Divisional Clinical Governance Lead — Women & Children's Services

East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust; Rother; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

NHS pension scheme

Onsite nurseries

Staff restaurants

Accommodation

Employee Assistance Programme

Onsite parking

Job summary

East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust is seeking a Divisional Clinical Governance Manager to provide strategic and operational leadership for clinical governance across the division, ensuring safe, effective and person-centred care. You will line-manage the Divisional Clinical Governance Team and promote the Trust's values in leadership and service delivery.

The role leads the governance framework, covering patient safety, risk management, quality improvement, audits and regulatory readiness.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop governance, quality, safety, and risk management processes across all of Women and Children's Services, ensuring compliance with national guidance, regulatory standards, and best practice.
• Provide strategic leadership for the Governance Team, fostering a just culture and continuous quality improvement.
• Ensure services are inspection-ready and compliant with requirements from CQC, CNST, NHSE, NICE, MBRRACE-UK, RCOG, HSE and other regulatory bodies.
• Lead patient safety, risk management, incident investigation, and learning activities, including PSIRF processes, AARs, MDT reviews, PSIIs, and Perinatal Mortality Reviews.
• Monitor all governance performance using qualitative and quantitative data, manage risk registers, oversee action plans, and present assurance reports to Directorate, Trust, and external committees.
• Provide expert advice on governance, patient safety, clinical effectiveness, quality improvement, and risk management.
• Work collaboratively with clinical leaders, PMAs, PNAs, patient advocacy groups and multidisciplinary teams to improve patient experience and outcomes.
• Support litigation management, complaints, investigations, and Duty of Candour requirements
• Ensure governance-related learning, training, and quality improvement initiatives are identified, implemented, and evaluated.
• Manage and develop staff through recruitment, appraisal, performance management, attendance monitoring, and professional development

Job description

East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust is seeking a Divisional Clinical Governance Manager to provide strategic and operational leadership for clinical governance across the division, ensuring safe, effective and person-centred care. You will line-manage the Divisional Clinical Governance Team and promote the Trust's values in leadership and service delivery.

The role leads the governance framework, covering patient safety, risk management, quality improvement, audits and regulatory readiness.