Job summary
Divisional Quality Governance Lead - Surgery
Band 8b | 37.5 hours per week
Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Cheltenham & Gloucester
Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is seeking an experienced Divisional Quality Governance Lead to provide senior leadership across the Surgical Division, supporting high-quality, safe and effective patient care.
Main duties of the job
Reporting to the Divisional Director of Quality and Nursing - Surgery, you will lead the delivery of the quality governance, patient safety, clinical effectiveness and patient experience agenda across the Surgical Division.
You will:
Lead and oversee divisional quality governance systems and risk management
Continue to support the embedding of the Patient Safety Incident Response Framework (PSIRF)
Chair governance meetings and produce high-quality reports and assurance
Lead incident learning, audit and quality improvement activity
Support CQC readiness and national safety requirements
Work closely with divisional leaders, corporate quality teams and external partners
About us
Why join us?
We place people at the centre of everything we do, working together as one team to support our diverse communities and each other. With over 9,000 employees, we are the largest employer in Gloucestershire and one of the top 10 NHS Trusts in the South West.
We offer:
Generous annual leave and NHS pension
Flexible working opportunities
Discounts, on-site nurseries and wellbeing initiatives
Opportunities to gain experience across two innovative hospital sites
Job description
Job responsibilities
You will be a registered healthcare professional with significant senior leadership experience in an acute NHS setting and a strong background in quality, safety and clinical governance.
Essential:
Healthcare-related degree and Masters level qualification (or equivalent experience)
Current professional registration (e.g. NMC/HCPC)
Experience of clinical governance, risk management and PSIRF
Excellent communication, leadership and report-writing skills
Job description
Job responsibilities
You will be a registered healthcare professional with significant senior leadership experience in an acute NHS setting and a strong background in quality, safety and clinical governance.
Essential:
Healthcare-related degree and Masters level qualification (or equivalent experience)
Current professional registration (e.g. NMC/HCPC)
Experience of clinical governance, risk management and PSIRF
Excellent communication, leadership and report-writing skills
Person Specification
Qualifications, Knowledge and Experience
Essential
- Healthcare Related Degree (level 6)
- Masters degree or willingness to work towards or equivalent experience
- Registered healthcare professional with current registration with professional body
- Evidence of up-to-date continuous professional development
- Recognised leadership/management qualification
- Skills with the preparation of clear and concise reports, using a range of software in clinical settings, patient care and experience
- Demonstrates experience of leading change and problem solving in clinical settings, patient care and experience
- Substantial experience of senior leadership/ management role working within an acute NHS trust
- Experience with the Risk/Incident management System and PSIRF learning responses
- Substantial experience of coaching, teaching and mentoring more junior staff
- Experience of working with clinical teams to support improvement in patient safety
Desirable
- Project Management/Service Improvement Qualification
- Advances courses related to patient safety (PSIRF)
- Knowledge of quality improvement methodologies
- Knowledge of AI and use in healthcare
- Knowledge of research methodology and audit
- Experience of working with all grades of staff including executives to manage risk events
Person Specification
Qualifications, Knowledge and Experience
Essential
- Healthcare Related Degree (level 6)
- Masters degree or willingness to work towards or equivalent experience
- Registered healthcare professional with current registration with professional body
- Evidence of up-to-date continuous professional development
- Recognised leadership/management qualification
- Skills with the preparation of clear and concise reports, using a range of software in clinical settings, patient care and experience
- Demonstrates experience of leading change and problem solving in clinical settings, patient care and experience
- Substantial experience of senior leadership/ management role working within an acute NHS trust
- Experience with the Risk/Incident management System and PSIRF learning responses
- Substantial experience of coaching, teaching and mentoring more junior staff
- Experience of working with clinical teams to support improvement in patient safety
Desirable
- Project Management/Service Improvement Qualification
- Advances courses related to patient safety (PSIRF)
- Knowledge of quality improvement methodologies
- Knowledge of AI and use in healthcare
- Knowledge of research methodology and audit
- Experience of working with all grades of staff including executives to manage risk events
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
