Senior Quality & Patient Safety Partner

Monash Health; Melbourne; On-site; AUD 140,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Monash Health is seeking an experienced and influential healthcare leader to join our Quality and Clinical Governance Unit as a Senior Quality Improvement Partner (SQIP). This is a full-time role predominantly at the Clayton campus, with travel to other sites to meet business needs.

You will translate quality and performance data into meaningful action, addressing risks and leading sustainable change. As a trusted advisor, you’ll provide leadership across the Children’s Program and the Medicine,

Qualifications

• Demonstrated experience leading quality improvement, clinical governance, patient safety or risk management initiatives within a complex healthcare environment.
• Strong stakeholder engagement and relationship-building skills, with the ability to influence and advise senior clinical and operational leaders.
• The ability to interpret quality, safety and performance information and translate insights into effective improvement strategies.
• Experience supporting governance, accreditation, assurance and organisational learning processes.
• Excellent analytical, problem-solving and communication skills, with the confidence to challenge constructively and drive accountability.
• A collaborative leadership style and a commitment to building capability, strengthening systems and delivering sustainable outcomes.
• Above all, you’re passionate about improving healthcare and can bring people together to turn complex challenges into practical, lasting improvements.

Responsibilities

• Leading significant quality improvement initiatives that deliver measurable, sustainable outcomes.
• Partnering with clinical and operational leaders to address complex quality, safety and governance challenges.
• Strengthening risk management, clinical governance systems and organisational learning.
• Contributing to accreditation, assurance and strategic improvement activities.
• Using quality, safety and performance data to identify priorities and drive meaningful action.
• Building capability and fostering a culture of accountability, collaboration and continuous improvement.

Job description

Monash Health is seeking an experienced and influential healthcare leader to join our Quality and Clinical Governance Unit as a Senior Quality Improvement Partner (SQIP). This is a full-time role predominantly at the Clayton campus, with travel to other sites to meet business needs.

You will translate quality and performance data into meaningful action, addressing risks and leading sustainable change. As a trusted advisor, you’ll provide leadership across the Children’s Program and the Medicine,