Oxford Health NHS Trust

Quality and Governance Lead

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Job summary

Do you have experience in service improvement?

Are you have strong analytical skills?

Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Quality and Governance Lead to play a key role in ensuring the highest standards of clinical quality and patient safety across our Mental Health Directorates.

As an integral member of the directorates' senior team, you will provide expert guidance on quality governance, working closely with the Trust's corporate quality and governance teams. You will lead the development and implementation of robust clinical governance arrangements, ensuring that incidents, complaints, and patient feedback are effectively reported, reviewed, and used to drive meaningful learning and improvement.

This is a unique opportunity to make a real impact on the quality of care provided across our Mental Health Directorates. If you have a strong background in clinical governance, a passion for patient safety, and the ability to lead change within a complex healthcare setting, we would love to hear from you.

Main duties of the job

Key responsibilities include:

Leading the development and production of directorate quality and safety reports for Trust-wide and directorate meetings.
Supporting the Clinical Director, Head of Nursing, and Service Director on patient safety and wider clinical quality issues.
Overseeing complaints, serious incident investigations, CQC compliance, audits, and NICE guidelines to support service excellence.
Embedding a culture of learning through quality improvement methodology and supporting the delivery of the Trust-wide clinical governance and patient safety agenda.
Providing leadership on patient experience and involvement, ensuring service user feedback informs continuous improvement.

About us

Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust provides physical, mental health and social care for people of all ages across Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Swindon, Wiltshire, Bath and North East Somerset.

Our services are delivered at community bases, hospitals, clinics and people's homes, delivering care as close to home as possible

Our vision is that no matter who you are or where you are, you will tell us that you receive:"Outstanding care delivered by an outstanding team"

Our values are:"Caring, safe and excellent"

At Oxford Health we offer a wide range of benefits designed to support your career and wellbeing. These include:

Excellent opportunities for career progression
Access to tailored individual and Trust wide learning and development
27 days annual leave, plus bank holidays, rising to 33 days with continuous service
NHS Discount across a wide range of shops, restaurants and retailers
Competitive pension scheme
Lease car scheme
Cycle to work scheme
Employee Assistance Programme
Mental Health First Aiders
Staff accommodation (please note waiting lists may apply)
Staff networking and support groups hosted by our Equality, Diversity & Inclusion team

Date posted

31 March 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 8a

Salary

£53,755 to £60,504 a year per annum pro rata dependant on experience.

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

267-OA7060156

Job locations

House 1

Slade Site

Oxford

OX3 7JH

Job description

Job responsibilities

We hope that the advert has given you a clear understanding of the skills we are seeking and the opportunity at hand. You will need to use the supporting statement element of your application form to demonstrate your suitability for this role and you should refer to the job description, person specification and the guidance notes attached to this role to help you tailor your application.

The essential and desirable criteria will be used to shortlist for interview, and you should ensure that you refer to these within your application to increase your chances of being selected for interview.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

oMSc / post graduate diploma / long course linked to specialism, or equivalent experience.
oEvidence of completion of informal/formal management and leadership/supervisory skills training
oEvidence of completion of service improvement and project management training
oAdvanced knowledge of clinical governance, risk management and national priorities in relation to patient safety

Desirable

oEvidence of developing standards, clinical protocols, procedures and guidelines.
oRoot Cause Analysis or investigation techniques training
oPRINCE2 or Project Management Qualification
oRisk Management Qualification

Experience

Essential

oStrong understanding of the role of regulators in the NHS including the CQC
oAdvanced knowledge of clinical governance, risk management and national priorities in relation to patient safety
oGood knowledge of regulation linked to health and safety, safeguarding and information governance.
oDemonstrates in depth knowledge of the principles of risk management

Desirable

oExcellent co-ordinator, facilitator, educator and written and verbal communication
oDemonstrates ability to be a good team member and to lead a complex team

Knowledge

Essential

oGood knowledge of regulation linked to health and safety, safeguarding and information governance.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

oMSc / post graduate diploma / long course linked to specialism, or equivalent experience.
oEvidence of completion of informal/formal management and leadership/supervisory skills training
oEvidence of completion of service improvement and project management training
oAdvanced knowledge of clinical governance, risk management and national priorities in relation to patient safety

Desirable

oEvidence of developing standards, clinical protocols, procedures and guidelines.
oRoot Cause Analysis or investigation techniques training
oPRINCE2 or Project Management Qualification
oRisk Management Qualification

Experience

Essential

oStrong understanding of the role of regulators in the NHS including the CQC
oAdvanced knowledge of clinical governance, risk management and national priorities in relation to patient safety
oGood knowledge of regulation linked to health and safety, safeguarding and information governance.
oDemonstrates in depth knowledge of the principles of risk management

Desirable

oExcellent co-ordinator, facilitator, educator and written and verbal communication
oDemonstrates ability to be a good team member and to lead a complex team

Knowledge

Essential

oGood knowledge of regulation linked to health and safety, safeguarding and information governance.

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.

Employer details

Employer name

Oxford Health NHS Trust

Address

House 1

Slade Site

Oxford

OX3 7JH

Employer's website

https://www.oxfordhealth.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Oxford Health NHS Trust

Address

House 1

Slade Site

Oxford

OX3 7JH

Employer's website

https://www.oxfordhealth.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)