Common use of AND RISK MANAGEMENT Clause in Contracts

AND RISK MANAGEMENT. In order to ensure patient safety and high quality of care: • Staff are required to participate in the development and maintenance of a quality service through the application of professional standards; participation in quality improvement activities; and compliance with the policies, procedures, practices and organisational goals and objectives of SGH. • Staff are required to encourage the patient to partner with the health care team and be at the center of all care decisions. • Staff are required to contribute to the development and maintenance of the SGH Risk Management Framework and apply the framework to identify, evaluate and minimise exposure to risk. • Staff are required to abide by the Code of Conduct for Victorian Public Sector Employees • Clinical leaders are required to help support other clinicians to understand and perform their delegated safety and quality roles, and ensure clinical staff are working within their designated scope of clinical practice SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS • Staff will be required to satisfactorily complete a National Police Records, and Working with Children Check prior to commencing employment. • Staff will be required to hold a COVID-19 vaccination certificate, or valid medical exception prior to commencing employment. • Should your role require you to drive a SGH vehicle, a current Victorian Drivers Licence is required. Loss of licence or any licence infringement must be reported by the employee to Management immediately. • A completion of pre-existing injury or illness declaration will be required prior to appointment to the position. • SGH employees are expected to be familiar and work according to: o policies and procedures of SGH, including Risk Management Policy & Framework o Industrial Agreements that provide terms and conditions of employment o Scope of Practice and professional codes of conduct established for your profession o Code of Conduct for Victorian public sector employees and o Provisions of the Fair Work Act.