Clinical Governance Manager

Nuffield Health Brighton Hospital; Brighton; On-site; GBP 48,000 - 58,000; Full time

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Pension options

Job summary

Nuffield Health Brighton Hospital is seeking a Clinical Governance Manager to provide strong leadership and ensure safe, high‑quality patient care. You will work with hospital Clinical Directors and regional stakeholders to drive clinical excellence and regulatory compliance.

The role requires an NMC‑registered professional with a degree or higher in a clinical discipline; governance experience and strong communication with attention to detail are essential.

Qualifications

• You will be a registered healthcare professional (NMC) with a proven history in the clinical environment.
• Educated up to degree/post graduate level in a clinical discipline.
• Qualifications in organizational governance (e.g., ISO9001 auditor) valuable but not essential.
• Experience in clinical governance and quality assurance is essential.
• Excellent communication skills with strong attention to detail and ability to work proactively and efficiently.

Responsibilities

• Champion the organization's brand values.
• Drive the continuous improvement of our hospital’s clinical services by.
• Appraising audit data and outcomes with a focus on meaningful change.
• Analyzing incidents & complaints with a focus on ‘closing the loop’
• Driving & embedding the Hospital Quality Improvement Plan.
• Listening to our patients and key service users to inform the way we care.
• Produce monthly, quarterly, and annual reports that highlight successes and opportunities for improvement and development.
• Engage with the hospital senior leadership team to inform management of risk and opportunities.
• Ensure the hospital is aligned with regulatory expectation and patient safety initiatives.
• Manage a contemporaneous hospital risk register with a focus on risk reduction.
• Inform and develop local & national policy.
• Provide advice, guidance and subject matter expertise on governance processes to all those involved in the leadership of clinical care.
• Drive & maintain contribution to PROMs, NJR, UKHSA surveillance.
• Provide infection prevention leadership and guidance or work effectively with the existing hospital lead.
• Provide health & safety leadership and guidance or work effectively with the existing hospital lead
• Support the achievement & maintenance local & organizational accreditation e.g. ISO9001

Job description

Clinical Governance Manager - Brighton

Up To £53,000 Per Annum Depending On Experience

37.5 hours per week

Brighton Hospital | Nursing | Permanent | Full time |

As Clinical Governance Manager at our Brighton Hospital you will provide strong leadership and support in maintaining safe & high-quality care delivery to our patients and beneficiaries. You will work closely with the hospital Clinical Directors, senior clinical leaders, and key regional & national stakeholders across the organization to facilitate clinical excellence, evidence-based care, and fulfilment of Nuffield Health’s charitable purpose.

You will be a registered healthcare professional (NMC) with a proven history in the clinical environment and be educated up to degree/post graduate level in a clinical discipline. Qualifications in organizational governance e.g. ISO9001 auditor or equivalent is valuable but not essential. We are looking for someone who can develop productive relationships with strong teams, identify improvement opportunities, influence change, and get results. Experience in clinical governance and quality assurance is essential. You will have excellent communication skills with strong attention to detail and be able to work proactively and efficiently.

• Champion the organization's brand values.
• Drive the continuous improvement of our hospital’s clinical services by.
• Appraising audit data and outcomes with a focus on meaningful change.
• Analyzing incidents & complaints with a focus on ‘closing the loop’
• Driving & embedding the Hospital Quality Improvement Plan.
• Listening to our patients and key service users to inform the way we care.
• Produce monthly, quarterly, and annual reports that highlight successes and opportunities for improvement and development.
• Engage with the hospital senior leadership team to inform management of risk and opportunities.
• Ensure the hospital is aligned with regulatory expectation and patient safety initiatives.
• Manage a contemporaneous hospital risk register with a focus on risk reduction.
• Inform and develop local & national policy.
• Provide advice, guidance and subject matter expertise on governance processes to all those involved in the leadership of clinical care.
• Drive & maintain contribution to PROMs, NJR, UKHSA surveillance.
• Provide infection prevention leadership and guidance or work effectively with the existing hospital lead.
• Provide health & safety leadership and guidance or work effectively with the existing hospital lead
• Support the achievement & maintenance local & organizational accreditation e.g. ISO9001

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.

Nuffield Health Hospital Brighton

At Nuffield Health Brighton Hospital, we work with leading medical Consultants to provide first-class treatments and high standards of care for the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of a wide range of medical and surgical conditions using the latest facilities and technology. We take pride in delivering high standards of patient care to both private patients and the NHS. Our facilities include 44 purpose built en-suite rooms, three operating theatres and an endoscopy theatre. Other facilities include physiotherapy, health screening, diagnostics and a dental suite. We are located in Woodingdean, on the east side of Brighton with easy access by rail and road, including free parking.

It starts with you.