Senior Consultant Safety and Quality
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Employment Type: Permanent Full time
Position Classification: Health Manager Level 3
Remuneration: $132,236 - $150,222 + 12.5% Salary + Salary Packaging
Hours Per Week: 38
Requisition ID: REQ624348
Location: Negotiable across HNE however travel required
Applications Close: Sunday December 7th
Are you passionate about driving safe, high-quality healthcare and empowering clinicians with the skills to deliver excellent patient outcomes?
Hunter New England Health is seeking an experienced and dynamic Senior Consultant – Safety & Quality to lead the Applied Safety and Quality Program (ApSQP) and champion capability development across the district.
About the Role
In this influential position, you will design, deliver, and enhance education programs that build capability in patient safety, quality improvement, and improvement science. You will support the implementation of the Safety & Quality Essentials Pathway and play a key role in developing clinicians as leaders in safe and reliable care.
Working closely with Clinical Governance teams, ApSQP Faculty, and the Clinical Excellence Commission, you will shape development pathways, guide participants, evaluate program outcomes, and ensure ongoing program excellence.
What You’ll Be Doing
Lead the development, delivery, and continuous improvement of training programs and learning pathways in patient safety and improvement science.
Provide mentorship, coaching, and facilitation to ApSQP participants, alumni, and faculty.
Implement and evaluate the Safety & Quality Essentials Pathway across multiple learning levels and delivery modes (face-to-face, virtual, eLearning, webinars, micro-learning).
Coordinate the annual recruitment and selection process for the ApSQP.
Promote the ApSQP and Safety & Quality Development Pathway across the district.
Prepare annual program evaluations and reporting for senior committees.
Deliver coaching and 360 Profile De-briefs to develop clinician leadership and improvement capability.
Act as a specialist advisor on clinical governance education, capability building, and improvement initiatives.
About You
You are a confident educator and facilitator with a passion for continuous improvement in healthcare. You thrive in dynamic environments, can balance competing priorities, and excel in engaging with diverse stakeholders.
You Will Bring
Tertiary qualifications in a health-related field.
Extensive experience designing, delivering, and evaluating education frameworks or training programs in complex healthcare settings.
Strong knowledge of patient safety principles and improvement science methodologies.
Demonstrated understanding of adult learning principles and experience delivering education across multiple formats.
High-level communication, influencing, and negotiation skills.
Strong analytical, writing, and problem-solving capability.
Excellent organisational skills with the ability to manage programs within tight timeframes.
A current driver’s licence and willingness to travel across the district, including overnight stays.
Willingness to complete accreditation for 360 Profile Feedback De-briefing and AIM programs.
Why Join HNELHD?
You’ll be part of a forward-thinking organisation committed to patient safety, professional development, and innovative service improvement. This is an opportunity to meaningfully influence the capability of clinicians and improve patient care across a large and diverse health district.
What we Offer
Monthly Allocated Day Off (ADO) for full-time employees.
Flexible work hours
4 weeks annual leave (pro-rata for part-time).
Paid parental leave (for eligible employees).
Salary packaging – up to $11,600 + novated leasing options.
Fitness Passport – discounted gym memberships for you and your family.
Employee Assistance Program (EAP) for staff and their families
Need more information?
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For role related queries or questions contact Karen Chronister or karen.chronister@health.nsw.gov.au
Applicants will be assessed against the essential requirements and selection criteria contained within the position description (link below). For assistance addressing selection criteria visit: https://bit.ly/3vL5fq2
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This is a Category B position. Recommended applicants will be reviewed for compliance with NSW Health policy directive PD2024_015: Occupational Assessment, Screening and Vaccination against Specified Infectious Diseases for Category B positions prior to offer. All new employees must agree to comply with the requirements outlined in the policy.
Salary Packaging: is beneficial to most Hunter New England Health employees and may increase your take-home pay! Salary package a range of personal expenses including novated motor vehicle leases, relocation expenses, and HECS/HELP debt. Find out more by contacting SalaryPackagingPLUS! via nswhealth@salarypackagingplus.com.au or 1300 40 25 23.
To be eligible for permanent employment in this position you must be an Australian Citizen, or a permanent resident of Australia, or a New Zealand citizen with a current New Zealand Passport. Employment of a temporary visa holder may only occur if no suitable local candidate is identified for the position; in this instance, you may only be offered employment in line with the conditions and expiry date of your visa.
Hunter New England Health employees may be eligible for a range of benefits such as allocated days off (ADO) for full time employees, long service leave, paid maternity leave, and salary packaging options including meal expenses.
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