The quality co-ordinator, on behalf of the clinical director and lead provider manager, co-ordinates the operation of the quality management systems within their lead provider region.

This is expected to be a part-time role and can be one that is combined with another role, providing there is no conflict of interest.

The quality co-ordinator helps ensure that systems and protocols exist with Lead Providers and subcontracted sites to meet quality requirements.

The quality co-ordinator will assist professional groups, the manager and clinical director to:

  • ensure the National Policy and Quality Standards (NPQS) are met
  • co-ordinate corrective actions where Standards are not met
  • ensure the organisation's quality plan is current, implemented, monitored and evaluated
  • ensure the recommendations stemming from the BreastScreen Aotearoa (BSA) Independent Monitoring reports are responded to
  • facilitate internal quality improvement activities
  • organise quality-related meetings on a regular basis, maintaining a record of these including attendance and outcomes
  • manage internal document control of NPQS across all sites including subcontractors.

Liaison requirements

The quality co-ordinator liaises with the clinical director and lead provider manager to:

  • document protocols and processes and plan or timetable for all internal audit requirements
  • provide comparisons of provider data with external audit, with a focus on BSA independent monitoring reports
  • ensure the effective provision of clinical performance information
  • develop and facilitate and monitoring of the quality plan on a quarterly basis.

The quality co-ordinator liaises with the lead clinicians to ensure analysis of individual staff performance measures. Such information is confidential within the respective professional group(s).

The quality co-ordinator liaises with the charge MIT to:

  • review mammographic quality assurance (MQA) data to monitor effective operation of the screening process
  • ensure analysis of individual staff performance measures. Such information remains confidential within the professional group.

The quality co-ordinator liaises with the data manager to:

  • verify protocols for determining all audit and performance data
  • review all Programme data for anomalous results
  • ensure analysis of performance data by individual sites, where appropriate
  • ensure the resolution of all missing, erroneous or suspicious data on a case by case basis.

Quality co-ordinator expertise

The quality co-ordinator will have demonstrated an ability in implementing quality and audit systems, and will have experience in a health-related field and/or a qualification in quality management such as the Certificate of Quality Assurance.

Professional requirements

A full description of the professional requirements for breastcare nurses working the in the BSA programme is in criterion 8.13 of the BreastScreen Aotearoa National Policy and Quality Standards.

BreastScreen Aotearoa National Policy and Quality Standards