Risk Adviser - GP Practice Sydney NSW, Australia Req #323 Monday, 9 September 2024 About Avant Avant is Australia's leading medical defence organisation with a proud heritage of protecting Australian medical professionals for over 130 years.
Avant now represents 85,000 health practitioners and medical students across every state and territory, delivering market leading products and services to meet their professional, personal and practice needs.
Building on this heritage, our vision is to be the most trusted professional partner in supporting doctors throughout their lives and careers.
As a mutual organisation, owned by members and run purely for their benefit, our members are at the centre of all we do.
As well as providing products and services to our member, we play a broader community role by advocating for improvements in the healthcare system and in quality, safety and professionalism in medicine, through delivering education and research activities.
About the role: Our Risk Advisory Service provides tailored risk management advice and education to doctors who are Avant members, as well as internal stakeholders and the broader medical community.
We are seeking a Risk Adviser to join our Sydney team on a 12 month max term contract.
This unique role will see you delivering our Risk Advisory Service through practitioner risk assessments, practice risk assessments, educational content, proactive measures to reduce claims and attending at events.
If you have previous nursing or GP practice management experience and looking for a change - this could be the ideal opportunity to broaden your experience and skills in a corporate insurance environment.
The key responsibilities include: Delivery of risk advisory services to our members to improve the quality, safety and professionalism of medical practice Develop and present medico-legal risk management content at events Represent Avant in a manner consistent with Avant's member engagement values Help build efficiency of risk advisory services process and align with Avant priorities Engage with internal stakeholders to identify areas of risk and develop strategies to reduce potential claims exposure Proactively engaging with Medical Professionals and Practices to highlight areas of concern and implement strategies to mitigate potential risks.
Skills and experience required: Tertiary qualification in a health-related field Extensive experience as a Practice Manager, Nursing or Health Management in a tertiary hospital setting Previous demonstrated experience working in a clinical, practice or other healthcare environment Previous exposure to evaluating and managing clinical quality and safety Understanding of risk assurance principles Excellent communication and presentation skills, both written and verbal Strong relationship management and influencing skills Understanding of current health legislation and ability to work proactively with doctors, societies and practices to understand risks For further information, please contact Sue Allen, Talent Acquisition Business Partner on 0429 404 856.
#LI-SA1 Why work at Avant?
At Avant, our people are the centre of everything we do for our members.
We offer a range of benefits and opportunities to enable you to make a difference, learn, and grow in your career.
We value our people by offering an inclusive workplace with a diverse range of benefits, flexible working options, career development, and internal mobility opportunities.
Our flexible working arrangements are designed to enable genuine work-life balance.
Your development is our priority and we have a variety of learning and development programs that will support you in your career.
We offer support to our people via Employee Assistance Program (EAP), Health and Wellbeing programs, Tertiary Education Sponsorship and Support.
We have a diverse and connected work environment where your contribution and ideas will be valued and respected and make a real difference to the lives of others.
Please note: Avant Mutual is a vaccinated employer.
Prior to the commencement of your employment by Avant, you are required to be fully vaccinated against the Covid-19 virus or have a medical certificate stating that you cannot receive a Covid-19 vaccination for valid medical reasons.
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