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Clinical Risk & Quality Improvement Lead

The Working Earth..
18 days ago
Full-time
On-site
Johannesburg North, South Africa
Process Improvement/Quality Improvement
Reference: TWE002051-KM-1

“Where Clinical Insight Meets System-Level Impact.”

A specialised healthcare advisory initiative dedicated to reducing medico‑legal risk in the public health sector is recruiting for a Clinical Risk & Quality Improvement Lead, to act as the senior clinical authority within a medico-legal advisory programme. The role bridges clinical practice, medico‑legal review, hospital operations and risk analytics to drive quality improvement at systems level. This is a strategic, non‑clinical position focused on governance strengthening, clinician engagement, and transforming claims data into actionable patient safety interventions.

Duties & Responsibilities

Key Responsibilities
  • Serve as the primary clinical interface between hospital management, clinicians, medical experts and technical advisory teams.
  • Build trust at executive and provincial levels and communicate programme insights clearly and effectively.
  • Oversee clinical audits, case reviews, expert opinions and root cause analyses.
  • Ensure consistent, high‑quality clinical audit outputs and identify cross‑facility patterns.
  • Lead hospital walkthroughs, assess governance structures, documentation practices and high‑risk clinical areas (maternity, emergency, theatre, ICU).
  • Support facilities in identifying priority gaps and implementing practical, resource‑appropriate improvements.
  • Convert medico‑legal case intelligence into targeted quality improvement recommendations.
  • Collaborate with analytics teams on coding frameworks, trend analysis and risk profiling.
  • Produce recommendations for protocols, training, resourcing and patient safety interventions.
  • Provide clinical input into reports, insight papers and provincial governance discussions.
  • Support policy strengthening and knowledge-sharing across facilities.
 Minimum Requirements
  • MBChB or equivalent.
  • Current HPCSA registration (in good standing).
  • Significant post‑qualification clinical experience in South African public hospitals.
  • Exposure to clinical governance, M&M reviews, audits and quality improvement processes.
  • Experience in high-risk medico‑legal areas: Obstetrics & Maternity, Emergency Medicine, Anaesthetics, Paediatrics, Family Medicine (with hospital exposure)
  • Additional South African language (will be advantageous)
  • Extensive travel across South Africa, including rural and peri‑urban hospitals.
 
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Please connect with me on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/katlego-m-76a89014/

Package & Remuneration

Annually plus Medical Aid, Pension Fund, Gap Cover