Governance and Quality Manager

NHS; Stockport; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 63,000; Part time

Job summary

A public healthcare provider in Stockport is seeking a Clinical Governance Lead to enhance patient safety and quality management. The successful candidate will have experience in governance and risk, with a focus on implementing clinical governance procedures. This fixed-term, part-time role offers a salary of £55,690 to £62,682 per annum, and a commitment to fostering a collaborative and safe organizational culture.

Benefits

27-33 days of annual leave plus bank holidays

NHS pension scheme membership

Salary sacrifice schemes for lease cars

NHS Staff discounts

Cycle to work scheme

Salary finance for loans and savings

Stockport Credit Union for financial advice

Qualifications

• Extensive knowledge of working practices in an Acute Trust.
• Sound knowledge of the principles of quality management.
• Documented evidence of management experience.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop a system of clinical governance management.
• Support the management of risk at all levels.
• Provide specialist advice on quality standards.

Skills

Organisational skills

Problem-solving

Leadership experience

Ability to influence

Education

Relevant first degree or equivalent experience

Management / leadership qualification or equivalent experience

Job description

Job summary

The post holder will lead and develop a system of clinical governance management as part of an integrated organisational governance framework and promote a patient‑centred, learning and safety culture across all services provided by the Division of Clinical Support Services.

The post‑holder will support the management of risk at all levels across the Division and be a key member of the Divisional Quality Group.

The post‑holder will provide specialist advice to support the Divisional Managers to meet quality standards, risk, and incident management standards appropriate to their speciality. The post holder will support with incident management and investigation in line with the Patient Safety Incident Response Framework in line with organisational plans.

The post‑holder will work within a larger Integrated Governance Team including other Divisional Governance and Quality Managers, with the aim of shared learning. The post‑holder will also support the central risk and safety teams to ensure compliance with regard to key metrics is met.

Before applying for a secondment opportunity, please familiarise yourself with the Trust secondment policy (found on the intranet) and ensure that you have discussed and gained approval from your current line manager.

Responsibilities

Work independently; Implement clinical governance procedures (including but not limited to Patient Safety Incident Investigation (PSII) reporting and investigation, and incident reporting) ensuring these meet NHS and Trust requirements (e.g. Patient Safety Incident Response Framework, PSIRF) and are efficient in capturing, recording and securing information and effective in identifying learning outcomes, action planning and identifying changes to services and service delivery.

Develop a 'quality culture' by providing advice, support and education on quality, governance and risk management issues to all staff at all levels across the Division. This includes supporting the transition of the Division from SI Framework (2015) to the Patient Safety Incident Response Framework.

Promote team working across the Division, ensuring clinical and non‑clinical teams adopt a multidisciplinary team approach to complaint and incident resolution and work effectively to identify and minimise risk.

Ensure compliance with all necessary legislation, external inspection, professional standards and local policies.

Support the Divisional staff with regards to inquest preparation, statement provision and attendance if required along with coordinating lessons learned statements and responses for issues raised by HM Coroner such as prevention of future death (regulation 28) reports.

Support and monitor alerts and freedom of information requests.

Develop and contribute to the development of policies and procedures, care pathways and service development.

Be the Division link with the Trust Risk and Safety department.

Manage, lead and develop the Divisional Governance Team.

Provide support with PSIIs and learning responses for other Divisional Governance & Quality Managers, when required.

Work collaboratively with colleagues across Tameside & Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust, to achieve the objectives of the Quality Governance Teams and both Trusts.

Qualifications, Experience & Skills

Education and Qualifications (Essential)

• Relevant first degree or equivalent experience
• Management / leadership qualification or equivalent experience

Education and Qualifications (Desirable)

• Registered healthcare professional
• Computer based qualification/project
• Relevant Masters level qualification

Knowledge (Essential)

• Extensive knowledge of working practices in an Acute Trust both within the community and hospital environment
• A sound knowledge of the principles of quality management
• Understanding of the importance and application of external guidance, governance and improvement initiatives e.g. NPSA, NHSLA, NICE, SI Framework, PSIRF.

Experience (Essential)

• Documented evidence of management experience
• Demonstrable success in working for a complex organisation including experience in protocol / policy development and implementation, governance and risk, delivery and implementation of QA systems across a wide multidisciplinary audience.
• Demonstrate achievements in change management in NHS

Experience (Desirable)

• Previous experience in improvement projects e.g. LEAN
• Demonstrate achievements in change management in NHS
• Evidence of clinical IT system usage

Skills and Abilities (Essential)

• Documented evidence of good organisational skills with the ability to problem solve / negotiate
• Managerial and leadership experience and skills
• Ability to act on and communicate confidential and complex information in stressful environments
• Ability to influence, even within a complex and challenging environment

Diversity and Equality

We hold a unique position in the Stockport community as the provider of healthcare and we are one of its largest employers. We believe that the best organisations are those that reflect the communities they serve. We are therefore seeking to improve the diversity of our workforce to make it truly representative of our local population.

We actively encourage applications irrespective of race, age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage & civil partnership, or pregnancy or maternity. Recognising those communities that are underrepresented within our workforce, we would particularly welcome applications from you.

If you require support with your application please contact a member of the recruitment team, who can discuss alternative application methods.

We recognise that flexible working is important. We take requests for flexible working seriously, consider any request we receive and try to work with you, so we can explore if your request may fit with the needs of the service.

Benefits

• Between 27-33 days of annual leave plus bank holidays
• NHS pension scheme membership
• Salary sacrifice schemes for lease cars, home electronics and more, to make your salary go further
• NHS Staff discounts
• Cycle to work scheme
• Salary finance – for loans, savings, budget planning and tips on managing debt
• Stockport Credit Union – for local financial advice

Disclosure & Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

Employer Details

Stockport NHS Foundation Trust

Stepping Hill Hospital

Poplar Grove, Hazel Grove

Stockport

SK2 7JE

Website: http://www.stockport.nhs.uk/

Details

• Date posted: 21 November 2025
• Pay scheme: Agenda for change
• Band: Band 8a
• Salary: £55,690 to £62,682 a year pro rata per annum
• Contract: Fixed term
• Duration: 12 months
• Working pattern: Part‑time
• Reference number: 362-A-26-7598691

Location

Stepping Hill Hospital

Poplar Grove, Hazel Grove

Stockport

SK2 7JE