Senior Clinical Products Advisor
About The Position
Join our Group Finance team as a Senior Clinical Products Advisor in one permanent full-time and one fixed-term full-time role, based at our Newstead office. This position is responsible for providing leadership and clinical products subject matter expertise to ensure cohesive, best practice strategic procurement arrangements. This role will promote continuous improvement and mitigate risks to enable a focus on best practice and positive patient outcomes through management of clinical product procurement, product quality issues, product substitutions and product recalls. This position offers the opportunity to contribute to the efficiency and effectiveness of healthcare services at Mater Hospitals while gaining valuable experience in healthcare finance and analysis.
Requirements
- Demonstrated experience in providing strategic and expert advice relating to the procurement of clinical consumables and equipment.
- Extensive clinical experience as a Registered Nurse in an acute hospital critical care or operating room setting.
- Expert knowledge of clinical consumables across a broad range of clinical disciplines.
- Demonstrated experience in managing complex customer and supplier issues, including the ability to resolve supplier performance issues; support internal customers in the development of complex specifications; and ensure materials/services are delivered according to contract.
Responsibilities
- Provide advice on clinical products, contribute to clinical procurement and purchasing activities and liaise directly with clinicians and non-clinicians regarding issues related to clinical products.
- Manage a program of work to develop a standardised, efficient and progressive product evaluation approach for Mater and its customer base.
- Provide objective feedback, clinical guidance and proactive engagement to innovate, select, and approve clinical products.
- Develop and maintain a depth of knowledge of relevant supplier markets, capabilities and technology and be responsible for ensuring sustainable, compliant services.
- Effectively liaise between Procurement and Mater stakeholders, ensuring products available are clinically appropriate and cost-effective. Investigate and provide expert advice to specify appropriate product standards and regulations for relevant areas.
Benefits
- Increase your take-home pay with generous salary packaging options, including meal and entertainment benefits
- Grow your career with access to industry-leading training and professional development through Mater Education
- Wellbeing support through our Employee Assistance Program and on-site pastoral care teams
- Access a range of health and wellbeing services with a corporate discount on private health insurance
- Exclusive discounts across dining, retail, travel, accommodation (just to name a few!)
- Stay active with unlimited access to discounted gyms via the Fitness Passport program
- Convenient, discounted on-site parking
- Enjoy great food with reduced prices at our campus cafés and coffee spots
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
Number of Employees
1,001-5,000 employees
