Johannesburg North: Clinical Risk & Quality Improvement Lead posted by The Working Earth

About the Role

The Working Earth is seeking a Clinical Risk & Quality Improvement Lead to join our team in Johannesburg North. As the primary clinical interface between hospital management, clinicians, medical experts, and technical advisory teams, you will play a critical role in driving quality improvement initiatives across our facilities. You will serve as a trusted advisor to executive and provincial levels, communicating programme insights clearly and effectively. Your expertise will be instrumental in identifying priority gaps and implementing practical, resource-appropriate improvements.

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 medicolegal 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.

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 medicolegal areas: Obstetrics & Maternity, Emergency Medicine, Anaesthetics, Paediatrics, Family Medicine (with hospital exposure).
• Additional South African language (will be advantageous).

Qualifications

No formal education or certifications are required for this role.

Salary & Benefits

Salary details will be discussed during the interview process.