Clinical Improvement Officer, Itim

**Clinical Improvement Officer - Trauma (ITIM)**

**Agency for Clinical Innovation | Part-Time Temporary (until July 2027)**

**Health Manager Level 3 | $127,150 - $144,444 p.a. (pro rata)**

**Location: St Leonards | Flexible hybrid working**

**Shape the Future of Trauma Care in NSW**

Even though it’s temporary and part-time, the scope is significant, and the opportunity to shape trauma care at a systems level is rare. If you're passionate about improving outcomes and ready to lead change, we’d love to hear from you.

**Why This Role Matters**
- Influence trauma policy and practice across NSW
- Collaborate with leading clinicians and health services
- Drive innovation in trauma system governance and review
- Contribute to high-level decision-making and strategic planning
- Flexible structure that fits alongside clinical duties
- Great opportunity for a secondment
- Expand your professional network across NSW Health

**About the Role**

As Clinical Improvement Officer, you’ll lead the **Trauma Death Review and Monitoring Program**, manage the **ITIM Clinical Review Committee**, and work closely with ITIM’s project and data officers to deliver statewide initiatives. You’ll provide high-level policy advice, support strategic planning, and drive evidence-based improvements across adult and paediatric trauma systems.

This role is ideal for someone with senior-level trauma experience, strong project management skills, and a passion for system-wide clinical improvement.

**What You’ll Need**
- Tertiary qualifications in a relevant discipline
- Extensive experience in traumatic injury care
- Expertise in trauma scoring systems and quality review processes
- Advanced digital skills (Excel, REDCap, Power BI)
- Strong communication and stakeholder engagement skills
- Proven ability to manage complex projects and deliver results

**About us**

The Agency for Clinical Innovation (ACI) leads innovation in clinical care across NSW. We do this by bringing clinicians, patients and healthcare managers together to design and implement new ways to deliver healthcare.

**What you will be doing**

The ITIM Clinical Improvement Officer, managed within the Trauma Pain and Rehabilitation (TPR) and Clinical Engagement and Operational Programmes (CEOPs) Directorate, supports the Agency for Clinical Innovation (ACI) in enhancing trauma care across NSW by leading the Trauma Death Review and Monitoring Program and managing the ITIM Clinical Review Committee's business. The role collaborates with ITIM Project Officers (Education, Innovation, and Trauma Outcomes Registry and Quality Evaluation - TORQUE) and the Trauma Data Officer to deliver comprehensive services supporting work plans from the Clinical Review, Data Management, Education, Research Advisory, and Trauma Innovation Committees. The officer promotes, develops, implements, and monitors strategic change management programs to improve service delivery in Local Health Districts (LHDs) and Specialty Health Networks (SHNs), including initiatives fostering better integration between general practice and public health services for coordinated chronic care. By providing high-level policy advice, executive support to senior committees, and facilitating quality reviews of trauma system morbidity and mortality data, the role drives evidence-based innovations and system change recommendations across adult and paediatric trauma systems, aligning with the Clinical Excellence Commission (CEC) to amplify key messages.

**Employment details**

**Employment Type**: Part Time Exempt (up to July 2027)
**Position Classification**:Health Manager Level 3
**Remuneration**: $127,150.00 - $144,444.00 per annum excluding Superannuation
**Hours Per Week**: 24hrs
**Requisition ID**: REQ610456

**How to apply**
- a cover letter detailing your interest and how your skills and experience are relevant to this role, maximum of 3 pages
- an up-to-date resume of no more than five (5) pages which clearly details your skills and experience as relevant to this role.**Selection Criteria**
- Tertiary qualifications in a relevant discipline, and extensive senior-level experience in a trauma-related role with provision of professional executive services in a complex healthcare environment.
- Demonstrated expertise in trauma scoring systems (e.g., Abbreviated Injury Scoring, Injury Severity Score), quality review processes, and ethical requirements for adult and paediatric trauma systems.
- Proven ability to manage projects and deliver statewide initiatives to deadline with limited supervision, ensuring high-quality outcomes and responsiveness to feedback.
- Advanced skills in digital tools (e.g., excel, REDCap, Power BI) to support efficient project operations and data reporting.
- Advanced oral and written communication, interpersonal, and stakeholder engagement skills, with a demonstrated ability to foster collaboration and maintain positive working relationships.
- Demonstrated experience in continuous improvemen