Patient Safety & Governance Lead

NHS; Basingstoke; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in Basingstoke is seeking a Patient Safety & Governance Lead to ensure compliance with quality governance and service standards. The role involves leading the governance agenda, managing patient safety, and implementing key frameworks. Ideal candidates will have significant experience in an acute NHS setting, strong leadership skills, and sound knowledge of clinical governance. This position supports a high-quality healthcare environment and offers flexibility in work patterns.

Benefits

Accommodation options available

Flexible working arrangements

Qualifications

• Significant experience in an acute NHS healthcare setting.
• Demonstrable leadership skills in risk management and quality.
• Practical experience of leading Clinical Audit.

Responsibilities

• Lead the Patient Safety / Governance agenda for the Division.
• Manage governance compliance with Care Quality Commission.
• Coordinate quality, patient safety and risk management.

Skills

Self-motivated

Excellent interpersonal skills

Organised with time management skills

Excellent report writing

Presentation skills

Education

Degree or equivalent qualification

Masters level education

Job description

Go back Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Patient Safety & Governance Lead

The closing date is 20 January 2026

This role requires the provision of robust governance leadership, ensuring that the Division provides high quality services and is fully compliant with all regulatory requirements to deliver strong quality governance, in support of the Divisional Chief Nurse and Divisional Medical Director.

This role requires an expert or professional clinical leader, passionate about risk and quality governance so that they partner with the operational and clinical leads to deliver best practice, proactive governance. Using key route cause analysis to make a positive change within the Division.

Main duties of the job

Lead the Patient Safety / Governance agenda for the Division and ensure that the highest standards of corporate and clinical governance are maintained. Key publications to be adhered to and to coordinate the delivery of - National Patient Safety Strategy, NHS Single Oversight Framework and NHS Contract - Quality Schedule.

Be managerially responsible for all aspects of the governance agenda, including being divisional lead for compliance with the registration requirements monitored by the Care Quality Commission.

Take a lead in the Quality and Patient Safety Agenda ensuring that the quality of care in the Division, patient experience, patient safety and clinical effectiveness is of the highest standard, meeting national and local outcomes.

Be responsible for coordinating the implementation of actions and provision of evidence to support service improvement and compliance with organisational standards as part of the overall Assurance Framework - NHS Single Oversight Framework and the requirements of the NHS Contract through the Quality Schedule.

Ensure that the Quality, Patient Safety and Risk Management Framework is embedded within the Division and there is monitoring in place to meet the requirements of Annex 2 of the NHS Single Oversight Framework 2019/20.

About us

Our vision is to provide outstanding care for every patient. Patient care is at the heart of what we do at our three sites: Basingstoke and North Hampshire Hospital, Royal Hampshire County Hospital in Winchester and Andover War Memorial Hospital. Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust provides medical and surgical services to a population of approximately 600,000 people across Hampshire and parts of West Berkshire.

Our cultural ambition is to have a culture that places people at the heart of all we do, where we all belong, and where learning, improvement and excellence thrive.

We provide specialist services to people across the UK and internationally. We are one of only two centres in the UK treating pseudomyxoma peritonei (a rare form of abdominal cancer) and we are leaders in the field of tertiary liver cancer and colorectal cancer.

The trust employs more than 9,000 staff and has a turnover of over £500 million a year. As a Foundation Trust, we are directly accountable to our members through our governors. The Council of Governors represent the interests of their constituencies and influence the future plans of the Foundation Trust.

We understand relocating can be a big step. Hampshire Hospitals may be able to provide accommodation options for successful candidates, depending on availability. If this something you would like to explore please contact Southern Housing on 02080 360017.

Job responsibilities

Happy to Talk Flexible Working - all requests for flexible and part time working will be considered.

Further information about the Trust and this role can be found on the Job Description and Person Specification document attached.

Person Specification

Training & Qualifications

• Degree or equivalent qualification / experience
• Educated to Masters level or evidence of working to this level / equivalent experience.

Experience & Knowledge

• Significant and demonstrable experience in an acute NHS healthcare setting
• Evidence of undertaking senior/lead roles dealing with risk management, quality of care or patient safety issues.
• Experience of undertaking audits/surveys/focus groups and change management
• Evidence of leadership skills
• Experience of working collaboratively with multi- disciplinary teams
• Specialist knowledge of all stages of the governance cycle. In depth specialist knowledge of NHS clinical governance strategy, policy and current issues
• Practical experience of leading Clinical Audit
• Experience in teaching Investigator Training.

Skills & Ability

• Self-motivated and committed with excellent interpersonal skills, influencing and persuasion skills
• Organised with good time management skills and able to work to tight deadlines and cope under pressure
• Excellent report writing, IT and verbal communication skills
• Excellent presentation skills & attention to detail

Other Specific Requirements

• Ability to be flexible in terms of work pattern and geographical location to respond to the needs of the service at all times

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.

Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust