Clinical Governance Lead

Nuffield Health Brentwood; Eastleigh; On-site; GBP 49,000 - GBP 59,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare charity in Eastleigh is seeking a Clinical Governance Lead with strong clinical leadership and governance experience. You will champion data quality, lead quality assurance activities, and develop clinical policies at Nuffield Health's Wessex Hospital. The ideal candidate should hold a relevant clinical degree, possess an ISO9001 qualification, and demonstrate senior leadership in healthcare. A competitive salary and benefits package is offered, including free gym membership, health assessments, and other lifestyle rewards.

Benefits

Free gym membership

Health assessments

Retail discounts

Pension options

Qualifications

• Registered Clinician (NMC, HCPC or GPC).
• Experience in clinical governance and quality assurance.
• Significant experience in a leadership role within the healthcare sector.

Responsibilities

• Provide strong clinical leadership and scrutiny of clinical care delivery.
• Drive continuous improvement of data quality and reporting processes.
• Lead the delivery of Quality Assurance and improvement activities.
• Develop, review, and oversee Clinical Policies and SOPs.
• Provide guidance on governance processes in clinical care.
• Support maintenance of clinical and organizational accreditation.
• Contribute to strategic negotiations on clinical governance matters.

Skills

Strong communication skills

Attention to detail

Proactive working style

Leadership in healthcare

Clinical governance experience

Education

Degree/post graduate level in a clinical discipline

ISO9001 Auditor qualification or equivalent

Job description

Clinical Governance Lead

Wessex Hospital | Clinical Management | Permanent Contract | Full time

Up to £58,500 per annum, depending on experience

37.5 hours a week

At Nuffield Health the UKs largest healthcare charity, everything we give our patients, members and customers would not be possible without you. Your passion, your warmth, your drive to make a difference. Whether it’s driving connected health, helping the nation, transforming experiences, or building the career you want – we give you the support to do it all. Join our journey. It starts with you.

As our Clinical Governance Lead at our Wessex Hospital, you will provide strong clinical leadership and scrutiny of all matters relating to the Quality of all clinical care delivery. This role will work alongside Senior Clinical Leaders and key stakeholders across the organisation to facilitate clinical excellence, impact and fulfilment of Nuffield Health’s charitable purpose.

You will be a registered Clinician (NMC, HCPC or GPC) and be educated up to degree/post graduate level in a clinical discipline. You will also have the relevant qualifications in organisational governance e.g. ISO9001 Auditor or equivalent. In addition, we are looking for someone who can demonstrate senior leadership within the healthcare sector, with significant experience in clinical governance and quality assurance. You will have excellent communication skills with strong attention to detail and be able to work proactively and efficiently.

As our Clinical Governance Lead, you will:

• Champion the organisation’s brand values.
• Drive the continuous improvement of our:
• Data quality and data analysis capabilities
• Reporting and escalation processes i.e. Board and Incident Reporting; in order to guide our Quality learning and decision-making.
• Work alongside other Senior Clinical and Medical Leaders, lead the delivery of Quality Assurance and improvement activity, including delivery of systems which support clinical effectiveness, patient safety, regulatory compliance, customer feedback and professional development.
• Lead on the continued development, review and oversight of Clinical Policies and SOPs, ensuring that the clinical policy catalogue is effectively managed.
• Provide advice, guidance and subject matter expertise on governance processes to all those involved in the leadership of clinical care, including dealing with complaints.
• Support the maintenance and achievement of clinical and/or organisational accreditation e.g. ISO9001, contributing to, and facilitating successful certification.
• Support the delivery and achievement of Nuffield Health’s Quality Improvement Plan, leading on clinical projects and workstreams within remit.
• As a subject matter expert, contribute towards strategic negotiations on all matters relating relation to clinical governance and Quality assurance supporting the achievement of commercial objectives.

Helping you feel good.

We want you to love coming to work, feeling healthy, happy and valued. That’s why we’ve developed a benefits package with you in mind. Here, you can choose from a range of fitness, lifestyle, health and fitness wellbeing rewards, such as free gym membership, health assessments, retail discounts and pension options. At Nuffield Health, we take care of what’s important to you.

Wessex Hospital

Nuffield Health Wessex Hospital is a stunning 46 bedded private hospital in West Hampshire with specialisms in Orthopaedics, Ophthalmology, Urology, Women’s Health and Spinal surgery. The hospital also benefits from having onsite Radiology, Pathology, Pharmacy, Physiotherapy and Hydrotherapy so we can give our patients a complete package of care. There are 16 consulting rooms with speciality outpatient rooms, 46 private patient bedrooms with en‑suite facilities, 24 hr resident doctor on site (RMO) and four operating theatres and one endoscopy suite.

Join Nuffield Health and create the future you want, today

Applications will be considered as they are received, and interviews will be arranged accordingly. We reserve the right to close adverts early, for example, where we have received an unprecedented high volume of applications. Therefore, please apply early to ensure you are considered for the post.

It starts with you.