Senior Director, Clinical Governance & Quality Assurance

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

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