Clinical Governance Lead

Nuffield Health Brentwood; Shrewsbury; Hybrid; GBP 42,000 - 54,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Free gym membership

Health assessments

Retail discounts

Pension options

Job summary

Nuffield Health Shrewsbury Hospital is seeking a part-time Clinical Governance Lead to provide strong clinical leadership and governance oversight for quality of care. You will work with senior clinical leaders and stakeholders to drive excellence, safety, and continuous improvement across the hospital.

The role requires registration as a clinician (NMC/HCPC/GPC) and a clinical degree, with additional qualifications in governance (e.g., ISO9001 Auditor).

Qualifications

• RegisteredClinician (NMC, HCPC or GPC)
• Degree/postgraduate level in a clinical discipline
• ISO9001 Auditor or equivalent qualifications
• Senior leadership experience in healthcare
• Strong communication and attention to detail

Responsibilities

• Champion the organisation’s brand values.
• Drive continuous improvement of data quality and analysis capabilities.
• Oversee reporting and escalation to Board and learning from incidents.
• Lead delivery of Quality Assurance and improvement activities.
• Oversee Clinical Policies and SOPs and governance processes.
• Provide governance guidance to leadership and handle complaints.
• Support accreditation and certification processes (e.g., ISO9001).
• Contribute to Quality Improvement Plan and strategic projects.

Skills

Clinical governance

Quality assurance

Leadership

Communication skills

Data analysis

Regulatory compliance

Incident reporting

Attention to detail

Education

Clinical degree or higher

ISO9001 Auditor or equivalent

Job description

Clinical Governance Lead

Shrewsbury Hospital | Clinical Management | Permanent | Part Time |

Up to £53,250 pro rata, depending on experience

30 hours per week

At Nuffield Health the UKs largest healthcare charity, everything we give our patients, members and customers would not be possible without you. Your passion, your warmth, your drive to make a difference. Whether it’s driving connected health, helping the nation, transforming experiences, or building the career you want – we give you the support to do it all. Join our journey. It starts with you.

As our Clinical Governance Lead at our Shrewsbury Hospital you will provide strong clinical leadership and scrutiny of all matters relating to the Quality of all clinical care delivery. This role will work alongside Senior Clinical Leaders and key stakeholders across the organisation to facilitate clinical excellence, impact and fulfilment of Nuffield Health’s charitable purpose.

You will be a registered Clinician (NMC, HCPC or GPC) and be educated up to degree/post graduate level in a clinical discipline. You will also have the relevant qualifications in organisational governance e.g. ISO9001 Auditor or equivalent. In addition, we are looking for someone who can demonstrate senior leadership within the healthcare sector, with significant experience in clinical governance and quality assurance. You will have excellent communication skills with strong attention to detail and be able to work proactively and efficiently.

As our Clinical Governance Lead, you will:

• Champion the organisation’s brand values.
• Drive the continuous improvement of our:
• Data quality and data analysis capabilities
• Reporting and escalation processes i.e. Board and Incident Reporting; in order to guide our Quality learning and decision-making.
• Work alongside other Senior Clinical and Medical Leaders, lead the delivery of Quality Assurance and improvement activity, including delivery of systems which support clinical effectiveness, patient safety, regulatory compliance, customer feedback and professional development.
• Lead on the continued development, review and oversight of Clinical Policies and SOPs, ensuring that the clinical policy catalogue is effectively managed.
• Provide advice, guidance and subject matter expertise on governance processes to all those involved in the leadership of clinical care, including dealing with complaints.
• Support the maintenance and achievement of clinical and/or organisational accreditation e.g. ISO9001, contributing to, and facilitating successful certification.
• Support the delivery and achievement of Nuffield Health’s Quality Improvement Plan, leading on clinical projects and workstreams within remit.
• As a subject matter expert, contribute towards strategic negotiations on all matters relating relation to clinical governance and Quality assurance supporting the achievement of commercial objectives

Helping you feel good.

We want you to love coming to work, feeling healthy, happy and valued. That’s why we’ve developed a benefits package with you in mind. Here, you can choose from a range of fitness, lifestyle, health and fitness wellbeing rewards, such as free gym membership, health assessments, retail discounts and pension options. At Nuffield Health, we take care of what’s important to you.

• free gym membership
• health assessments
• retail discounts
• pension options

Nuffield Health Shrewsbury Hospital

Shrewsbury hospital, ranked as 'Good' in the last CQC inspection, is purpose built and well equipped with 30 en-suite bedrooms, 3 operating theatres, an endoscopy suite, an Ambulatory Care Unit, and a busy outpatients department which includes physiotherapy and diagnostic imaging. Our diagnostic provision includes X-ray, Ultrasound, MRI and CT facilities. We offer the most up to date surgical treatments combined with a warm welcome and a professional and caring service from our matron-led nursing team. We specialise in the areas of orthopaedics, ophthalmology, cosmetic surgery, and women's health, but also undertake general surgery, urology, and interventions for chronic pain management.

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