Director - Clinical Risk

WTW; Greater London; Híbrido; GBP 70.000 - 95.000; Jornada completa

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

Private healthcare

Life insurance

Group income protection

Pension scheme

Hybrid working

Volunteer day

Electric vehicle car scheme

Share scheme

Cycle-to-work

Dental cover

Optical cover

Descripción de la vacante

WTW is seeking an experienced Clinical Risk and Patient Safety Consultant to help strengthen governance, safety and quality improvements across UK healthcare organisations and beyond. You will lead risk-based projects, review governance and assurance arrangements, and work with senior stakeholders to implement practical changes.

This role combines clinical expertise with strong stakeholder engagement and a willingness to travel.

Formación

• Current registration with the NMC or GMC in good standing.
• Extensive post-registration clinical experience.
• Significant experience in clinical governance, patient safety, quality improvement, or healthcare transformation.
• Experience leading investigations, audits, reviews or assurance activities.
• Strong understanding of UK healthcare regulation (CQC, safeguarding).
• Excellent communication, facilitation and stakeholder management skills.
• Willingness to travel within the UK and internationally.
• Postgraduate qualification in patient safety, clinical governance or related discipline.

Responsabilidades

• Lead clinical risk, patient safety and quality improvement projects across diverse healthcare settings.
• Review governance, assurance and risk management arrangements for improvements.
• Develop practical recommendations and support implementation of change initiatives.
• Build trusted relationships with senior clinical, operational and executive stakeholders.
• Facilitate discussions, workshops and reviews to support organisational learning.
• Contribute to thought leadership, client events and industry discussions.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to deliver high-quality client outcomes.

Conocimientos

Clinical governance

Patient safety

Quality improvement

Risk management

Stakeholder engagement

Investigations leadership

UK healthcare regulation

Communication

Educación

NMC/GMC registration

Postgraduate qualification in patient safety/quality

Descripción del empleo

Description

We're looking for an experienced Clinical Risk and Patient Safety Consultant to join our growing healthcare team.

In this role, you'll work with healthcare organisations across the UK and internationally to help strengthen clinical governance, improve patient safety, and support quality improvement initiatives. You'll combine clinical expertise with strong stakeholder engagement skills to help organisations identify risks, enhance assurance arrangements, and implement sustainable improvements.

This is an excellent opportunity for a senior clinical governance, patient safety or quality improvement professional who enjoys solving complex challenges and influencing positive change across healthcare systems.

The Role:

• Leading clinical risk, patient safety and quality improvement projects across a range of healthcare settings.
• Reviewing governance, assurance and risk management arrangements to identify opportunities for improvement.
• Working with clients to develop practical recommendations and support implementation of change initiatives.
• Building trusted relationships with senior clinical, operational and executive stakeholders.
• Facilitating discussions, workshops and reviews to support organisational learning and improvement.
• Contributing to thought leadership, client events and industry discussions.
• Collaborating with multidisciplinary teams to deliver high-quality outcomes for clients.

Qualifications

What you'll bring:

• Current registration with the NMC or GMC in good standing.
• Extensive post-registration clinical experience.
• Significant experience in clinical governance, patient safety, quality improvement, clinical risk management or healthcare transformation.
• Experience leading investigations, audits, reviews or assurance activities.
• Strong understanding of UK healthcare regulation, including CQC requirements and safeguarding frameworks.
• Excellent communication, facilitation and stakeholder management skills.
• Ability to analyse complex information and translate findings into clear, practical recommendations.

• Willingness to travel within the UK and internationally as required.

  Desirable

• Experience across acute, community, mental health, primary care or independent healthcare settings.
• Experience supporting organisations through regulatory inspection or improvement programmes.
• Knowledge of digital clinical safety or healthcare technology risk management.
• A postgraduate qualification in patient safety, clinical governance, healthcare management, quality improvement or a related discipline.
• Ongoing professional development in patient safety, healthcare quality or risk management.

Enjoy a benefits package designed to help you thrive, both professionally and personally. You'll receive 25 days of annual leave plus an extra WTW day to relax and recharge. Our comprehensive health and wellbeing offering includes private healthcare, life insurance, group income protection, and regular health assessments, all giving you peace of mind. Secure your future with our defined contribution pension scheme, featuring matched contributions up to 10% from the company.

We support your growth and balance with hybrid working options, access to an employee assistance programme, and a fully paid volunteer day to make a difference in your community. On top of these, you can opt into a variety of additional perks including an electric vehicle car scheme, share scheme, cycle-to-work programme, dental and optical cover, critical illness protection, and much more. Start making the most of your career and wellbeing with a range of benefits tailored for you.

Equal Opportunity Employer
We’re committed to equal employment opportunity and provide application, interview and workplace adjustments and accommodations to all applicants. If you foresee any barriers, from the application process through to joining WTW, please email [e-mail]