Deputy Clinical Governance Lead

The Mid Yorkshire Teaching NHS Trust; Wakefield; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare trust in Wakefield is seeking a dedicated individual for the position of Deputy Clinical Governance Lead. The role involves ensuring compliance with national standards, monitoring clinical governance, and improving patient safety across Children's Services. Applicants must be a Registered Children's Nurse with significant experience at Band 6. The successful candidate will play a vital role in promoting a culture of continuous improvement and quality care. Benefits include NHS pension, generous holidays, and health services.

Benefits

NHS pension

Generous holiday allowance

Employee health and wellbeing services

Qualifications

• Professional registration with the NMC and extensive experience working at Band 6.
• Knowledge of key governance policies and procedures and principles of performance management.

Responsibilities

• Monitor delivery of key components of Clinical Governance.
• Implement and monitor risk management policies for effectiveness.
• Assist in maintaining records of actions against recommendations from national bodies.
• Participate in auditing records to ensure compliance with guidance.

Skills

Understanding of Clinical Governance

Clinical leadership experience

Knowledge of Health and Safety

Organisational Development

Ability to prioritize agendas

Education

Registered Children's Nurse

Job description

We are seeking an enthusiastic and motivated individual to join our Childrens Services team at Mid Yorkshire Teaching NHS Trust as Deputy Clinical Governance Lead. This is an exciting development opportunity for a Registered Childrens Nurse who is passionate about delivering safe, high-quality, and compassionate care for children, young people, and their families. Working closely with the Clinical Governance Manager, Clinical Educators, and Senior Clinical Teams, you will play a key role in supporting the development, implementation, and delivery of robust governance systems. You will help ensure compliance with national standards, drive continuous improvement, and promote a strong culture of learning and patient safety across all areas of Childrens Services.

Main duties of the job

Monitor within the Division the delivery on the key components of Clinical Governance, reporting any variance from the plan. Participate in the implementation and monitoring of risk management policies to ensure their effectiveness. Review and amend local policies and procedures where required. Support the use of risk registers monitoring the review dates and management, reporting and variance to the Clinical Governance Manager. Assist in maintaining records of responses and actions taken against recommendations from national and regional bodies that are reported to the Divisional Board, ie NICE, the Care Quality Commission, NHS England/Improvement, Department of Health, National Confidential Enquiries, Royal Colleges etc. Work with the service units to ensure that quality assurance processes are in place to meet national recommendations across relevant areas in the Division. Participate in auditing of records to ensure that they are maintained and managed within current national and local guidance. Assist the Clinical Governance Manager to maintain reporting systems on the management and investigation of clinical incidents, including Root Cause Analysis as required. Facilitate the sharing of learning throughout the Division/wider organisation.

About us

We are an acute trust caring for over one million people in Wakefield and Kirklees. Our 10,000 staff members work in patients homes, the community, and our three hospitals in Pontefract, Dewsbury, and Pinderfields (Wakefield). Committed to continuous improvement, we prioritise our people and values so we can deliver excellent patient experience. Our team is friendly, passionate and always seeking better ways to work through research and innovation. We support work‑life balance and foster a diverse, inclusive environment where everyone belongs. Our staff networks offer safe spaces for honest conversations and to share ideas, thoughts and concerns so we can increase awareness and appreciation of equality, diversity, and inclusion. As a member of the team, you will have access to the NHS pension plan, a generous holiday allowance, employee health and wellbeing services and extensive benefits and support. These include onsite nurseries, childcare vouchers, car lease and home electronics schemes, working carers support, carer‑friendly policies, and more. If you value caring, high standards, improvement, and respect, join the MY team to make a difference every day.

Job responsibilities

• Professional registration with the NMC and extensive experience working at Band 6
• Understanding of the Health and Social care management environment and roles and responsibilities within it.
• Ability to assimilate & co‑ordinate various agendas prioritising appropriately.
• Knowledge and awareness of:
• Clinical Governance
• Organisational Development methods
• Performance Improvement Approaches
• Experience of clinical leadership
• Implementation of plans
• Demonstrates ability to develop and utilise effective professional relationships
• Knowledge of key governance policies and procedures, Health and Safety, NSFs and infection control
• Knowledge of organisational performance management principles and practice

Qualifications

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.