Maternity Quality & Safety Lead
Core
Senior clinical leadership role driving quality, safety, governance, and service performance across Western Health's large and complex maternity services.
Role type
Senior IC maternity quality and safety lead
Builds
Safe, high-quality, woman-centred care programs and governance frameworks
Domain
Healthcare / Maternity Services
Required skills
Clinical governance, quality and safety systems, incident review, accreditation, audit, risk management, continuous improvement, data analysis, stakeholder engagement
Preferred skills
Postgraduate qualification in quality, safety, leadership, or management (Masters level)
Technologies
None stated
Responsibilities
Lead the maternity quality and safety program including governance frameworks, incident management, and risk management; Monitor quality and safety performance using adverse events, compliance measures, and audit findings; Lead review of incidents and serious adverse patient safety events; Provide expert midwifery advice in safety huddles and committees; Provide leadership and coaching to the quality and safety team
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC
