Clinical Governance Coordinator

Doncaster & Bassetlaw Teaching Hospitals NHS FT; Doncaster; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 31,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

NHS Pension Scheme

Generous holiday entitlement

Health and wellbeing support

NHS Car Lease schemes

Job summary

Doncaster & Bassetlaw Teaching Hospitals NHS FT is seeking a Clinical Governance Coordinator to support the Division of Clinical Speciality Services. You will work with the Divisional SLT and Clinical Governance Lead to embed governance and patient experience improvements across the division.

You will ensure accurate meeting records, timely agendas, and action follow-ups while promoting Datix usage to strengthen governance and safety across services.

Qualifications

• Knowledge of clinical governance and patient experience.
• Experience in maintaining accurate confidential records.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office and IT/Clinical systems.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate and support clinical governance processes across the division.
• Maintain accurate records of meetings and circulate agendas and documents.
• Support learning from incidents and complaints and follow up actions.
• Champion the use of Datix to support governance agendas.

Skills

Clinical governance

Datix

Record keeping

Interpersonal communication

NHS experience

Meeting coordination

Education

Diploma level study or equivalent

GCSE Maths and English

Knowledge of legal/medical terminology

Tools

Datix

Job description

Doncaster & Bassetlaw Teaching Hospitals NHS FT

Clinical Governance Coordinator

The closing date is 13 November 2026

An excellent opportunity has arisen to work in the Division of Clinical Speciality Services as a Clinical Governance Co-ordinator. Supporting the Divisional Senior Leadership Team (SLT), Divisional Clinical Governance Lead and the Divisional Quality Assurance and Compliance Lead in relation to clinical governance and patient experience.

We are looking for an excellent communicator who is a forward thinking, positive and highly motivated individual who wishes to develop their skills supporting the Division to embed effective clinical governance processes across the whole Division. With a focus on being able to provide assurance to the Trust Board and National regulators as well as engaging staff at all levels in Clinical Governance.

You will be responsible and accountable for ensuring the Divisional and Speciality Clinical Governance and Senior Nursing teams are supported in the clinical governance processes, including accurate recording of meetings, timely development and circulation of agendas and supporting documents and following up of actions to provide closure and learning following incidents and complaints.

The coordinator will work closely with clinicians across a range of specialities supporting embedding of effective clinical governance processes, development and delivery of keys messages / learning to Divisional staff and act as a champion user of Datix to support the clinical governance agenda.

Main duties of the job

Working within a multi speciality Division the post holder will be line managed by the Divisional Quality Assurance and Compliance Lead and be accountable to the Divisional Clinical Governance Lead and Divisional Nurse. The post holder will be required to communicate with a diverse range of people across the Divisions, corporate services and external health care providers.

About us

DBTH is one of Yorkshire's Leading acute trusts, serving a population of more than 440,000. Our services are based over three main hospital sites and several additional services employing over 7,000 colleagues. At DBTH we have a comprehensive framework of behaviours that guide us in our daily working lives, these form the DBTH Way. We pride ourselves on our commitment to the values of We Care and now the DBTH Way builds upon these foundations, providing further clarity on what it means to embody these values in our everyday interactions. As an organisation that supports flexible working, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.As an equal opportunities employer, we encourage applicants from all sectors of the community, particularly from under-represented groups including those with disabilities, members of our ethnic minorities and LGBTQ+ communities. We offer a range of benefits to support our people including:

• Extensive range of learning opportunities
• NHS Pension Scheme
• Generous holiday entitlement in line with Terms & Conditions
• Comprehensive health and wellbeing support
• NHS Car Lease schemes and a range of salary sacrifice scheme
• Discounts on restaurants, getaways, shopping and finance through external providers

Job responsibilities

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Person Specification

Knowledge & Experience

• Skills to manage complex information gathering with a high level of accuracy
• A broad knowledge of administrative and clerical tasks and procedures.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office
• Experience of developing and maintaining admin systems
• The ability to work both independently and as part of a team
• Responsibility for maintaining accurate and confidential records
• Able to communicate at all levels in a changing environment
• Experience of clinical governance and or patient experience
• Knowledge of DATIX risk management database
• Experience of working in the NHS / Health care provider
• Experience of IT/Clinical systems
• Experience of accessing information from the intranet/internet
• Knowledge of Duty of Candour, Serious Incident Framework

Qualifications & Training

• Diploma level study or willingness to work towards or equivalent or relevant experience
• GCSE Maths and English Grade C or above or equivalent or relevant experience
• Knowledge of legal/medical terminology and procedures

Personal Attributes & Skills

• Good interpersonal and communication skills with a diverse range of professional groups
• Demonstrate reliability, motivation and commitment
• Adaptable to a constantly changing environment
• Plan and organise straightforward activities, some ongoing/complex activities, requiring formulation, adjustment
• Able to coordinate multiple meetings and coordinate patient experience meetings
• Collaborative working with the Patient Safety Team, to support timely investigation meetings and information gathering and interviews.
• Preparation of data to meet monthly schedules for reporting internally & externally
• Development of monthly Divisional sharing bulletins in relation to Clinical governance.
• Able to meet deadlines and be adaptable to an everchanging environment. Must be forward thinkers and organised
• Customer care experience
• Experience of professional communication with solicitors and courts
• Experience of analysing data for accuracy on behalf of staff for publication in committee reports

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

Doncaster & Bassetlaw Teaching Hospitals NHS FT

£28,392 to £31,157 a yearPro Rata Per Annum