Risk is part of leadership. As DASS, you navigate personal, professional and system risks every day. Your job is to lead through uncertainty—with calm, clarity and compassion.
Risk isn’t just about harm. It’s about possibility, preparedness and proportion. Use risk well—not to block innovation, but to support decision-making, balance rights and responsibilities, and build confidence in complexity.
Your responsibilities include:
- Identifying and managing corporate and service risks.
- Ensuring a strong risk culture, with clear governance and escalation routes.
- Promoting risk enablement, not just risk aversion.
- Supporting staff with supervision, reflective practice, and clear policies.
- Planning for resilience and business continuity across the care system.
Use data, insight and scenario planning to anticipate challenges. Think ahead—climate risk, workforce disruption, financial instability, cyber threats. Lead with curiosity and strategic foresight.
Risk is relational. Work with people—not just processes. Listen to staff, partners and people who draw on care. Understand where risk is felt, and where it is feared. Share responsibility—and share learning.
Your leadership should model transparency and proportionality. Build systems that learn—not blame. And remember: the goal is not to eliminate risk—but to navigate it wisely, with integrity and care.