Clinical qualityExpression of interestHIF-BLD-DHCG
Director of Healthcare & Clinical Governance (Volunteer)
Set safe clinical boundaries and quality standards for every HIF health activity.
Location
Victoria, Australia
Arrangement
Hybrid
Commitment
4–6 hours per week
Duration
12-month appointment
Level
Registered health professional / leadership
Contribution track
Build HIF
01
Role mandate
Set safe clinical boundaries and quality standards for every HIF health activity.
Why this role exists now
Screening, education and international health activities require consistent clinical governance, credentialing and escalation—not informal oversight.
02
Outcomes you would own
01
A current, approved workplan for the Clinical quality contribution.
02
Clear decisions, risks and dependencies recorded where the team can use them.
03
A repeatable system or process that does not depend on one person.
04
A practical handover pack with owners, review dates and next actions.
Core responsibilities
Approve clinical protocols, scopes of practice and supervision requirements.
Chair clinical quality reviews and oversee incident-learning processes.
Confirm credential and competency requirements for each health role.
Advise the Board on clinical risk, referral pathways and program readiness.
03
Your first 90 days
Days 1–30
Listen, learn and locate the work
Complete HIF induction, role boundaries and required checks.
Review the Clinical quality brief, evidence, partners and unresolved decisions.
Agree a 90-day workplan, communication rhythm and escalation map.
Days 31–60
Build the first useful thing
Prototype the priority system, policy or operating rhythm.
Invite review early from the people who will use or be affected by the work.
Record changes, risks and decisions instead of hiding uncertainty.
Days 61–90
Deliver, learn and hand over
Complete the agreed first milestone or document why it should change.
Review progress against success measures with your supervisor.
Publish a next-quarter plan and keep files ready for another volunteer.
04
What you need
Essential criteria
Current Australian registration in a relevant health profession.
Experience in clinical governance, quality improvement or health-service leadership.
Ability to define safe limits for students, volunteers and multidisciplinary teams.
Desirable, not required
Primary care, public health or cardiovascular experience.
Board or committee experience.
05
How good work will be judged
Success measures
The system is clear enough for another volunteer to operate.
Decisions and responsibilities are visible before deadlines are missed.
The process remains proportionate to HIF’s size and capacity.
Decision rights & escalation
Set day-to-day priorities within the approved role brief and agreed hours.
Recommend changes to scope, timing or method and document the rationale.
Pause your own activity and escalate when safety, consent, quality or capacity is unclear.
Escalate budget commitments, external promises, partner agreements and material changes to CEO and Board Clinical Governance Committee.
Clinical, safeguarding, privacy and public-claim decisions remain with the named qualified approver.
Role boundaries
This is an unpaid volunteer role. It does not create an employment relationship or expectation of future paid work.
Do not represent HIF publicly, sign agreements or commit money unless authority is explicitly documented.
Use only approved systems for personal, partner or program information.
The agreed weekly commitment is a ceiling to manage, not a minimum to exceed silently.
No travel is assumed. Any future travel would require a separate brief, risk review and written approval.
06
Support, learning and wellbeing
Access to an independent clinical advisory group.
Restricted incident and credential status reporting.
Budget pathway for external specialist advice where required.
Scope and safety
Volunteers must not work outside their competence. Clinical, safeguarding and community-facing work requires role-specific supervision and escalation pathways.
Checks before you begin
Identity and right-to-volunteer confirmation.
One or two role-relevant references for leadership or higher-trust appointments.
Confidentiality, conflict-of-interest, privacy and code-of-conduct declarations.
Current registration, qualifications, scope and professional standing verification.
07
How selection works
Evidence to include
A short statement explaining why this role and HIF’s health-equity mission fit your experience.
One specific example showing how you handled work relevant to healthcare.
Your realistic availability against the published commitment of 4–6 hours per week.
Any required qualifications, registrations, portfolio links or work samples.
Conflicts, access needs or support adjustments you want the selection panel to consider.
Selection stages
Eligibility and completeness review
Assessment against the published essential criteria
Structured interview or practical conversation, if required
Relevant reference, credential and safeguarding checks
Outcome, induction and role-specific onboarding
Final selection decisions are made by people. AI is not used to automatically reject applicants.