Director - Clinical Governance

Aspen Medical; Canberra; On-site; AUD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Aspen Medical’s Defence & National Security team seeks a senior leader to shape and strengthen clinical governance across a national healthcare portfolio. The Director will design, implement and continuously improve governance and assurance systems to ensure safe, high-quality care across metropolitan, regional, remote and on-base environments.

Working with CMO, CNO and clinical leaders, you will build a high-performing function, translate governance into practical standards and drive

Qualifications

• Postgraduate qualification in Clinical Governance or related field.
• Significant senior leadership experience in clinical governance, healthcare quality or patient safety.
• Experience designing and implementing governance frameworks, assurance systems and risk management programs.
• Strong knowledge of healthcare regulation, accreditation and credentialing.

Responsibilities

• Lead design, implementation and continuous improvement of clinical governance frameworks, policies, standards and assurance mechanisms across the Defence & National Security portfolio.
• Provide leadership across clinical safety, quality, risk management, incident management and professional assurance.
• Establish and oversee clinical audit, performance monitoring and quality improvement programs using data to drive learning.
• Lead credentialing, recredentialing and professional assurance frameworks ensuring registration and competency.
• Provide governance reporting, dashboards and assurance to executive, Board and stakeholders; support accreditation and external assurance.
• Build and lead a high-performing Clinical Governance team and embed a culture of accountability, safety and continuous improvement.

Skills

Clinical governance

Stakeholder engagement

Risk management

Quality improvement

Education

Postgraduate qualification in Clinical Governance

Job description

Join Aspen Medical’s Defence & National Security team in a pivotal senior leadership role responsible for shaping and strengthening clinical governance across a complex national healthcare portfolio. The Director – Clinical Governance will lead the design, implementation and continuous improvement of our clinical governance and assurance systems, supporting the delivery of safe, high-quality and operationally ready healthcare services across metropolitan, regional, remote and on-base environments. Working closely with the Chief Medical Officer, Chief Nursing Officer, operational and clinical leaders, and key stakeholders, you will lead a high-performing Clinical Governance function and translate governance principles into practical systems, standards and behaviours that support clinicians and improve patient outcomes.

Key responsibilities

Lead the design, implementation and continuous improvement of clinical governance frameworks, policies, standards and assurance mechanisms across the Defence & National Security portfolio.

Provide leadership across clinical safety and quality, risk management, incident management, credentialling, professional assurance and clinical compliance, ensuring consistent standards across all service delivery environments.

Establish and oversee clinical audit, performance monitoring and quality improvement programs, using incidents, risks and performance data to drive organisational learning and continuous improvement.

Lead credentialling, recredentialling and professional assurance frameworks, ensuring clinicians maintain appropriate registration, scope of practice, competency and professional standards.

Provide high-quality clinical governance reporting, dashboards and assurance to executive, Board and key stakeholders, while supporting accreditation, audit and external assurance activities.

Build and lead a high-performing Clinical Governance team and partner with clinical, operational and key stakeholders to embed a strong culture of accountability, safety, quality and continuous improvement.

About you

A relevant postgraduate qualification in Clinical Governance, Health Management, Quality & Safety, Public Health, Healthcare Leadership or a related discipline.

Significant senior leadership experience across clinical governance, healthcare quality, patient safety, accreditation, credentialling or healthcare assurance, ideally within a large or complex healthcare environment.

Demonstrated experience designing and implementing clinical governance frameworks, assurance systems and clinical risk, incident management and quality improvement programs.

Strong knowledge of healthcare regulation, accreditation, credentialling, professional practice and capability assurance, coupled with the ability to translate governance requirements into practical operational solutions.

Highly developed leadership, analytical and stakeholder engagement skills, with demonstrated ability to influence senior clinical and operational leaders and build trusted relationships in complex environments.

Experience within Government-contracted healthcare, primary healthcare or another mission-critical environment will be highly regarded, as will experience supporting geographically dispersed workforces and large-scale service mobilisation.

This is an opportunity to take a leading role in shaping the clinical governance systems that underpin the delivery of healthcare across one of Aspen Medical’s most significant portfolios. You’ll work alongside experienced clinical and operational leaders while helping establish a culture where quality, safety, learning and continuous improvement are embedded in everyday service delivery.

Aspen Medical values diversity and inclusion and encourages applications from all backgrounds, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, LGBTQIA+ communities, and those from diverse cultural backgrounds. We also welcome applications from ADF veterans with relevant experience.