Clinical Service Improvement Program

Are you a junior doctor, nurse, midwife or allied health professional looking to develop your leadership and service improvement skills? Have you ever wanted to lead a project at your hospital but haven't had the time or knowledge of how or where to start?

Previously known as the Medical Service Improvement Program, this program is open to nursing, midwifery, allied health and resident and registrar medical staff across many metro and regional sites.

As part of WA Health’s commitment to clinical leadership, the Institute for Health Leadership is offering this opportunity for junior clinicians to undertake a service improvement project, enabling them to acquire skills and experience in leadership and change management.

What is involved?

On a 10-13 week (full time or part time equivalent), non-clinical rotation participants will focus solely on completing a clinical service improvement project. Projects can be related to a wide range of topics relating to clinical care delivery, patient flow or clinical staff duties.

For example, previous projects have focussed on various areas including:

  • efficiencies in elective and emergency surgery
  • discharge planning and communication
  • outpatient clinic waiting times
  • improving communication between clinical staff.

Your project will have an ongoing, positive impact on patient care and/or clinical workflow.

Successful applicants will learn transferrable skills in the use of service improvement methodologies and tools. They will also have access to ongoing professional/leadership development workshops throughout the course of the year.

Program structure

All participants regardless of discipline will complete their project at full or part time during RMO term dates listed below:

  • Term 2 (27th March 2023 – 11th June 2023)
  • Term 3 (12th June 2023 – 20th August 2023)
  • Term 4 (21st August 2023 – 29th October 2023)

*CAHS and SJOG Midland have different term dates and WNHS have slightly longer rotation duration.

Some sites are supporting participants to undertake rotations part time over 2 terms.

Training in the use of service improvement methodologies and tools will be provided, in addition to ongoing professional development workshops throughout the course of the year.

For more information about the program structure email leadership@health.wa.gov.au.

Who is eligible for the program?

Eligibility criteria:

  1. 12 months minimum post-graduate clinical experience in the public health system as a nurse, midwife, resident medical officer (RMO PGY2+), registrar, allied health professional or dental officer by commencement of program.
  2. Nursing and midwifery staff are required to either be working as a Clinical Nurse Level 2 with a maximum of two years experience in the role or have the intention and/or opportunity to step up to a Clinical Nurse Level 2 role within the next 6 months.
  3. Contracted to work clinically at a participating WA Health site in 2022 as a nurse, midwife, RMO, Registrar, allied health professional or other health professional at a minimum of 0.5 FTE. See below list of participating sites by clinical profession.
  4. Current professional registration to practice in your clinical field.
Participating sites by clinical profession

In 2023, rotations will be undertaken at the following hospitals.

Participating sites - Medical

Child & Adolescent Health Service North Metropolitan Health Service Women and Newborn Health Service South Metropolitan Health Service East Metropolitan Health Service WA Country Health Service Other Hospitals
  • Perth Children’s Hospital
  • Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital
  • Osborne Park Hospital
  • King Edward Memorial Hospital
  • Rockingham General Hospital
  • Royal Perth Hospital
  • Bentley Hospital
  • Albany Health Campus
  • Bunbury Regional Hospital
  • Broome Health Campus
  • Geraldton Regional Hospital;
  • SJOG Midland*
  • RMOs are eligible to participate in the program at any of the above sites. Note: RMOs employed by SMHS/FSFHG are eligible to participate in the program at Rockingham General Hospital.
  • Registrars are eligible to participate in the program at the sites indicated with an *

Participating sites - Nursing, Midwifery and Allied Health

Child & Adolescent Health Service North Metropolitan Health Service Women and Newborn Health Service South Metropolitan Health Service East Metropolitan Health Service WA Country Health Service Other Hospitals
  • Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service
  • Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital (nursing only)
  • Dental Services
  • King Edward Memorial Hospital
  • Rockingham General Hospital
  • Royal Perth Hospital  
  • Bunbury Regional Hospital 
  • SJOG Midland
How to apply

Medical

Apply via the MedJobs WA website (external site) by 4pm Tuesday 27th September 2022.

  1. Program application package (Word 734KB)
  2. Your Current CV

Nursing, Midwifery and Allied Health

Email the following documents to leadership@health.wa.gov.au by 4pm Monday 3rd October 2022.

  1. Program application package (Word 734KB)
  2. Your Current CV
More information

Clinical Service Improvement Program Project Summary Reports

The below documents provide a 1-page summary of the projects completed by Medical Service Improvement Program participants in the corresponding years.

Videos

For more information about the Clinical Service Improvement Program, email the Institute for Health Leadership.

Last reviewed: 27-09-2022
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