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)