Centre
Salary $0.00
Hours Per Fortnight 80
Position Summary
  • Be part of a highly skilled, professional, friendly & dedicated department
  • Provide expert Safety and Quality knowledge alongside driven team members
  • Enjoy a role that maximises your potential

About Barwon Health

Barwon Health, based in Geelong, Victoria, is one of the largest and most comprehensive regional health services in Australia, providing the full spectrum from primary care, community services, aged care, rehabilitation, mental health, emergency and acute care and employing over 8,000 staff. Barwon Health is a major teaching hospital for the Deakin Medical School and has an active and growing research base.

About the facility 

Barwon Health's Safety and Quality unit provides support to the organisation in the areas of accreditation, incident and complaint management, clinical audit, risk management, policy and procedure management, medico-legal services and Consumer Centred Care.

About the role 

The Safety, Quality and Improvement Coordinator - Aged Care Directorate, provides expert knowledge and leadership to the Directorate regarding safety, quality, improvement and clinical governance activities and is the organisational lead for the Aged Care Quality Standards.

About the culture

Grow your career at an organisation that recognises talent, develops leaders and values their staff. Enjoy the rewards, benefits and feel proud that you can be a key strategic partner to improving outcomes for Barwon Health, our staff, patients and the community.

Barwon Health staff benefits

  • Flexible working arrangements
  • Professional development
  • Access to employee wellness facility
  • Salary packaging
  • Social club
  • Doorstep to the Great Ocean Road, Bellarine Peninsula and the Surf Coast

Diversity and Inclusion

At Barwon Health we are committed to a diverse and inclusive workforce where we value each person’s uniqueness. We embrace diverse life experiences and the perspectives of our people, whilst providing high-quality health care to all members of our community, regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, religion, cultural background, disability, or sexual orientation.

At Barwon Health we are committed to providing positive employment opportunities for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and welcome employment applications from candidates of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander background.

We at Barwon Health strongly encourage people with disability and diverse backgrounds to apply for our roles.

If we can assist you with any reasonable adjustments in order to submit your application for this role, please contact the Talent Acquisition team via email at talent.acquisition@barwonhealth.org.au noting your preferred method of communication and contact details and a member of the team will be in touch.

We Barwon Health are proud to be Totally Smoke Free.

This role must be fully vaccinated for COVID-19 and meet the requirements of the Barwon Health Immunisation Policy.

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Selection Criteria Essential: Can you please list Barwon Health's values?
Essential: Can you please choose one of Barwon Health's values and describe a situation in the workplace where you have displayed this value?
Essential: Health Care Qualification
Essential: Experience in a safety, quality and improvement portfolio
Essential: Comprehensive knowledge of the Aged Care Quality standards
Essential: I agree to meet Barwon Health’s immunisation requirements (including full COVID vaccination) as set out in Barwon Health’s Staff Immunisation Policy as amended from time to time. I acknowledge that meeting this ongoing requirement is mandatory and a condition of any employment subsequently offered.
Contact Person Lee Scott 
Contact Person Job Title Interim Deputy Director Patient Safety 
Contact Number 0431 818 834 
Contact Email lscott@barwonhealth.org.au 
Alternate Contact Person Emma Mole 
Alternate Contact Number  
Alternate Contact Email emma.mole@barwonhealth.org.au
Closing Date 15/02/2022
Position Description
File name 
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Please note that this position will close at 11:45pm on closing date. Please ensure your application is added before then as we do not accept late applications.