Risk and Patient Safety Advisor

Work in an environment that offers: 

• Generous annual leave entitlements 
• An opportunity to work with a leading regional health service
• Support for career progression and development

The Position 

Job Reference: 4415

Position Title: Risk and Patient Safety Advisor 
Classification: Dependent on qualifications 
Salary per hour (exc. super): Dependent on qualifications 
Hours per fortnight: 64
Employment Status: Fixed Term Part Time until June 2027

Other requirements: 2026 Flu Vaccination  

Closing date: 19/08/2026

The Risk & Patient Safety Advisor supports organisational risk management by promoting a positive safety culture and implementing best-practice risk assessment, investigation and reporting frameworks. The role provides guidance and training to staff, ensures compliance with risk management processes and supports the identification, assessment and mitigation of clinical and corporate risks to improve patient safety and organisational performance.

The Advisor leads reviews of serious patient safety events, maintains accurate risk data and performance reporting and works collaboratively with managers to monitor risks, identify trends and implement evidence-based improvements. Through effective analysis, stakeholder collaboration and continuous improvement initiatives, the role strengthens patient safety outcomes and organisational accountability.

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 to be a trusted regional healthcare service recognised for delivering exceptional care, being a great place to work, and being deeply connected to our community. 

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

Quality and Risk provides leadership and support for quality, compliance, risk, patient safety, consumer experience and engagement and improvement and innovation across the organisation. The division has responsibility for overseeing the risk management framework and compliance to various accreditations and legislative requirements and to ensure improvements are undertaken through our responses to recommendations arising from assessments. There is a strong strategic and operational focus of promoting and advancing continuous improvement, partnering with consumers, and supporting the organisation to review incidents, data and systems to improve patient outcomes and efficiency of the business. The division collaboratively provides high quality clinical governance support and advice, both internally and when supporting health services in the Loddon Mallee Health Services Network. 

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 Jessica Denney, Risk and Patient Safety Manager on 03 5454 9083 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.

Position Description: HERE 

Allied Health Credentialing and Scope of Practice: HERE  

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