Executive Medical Leader, Safety & Clinical Governance

Barts Health Nhs Trust; Greater London; On-site; GBP 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Barts Health NHS Trust seeks a Deputy Chief Medical Officer for Safety and Clinical Governance to provide high-level medical leadership across patient safety, governance, and regulatory functions. The post holder will coordinate safety-critical workstreams and ensure executive assurance to the Board.

Working with the Chief Medical Officer and senior colleagues, you will shape the safety strategy, drive data-informed decision making, and strengthen governance across all Trust sites to sustain

Responsibilities

• Provide senior medical leadership and executive oversight for designated safety-critical and statutory clinical governance portfolios, holding clear accountability for the effective oversight of patient safety across all Trust sites and services.
• Lead the development and delivery of a coherent, Trust-wide approach to safety and clinical governance, ensuring that risks are identified early, managed proactively, and escalated appropriately, with clear line of sight from ward to Board.
• Provide medical leadership and oversight of a consistent and high-performing governance structures, with clearly defined accountabilities and robust escalation routes for high-risk clinical areas, enabling timely clinical decision-making and strong organisational assurance.
• Provide strategic medical oversight of the Trust's Quality and Safety Strategy, ensuring full alignment with the Trust's Clinical Strategy, workforce strategy and assurance frameworks, and supporting Barts Health's ambition to be an exemplar organisation for safety, quality and governance.
• Work in close partnership with the Chief Medical Officer, Chief Nurse, Director of Quality, Hospital Medical Directors and executive colleagues to deliver an integrated and effective clinical governance framework, recognising the interdependencies between safety, workforce capacity and operational delivery

Job description

Barts Health NHS Trust seeks a Deputy Chief Medical Officer for Safety and Clinical Governance to provide high-level medical leadership across patient safety, governance, and regulatory functions. The post holder will coordinate safety-critical workstreams and ensure executive assurance to the Board.

Working with the Chief Medical Officer and senior colleagues, you will shape the safety strategy, drive data-informed decision making, and strengthen governance across all Trust sites to sustain