Risk Manager, Quality and Risk

**Work in an environment that offers**:

- Support for career progression and development
- An ability to live and work in a vibrant regional setting
- A dynamic and growing health service that embraces new technologies

**The Position**

**Job Reference**: 1785

**Position Title**:Risk Manager, Quality and Risk
**Classification**:Administrative Grade 5 - 7
**Salary per hour (exc. super)**:$46.99 - $61.79
**Hours per fortnight**:76
**Employment Status**:Ongoing Full Time

**Closing date**:**23/01/2025**

The Risk Manager is responsible for the development, implementation, and continuous improvement of the risk management framework within Bendigo Health. This role ensures that strategic, operational, regulatory and clinical risks are proactively managed in alignment with the hospital’s goals and compliance requirements under the Risk Management Framework. The Risk Manager will work closely with clinical, administrative, and operational teams to foster a culture of risk awareness and support the delivery of safe, high-quality patient care.

**Working with Bendigo Health**

Bendigo Health are a leader in regional health care, combining outstanding services with a strong education, training and personal development culture.

Created by our community in the 1850s, we have a long, proud history of delivering excellent care to our community.

Our organisation is diverse, welcoming and committed to delivering our vision of Excellent Care. Every Person, Every Time.

Bendigo Health has around 5000 staff and a catchment area covering a quarter of the size of Victoria. The three main campuses of Bendigo Health are in Bendigo, with many services extended to regional settings including areas such as Mildura, Echuca, Swan Hill, Kyneton and Castlemaine.

We offer a fantastic range of benefits for our staff, including:

- Staff health and wellbeing programs
- Career development and education opportunities
- Generous salary packaging opportunities, to increase your take-home pay each fortnight
- Flexible Working Arrangements
- Use of staff gym and pool and access to other fitness facilities through fitness passport program

If successful for a position at Bendigo Health you must provide evidence of your full immunisation record as part of the on boarding process.

**Your New Division**

The Clinical Governance Division has a focus on promoting and supporting patient safety and quality of service. It recognises the importance of leadership, culture, patient safety, clinical performance, professionalism and patient care. The Clinical Governance team works collaboratively with other staff to provide high quality clinical governance support and advice, both internally and when supporting our Regional Partner Health Services.

**Bendigo Region**

Bendigo is one of Victoria’s largest regional cities making it a great city to live and work in. Bendigo provides services for the region’s population of over 320,000 and so the city offers excellent schools, shopping and cultural precincts, sporting facilities and various tertiary facilities. We can offer generous flexible working arrangements - giving you more time to enjoy the fantastic restaurants, beautiful parks, walking trails and wineries within our region.

**Interested?**

We’d love to hear from you Please ensure that you attach a cover letter and an up-to-date copy of your resume.

Need more information? Please contact** Dr Sally Lima, Chief Quality Officer on 0417 516 780**for a confidential discussion.

**Diversity and Inclusion**

Bendigo Health is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We embrace diversity and social inclusion and encourage people from a diverse cultural background, people with disabilities and or Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander people to apply.