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• Central Adelaide Local Health Network
• Salary: ASO7 - $108,109.00 - $116,864.00 p.a. + Superannuation & Salary Sacrifice Benefits
• Adelaide SA, 5000
• Full Time, Contracted Role up to 6 months 

About the Role

We are seeking a highly skilled and motivated Risk Management and Compliance Consultant to join the Clinical Governance team at Central Adelaide Local Health Network (CALHN). Reporting to the Director, Enterprise Risk and Compliance, you will play a key role in coordinating and maintaining CALHN’s risk management and compliance frameworks. Your focus will be on identifying and evaluating organisational risks, maintaining the risk register, and delivering staff training to ensure a robust, organisation-wide approach to risk mitigation and compliance.

Working closely with clinical programs and the Safety and Quality team, you will deliver education and advice to support local risk management initiatives and contribute to the development of efficient risk and compliance processes. You will also monitor mitigation strategies, generate risk reporting, and manage the compliance program to ensure alignment with the National Safety & Quality Standards and the broader vision and values of SA Health. This is an opportunity to use your expertise to enhance service delivery, organisational accountability, and continuous improvement across a large and complex health network.

About You

You are an experienced and strategic professional with a strong background in risk management and compliance within healthcare or complex service environments. Your leadership, analytical skills, and knowledge of governance frameworks equip you to drive improvements in patient safety and organisational accountability.

• Demonstrated leadership and high-level communication, problem solving, and negotiation skills, with the ability to foster cooperation across all levels of staff.

• Extensive experience developing, implementing, and evaluating clinical and/or corporate risk management and compliance programs.

• Strong analytical skills with experience in interpreting risk data, applying ISO standards, and using Microsoft Office and related systems.

• Comprehensive knowledge of risk and compliance frameworks, public sector standards, and safety-of-care principles aligned to ISO 31000 and AS/ISO 19600.

About CALHN

The Central Adelaide Local Health Network includes South’s Australia’s major quaternary facility, the Royal Adelaide Hospital, The Queen Elizabeth Hospital, the Hampstead Rehabilitation Centre, and the Repat Health Precinct. We also deliver mental health services at Glenside Health Services and at a range of other locations across the metropolitan and regional areas.

We’re looking for talented staff to join us and help us to shape the future of health through world-class care and world-class research and achieve our vision of being in the top 50 health services in the world and top 5 in Australia.

Benefit of Joining CALHN

At CALHN, we're dedicated to your career satisfaction and wellbeing, offering tailored benefits for healthcare professionals, including:

• Salary Attractions: Flexible options for salary packaging covering living expenses, meal and entertainment allowances, and novated leasing.
• Annual Leave: Enjoy paid recreation leave for essential rejuvenation, with leave loading applied.
• Flexible Work Arrangements: The South Australian public sector promotes diversity and flexible ways of working including part-time. Applicants are encouraged to discuss the flexible working arrangements for this role.
• Health and Fitness Benefits: Access to Fitness Passport, a discounted workplace health and fitness program available to CALHN staff and their families. 
• Career Opportunities: Explore career growth within the SA Health system with opportunities for skill development and movement across various metropolitan and regional sites. 
• Employee Assistance Program: Confidential counselling and support services are available via our Employee Assistance Program.

Join CALHN for a fulfilling career bolstered by comprehensive benefits and unwavering commitment to your success.

Our Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion

CALHN is an Equal Opportunities employer committed to providing an inclusive workplace that embraces diversity and inclusion for all employees. We strongly encourage applications from people of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander descent, culturally diverse backgrounds, disability, all genders, and LGBTQI+ community.

Application Information:

• Please refer to the role description for essential educational/vocational qualifications that may be required.
• Appointment will be subject to a satisfactory Criminal History Check and compliant Immunisation screening as indicated in the role description.
• SA Health Services are required to implement the Addressing vaccine preventable disease: Occupational assessment, screening and vaccination policy in the workplace.

Please note that unsolicited applications from recruitment agencies or third parties will not be accepted for this position.

Job ref: 907417

Enquiries to:

Holly Clark

Phone: 0419628096

E-mail: holly.clark@sa.gov.au

Application Closing Date

11:55 pm Friday 11^th July 2025

Refer to the SA Health Career Website - How to apply for further information

 907417 Risk Management and Compliance Consultant ASO7-RN3.pdf

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