Job description
Agency Department of Health Work unit Clinical Excellence and Patient Safety
Job title Clinical Safety Officer Designation Senior Professional Officer 1
Job type Full time Duration Ongoing
Salary $132,408 - $147,919 Location Darwin, Alice Springs
Position number 49817 RTF 340557 Closing 20/07/2026
Contact officer Fiona Wake on 08 8999 2840 or [email protected]
About the agency http://www.health.nt.gov.au/
Apply online https://jobs.nt.gov.au/Home/JobDetails?rtfId=340557
APPLICATIONS MUST INCLUDE A ONE-PAGE SUMMARY ABOUT YOU, A DETAILED RESUME AND COPIES OF YOUR
TERTIARY QUALIFICATIONS.
Information for applicants – inclusion and diversity and Special Measures recruitment plans
The NTPS values diversity. The NTPS encourages people from all diversity groups to apply for vacancies and accommodates
people with disability by making reasonable workplace adjustments. If you require an adjustment for the recruitment process or
job, please discuss this with the contact officer. For more information about applying for this position and the merit process, go
to the OCPE website.
Aboriginal applicants will be granted priority consideration for this vacancy. For more information on Special Measures plans, go
to the OCPE website.
Primary objective
Provide expert advice to the Director Clinical Information Systems Governance and lead the development, implementation and
evaluation of clinical information systems clinical safety strategies across NT Health. This position will collaborate across divisions
and disciplines to assist NT Health in identifying, assessing and mitigating clinical information system clinical risks.
Key duties and responsibilities
1. Lead the establishment of clinical safety for clinical information systems integrating clinical risk identification, assessment,
mitigation and reporting across NT Health.
2. Provide expert advice and support to executive leadership, clinical teams and operational managers on issues relating to clinical
information systems affecting patient care and clinical outcomes
3. Oversee the clinical information systems risk management framework, including oversight of severe incident investigations,
reporting and implementation of improvement actions.
4. Develop and deliver education and training programs defining when and how to engage clinical safety teams for clinical
information systems to clinical and non-clinical staff.
5. Prepare high-level clinical safety reports and briefings relating to clinical information system/s risks and issues for executive
committees.
6. Monitor emerging clinical risks, sentinel events and severe incident trends relating to clinical information systems to inform
strategic planning and clinical risk management.
7. Follow defined service quality standards, work health and safety policies and procedures relating to the work being undertaken
to ensure high quality, safe services and workplaces.
8. Foster a positive workplace culture through exemplary leadership practices and role modelling behaviour.
Selection criteria
Essential
1. Demonstrated understanding of clinical governance frameworks, patient safety principles, and systems-based approaches to
improving quality and safety in healthcare.
2. Demonstrated knowledge and application of enterprise and clinical risk management frameworks, including risk identification,
assessment, analysis, evaluation, mitigation, and monitoring, with the ability to translate clinical risks into organisational risk
management processes and support effective governance and decision-making
3. Proven ability to identify risks within clinical systems, workflows, and service delivery models, and to develop, implement, and
evaluate effective risk mitigation strategies that improve patient safety and organisational performance.
4. Demonstrated understanding of testing methodologies and validation processes associated with the implementation of clinical
information systems.
5. Demonstrated ability to engage effectively with clinical, operational, executive, and technical stakeholders to support the
identification, measurement, and realisation of benefits arising from quality, safety, or digital health initiatives.
Further information
Positions may be subject to pre-employment checks such as immunisation requirements, working with children clearance notice
and criminal history checks. A criminal history will not exclude an applicant from this position unless it is a relevant criminal history.
For immunisation requirements - Category A (direct contact with blood or body substances) or Category B (indirect contact with
blood or body substances), check with contact person for requirements.
Approved: 2 July 2026 Fiona Wake, Executive Director Clinical Excellence and Patient Safety
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