Quality Lead Nurse

The Methodist Church in Britain; Slough; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

CHEC is recruiting a Quality Lead Nurse to provide regional professional leadership across its community hospitals and clinics. The role focuses on leading PSIRF implementation, patient safety investigations, and learning responses to drive improvements.

You will support CQC inspection readiness, govern risk management, and work with hospital managers and clinical leads to embed learning and continuous improvement.

Qualifications

• Current NMC registration.
• Significant experience in patient safety investigations, learning responses and quality improvement.
• Experience leading teams and supporting service improvement across multiple sites.
• Excellent knowledge of PSIRF, PSIRP, CQC regulations, Duty of Candour and governance.

Responsibilities

• Lead and oversee patient safety incident investigations (PSIIs) and learning responses.
• Champion implementation and ongoing development of PSIRF and patient safety programmes.
• Drive quality improvement using PDSA and Model for Improvement.
• Support regional teams with CQC inspection readiness, governance and regulatory compliance.
• Lead risk management, identifying and managing emerging risks.
• Use learning from incidents, complaints, audits and patient feedback to improve services.
• Provide professional leadership and line management to the Regional Patient Safety Governance Coordinator.
• Promote a just culture and psychologically safe environment.

Skills

Communication skills

Analytical skills

Report writing

Influencing stakeholders

Education

Degree-level education

PSIRF systems training

Job description

CHEC is recruiting a Quality Lead Nurse to provide regional professional leadership across its community hospitals and clinics. The core of the role is leading PSIRF implementation, including patient safety incident investigations and learning responses, alongside quality improvement work and support for CQC inspection readiness. The post carries line management of the Regional Patient Safety Governance Coordinator and works with hospital managers and clinical leads on a regional footprint. Current NMC registration and significant patient safety investigation experience decide fit.

What the job involves

• Lead and oversee patient safety incident investigations (PSIIs) and learning responses
• Champion implementation and ongoing development of PSIRF and patient safety programmes
• Drive quality improvement initiatives using methodologies such as PDSA and Model for Improvement
• Support regional teams with CQC inspection readiness, governance and regulatory compliance
• Lead risk management, identifying and managing emerging risks
• Use learning from incidents, complaints, audits and patient experience feedback to improve services
• Provide professional leadership and line management to the Regional Patient Safety Governance Coordinator
• Promote a just culture and psychologically safe environment
• Work with hospital managers, clinical leads and operational teams to embed patient safety, learning and continuous improvement in daily practice

Qualifications

• Degree-level education
• PSIRF systems training

Registration & licences

• Current NMC registration

Experience

• Significant experience of patient safety investigations, learning responses and quality improvement
• Experience of leading teams and supporting service improvement across multiple sites or services

Skills & knowledge

• Excellent knowledge of PSIRF, PSIRP, CQC regulations, Duty of Candour and healthcare governance frameworks
• Strong communication, analytical and report-writing skills
• Influencing at all levels and building credibility with clinical and operational stakeholders

Nice to have

• Post-registration education in patient safety