Clinical Governance Lead

As the Clinical Governance Lead you will oversee a safe and high quality occupational health assessments, through ensuring subcontractor adherence to the Clinical Governance Framework for Defence Force Recruiting services.

You will work with the medical and psychological services sub contractor to ensure adherence to the framework and associated plans.

• Lead clinical governance and ensure high quality healthcare compliance.
• Oversee audits, reporting, and adherence to clinical standards.

• Canberra, Melbourne, Sydney, Adelaide and Brisbane locations considered.

ADF Careers is the largest workforce outsourcing solution in the southern hemisphere with over 80,000 applications received on average each year. ADF Careers is on a mission to recruit the right people, in the right numbers, at the right time to support the Australian Defence Force to build, sustain and maximise Defence capability.

Our people are our greatest asset. We recognise and respect our people's need to work in ways that support their careers, families, and lifestyle. That's why we offer flexible working arrangements, learning pathways, additional leave entitlements and extensive corporate discounts across a variety of product and services. We want our people to be financially rewarded; to feel good and to go beyond what they thought possible at work.

Be you, and we'll be better together.

To find out more about our great employee benefits and what it's like to be part of the team, reach out to our friendly talent acquisition team.

Reporting to the Head of Health Services, you will apply your experience in a senior clinical role in nursing or allied health, to conduct annual audits, quality assurance checks and chair required meetings to ensure compliance with the framework. You will also manage all associated reporting, information and data.

Tertiary qualified clinician (nursing or allied health) with 3+ years in a senior or lead role.

• Defence experience will be given preference.
• Effective communication including written and verbal communication, report writing, and adaptive communication to suit diverse audiences.
• Understanding of compliance, documentation standards and data handling to ensure governance and information management.
• Relationship building and interpersonal skills for effective team collaboration and stakeholder engagement.
• Previous experience as a senior clinician in nursing or allied health.
• Attention to detail and strong work ethic to deliver high quality, consistent, and accurate outcomes.

To apply for this position, you must be an Australian citizen and have the ability to maintain an Australian AGSVA security clearance.

If eligible, please submit your resume; applications are open to all qualified Australian citizens regardless of their background, identity, experiences and beliefs.

If you need assistance during our recruitment process, please email Sahar Khalid on for a confidential conversation.

To apply for this position, please submit your application online through our designated platform. The deadline for applications is 11:30 PM (AEST) on 21 May 2026. It's important to note that applications will be reviewed and processed as they are received.