Neonatal Risk & Governance Lead

Blmk Icb; Luton; Hybrid; GBP 42,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Risk and Governance Lead for the Neonatal Team at Luton and Dunstable Hospital. The post drives patient safety, governance, and high standards of care within a developing neonatal service.

The role requires strong leadership, clinical governance expertise, and the ability to collaborate across multi-professional teams to improve patient experience and outcomes.

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse with neonatal focus and QIS eligibility.
• Experience leading governance and risk in a clinical setting.
• Experience in incident investigation and learning from events.
• Commitment to quality improvement and clinical audit.

Responsibilities

• Act as a role model for neonatal staff and management.
• Advocate for babies and families to ensure informed care decisions.
• Ensure safe environment and adherence to standards across neonatal services.
• Lead on governance, clinical governance dashboards and quality reporting.
• Coordinate learning and investigation tools for incident reviews.
• Identify risk incidents and drive risk assessment culture within the department.
• Lead supervision and professional development initiatives with the team.

Skills

Leadership

Risk management

Governance

Incident investigation

Clinical governance

Team building

Communication

Project management

Staff development

Quality improvement

Education

Registered Nurse

Neonatal qualification (QIS)

Teaching and assessing experience

Current NMC Registration

Masters degree or working towards

Job description

Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Risk and Governance Lead for the Neonatal Team at Luton and Dunstable Hospital. The post drives patient safety, governance, and high standards of care within a developing neonatal service.

The role requires strong leadership, clinical governance expertise, and the ability to collaborate across multi-professional teams to improve patient experience and outcomes.