Clinical Governance Lead

West London NHS Trust; London; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare organization in London is seeking a candidate with strong clinical governance expertise. The role involves assessing applications against essential and desirable criteria. Successful applicants will demonstrate experience in patient safety and governance processes, alongside a commitment to NHS values. Candidates should highlight their unique skills and experiences in their application.

Qualifications

• Significant professional knowledge of clinical governance processes.
• Demonstrable experience in patient safety and incident review.

Responsibilities

• Produce high-quality reports and narratives under tight deadlines.
• Work collaboratively across various disciplines.

Skills

Clinical Governance

Collaboration

Report Writing

Education

Clinical Qualification

Formal Qualification in Human Factors

Tools

Excel

Job description

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The Candidate Pack provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. Please view as attached.

The person specification below is not the full person specification, but outlines the criteria against which your application form will be assessed.

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria

• Significant professional knowledge and experience of clinical governance processes.
• Evidence of on-going professional development

Desirable criteria

• Clinical qualification.
• Formal Qualification in related field Human Factors training.

Experience

Essential criteria

• Demonstrable experience relating to clinical governance and patient safety
• Experience of reviewing and leading Serious Incident review panels and Complaint investigations

Desirable criteria

• Experience of implementing change in clinical practice
• Sound understanding of the health and social care landscape, and the place of external partners in this landscape

Knowledge

Essential criteria

• Demonstrable ability to produce high quality concise reports and narratives, often within a tight timescale.
• Proven ability to work collaboratively with colleagues from a wide variety of disciplines.
• Proven understanding of statutory and mandatory responsibilities regarding clinical governance, risk and complaints management

Desirable criteria

• Knowledge of quality improvement and assurance principles and processes relevant to healthcare settings.
• Proven ability to collate information from various sources and to summarise such information concisely.
• Proven ability to deliver training requirements coherently and accurately.
• Proven computer literacy skills in database use such as incident reporting, excel.

As an employee of West London NHS Trust, you have a responsibility to maintain a sound understanding of, and a commitment to uphold the National Health Service values and principles set out in the NHS Constitution.

We reserve the right to close adverts prior to the closing date stated should we receive a high volume of applications.

By applying for this post you are agreeing to West London NHS Trust transferring the information contained in this application to its preferred applicant management system. If you are offered a job, you will be required to undergo a pre-employment checks which can take between 4-8 weeks . After which your information will also be transferred into the national NHS Electronic Staff Records system (ESR ).

Please ensure you include email addresses for your referees which MUST be at supervisory or managerial capacity covering the last 3 years of employment to date to avoid delay in the recruitment process.

West London NHS Trust is committed to safeguarding all children and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

We encourage the thoughtful use of technology as a demonstration of strong time management and a commitment to innovation. However, we encourage applicants to personalise their recruitment application to showcase their unique skills and experiences.

While AI-generated content can be a helpful tool, relying solely on generic responses instead of highlighting your own strengths and achievements may impact the success of your application. The success of an application will always be assessed against the essential and desirable criteria for the role, so it is important to ensure that your application and any supporting information clearly demonstrate how you meet these requirements.

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Documents to download

• Candidate Pack (PDF, 816.3KB)