Healthcare Risk Advisor: Elevate Patient Safety & Practice

Avant Mutual Group; Sydney; Hybrid; AUD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible hybrid working

Annual incentive

Professional development support

Wellbeing programs

Employee discounts

Job summary

Avant Mutual Group is seeking a Risk Adviser to provide medico-legal risk assessments and educational content for medical practitioners and practices in a Sydney-based hybrid role.

You will engage doctors and practice leaders, deliver risk management advice, and collaborate across Avant to strengthen patient safety and quality of care. Interstate travel and occasional after-hours work may be required.

Qualifications

• Healthcare experience in a clinical or healthcare safety setting.
• Experience or exposure to clinical quality, safety and risk management.
• Strong communication and influencing skills; able to translate complex issues into practical advice.
• Experience building relationships with medical practitioners, healthcare teams and senior stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Conduct risk assessments with medical practitioners and practices to identify medico-legal risks and improvement opportunities.
• Provide clear, practical risk management advice, reports and recommendations.
• Support members to implement risk management recommendations and education.
• Provide medico-legal risk management insights to teams across Avant.
• Develop and deliver presentations and educational content on medico-legal risk for doctors and practices.
• Build trusted relationships with medical practitioners and internal/external stakeholders.
• Collaborate across Avant to deliver positive outcomes for members.
• Identify emerging risks and opportunities to enhance Risk Advisory Services.
• Contribute to service improvements that strengthen patient safety and care quality.
• Travel to member practices and Avant locations as required.

Skills

Healthcare experience

Clinical quality

Risk management

Stakeholder engagement

Communication

Education

Health-related tertiary qualification

Job description

Avant Mutual Group is seeking a Risk Adviser to provide medico-legal risk assessments and educational content for medical practitioners and practices in a Sydney-based hybrid role.

You will engage doctors and practice leaders, deliver risk management advice, and collaborate across Avant to strengthen patient safety and quality of care. Interstate travel and occasional after-hours work may be required.