Risk Adviser

Avant Risk Advisory Services provide tailored risk management advice and education to doctors who are Avant members and medical practices with an Avant Practice Medical Indemnity Policy.

About the Role

We are seeking a Risk Adviser to join the Avant Melbourne team on a permanent full-time basis.

This unique role will see you delivering Risk Advisory Services through medical practitioner risk assessments, practice risk assessments, educational presentations, and written advice. You will play a critical role in strengthening patient safety, quality, and risk awareness across healthcare. If you have previous nursing, healthcare safety and quality or practice management experience and are looking for a change, this could be the ideal opportunity to broaden your expertise in a member owned insurance environment while applying your knowledge of healthcare safety and quality.

About You

You are a curious and proactive professional who thrives on learning. You bring influential communication skills, the ability to engage doctors, practice managers, and internal stakeholders with clarity and confidence. Your empathetic and collaborative approach ensures you build strong relationships, foster trust, and work effectively across diverse teams. With a passion for continuous improvement and patient safety, you are motivated to identify risks, share knowledge to highlight strategies that elevate standards of care and reduce claims exposure.

Key Responsibilities

• Deliver Risk Advisory Services to members and medical practices to improve quality, safety, and professionalism.
• Conduct practitioner and practice risk assessments with a focus on clinical governance and patient safety outcomes
• 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 processes and align with Avant priorities
• Engage with internal stakeholders to identify areas of risk and collaborate to develop strategies to reduce potential claims exposure

Skills And Experience Required

• Knowledge of safety and quality principles and their application in a healthcare setting
• The ability to work proactively with doctors, societies, and practices to highlight risks and provide strategic insights to promote safe, high‑quality care
• Demonstrated experience working in a clinical, practice, medical indemnity insurance or other healthcare environments as a nurse, practice manager, risk adviser or in healthcare safety and quality.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills, both written and verbal
• Strong relationship management and influencing skills
• Computer literacy and the ability to learn and use various systems to document and manage workload
• Desirable to have a tertiary qualification in a health‑related field
• Desirable to have an understanding or interest in current health legislation and guidelines

Equal Opportunity Employer

Avant supports doctors so they can serve Australia's diverse communities. Having diversity in our workforce brings valuable perspectives and strengthens our ability to support healthcare professionals.

We therefore welcome applications from people of all backgrounds, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, people from culturally diverse communities, LGBTQIA+ individuals, people with disabilities, and those with caring responsibilities.

Our inclusive workplace is somewhere everyone can succeed.

Ready to join us? If you're passionate about supporting Australia's healthcare professionals, we'd love to hear from you. If you require any adjustments during the recruitment process, please don't hesitate to contact us at ***email_hidden***