Clinical Governance Lead

I Work For Sa; Adelaide; Hybrid; AUD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

The Department of Human Services is seeking a Clinical Governance Lead based in Adelaide, taking accountability for statewide homelessness governance. The role emphasizes trauma-informed practice, safety and continuous improvement across commissioned services.

The position requires leadership, strategic direction and senior liaison with non-government agencies, with flexible working arrangements and a strong commitment to inclusion and child safety.

Qualifications

• Experience leading clinical governance initiatives.
• Ability to engage with government and non-government partners.
• Proven record of improving service quality and safety.

Responsibilities

• Provide expert leadership and strategic direction to strengthen safety and practice quality across the statewide homelessness system.
• Design and implement clinical governance architecture, standards and assurance mechanisms.
• Promote connection with internal and cross-government clinical capability to address complex risks including DFSV, mental health, disability and other needs.
• Provide senior level liaison and partnership with non-government agencies.

Skills

Leadership

Clinical governance

Strategic thinking

Stakeholder engagement

Trauma-informed practice

Education

SW/psychology degree eligibility

Australian Association of Social Workers membership eligibility

Job description

Department of Human Services
Job reference: 864328
Location: 5000 - ADELAIDE
Job status: Long Term Contract
Eligibility: Open to Everyone

Role Highlights

• Based in AdelaideCBD with flexible working arrangements
• Supportiveleadership team
• Diverse andinclusive culture

Here at the Department of Human Services (DHS), we strive todeliver modern programs, services and policy that strengthencommunities and enable South Australians to actively participate incommunity life. With people at the heart of what we do and acommitment to child safety, ageing well and supporting people withdisability, we work to increase inclusion, independence anddecision-making, and help our communities when it matters most.

About the Business

Our Community and Aboriginal Partnerships Division helps to buildcommunity safety and wellbeing by providing support and services tochildren, young people and families, including those involved withthe youth justice system, remote Aboriginal communities, and peoplewho are homeless or at risk of homelessness. The division alsosupports DHS's Closing the Gap commitments.

Role Details

The Clinical Governance Lead is a role within Homelessness Systemsand Partnerships (HSP) and is accountable to the Director, HSPfor:

• Providing expert leadership, clinical insight and strategicdirection to strengthen safety, practice quality, escalation andcontinuous improvement across the statewide homelessnesssystem.
• Designing the clinical governance architecture, standards andassurance mechanisms required for consistent, trauma-informed andevidence-based practice across commissioned services.
• Promoting and connecting HSP with internal and cross-governmentclinical capability to ensure that reform and commissioningdecisions appropriately address complex risk including children andyoung people, domestic, family and sexual violence (DFSV), mentalhealth, disability and other intersecting needs.
• Provide senior level liaison and partnership with non-governmentagencies.

Special Conditions

National Police Check required.

Employment-related Screening Check required.

Some out of hours work may be required.

Some interstate and intrastate travel may be required.

Essential Qualifications

Appropriate degree or equivalent qualification which giveseligibility for full membership of the Australian Associationof Social Workers; or

Appropriate degree or equivalent qualification which entitlesregistration with the Psychology Board of Australia.

DHS is committed to making our services and workplaces safe andinclusive for all people and ensuring the full diversity of thecommunities we serve are represented in our workforce, includingAboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people withdisability and/or neurodivergence, young people, older people,culturally and linguistically diverse people, LGBTIQA+ and genderdiverse people.

We are committed to making reasonable adjustments to provide apositive, barrier-free recruitment process. If you requireassistance with this process, please contact us [e-mail] and a member of the team will get back toyou.

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are encouraged toapply. We also celebrate the many strengths and skills people withdisability and/or neurodivergent people bring to our workplace andacknowledgeour role in ensuring a supportive work environment forpeople with disability and/or neurodivergent people to thrivein.

Flexibility Statement
The South Australian public sector promotes diversity and flexible ways of working including part-time. Applicants are encouraged to discuss the flexible working arrangements for this role.