Child Safe Standards Project Manager in St Leonards

The NSLHD Child Safe Project Manager provides a fantastic leadership opportunity to drive implementation of the NSW Health Child Safe Standards across the district and contribute to the creation of a strong organisational culture of child and youth safety that considers the diverse needs of children and young people across the district.

Who we are: We are a health service that touches thousands of lives across the Northern Sydney Local Health District, together as a team of like-minded people. We are passionate, driven and have the skills and knowledge to care for our patients whilst creating the best services possible. Our teams have meaningful, interesting and rewarding work every day. We challenge and nurture each other, sharing our knowledge and experience so that we can deliver better care for everyone. There’s a real sense of belonging here because we value and respect our patients, employees, and teams’ voices. You’ll feel a real privilege being a trusted caregiver in our patients, their families, their carers, and our communities’ lives. NSLHD is proud of our diverse and inclusive workplaces, a place where health care professionals can thrive and feel they belong. We are committed to ensuring that all our people feel respected and participate safely within a work environment without aggression or sexual harassment.

Where you'll be working: NSLHD Prevention and Response to Violence Abuse and Neglect (PARVAN) Strategy Team.

What you'll be doing: The Child Safe Project Manager provides leadership and delivers relevant strategic and operational advice on planning and implementation of the NSW Health Child Safe Standards across NSLHD with the aim of creating a strong organisational culture of child and youth safety that considers the diverse needs of children and young people across the district. The role will be responsible for building district-wide awareness of the legislated requirements for child safe organisations, supporting the development of local Implementation plans which align with the NSW Health Child Safe Action Plan and for providing leadership, oversight and monitoring progress and compliance. The role will lead quality improvement projects and awareness-raising campaigns designed to improve the district workforce capacity to prevent, identify and respond to child abuse and neglect.

People of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander background are encouraged to apply.

Candidates will need to meet the following criteria:

• Health related tertiary qualifications or equivalent extensive health experience in a Quality and Safety Management, Senior Project Management or Senior Management role.
• Demonstrated understanding of the Child Safe Standards, and requirements for implementation including risk management and risk mitigation approaches, along with a working knowledge of legislation and NSW Health policies pertaining to child protection and child wellbeing.
• Extensive experience in providing high level leadership and strategic advice with implementation and evaluation of Standards. Understanding and proven ability to affect change utilising change management skills.
• Demonstrated experience and ability to facilitate, lead and support committees, working groups, education sessions, collaborative workshops and/or focus groups across a complex organisation.