Job summary
Closing Date: 14th August 2025
Shortlisting to take place after closing date commencing: 14th August 2025
Interview expected to take place in the week following shortlisting: commencing 21st August 2025 (Date May Differ)
Through strong leadership and effective management, the Clinical Governance and Risk Lead Nurse for Specialist Medicine will support the clinical business unit (CSU) with the co-ordination and delivery of the quality, risk and governance agenda required to ensure that a high standard of safe, evidence-based care is consistently delivered and evaluated.
The post holder will support the Deputy Director of Nursing, Divisional Clinical Director, Clinical Leads and CSU Senior General Manager in quality improvement initiatives and implementation of national recommendations. The post holder will co-ordinate internal and external reporting requirements in relation to risk management and governance.
The Clinical Governance and Risk Lead Nurse will have a close working relationship with the Associate Director of Quality and their team, representing the CSUs operational issues risk and governance at a senior level, and supporting the trust wide risk and governance agenda.
Main duties of the job
To provide quality and safety leadship for the CSU of specialist medicine.
For specifics please see attached job description.
About us
Our People Charter outlines the behaviours we can expect from one another and what you can expect from Bradford Teaching Hospitals Foundation Trust:
- We value people
- We are one team
- We care
We're keen to meet people who share these values and are passionate about delivering the highest quality of care to our patients.
Job description
Job responsibilities
To provide quality and safety leadship for the CSU of specialist medicine.
For specifics please see attached job description.
Job description
Job responsibilities
To provide quality and safety leadship for the CSU of specialist medicine.
For specifics please see attached job description.
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Significant post registration experience in a range of settings with substantial experience at a leadership level.
- Ability to evidence substantial knowledge of the trusts risk and governance strategy.
- Able to demonstrate having worked in an autonomous role utilising skills in complex situations
- Experience of working across organisational boundaries
- Experience in leading and managing staff
- Experience of clinical audit/R&D processes and practice
- Experience in policy development
- Experience of being accountable for patient care as well as decision making skills
- Proven experience in managing and implementing change
- Recent experience, in the last 2 years of working within risk management and clinical governance in an acute setting
- Understanding of health policy and its impact on the Professional Nursing agenda and Bradford Teaching Hospitals Foundation Trust
- Evidence of: -Quality assurance -Participating in Trust wide initiatives
Desirable
- Designed and delivered teaching or education packages to patients, carers and health care staff
- Budgetary financial management experience
Skills
Essential
- Proven ability to lead, influence and provide consultations within a mutli-disciplinary environment
- Report writing / Presentation skills
- Change management, decision and problem solving skills
- Excellent time management and organisation skills
- Ability to manage, motivate and empower others
- Ability to work as part of a team, networking skills
- Teaching and mentoring skills
- Able to effectively and appropriately deal with criticism and challenging people and situations
- Ability to positively and creatively challenge current thinking in order to develop new and improved policy and working practices
- Able to influence others from partner agencies, to achieve national targets without any direct authority
- Evidence of Quality Bench Marking
- Strong sense of commitment to openness, honesty and integrity in undertaking the role.
Desirable
- In depth knowledge and understanding of the needs of the specific patient groups
- Curriculum planning and facilitation skills
- Mentoring and counselling skills
- Project Management
Knowledge
Essential
- Comprehensive knowledge and understanding of application of relevant National Guidance e.g., NICE etc.
- Comprehensive knowledge of the NHS national targets and priorities
- Understanding of the Trust's objectives and priorities and the ability to work across operational boundaries
- An understanding of the Mental Capacity Act, Adult Safe Guarding and Deprivation of Liberties Safeguards.
- Knowledge of quality, standard setting, benchmarking and audit
- Knowledge of patient safety issues
- Knowledge of health and safety legislation and requirements
- Knowledge of the key regulations, outcomes and assessments methods used by the Care Quality Commission judgement of healthcare organisations.
Desirable
- Knowledge of relevant national polices pertaining to Cardiology
- Political awareness
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered General Nurse
- Have undertaken post qualification leadership training
- ENB 659 or equivalent - SLIP, 998
- Evidence of current CPD
- Evidence of further study/knowledge at Masters level or equivalent experience
- Degree
Desirable
- Post registration qualification in risk management or other relevant topic
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Significant post registration experience in a range of settings with substantial experience at a leadership level.
- Ability to evidence substantial knowledge of the trusts risk and governance strategy.
- Able to demonstrate having worked in an autonomous role utilising skills in complex situations
- Experience of working across organisational boundaries
- Experience in leading and managing staff
- Experience of clinical audit/R&D processes and practice
- Experience in policy development
- Experience of being accountable for patient care as well as decision making skills
- Proven experience in managing and implementing change
- Recent experience, in the last 2 years of working within risk management and clinical governance in an acute setting
- Understanding of health policy and its impact on the Professional Nursing agenda and Bradford Teaching Hospitals Foundation Trust
- Evidence of: -Quality assurance -Participating in Trust wide initiatives
Desirable
- Designed and delivered teaching or education packages to patients, carers and health care staff
- Budgetary financial management experience
Skills
Essential
- Proven ability to lead, influence and provide consultations within a mutli-disciplinary environment
- Report writing / Presentation skills
- Change management, decision and problem solving skills
- Excellent time management and organisation skills
- Ability to manage, motivate and empower others
- Ability to work as part of a team, networking skills
- Teaching and mentoring skills
- Able to effectively and appropriately deal with criticism and challenging people and situations
- Ability to positively and creatively challenge current thinking in order to develop new and improved policy and working practices
- Able to influence others from partner agencies, to achieve national targets without any direct authority
- Evidence of Quality Bench Marking
- Strong sense of commitment to openness, honesty and integrity in undertaking the role.
Desirable
- In depth knowledge and understanding of the needs of the specific patient groups
- Curriculum planning and facilitation skills
- Mentoring and counselling skills
- Project Management
Knowledge
Essential
- Comprehensive knowledge and understanding of application of relevant National Guidance e.g., NICE etc.
- Comprehensive knowledge of the NHS national targets and priorities
- Understanding of the Trust's objectives and priorities and the ability to work across operational boundaries
- An understanding of the Mental Capacity Act, Adult Safe Guarding and Deprivation of Liberties Safeguards.
- Knowledge of quality, standard setting, benchmarking and audit
- Knowledge of patient safety issues
- Knowledge of health and safety legislation and requirements
- Knowledge of the key regulations, outcomes and assessments methods used by the Care Quality Commission judgement of healthcare organisations.
Desirable
- Knowledge of relevant national polices pertaining to Cardiology
- Political awareness
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered General Nurse
- Have undertaken post qualification leadership training
- ENB 659 or equivalent - SLIP, 998
- Evidence of current CPD
- Evidence of further study/knowledge at Masters level or equivalent experience
- Degree
Desirable
- Post registration qualification in risk management or other relevant topic
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
