Director of Integrated Quality Governance

MFT; Manchester; On-site; GBP 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust is seeking an exceptional leader to join the Trust as Director of Integrated Quality Governance. This senior role reports to the Deputy Trust Chief Executive and Chief Nursing Officer, delivering strategic governance across one of the UK's largest NHS organisations.

The post leads patient safety, clinical effectiveness, risk management, quality assurance and regulatory readiness, driving learning and continuous improvement to improve patient outcomes.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in health related subject.
• First level registration with the NMC.

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic governance leadership across the Trust's governance functions.
• Engage with regulatory bodies (CQC, HTA, HSE) and ensure compliance.
• Drive learning, improvement and accountability to embed a culture of quality and safety across the organisation.

Skills

Governance

Leadership

Stakeholder management

Communication

Regulatory affairs

Education

Master’s degree in health related subject

NMC registration

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Director of Integrated Quality Governance

Main area Quality Governance Grade Executives / VSM: Leadership-Gp7 Contract Permanent Hours Full time - 37.5 hours per week Job ref 349-COR-8311672-RL4

Site Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust Town Manchester Salary Dependant on experience Closing 08/10/2026 23:59

Job overview

Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust is seeking an exceptional leader to join the Trust as Director of Integrated Quality Governance.

Reporting jointly to the Deputy Trust Chief Executive and Chief Nursing Officer and the Joint Chief Medical Officer, this is a pivotal leadership role with responsibility for the strategic delivery of clinical governance across one of the largest and most complex NHS organisations in the UK.

Leading a broad portfolio, you will be accountable for the delivery of clinical governance, patient safety, clinical effectiveness, patient experience, quality assurance, organisational learning, risk management and regulatory compliance. You will ensure that governance intelligence is translated into meaningful improvement, supporting high-quality care and delivering better outcomes for patients.

Main duties of the job

The postholder will provide strategic leadership across the Trust's governance functions, ensuring robust systems are in place to identify and manage risk, support learning, provide assurance and drive continuous improvement. Working closely with senior clinical, operational and corporate leaders, you will strengthen quality, reduce unwarranted variation and help embed a culture of learning, improvement and accountability across the organisation.

You will also lead the Trust's engagement with key regulatory bodies, including the Care Quality Commission (CQC), Human Tissue Authority (HTA) and Health and Safety Executive (HSE), ensuring compliance with statutory requirements and organisational readiness for inspection and external review. A key aspect of the role will be to support the development, implementation and continuous improvement of the Trust's Quality Management System.

Working for our organisation

Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust (MFT) is the largest provider of specialist services, and our Oxford Road Campus in Manchester, the largest health academic campus in Europe. We are an ambitious organisation, serving over 1 million patients and users annually through our 10 hospitals and extensive community services. With a workforce of 30,000 plus, we are a driving force for innovation, clinical excellence, and system leadership across Greater Manchester.

As a senior leader at MFT, you will shape strategy and transformation at scale, working alongside a diverse, high-performing executive team. Our £3bn plus turnover and leading-edge digital infrastructure, including the Hive EPR, enable us to deliver integrated, patient-centred care and drive continuous improvement.

We are committed to fostering an inclusive, values-led culture where your expertise, vision, and leadership will directly influence organisational direction and population health outcomes. You will have the opportunity to lead complex change, champion research and innovation, and develop future talent in a supportive, collaborative environment.
Join us to make a lasting impact—on our Trust, our communities, and the future of healthcare.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience you’ll need for this role, take a look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the ‘Supporting Documents’ heading.

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MFT is committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating and valuing diversity and eliminating any form of unlawful discrimination across our workforce, ensuring our people are truly representative of the communities we serve. All individuals regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation are encouraged to apply for this post. As an inclusive employer, we are here to support you. If you have any special requirements to help you with your application, please contact the manager named below.

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Thank you for helping us uphold the values that make our Trust a place where people belong, grow, and thrive. We look forward to receiving your application.

Person specification

Education & Qualifications

• Educated to Master’s degree in health related subject with experience of working at a senior level
• First level registration with the NMC

Knowledge

• Extensive clinical governance experience including, risk management, incident management, PSIRF, clinical effectiveness, complaints, claims, PALS, legal services and more widely implementation of quality management systems
• Demonstrable experience of developing, implementing and reviewing governance frameworks, policies and procedures to strengthen organisational accountability assurance and preparedness.
• Experience of advising Executive members and sub board committees including preparation of high-quality reports
• A comprehensive understanding of health care policy and strategic delivery alongside system partners.
• Strong understanding of compliance – clinical, regulatory and statutory ensuring that the organization meets its required duties including CQC,HSE,HTA
• Substantial experience of risk management, assurance and internal controls ensuring identification, escalation and management of risk.
• Demonstrable leadership and management experience
• Experience of managing and analyzing complex, confidential and sensitive information
• Provide strategic governance advice that enables effective delivery of organisational strategy and long-term objectives
• Delivery of the Trust annual Quality Account

Skills

• Strong influencing and negotiation skills, with the credibility and confidence to challenge constructively at a senior leadership level while maintaining effective professional relationships communication and presentation skills, including the ability to prepare concise, high quality reports, assurance papers and briefings for executive and non-executive audiences.
• Proven ability to lead investigations, reviews and organisational learning processes, ensuring lessons are translated into sustainable improvements in quality, safety and performance
• Ability to develop and maintain effective governance, accountability and decision making structures that support delivery of organisational strategy and operational performance
• Ability to foster a positive organisational culture that promotes openness, transparency, continuous learning and high standards of integrity and accountability

Personal skills

• Self-motivated
• Lateral thinking
• Confident
• Ability to build relationships
• High levels of personal resilience

Personal Circumstances

• Ability to travel across site as required

Employer certification / accreditation badges

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post will require a submission for Disclosure to be made to check for any unspent criminal convictions.

Name Kimberley Salmon-Jamieson Job title Deputy Chief Executive and Chief Nursing Officer Email address [e-mail] Telephone number 0161 276 4738