Credentialing
St Vincent's Private Hospital Northside
Credentialing
All specialists at St Vincent's Private Hospital Northside must be accredited at the hospital and work within their agreed Scope of Clinical Practice. They must also:
- Maintain their own medical indemnity cover
- Be registered with AHPRA
- Read and comply with the SVHA By-Laws, Code of Conduct and Catholic Health Code of Ethical Standards.
All practitioners within your surgical team must also be credentialed by the hospital. This includes Locum practitioners, Clinical Fellows, Surgical Assistants, and Nurse Practitioners.
If you would like your Practice Manager or member of your administration team to be copied on VMO communication, please contact St Vincent's Private Hospital Northside Credentialing to have their details added to c-Gov.
For this and all other credentialing support, contact the Credentialing team at svphn.credentialing@svha.org.au.
Medical Advisory & Credentialing Committee
St Vincent's Private Hospital Northside is part of St Vincent's Health Australia (SVHA). A group of not-for-profit, non-listed companies operating under the stewardship of Mary Aikenhead Ministries.
SVHA is governed by a Board that sets our strategic direction and ensures that we comply with legal and legislative requirements. Our group executive manages the daily operations of the organisation to the highest standards in order to realise the Mission of our founders to serve all in need of care.
St Vincent’s Private Hospital Brisbane and St Vincent’s Private Hospital Northside have one Medical Advisory & Credentialing Committee (MAC). This senior Advisory Committee advises on clinical and credentialing matters to the facilities and provides representation to the CEO on behalf of accredited practitioners to ensure safe, and optimal provision of care for patients.
Please reach out to your MAC representative for details of craft group meetings.
Research
St Vincent’s Private Hospital Northside is committed to quality research in the areas of acute and chronic care, innovative healthcare delivery, translational research, and vulnerable communities.
We draw on the expertise of our people and form collaborative research partnerships with experts who share our vision and values. We believe in holistic care informed by the latest evidence, and continuously strive to improve to ensure the best practice.
St Vincent’s Health Australia understands the vital role that research plays in improving health outcomes across the service. Supporting research initiatives is part of the organisational strategic plan to achieve exceptional care.
We encourage all researchers wishing to undertake projects involving humans across Queensland sites to contact the SVHAC HREC Research Ethics and Governance Officer at svhac.hrec@svha.org.au.
Theatre Observation Privileges
In accordance with the St Vincent’s Private Hospital Northside Visitors to the Operating Theatre Policy, Visiting Medical Officers may submit a request for Theatre Observation Only Privileges. To make a request, please complete and submit a Request for Theatre Observation Only Privileges Form to kelly.connellan@svha.org.au.