Clinical Safety & Quality Lead — Care at Home Growth

St Vincent's Health Australia Limited; Melbourne; On-site; AUD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Not-for-profit salary packaging (meal)

Employee benefits & wellbeing program

Professional development opportunities

Discounted gym memberships

Employee Assistance Program

Job summary

St Vincent’s Health Australia is seeking a Clinical Safety and Quality Lead to strengthen clinical governance across our Care at Home services and support safe growth beyond traditional hospital settings. You will translate regulatory and operational requirements into practical policies, procedures, and tools while contributing to incident reviews, accreditation readiness and continuous improvement.

The role is a fixed-term opportunity until June 2027 and can be based in Sydney, Melbourne or

Qualifications

• Strong written communication skills and ability to translate complex requirements into practical guidance.
• Experience supporting safety, quality and continuous improvement in healthcare or aged care.
• Ability to engage stakeholders and subject matter experts in quality improvement activities.
• Proven organisational skills managing multiple governance and improvement projects.
• Practical, collaborative approach and a commitment to safe, person-centred care.

Responsibilities

• Lead development and implementation of clinical and operational policies, procedures, guidelines and pathways.
• Facilitate workshops with clinicians and subject matter experts to develop documentation.
• Coordinate approval, implementation and review of documentation to improve usability and standardisation.
• Support clinical governance across services, embedding safety, quality and risk in service development.
• Review incidents for quality, coordinating investigations with teams and partner hospitals.
• Contribute to audits, risk assessments and assurance activities.
• Support accreditation readiness and corrective actions across healthcare and aged care standards.
• Prepare reports and assurance materials for governance oversight.
• Build staff capability through education and practical guidance.

Skills

Written communication

Stakeholder engagement

Multidisciplinary teamwork

Change management

Education

Undergraduate or diploma in healthcare, community services or aged care

Job description

St Vincent’s Health Australia is seeking a Clinical Safety and Quality Lead to strengthen clinical governance across our Care at Home services and support safe growth beyond traditional hospital settings. You will translate regulatory and operational requirements into practical policies, procedures, and tools while contributing to incident reviews, accreditation readiness and continuous improvement.

The role is a fixed-term opportunity until June 2027 and can be based in Sydney, Melbourne or