Clinical Quality and Safety Lead

NHS; Nottingham; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 63,000; Full time

Job summary

A major healthcare provider in Nottingham is seeking a lead for Governance, Quality, and Safety to enhance the Neonatal Services. The role requires strong leadership skills to implement quality systems and ensure patient safety. Candidates should possess relevant qualifications and experience in clinical settings, with a commitment to improving healthcare delivery. The position offers full-time employment with competitive benefits, aimed at individuals ready to make a significant impact on patient outcomes.

Qualifications

• Qualified practitioner registered with the appropriate regulatory body (NMC, HCPC, GPC).
• Evidence of study at or working towards a master's-level qualification.
• Up-to-date knowledge of patient safety and clinical audit processes.

Responsibilities

• Lead the implementation and maintenance of quality and safety systems across the Neonatal Service.
• Collaborate with professionals to improve training needs.
• Support investigations and implement recommendations.

Skills

Leadership

Clinical experience

Change management

Quality improvement

Risk management

Data analysis

Communication

Education

Relevant degree

Registered practitioner

Master's-level qualification

Tools

MS Office

Incident management database

Job description

Job summary

Are you ready to make a significant impact on patient safety and care quality? Join us in our mission to deliver excellence in everything we do!

Join us at Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust (NUH), where every day our teams save lives and improve health outcomes. As the largest employer in Nottinghamshire we serve over 2.5 million residents and are renowned for our dedication to excellence in healthcare across a diverse range of services.

We are seeking an enthusiastic and innovative lead for Governance, Quality and Safety to drive continuous improvement across our Neonatal Services.

Main duties of the job

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the implementation and maintenance of quality and safety systems across the Neonatal Service.
• Provide expert leadership to ensure compliance with the highest standards of quality and patient safety.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to identify quality improvement and governance training needs.
• Support the investigation of events, learning response and subsequent implementation of recommendations and actions.
• Support the Trust implementation of PSIRF ensuring the principles of compassionate engagement and a just and restorative culture support learning and improvement.
• Drive transformational work to support continuous assessment, monitoring and improvement in healthcare delivery, providing support and oversight for the directorate team members.
• Contribute to the directorate management team by reporting on regulatory compliance, assurance, learning and quality improvement initiatives.
• Close working and liaison with multidisciplinary professionals to ensure triangulation of information and intelligence across the service, division and Trust, supporting our teams to deliver the best service in a busy, multi‑site Neonatal Service providing care to families living in a broad and varied social demographic.

About us

With over 19,000 staff we are one of the biggest employers in the city with a central role in supporting the health and wellbeing of our local population. We play a leading role in research, education and innovation.

Come and join our wonderful team at NUH. We are big believers in diversity and welcome new ideas to help develop our team to deliver world class healthcare to the vast patient populations we serve. With endless personal development opportunities available, at NUH we will endeavour to turn your job into a career!

We particularly welcome applications from people who identify as Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic, or Disabled, as we are striving to be better represented at NUH.

Details

Date posted: 19 December 2025

Pay scheme: Agenda for change

Band: Band 8a

Salary: £55,690 to £62,682 a year per annum

Contract: Permanent

Working pattern: Full‑time

Reference number: 164‑7507205‑VC

Job location: City Hospital Neonatal Unit, Hucknall Road, Nottingham, NG5 1PB

Job description & responsibilities

Please refer to the job description and person specification attached to the advert for the full details of the vacancy.

Person Specification – Training & Qualifications

• Qualified practitioner registered with the appropriate regulatory body (NMC, HCPC, GPC).
• Relevant degree.
• Evidence of study at or working towards a masters‑level qualification.
• Up‑to‑date knowledge of clinical audit and effectiveness processes, patient safety and non‑clinical risk, risk assessment, data analysis, interpreting and working NICE guidance, National and Royal College Service Frameworks, assurance processes within the NHS (CQC & NHS Resolution), patient/carer feedback processes.
• Knowledge and competency in MS Office.
• Ability to produce graphs, charts and cross‑tabulations.
• Experience of using incident management database.

• Serious incident management investigation.
• Risk management training.
• Knowledge of human factors approach to incident investigations.

Experience

• Significant clinical experience.
• Change management.
• Service improvement.
• Risk management processes.
• Incident reporting, investigation and analysis.
• Experience of developing and implementing quality strategies.
• Able to demonstrate commitment to continuous improvement.

• Previous leadership experience.
• Professional leadership/management qualification.

Analytical and Judgement skills

• Ability to analyse clinical information, organisational processes and proposed projects and to recommend the best course of action.
• Knowledge of and communicate relevant Government and Trust policy/strategy.
• Ability to judge how Clinical Effectiveness fits into the wider Governance agenda.
• Ability to identify problems and quickly report/act on them and support teams/individuals to find solutions.

Planning and Organisation skills

• Ability to work to, negotiate & coordinate deadlines in a variety of teams to meet local, Trust and National targets.
• Time‑management skills including the ability to prioritise, plan and manage a large workload.
• Ability to work to variable work patterns that meet the needs of the service and the wider divisional governance agenda.
• Good organisational skills.
• Ability to work on own initiative.

Physical skills

• Ability to carry out clinical shifts when required.
• Lift and move patients and loads.
• Keyboard skills.

Other requirements specific to the role

Demonstrate resilience in relation to organisational working and with supporting teams/individuals following patient safety incidents.

Communication and relationship skills

• Proven ability to negotiate, persuade, influence, motivate and gain the respect of other healthcare professionals.
• Ability to communicate complex information to colleagues in a clear and precise manner.
• Good presentation skills to support team training.
• Ability to manage contentious and sensitive information and handle it appropriately/sensitively.
• Manage and lead those staff who report to them.
• Work within trust Human Resource policies in managing self and others.
• Ability to manage professional conflict within teams.

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled Worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website. From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here for criminal records checks for overseas applicants.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see the NHS Careers website.

Employer details

Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust.

Address: City Hospital Neonatal Unit, Hucknall Road, Nottingham, NG5 1PB.

Employer's website: https://www.nuh.nhs.uk/