Director, Quality and Safety – Hospitals
- Canberra, ACT, Australia, 2601
- Sydney, NSW, Australia
- Melbourne, VIC, Australia
- Permanent
- Closing on: Jun 5 2026
- Progress with purpose at one of Australia’s largest health care providers
- Get ahead with salary packaging, benefits and professional development in a supportive team environment
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Play a pivotal national leadership role with the ability to drive meaningful, system-wide change in quality and patient safety across a diverse hospital network
About the role
Calvary is seeking an experienced and strategic Director, Quality and Safety – Hospitals to join our National Clinical Governance team. This pivotal leadership role is responsible for driving excellence in clinical governance, with a strong focus on clinical incident management, consumer experience, and quality improvement across our national hospital network.
As a trusted advisor, you will partner with hospital executives and clinical leaders to strengthen safety culture, ensure compliance with NSQHS standards, and translate insights from incidents into meaningful, system-wide improvements that enhance patient outcomes.
Your main duties will include:
- Leading national clinical governance initiatives, including incident management and quality improvement programs
- Supporting and advising hospital quality and leadership teams on safety, compliance and continuous improvement
- Guiding serious incident reviews, including root cause analysis, and translating findings into system-wide improvements
- Monitoring and reporting on quality indicators and contributing to national governance reporting
- Strengthening capability across sites through mentoring, education and shared learning initiatives
About you
- You are a collaborative and influential clinical governance leader with strong experience in hospital environments.
- You bring expertise in incident investigation, quality systems, and stakeholder engagement, along with a passion for improving patient safety and care outcomes.
- You will also have a tertiary qualification in a healthcare-related field, along with demonstrated experience in clinical governance leadership roles
This is a full-time role, based in Melbourne, Canberra or Sydney, with some travel required across our hospital network.
- NFP salary packaging benefits, discounted health insurance and gym memberships
- Paid parental leave
- Training, development pathways and career opportunities
- Flexible hours that make sense for you
- As part of the application process, you will be required to complete pre-employment checks which may include, but is not limited to reference checks, work rights, criminal history check, NDIS/WWCC/WWVP checks, and a health evaluation to ensure suitability for the role
- You will be required to provide evidence of immunisation as required for your role
