Band 5 Governance Facilitator

Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 31,000 - 38,000; Full time

Job summary

A Mental Health Service Provider in Birmingham is seeking a Band 5 Governance Facilitator to support governance processes and facilitate risk management. You will work in a dynamic team, providing high-quality governance support and participating in vital governance functions. Ideal candidates should have a bachelor's degree and experience in compliance or governance roles. This position offers a clear career progression to a senior governance management role, along with a competitive salary ranging from £31,049 to £37,796 per annum.

Qualifications

• Educated to bachelor level degree or at least 3 years NHS experience.
• Willing to undertake a Risk Management or Governance qualification.
• Evidence of continuous professional development relating to healthcare governance.

Responsibilities

• Facilitate risk register review and escalation of significant risks.
• Facilitate patient experience processes, with particular emphasis on young service users.
• Produce reports to inform key committees.

Skills

Analytical skills

Excellent IT skills

Planning and organisational skills

Teamwork

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor's degree

Governance qualification

Tools

Datix Risk Management system

MS Office applications

Job description

Go back Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust

Band 5 Governance Facilitator

The closing date is 29 January 2026

The post is a key component of the Children and Young People Directorate's governance support. You will work as part of a small dynamic team to support and facilitate a number of key governance processes ensuring that an open culture of continuous improvement is fostered.

The post holder will be required to provide high quality governance support to a range of staff across the Directorate, covering the range of governance functions delivered by the Children and Young People Governance Team.

The post holder will specifically play a pivotal role in the identification and assessment of risk, analysis of incidents, dissemination of internal and external advice and guidance and training. The post will support a managed and co‑ordinated approach to the implementation of and compliance with best practice guidance, such as NICE guidance; legislation, Approved Codes of Practice, Standards, guidance, and alerts from NHSE, HSE, CFSMS, MHRA, NHSLA, DoH, HCC and others. The post holder will support the Directorate's mortality review processes, and will be instrumental in monitoring implementation of Directorate action plans arising from a range of governance activities.

This post will provide the successful candidate with the opportunity to develop their skills and knowledge in the area of governance with a clear career path to a senior Governance Management position.

The post holder will report to the Governance Lead for the Children and Young People's Directorate.

Main duties of the job

• Facilitate risk register review and escalation of significant risks.
• Facilitate patient experience processes, with particular emphasis on the young service user group.
• Facilitate mortality review processes.
• Produce reports to inform key committees and groups.
• Support Directorate governance meetings ensuring that assurance is generated, risks are escalated and good practice is shared across the Directorate.

About us

Welcome to Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust. Our 4000 clinical and support staff help us to improve mental health wellbeing and meet the needs of the 70,000 people we serve each year. We provide a range of mental healthcare services across Birmingham and Solihull, as well as specialised services nationally. We also offer medical, nursing and psychology training and are proud of our international reputation for both research and innovation.

Our population is culturally diverse, characterised in places by high levels of deprivation which create an increasing demand for our services and a necessity for us to make sure everyone can access the help they need. We are a team of compassionate, inclusive and committed people working together to provide excellent care to support our community. If you are looking for a place to belong, where you can make a real difference to people's lives, join our team where our warm welcome is waiting for you.

Job responsibilities

For further information about the main responsibilities please view the attached job description and person specification.

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Person Specification

Qualifications and experience

• Educated to bachelor level degree or at least 3 years NHS experience
• Willing to undertake a Risk Management or Governance qualification
• Evidence of continuous professional development relating to healthcare governance
• Recognised training qualification

KNOWLEDGE & NATURE OF EXPERIENCE

• Experience of working in a compliance/ governance‑based environment including working with administrative systems both paper and electronic
• An understanding of concepts in risk assessment, risk prioritisation and incident reporting
• Experience of team working
• Experience of facilitating projects
• Knowledge of the NHS Central alerting system
• Knowledge of the Learning from Patient Safety Events
• Knowledge of the Patient Safety Incident Response Framework
• In depth knowledge of the workings of the Datix Risk Management system
• Experience of multi‑professional working

ANALYTICAL AND JUDGEMENT SKILLS

• Ability to gather, collate and present complex information
• Ability to concentrate on complex issues and analyse results
• Excellent analysis skills of both numerical and qualitative information
• Excellent report writing skills to convey complex reports to a variety of staff groups

PROFESSIONAL / MANAGERIAL / SPECIALIST KNOWLEDGE

• Excellent IT skills, in MS Office applications
• In depth knowledge of the workings of the Datix Risk Management system

PERSONAL SKILLS / ABILITIES AND ATTRIBUTES

• Ability to question and challenge situations and encourage positive change
• Excellent planning and organisational skills
• Excellent analytical skills
• Confident and able to challenge
• Flexible approach to work
• Ability to work to tight deadlines
• Ability to work in a team
• Ability to build excellent working relationships within team and across different staff groups
• Ability to deal tactfully and discreetly with matters of a confidential or sensitive nature
• Able to demonstrate empathy, diplomacy and impartiality whilst maintaining an objective approach.
• Able to offer advice and present reports to staff at all levels
• Able to work at a VDU for long periods
• Able to cope with a volume of work which can be of a distressing and negative nature

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Employer name

Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Printing House Street Office, will have to work across multiple sites.

£31,049 to £37,796 a year per annum, pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

436-7660067

Job locations

Printing House Street Office, will have to work across multiple sites.