Chief Medical Officer - Defence & National Security
Core
Executive medical leader responsible for clinical governance, patient safety, and quality assurance across large-scale Australian Government healthcare programs.
Role type
Senior IC Chief Medical Officer (Defence & National Security)
Builds
National service network healthcare delivery for Australian Government
Domain
Healthcare / Defence & National Security
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | client delivery | physical/clinical work
Required skills
Clinical governance, patient safety, clinical risk management, accreditation, credentialing, scope of practice, incident management, continuous improvement, data-driven clinical assurance, stakeholder management, contract and commercial success
Preferred skills
Defence health, military medicine, occupational medicine, mission-critical healthcare, large-scale healthcare service transformation
Technologies
Clinical performance dashboards, trend analysis, early risk indicators
Responsibilities
Drive clinical excellence and establish expectations for quality and safety; Lead clinical governance and assurance including risk and incident management; Strengthen clinical workforce governance and credentialing; Embed clinical risk management and corrective actions; Build data-driven clinical assurance using performance dashboards; Translate clinical insights into operational and contractual decisions; Maintain readiness for accreditation and external assurance; Build clinical capability across the network; Manage senior clinical relationships with stakeholders; Contribute to contract and commercial success
Seniority
Executive, hands-on IC
