Divisional Clinical Governance Lead

East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust; Hastings; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

NHS pension scheme

Staff development

Onsite nurseries

Staff restaurants

Onsite parking

Job summary

East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust in Hastings is seeking a Divisional Clinical Governance Manager to provide strategic and operational leadership for governance, safety, quality and risk across the Women and Children's Services division.

You will lead a governance team, drive incident investigation, audit delivery, and assurance reporting to senior committees, ensuring compliance with CQC fundamentals and PSIRF while promoting a just culture and continuous improvement.

Qualifications

• Professional Registration and Masters level qualification or relevant experience.
• Postgraduate qualification in healthcare governance/quality/risk or commitment to CPD.
• Incident investigation Training (PSIRF/HF methods).

Responsibilities

• Lead governance, quality, safety and risk management across Women and Children's Services.
• Provide strategic leadership for the Governance Team and a just culture.
• Ensure inspection readiness and compliance with CQC, NHSE, NICE and other bodies.
• Lead patient safety, risk management, incident investigation and learning activities.
• Monitor governance performance, manage risk registers and present assurance reports.
• Advise on governance, patient safety and quality improvement.
• Collaborate with clinical leaders and multidisciplinary teams to improve outcomes.
• Support litigation management, complaints, investigations and Duty of Candour.
• Ensure learning initiatives are identified, implemented and evaluated.
• Develop staff through recruitment, appraisal and development.

Skills

Facilitation

Investigation

Influencing

Negotiation

Coaching

Training

Governance systems

Datix

InPhase

Evotix

Communication skills

Analytical skills

Data interpretation

Dashboard reporting

Data triangulation

Education

Masters level qualification or relevant experience

Postgraduate qualification in healthcare governance/quality/risk

Incident investigation training (PSIRF/HF methods)

Tools

Datix

InPhase

Evotix

Job description

East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust in Hastings is seeking a Divisional Clinical Governance Manager to provide strategic and operational leadership for governance, safety, quality and risk across the Women and Children's Services division.

You will lead a governance team, drive incident investigation, audit delivery, and assurance reporting to senior committees, ensuring compliance with CQC fundamentals and PSIRF while promoting a just culture and continuous improvement.