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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

The Risk and Patient Safety Advisor supports Bendigo Health's patient safety and risk management functions through the coordination of risk, incident management and governance processes that promote safe, high-quality care. Working closely with clinical and operational teams, the role ensures compliance with risk management and patient safety frameworks, supporting the identification, assessment, review and management of clinical and corporate risks, incidents and patient safety events.

The Advisor oversees the management and monitoring of Incident Management, particularly Incident Severity Rating 1 and 2 reviews, supports mortality screening, coronial and medicolegal processes, and monitors the implementation of improvement actions and controls. Through data analysis, reporting, stakeholder engagement and continuous improvement activities, the role promotes organisational learning, strengthens patient safety outcomes and supports informed decision-making across the health service.

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 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.

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.

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If you are an existing Bendigo Health employee, please ensure you apply with your Bendigo Health email address.

Need more information? Please contact Jessica Denney, Risk and Patient Safety Manager on for a confidential discussion.

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