District Patient Safety and Quality Data Lead
Position Classification: Health Manager Level 4
Remuneration: $141,974 - $169,151 per annum plus superannuation
Hours Per Week: 38
Requisition ID: REQ592838
Location: Caringbah, Sydney
Applications Close: Sunday, 10th August 2025
Where you'll be working
The Sutherland Hospital, part of South Eastern Sydney Local Health District (SESLHD), is a dynamic healthcare facility committed to delivering outstanding care to the local community. Located in Caringbah, our hospital provides a wide range of specialist services and is renowned for its compassionate, patient-centred approach.
The role
The District Clinical Performance Lead fills an important role within the CGU for improving systems and processes that will enhance SESLHD and facility/service Clinical Governance framework. The role provides leadership, direction, management, and guidance across SELSHD for evaluation of systems performance by promoting use and integration of data driven analysis, patient safety enhancement and quality improvement.
Benefits:
- Up to 12 allocated days off each year (for full-time employees) in addition to annual leave.
- Salary packaging options that reduce your taxable income and increase your take-home pay! Up to $9K for living expenses and $2.6K meal & entertainment & Novated Leasing.
- Discounted gym memberships with a Fitness Passport
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP) for employees and family members.
- Discounted Private Health Insurance.
Are you ready to join us?
We are excited to learn more about you and your experience. As part of the application process, we invite you to respond to the following targeted questions:
1. Can you describe your experience in leading quality improvement projects within a clinical setting? Please include examples of how you applied project management methodologies to implement change and evaluate outcomes, particularly in a large and complex healthcare organization.
2. How have you utilized your knowledge of health data systems and quality improvement methodologies to influence decision-making and drive performance measurement and reporting? Additionally, please share an example where you collaborated with multiple stakeholders to successfully implement a policy or strategic plan.
Need more information?
1) Click here for the Position Description and SESLHD Expected Standards
2) Find out more about applying for this position
For role related queries or questions contact John Shephard on John.Shephard@health.nsw.gov.au
Our CORE Values are Collaboration, Openness, Respect and Empowerment and have been created by employees for employees and help define how we work and to inspire positive interactions in the workplace.
- If you have relevant qualifications or experience, please include any supporting documents with your application.
- An eligibility list may be created for future vacancies.
- Employment of a temporary visa holder may only occur if no suitable permanent resident or citizen of Australia has been identified for this position following suitable labour market testing.
- Applicants will be assessed against the essential requirements and selection criteria contained within the position description.
- Recommended applicants will be reviewed for compliance with NSW Health policy directive Occupational Assessment, Screening and Vaccination against Specific Diseases for all positions prior to offer.
- SESLHD is committed to creating a workplace that reflects the diversity of our community. This will help ensure our employees, our patients and their carers, feel supported. We invite candidates of all ages, genders, sexual orientation, cultural backgrounds, people with disability, neurodiverse individuals, and Indigenous Australians to apply. We do have an Aboriginal Employment Consultant that can also provide support (SESLHD-AboriginalWorkforce@health.nsw.gov.au) and for additional information please visit our Stepping Up Website
