Job Description:

• Role title: Improvement Lead

• Role type: Max-term (1 Year) Part-time (23 Hours Per Week)

• Role grade: HSM Level 3

• Department and location: Patient Safety, Quality and Improvement

• Salary: $132,236 - $150,222 (Pro-rata) + Super + Salary Packaging

Better and fairer care.  Always.
We are St Vincent’s Health Australia, Australia’s largest not-for-profit provider of health and aged care services. 
 

Founded by The Sisters of Charity in 1857, our +30,000 healthcare superheroes operate public and private hospitals, residential aged care, community and virtual care, and outreach programs. 

About the role

• Support the delivery of St Vincent’s strategic priorities by partnering with executives, senior managers and clinical staff to plan, facilitate and deliver continuous improvement initiatives that enhance organisational performance and patient outcomes.

• Apply continuous improvement, change management and analytical methodologies to identify opportunities, diagnose performance issues and design sustainable improvement solutions across clinical and corporate services.

• Coach, train and support teams and individual staff to build capability in improvement tools and techniques, enabling consistent use of best practice approaches from problem identification through to implementation and sustainability.

• Support the collection, analysis and monitoring of qualitative and quantitative data to measure performance, track improvement outcomes and inform decision-making at all levels of the organisation.

• Provide consultative advice and direct support to Business Owners, Stream Managers and Executives to assist in the delivery of strategic and operational plans, ensuring alignment with organisational objectives.

• Build and maintain strong collaborative relationships with Innovation and Improvement partners, and communicate improvement initiatives, outcomes and lessons learned through reporting, presentations and organisational forums.

About you

• Background in clinical services improvement, with experience as a clinician (nursing, medical, allied health or other) or working within a health service in an innovation, improvement or redesign role, preferably within the health or not-for-profit sector.

• Relevant tertiary qualifications in leadership and management, or currently working towards these, or equivalent experience deemed appropriate.

• Demonstrated commitment to, and experience in, leading improvement initiatives at a senior management level, with a proven ability to deliver measurable outcomes.

• Ability to work in a self-directed and motivated manner, as well as collaboratively within a team, supported by strong critical analysis skills and the ability to communicate succinctly using a range of mediums.

• Demonstrated ability to coach and support staff to collect, analyse and monitor data and information to identify improvement opportunities and measure change.

• Personal integrity and a demonstrated commitment to the Philosophy, Mission and Values of Mary Aikenhead Ministries and St Vincent’s Health Australia.

Why work at St Vincent’s?

• Join us on our mission to provide care to all, including the most at-risk people in our community

• Discounted access to many gyms for you and your family with Fitness Passport

• Access to discounted private health insurance with Medibank

• Access to a government salary sacrifice program.  Make a proportion of your salary tax-free

• Committed to financial support for educational development, scholarship programs, paid study leave

About the hospital

In this role you will be based at St Vincent’s hospital, Darlinghurst.

• A busy inner-city hospital in a beautiful location

• Surrounded by great cafes, galleries and theatres, parks, nightlife, and nearby glorious beaches

• A place of expert clinical care for at-risk people

• Closely partnered with universities & affiliated research institutes, many of which are located on campus

• Centres of excellence include heart & lung transplantation, bone marrow transplantation, cardiology, cancer care, HIV/AIDS, respiratory medicine, mental health, homeless health, drug & alcohol services, and correctional health 

Sponsorship / work rights for Australia

Please note, visa sponsorship is not available for this position. For this role you must be an Australian or New Zealand citizen or have an Australia visa that grants you the work rights necessary for the role.
 

Pre-employment checks

Your employment is conditional upon the completion of all role-required pre-employment checks, including relevant immunisations.
 

Equal opportunity

We celebrate diversity & inclusion and are committed to equal employment opportunity for everyone.
 

As part of our commitment to reconciliation, we encourage Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples to apply and join us in delivering care that heals body, mind, spirit and community.
 

How to apply

The closing date for applications is 6 February 2026.

Please submit your resume and a brief cover letter highlighting how your interest, skills, and experience align with each of the things listed in the ‘About You’ section of this job advert. 

For more information or a copy of the position description contact [email protected]

Respectfully, this role is not open to recruitment agencies.

Reconciliation Action Plan:

At St Vincent's we acknowledge the importance of creating a work environment that is welcoming, safe, equitable and inclusive for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Employees. As part of our Commitment to Reconciliation and Closing the Gap in employment related outcomes, we encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples.

For further information, visit https://www.svha.org.au/about-us/reconciliation or get in contact at [email protected]

View Reconciliation Action Plan

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