Clinical Governance Partner

NHS; Remote; GBP 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare organization is seeking an experienced clinical governance leader to join their team. The role is home-based with travel across the UK, focusing on quality, safety, and governance in mental health services. The successful candidate will work closely with clinical directors and service managers, ensuring compliance with CQC standards and leading initiatives that enhance patient safety and care quality. The position offers a competitive salary of £55,000 per year and additional benefits such as enhanced pension and annual leave.

Benefits

30 days annual leave plus bank holidays

Enhanced pension

Wagestream access

Wellbeing Programme

Enhanced life assurance scheme

Qualifications

• Extensive post-registration clinical experience, particularly with complex mental health needs.
• Proven track record in clinical governance and patient safety.
• Strong knowledge of CQC standards and compliance frameworks.

Responsibilities

• Lead on quality and safety governance for services.
• Develop risk profiles and improve safety for staff and service users.
• Advise on compliance with CQC and national standards.

Skills

Experience in delivering or supporting Mental Health Services

Clinical governance knowledge

Excellent communication skills

Risk assessment skills

Coaching and mentoring ability

Education

Degree level education or equivalent clinical qualification

Tools

MS Office

CRM systems

Job description

Job summary
We are delighted to offer an opportunity for an experienced and motivated professional to join our Quality Governance & Risk Directorate. This is a home‑based role with some travel to services across the UK.

Main duties of the job
Working closely with our Clinical Director and service managers, you will lead on quality, safety, and governance, ensuring our services deliver safe, effective, and high‑quality care.

This role combines strategic oversight with targeted operational support, with a focus on:

• Focusing on patient safety
• Safeguarding
• Infection prevention
• Risk management
• Quality improvement
• Compliance with regulatory standards.

This is an excellent opportunity to contribute to meaningful improvements in patient care, working collaboratively to strengthen our culture of safety, accountability, and continuous improvement.

About us

We are proud to have been recognised and certified as a Great Place to Work, which speaks volumes on how much we value our staff members. In return for the hard work and dedication from our teams, we offer the following benefits:

• 30 days annual leave plus bank holidays (rising to 32 days at 5 years service) and the option to purchase or sell day
• Enhanced pension
• Wagestream – ability to release earnings, giving you instant access to your pay
• Smartclinic Wellbeing Programme including Employee Assistant Programme, GP and priority physiotherapy access and shopping discounts with the opportunity to sign up for a Blue Light Card
• Enhanced life assurance scheme, payment being three times your annual salary
• Plus, many more great benefits on offer

We champion equality, diversity and inclusion within the organisation by ensuring our opportunities are open to all and our approach is inclusive. We positively encourage applications from candidates regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion/belief, marital status, or pregnancy/maternity.

We welcome you to be yourself at work and have a range of Colleague Networks for members and allies of the LGBTQI+; Black, Asian and minority ethnic; menopause and neurodivergent communities.

To streamline our recruitment process, once we have received a sufficient number of applications, we reserve the right to expire vacancies.

Job details

Date posted 12 December 2025

Pay scheme Other

Salary £55,000 a year

Contract Permanent

Working pattern Full‑time, Home or remote working

Reference number B0419-25-0117

Job locations

2 Esh Plaza, Sir Bobby Robson Way, Gosforth, NE13 9BA

Ransom Wood, Ransom Wood Business Park, Mansfield, NG21 0HJ

Trinity Court, Trinity Street, Peterbrough, PE1 1DA

BizSpace, 35 Park Row, Nottingham, NG1 6EE

Worksop Turbine, Coach Close, Shireoaks, Worksop, Nottinghamshire, S81 8AP

Rowland Hill House, Boythorpe Rd, Chesterfield, S49 1HQ

Unit 24‑28, Woodside Business Park, Birkenhead, Merseyside, CH41 1EL

Job responsibilities

• Act as the Clinical Governance and Patient Safety lead for designated service areas.
• Develop and maintain risk profiles, identifying key risks and solutions to improve safety for staff and service users.
• Provide expert advice on compliance with CQC and other statutory or national standards.
• Contribute to organisational strategy by advising executives and service managers on governance, quality improvement, and patient experience.
• Lead and support investigations into incidents, complaints, and other safety‑related events.
• Oversee safeguarding, infection prevention and control, and clinical risk processes.
• Develop and monitor outcome measures, KPIs and audit programmes to ensure continuous improvement.
• Coordinate and contribute to Quality Assurance visits, audits and Journey to Outstanding initiatives.
• Ensure services align with national guidelines, best practices, and quality standards.
• Lead or support quality improvement and research projects across the organisation.
• Provide training, coaching and mentoring to managers and staff on safe practice, risk management and governance processes.
• Promote a culture of learning by sharing insights from incidents, audits and feedback.
• Facilitate engagement with service users and stakeholders to improve care delivery and outcomes.
• Adhere to information governance, data protection and confidentiality requirements.
• Ensure safe record‑keeping and information quality in line with national standards.
• Contribute to staff wellbeing initiatives and promote safe working practices.
• Champion equity, diversity and inclusion within all governance and service delivery activities.

Person Specification

Experience (Essential)

• Experience / Knowledge in delivering or supporting Mental Health Services.
• Extensive post‑registration clinical experience, including working with people with complex mental health needs.
• Proven track record in clinical governance, patient safety or quality improvement.
• Experience of leading investigations into incidents and complaints.
• Demonstrated success in achieving service outcomes and performance targets.
• Research and audit experience.

Desirable

• Experience in Residential Nursing Services or Community support Services.
• Previous experience in a governance or quality leadership role.

Knowledge (Essential)

• Strong knowledge of CQC (or equivalent regulatory body) standards and compliance frameworks.
• Excellent communication, influencing and relationship‑building skills.
• Strong coaching/mentoring and training ability.
• Skilled in risk assessment, investigation and problem‑solving.
• Confident in presenting findings and reports at senior levels.
• Competent IT user (MS Office, CRM systems).

Qualifications (Essential)

• Educated to degree level (or equivalent clinical qualification).
• Evidence of continued professional development.

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 details

Employer name Everyturn Mental Health

Address 2 Esh Plaza, Sir Bobby Robson Way, Gosforth, NE13 9BA

Employer's website https://www.everyturn.org/careers-at-everyturn/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer name Everyturn Mental Health

Address 2 Esh Plaza, Sir Bobby Robson Way, Gosforth, NE13 9BA

Employer's website https://www.everyturn.org/careers-at-everyturn/ (Opens in a new tab)