Qualifications and skills
- Registered Nurse with a renal certificate (preferred) and minimum of 5 years’ experience in Renal nursing care
- Knowledge of National Safety and Quality Health Service Standards
- Experience of working with and understanding of Safety and Quality systems
- Hand Hygiene Auditor with status current with NHHI
- Hand Hygiene Educator or working towards and maintained current status with NHHI
- Experience in infection prevention and control management
- Experience in data evaluation and identifying areas for improvement
- Proficient in Word, Excel and Powerpoint
- Effective communicator, articulate and confident
- Highly motivated, outcome driven and collaborative in approach
- Ability to work independently with minimal guidance
- Ability to travel within Australia, if required
Support and Collaborate with the Clinical Governance Team
- Clinical Governance Manager FKC, Australia
- Educator & Quality Coordinator
- Clinical Research Responsible Person
Co-Ordination of Clinical, Safety and Quality Systems
- Support FKC DCM’s and clinic staff to understand and perform their roles and responsibilities in safety and quality
- Provide advice and support to FKC Clinics regarding clinical practices
- Support accreditation processes
- Support FKC Clinics with licensing and reporting requirements
- Co-Ordinate Clinical, Safety and Quality Systems as required including creating and reviewing policies and protocols, incidents, audits and document control
- Quality check of incidents reported on electronic incident management system.
- Collation of ISR1 and ISR2 incident data as they are reported into the Electronic Incident management system
- Supporting DCMs in Clinical Investigations and RCAs
Co-Ordination of Infection Prevention and Control Program
- Support the FKC Clinics to ensure they are complying with the requirements of IPC to meet the National Standards including IPC Champions program
- Co-Ordinate the hand hygiene auditing program and education of auditors to ensure all clinics meet the reporting requirement for hand hygiene.
- Conduct Hand Hygiene or other IPC Audits in Clinics or remotely as required
- Assist in supporting the FKC Clinics during pandemics and outbreaks
- Involvement in renovations and new builds as required to help ensure IPC requirements are observed and implemented
Dialysis Clinic Manager (DCM) Support
- Work with and support all clinic managers to ensure a high standard of clinical care in all clinics.
- Support new managers into their roles.
Relationships and Communications
- Work closely and liaise with the FKC clinical governance team
- Work closely and liaise with FKC Leadership team
- Work closely and liaise with Dialysis Clinic Managers and clinic staff
- Displays courtesy, tact and patience during interactions with all members of the facility staff and extended community
Professional development
- Updates own knowledge through educational and professional opportunities, reading and networks
- Maintains Nursing Registration
- Maintains annual mandatory competencies
- Maintains hand hygiene auditor status.
- Is a hand hygiene educator and maintains status.
- Member of the Renal Society of Australasia (RSA) (desirable)
- Member of Australasian College of Infection Prevention and Control (desirable)