Patient Safety & Improvement Manager
Requisition ID: REQ679719
Employment Type: Permanent Full - Time
Position Classification: Health Manager - Level 3
Remuneration: $137,525.00 - $156,231.00 per annum (+ super + 17.5% leave loading where applicable)
Location: Wagga Wagga or Albury
Applications Close: midnight 18 August 2026
Champion safer care through strong governance and meaningful system change!
About the Opportunity
As the Patient Safety & Improvement Manager, you will provide high-level advice and leadership to clinicians and managers, overseeing the implementation of effective Clinical Governance across MLHD.
You will support consumer safety and quality improvement initiatives, including National Safety and Quality Health Service Standards, serious incident management and patient-centred care practices.
You will be responsible for:
- Leading risk assessment and mitigation strategies for serious patient safety incidents
- Overseeing Serious Incident Review processes and ensuring system improvements are implemented
- Providing expert advice on clinical governance, safety and quality frameworks
- Supporting clinicians and managers to embed incident management and improvement practices
- Leading the development and evaluation of governance and quality plans
- Ensuring compliance with NSW Health policies, accreditation standards and best practice principles
- Partnering with consumers and staff to integrate feedback into care systems
To find out more, please review the Position Description.
About You
Our ideal candidate will demonstrate:
- Strong clinical governance and patient safety experience within a complex healthcare environment
- Proven ability to manage serious incidents and apply enterprise-wide risk management frameworks
- Confidence leading difficult conversations and supporting staff and families following serious events
- Highly developed analytical, problem-solving and advisory capability
- Strong stakeholder engagement skills, with the ability to influence and embed safety as “business as usual".
- Experience working with accreditation standards and continuous improvement frameworks
Why join MLHD?
At Murrumbidgee Local Health District (MLHD), we offer more than a job — we offer the chance to make a real difference.
- Make a Meaningful Impact – Play a vital role in shaping our culture and workforce capability to improve patient care outcomes.
- Attractive Remuneration – Enjoy competitive pay aligned with your skills and experience.
- Flexible Working Arrangements – Balance work and life in a way that works for you
- Generous Salary Packaging – Access up to $20,600 per annum tax-free for living expenses, plus the option for novated car leasing.
- Professional Development – Take advantage of ongoing learning and career advancement opportunities
- Health & Wellbeing Support – Benefit from comprehensive wellness programs for you and your family, including Employee Assistance Programs, Fitness Passport, and initiatives supporting both physical and mental health.
Click here to discover why MLHD is the right place to grow your career and contribute to healthier communities.
How to Apply
If this sounds like the opportunity for you, apply now! Please contact Kathy Rhodes, Kathy.Rhodes1@health.nsw.gov.au if you have any questions about this role.
Make a Change. Make a Difference.
Murrumbidgee Local Health District is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive environment which reflects the community we serve. We encourage candidates from all backgrounds, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, LGBTIQA+, neurodiverse individuals, and people with disabilities to apply.
If you identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, you can access recruitment application support through the Stepping Up initiative.
This is a NSW Health Category A position which requires immunisation and screening for certain diseases. The full list of requirements are outlined in the NSW Health OASV Policy (Page 11). You will be required to complete the OASV Undertaking/ Declaration Form and TB Assessment Tool during the recruitment process. Please upload this with your application along with any other vaccination evidence that you may have.
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