Employment Type: Permanent Full Time
Position Classification: Health Mgr Lvl 2
Remuneration: 114251 - 134809 full time equivalent base salary range (excludes super, leave loading and salary packaging)
Hours Per Week: 38
Requisition ID: REQ648450
Location: Westmead
Applications close: Midnight on 29 March 2026
At the Sydney Children's Hospitals Network, every role helps children and young people live their healthiest lives.
As the largest paediatric health service in Australia, we care for thousands of children each year, in hospital and at home. Our people are united by compassion, collaboration and excellence in care.
What you'll be doing
The Clinical Governance Unit (CGU) has the roles of support, performance and conformance in developing and monitoring policies and procedures for improving systems of care. The CGU will oversee the risk management of patient safety and clinical quality by building upon existing incident management and investigation systems.
The main functions of the CGU patient safety team is managing and overseeing of incident management; ensuring that all patient deaths are reviewed; providing support to clinicians and managers for clinical quality improvement strategies and clinician performance review; developing organisation-wide policies relating to patient safety and clinical quality; and reporting to the Safety & Quality Improvement Committee, that is over seen by the Organisation's Health Care Quality Committee on the effectiveness of these initiatives.
The purpose of the position is to:
Work collaboratively with senior and line managers to provide advice and support in relation to preparing, maintaining, and improving information and reporting systems associated with patient safety and clinical quality
Manage and coordinate the Incident Information Management System (IIMS) including data entry, providing data reports to inform decision making; coordination of Reportable Incident Briefs (RIBS) and incident investigations; and monitoring of performance indicators.
Undertake and coordinate quality and safety activities within the facility as directed by the Network Manager of Patient Safety.
Eligible employees may access:
* Salary packaging and meal entertainment benefits
* Accrued Day Off (ADO) for full time staff
* Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
* Fitness Passport
* Flexible Work Opportunities
How to Apply:
Click 'Apply Online' and submit your application including:
* A resume (maximum 5 pages) outlining your experience
* Responses to the questions below:
* Relevant Tertiary qualifications and/or significant recent clinical experience in a health care setting.
* Demonstrated understanding of the principles and practice of clinical governance and the management of patient safety including successful experience in clinical quality and patient safety.
* Proven ability in the management of conflicting priorities, meeting deadlines and excellent time management skills.
* Demonstrated excellent interpersonal skills and demonstrated capacity to act as a professional adviser to senior clinicians and managers and proven capacity to foster shared objectives and manage multi-disciplinary groups.
* Demonstrated ability to conduct and facilitate chart reviews, practice reviews, literature searches and audits and apply these to patient safety and quality improvement activities.
* Demonstrated high level communication skills in interacting effectively with clinical staff, senior managers and external stakeholders, including effective verbal and written communication skills in the development and presentation of reports and briefs.
* Demonstrated skills and experience in dealing with large volumes of complex information in a timely and efficient manner including demonstrated advanced computer skills in Microsoft Word and Excel.
* Able to demonstrate qualities such as integrity, humility, warmth, friendliness and enthusiasm.
Child Safe Standards:
SCHN is committed to maintaining a child-safe environment that respects and upholds the rights of children and young people, in line with NSW Health's commitment to the Child Safe Standards. We aim to ensure that children and young people feel safe, supported, and included in their care. All current and prospective staff are expected to prioritise the safety, welfare, and well-being of children and young people, actively working to protect them from harm and abuse.
Additional Information:
SCHN is an Equal Opportunity Employer that values diversity, recognising that a diverse workforce strengthens our culture and enhances the care we provide to children, young people and their families.
Permanent NSW Health roles require Australian citizenship or permanent residency. Temporary visa holders may be considered where no suitable Australian citizen or permanent resident is identified.
This position requires a Working with Children Check (WWCC) issued by the Office of the Children's Guardian.
Where required, overseas qualifications must be formally assessed by the Department of Education or relevant authority for recognition in Australia.
An Eligibility List may be created for future permanent and temporary full or part time vacancies
Need more information?
1) Click here for the Position Description
2) Find out more about applying for this position
3) Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are strongly encouraged to apply. We recognise the value of Aboriginal staff providing health care to Aboriginal children and families. For application support, visit the NSW Health Aboriginal Recruitment tool, Stepping Up to assist in preparing your application, or contact the SCHN's Aboriginal Workforce Consultant at
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