Patient Safety and Governance Healthcare Professional

NHS; Portsmouth; Hybrid; GBP 35,000 - 50,000; Part time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in Portsmouth is seeking a Patient Safety and Governance Healthcare Professional for a part-time role. As a registered professional, you will guide safety and governance in primary and urgent care. Responsibilities include reviewing clinical incidents, supporting audits, and ensuring compliance with standards. This role provides an opportunity to apply your clinical expertise at a system level and contribute to enhancing patient care quality. Flexible working and professional development are offered.

Benefits

Flexible working

Professional development opportunities

Supportive work culture

Qualifications

• Registered healthcare professional with evidence of ongoing professional development.
• Qualification or training in clinical governance or patient safety.
• Experience in reviewing clinical incidents or managing complaints.

Responsibilities

• Support management and review of clinical incidents.
• Contribute to clinical audits and quality improvement.
• Develop and implement clinical policies across services.

Skills

Strong verbal and written communication skills

Ability to work autonomously

Confident using IT systems

Flexible working ability

Experience in primary care settings

Education

Registration with a relevant professional body

Recognised healthcare qualification

Health & Safety or risk qualification

Job description

Patient Safety and Governance Healthcare Professional (Part Time)

We are seeking an experienced and motivated Patient Safety and Governance healthcare Professionalto join our growing Quality & Governance team at an exciting time of change and development.

This part-time role offers a unique opportunity for a registered healthcare professional, such as a paramedic, pharmacist, nurse, or allied clinician, to apply their clinical expertise beyond direct patient care and influence safety, quality, and governance across primary and urgent care services. You will work across multiple sites and services, supporting two established organisations as they come together to form South Coast Alliance in April 2026.

Working closely with the Head of Clinical & Quality Delivery, you will play a key role in patient safety, clinical risk management, incident and complaint review, audit, policy development, and regulatory compliance, including CQC standards. You will help ensure that clinical practice is safe, evidence-based, and consistently delivered across the organisation.

You’ll be trusted to work autonomously, supported by an experienced leadership team, and given the opportunity to shape governance systems during a period of meaningful change. We offer flexible working, exposure to a wide range of clinical services, and the chance to make an impact on patient safety and quality at a system level.

Main duties of the job

This role supports patient safety, clinical quality, and governance across primary and urgent care services.

Working alongside the Head of Clinical & Quality Delivery, you will help review clinical incidents and complaints, support audit and quality improvement activity, and contribute to meeting regulatory and professional standards. You will provide clinical input into policies and guidance, helping to ensure safe, consistent, and evidence-based practice across services and sites.

The role also involves supporting medicines management oversight, clinical competency processes, and workforce compliance, including induction and mandatory training. You will work closely with clinical and operational colleagues, attend governance meetings, and contribute to a learning culture focused on safety, improvement, and high-quality patient care.

This is an ideal opportunity for a healthcare professional looking to apply their clinical expertise at an organisational level and make a wider impact on patient safety and service quality.

About us

We are a clinically led primary care alliance delivering services across Portsmouth and South East Hampshire, working in close partnership with GP practices, community providers, and local acute trusts to support seamless patient care.

Two established organisations are currently working together ahead of a formal merger into South Coast Alliance in April 2026. This collaborative approach allows us to share expertise, align standards, and strengthen how care is delivered across primary, community, and secondary care settings.

Our culture is supportive, inclusive, and values driven. We encourage openness, learning, and constructive challenge, and we place strong emphasis on teamwork, trust, and professional respect. Clinical insight is valued at all levels, and staff are supported to contribute meaningfully to service improvement.

We offer flexible working, a positive worklife balance, and the opportunity to work across a diverse range of services and partners. Joining us means being part of an organisation that is committed to staff wellbeing, professional development, and delivering high-quality care for our local population.

Job responsibilities

RESPONSIBILITIES

Patient Safety & Clinical Governance

Support the management and review of clinical incidents, complaints, and safety concerns.

Contribute to clinical investigations, learning actions, and improvement plans.

Support governance meetings and provide clinical input into assurance processes.

Quality & Regulatory Compliance

Support compliance with CQC standards, NICE guidance, and contractual requirements.

Assist with clinical audit programmes and quality improvement activity.

Help identify risks, trends, and priorities for action.

Clinical Standards & Policies

Support the development, review, and implementation of clinical policies and procedures.

Help ensure consistent, evidence-based practice across all services and sites.

Medicines & Clinical Safety Oversight

Support oversight of medicines management, including controlled drugs, FP10s, and resuscitation equipment.

Assist with monitoring clinical competency and safe practice.

Workforce Compliance & Induction

Support monitoring of mandatory training, professional registration, DBS, and induction compliance.

Contribute to the development of standardised clinical induction and support processes.

Work closely with clinical, operational, and corporate teams.

Support the preparation of reports, audits, and assurance information.

Represent the organisation at meetings as required.

Ways of Working

The post holder will be expected to work autonomously within agreed policies and procedures.

The role requires strong organisational skills, flexibility, and the ability to prioritise workload.

Some evening working (up to 8pm) and travel between sites will be required.

What This Role Offers

This role provides the opportunity to step away from frontline delivery while still using clinical expertise to influence patient safety and quality at an organisational level. It offers variety, professional autonomy, and the chance to help shape governance systems during a period of organisational transition.

Person Specification

Skills, Knowledge and Abilities

• Strong verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to communicate effectively with clinical and non-clinical staff
• Ability to work autonomously, manage competing priorities, and meet deadlines
• Confident using IT systems and clinical or governance-related data
• Ability to work flexibly, including occasional evening working up to 8pm
• Willingness and ability to work across multiple sites
• Experience working across multiple services or organisations
• Experience supporting or delivering training, induction, or mentorship
• Understanding of system-wide working across primary, community, and secondary care

Qualifications

• Registration with a relevant professional body (e.g. NMC, HCPC, GPhC or equivalent)
• Recognised healthcare qualification appropriate to professional registration
• Evidence of ongoing continuing professional development (CPD)
• Qualification or formal training in clinical governance, patient safety, quality improvement, or risk management
• Health & Safety or risk qualification (e.g. IOSH or equivalent)

Experience

• Experience working in a clinical environment within primary care, urgent care, community, or NHS settings
• Experience contributing to patient safety, clinical governance, quality improvement, or risk management activity
• Experience of reviewing or supporting the management of clinical incidents, complaints, or safety concerns
• Experience of working with policies, procedures, or clinical standards
• Ability to analyse information and contribute to reports, audits, or assurance activity
• Experience of working within primary care or urgent care services
• Experience of clinical audit or quality improvement projects
• Experience of working with CQC standards or other regulatory frameworks

Disclosure and 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.