Safety and Quality Lead

Join to apply for the Safety and Quality Lead role at St Vincent's Health Australia . Department and location: Patient Safety and Quality, Darlinghurst Salary: $127,150.00- $144,444.00 + super + salary packaging Role type: Permanent Full Time Role grade: Health Services Manager Level 3 About The Role Strategic Influence: Partner with the Executive Director to strengthen clinical governance and quality frameworks across SVHNS. Patient Safety Leadership: Drive system-wide initiatives that embed a culture of safety, learning, and continuous improvement. Collaborative Engagement: Work closely with senior managers, committees, and stakeholders to achieve NSQHS accreditation and performance goals. Innovation & Excellence: Lead quality improvement projects with measurable outcomes, recognised through publications and awards. Workplace Safety Stewardship: Champion best practice in health, safety, and wellbeing to support a high-performing and compliant workforce. About You Hold tertiary health and postgraduate management qualifications (or equivalent), with extensive experience in quality, safety, risk management, and accreditation within a complex healthcare environment. Demonstrated expertise in applying National Standards (2nd Edition), patient safety programs, clinical risk identification, and continuous improvement methodologies. Strong skills in data analysis, clinical case review, project management and change management—translating insights into meaningful quality and safety improvements. Exceptional written and verbal communication skills with the ability to build relationships, influence stakeholders and engage effectively with clinicians, consumers and senior leaders. Proven ability to manage multiple priorities independently, lead and collaborate in team environments, and confidently use incident management, quality systems and Microsoft Office tools. Why work at St Vincent’s? Join us on our mission to provide care to all, including the most at-risk people in our community. Discounted access to many gyms for you and your family with Fitness Passport. Access to discounted private health insurance with Medibank. Access to a government salary sacrifice program. Make a proportion of your salary tax‑free. Committed to financial support for educational development, scholarship programs and paid study leave. About the Hospital Busy inner‑city hospital situated in Darlinghurst. Surrounded by cafes, galleries, theatres, parks, nightlife and nearby beaches. Specialised in heart & lung transplantation, bone marrow transplantation, cardiology, cancer care, AIDS/HIV, respiratory medicine, mental health, homeless health, drug & alcohol services and correctional health. Strong partnership with universities and research institutes located on‑campus. Sponsorship / Work Rights for Australia Please note, visa sponsorship is not available for this position. For this role you must be an Australian or New Zealand citizen or have an Australian visa that grants you the work rights necessary for the role. Pre‑employment Checks Your employment is conditional upon the completion of all role‑required pre‑employment checks, including relevant immunisations. Equal Opportunity We celebrate diversity & inclusion and are committed to equal employment opportunity for everyone. As part of our commitment to reconciliation we encourage Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples to apply and join us in delivering care that heals body, mind, spirit and community. How To Apply The closing date for applications is 26 November 2025. Please submit your resume and a brief cover letter highlighting how your interest, skills and experience align with each of the items listed in the “About You” section of this job advert. Shortlisting for this position will commence immediately. We encourage you to apply promptly as the advertisement may close early should a suitable applicant be sourced. The role is not open to recruitment agencies. Reconciliation Action Plan At St Vincent's we acknowledge the importance of creating a work environment that is welcoming, safe, equitable and inclusive for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Employees. For further information, visit or contact View Reconciliation Action Plan. Code of Conduct View Code of Conduct. #J-18808-Ljbffr