Safety and Quality Coordinator

**Job no**: 916063
**Work type**: Full time
**Location**: Adelaide CBD
**Categories**: Administration, Business and Management, Allied and Scientific Health, Nursing/Midwifery
- **Central Adelaide Local Health Network, Adelaide**:

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**About the Role**

As a Safety and Quality Consultant, you will play a key role in shaping safe, effective, and consistent clinical practices across our Acute and Urgent Care program. You will work closely with senior leaders and clinical teams to design, implement, and evaluate programs and systems that align policy with practice. Your work will directly contribute to fostering a positive workplace culture and, most importantly, delivering high-quality care and improved outcomes for patients and clients.

In this role, you will coordinate and support a range of projects that underpin our Safety and Quality Plan, ensuring compliance with National Safety and Quality Healthcare Standards (NSQHS). You will provide expertise in quality improvement, risk management, and accreditation readiness, while maintaining accurate data and reporting systems. This is an exciting opportunity to combine your skills in leadership, collaboration, and innovation to make a real impact on patient safety and care standards within a supportive and forward-thinking team.

**Qualifications**

See role descriptions

**About CALHN**

At Central Adelaide (CALHN), we’re shaping the future of health through excellence in clinical care, research, and innovation. As South Australia’s largest health network, we deliver exceptional, safe and connected healthcare—for our patients, our community, and our people.

With more than 17,000 dedicated employees, every day at CALHN presents an opportunity to make a real impact—not because it’s expected, but because our values guide us to be our best.

Join us and be part of a team that’s driven by a commitment to a seamless safe and connected experience for all.

Find out more about our stories, our network, and the opportunities to be part of CALHN.

**Benefit of Joining CALHN**

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

- **Salary Benefits**: Enjoy flexible salary packaging options, including up to $9,010 each FBT year for living expenses (such as mortgage, rent, utilities and groceries) plus an additional $2,650 for meal and entertainment expenses.
- **Annual Leave**: Enjoy paid recreation leave for essential rejuvenation, with leave loading applied.
- **Health and Fitness Benefits**: Access to Fitness Passport, a discounted workplace health and fitness program for you and your family, plus an annual voluntary flu vaccination to support your wellbeing.
- **Employee Assistance Program**: Confidential counselling and support services for you and your family via our Employee Assistance Program.
- **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.
- **Employee Recognition**: Join a workplace where our people are celebrated through awards for innovation, collaboration, and outstanding contributions to health.
- **Career Opportunities**: Explore career growth within the SA Health system with opportunities for skill development and movement across various metropolitan and regional sites.

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

**Our Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion**

**Application Information**:

- Please refer to the role description for essential educational/vocational qualifications that may be required.
- SA Health Services are required to implement the Addressing vaccine preventable disease: Occupational assessment, screening and vaccination policy in the workplace.

**Job ref: 916063**

**Enquiries to**:

- Jenna Georgacopoulos
- Position: Acting Clincial Practice Director - Acute & Urgent Care
Phone: 0403 816 709

**Application Closing Date**

11:55 pm Friday 3 October 2025

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

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**Advertised**: 25 Sep 2025 Cen. Australia Standard Time
**Applications close**: 03 Oct 2025 Cen. Australia Standard Time