Job summary
Are you passionate about driving high standards, championing best
practice, and making a real difference in healthcare? Were looking for an
enthusiastic and proactive Governance Manager to join our dynamic team for a
12-month maternity cover contract.
Whats the role?
Youll play a pivotal part in ensuring our organisation delivers safe,
effective, and well-governed services. Youll work closely with clinical and
operational teams, lead on compliance, risk management, and policy development,
and help us maintain our reputation for excellence.
Main duties of the job
What will you do?
Lead on governance, risk, and compliance activities
Support incident management, investigations, and learning
Oversee policy reviews and updates
Prepare report for the Board and external stakeholders
Provide line management expertise
What are we looking for?
Experience in governance, compliance, or quality roles (NHS or healthcare preferred)
Strong communication and organisational skills
A collaborative, can-do attitude and attention to detail
Ability to work independently and as part of a team
Why join us?
Be part of a friendly, supportive, and forward thinking organisation
Make a real impact on patient care and safety
Flexible working options available
Competitive salary and benefits
Ready to take the next step in your career and make a difference?
About us
Are you passionate about making meaningful connections and
driving engagement in a dynamic, forward-thinking environment? An exciting
opportunity has opened up to join our vibrant team atCoventry &
Rugby GP Allianceas a Governance Manager, where your communication skills and creative energy will help
shape the future of healthcare collaboration.
As a Governance Manager,
you'll be at the heart of our mission building bridges between teams,
stakeholders, and the wider community.
What makes our team special?
Were a close knit, supportive team that thrives on innovation, collaboration,
and continuous learning. We celebrate diverse perspectives and empower each
other to grow, adapt, and lead with authenticity.
AtCoventry & Rugby GP Alliance, we don't
just work, we connect, we innovate, and we grow together. If you're ready to
bring your voice, vision, and values to a place where they truly matter, wed
love to hear from you.
We take pride in offering a robust range of benefits to
support our employees, including:
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Annual Leave: Enjoy 27 days of annual
leave for full-time employees, in addition to bank holidays.
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Sick Pay: Our enhanced sick pay policy
ensures you are supported during times of illness.
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Pension Scheme: Access to the NHS pension
scheme to secure your financial future.
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Enhanced Maternity & Paternity Leave: We provide
generous maternity leave to support new parents.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Governance Manager duties:
Maintain accurate and up to date records of clinical governance
documents, policies, and procedures.
Work with and support the administration of governance and reporting
systems such as PolicyStat, Datix and Bluestream, practice index.
Monitor compliance with regulatory requirements, accreditation
standards, and organisational policies related to clinical governance with
support from the Chief Nurse.
Help coordinate quality improvement activities, including CQC
preparations and outcomes, Health and Safety.
Support the dissemination of best practice and educational resources
to all staff as indicated by the Senior Leadership Team.
Facilitate communication channels for sharing governance updates,
meeting schedules, and important announcements.
Respond to enquiries and requests for information in a timely and
professional manner.
Function as the first point of contact in
relation to conflict of interests, and being responsible for oversight of the
system for declarations of interest across the organisation including annual
reviews.
Monitor compliance with timelines in relation
to the reporting of serious incidents, never events, complaints, Freedom of
Information (FOIs) and Subject Access requests (SARs).
Deal with enquiries in a suitable and
professional manner, including member of the public, GP practices and other
healthcare professionals, voluntary agencies, NHS England, other GP Provider
organisations and providers.
Project Management lead on
designated projects as assigned by
the Chief Nurse, ensuring alignment on planning,
implementation and communication across the organization.
Line manage the Governance assistant and Governance administrator
and office manager. Ensure the effective and smooth operation of CRGPA headquarters.
Responsible for corporate audits and risk
assessments including submission of report to Chief Nurse.
This is
not an exhaustive list and other duties may be required
The duties of the post may be reviewed and, if appropriate, changed
by discussion with the post holder to
ensure the provision of effective and
efficient services
Job description
Job responsibilities
Governance Manager duties:
Maintain accurate and up to date records of clinical governance
documents, policies, and procedures.
Work with and support the administration of governance and reporting
systems such as PolicyStat, Datix and Bluestream, practice index.
Monitor compliance with regulatory requirements, accreditation
standards, and organisational policies related to clinical governance with
support from the Chief Nurse.
Help coordinate quality improvement activities, including CQC
preparations and outcomes, Health and Safety.
Support the dissemination of best practice and educational resources
to all staff as indicated by the Senior Leadership Team.
Facilitate communication channels for sharing governance updates,
meeting schedules, and important announcements.
Respond to enquiries and requests for information in a timely and
professional manner.
Function as the first point of contact in
relation to conflict of interests, and being responsible for oversight of the
system for declarations of interest across the organisation including annual
reviews.
Monitor compliance with timelines in relation
to the reporting of serious incidents, never events, complaints, Freedom of
Information (FOIs) and Subject Access requests (SARs).
Deal with enquiries in a suitable and
professional manner, including member of the public, GP practices and other
healthcare professionals, voluntary agencies, NHS England, other GP Provider
organisations and providers.
Project Management lead on
designated projects as assigned by
the Chief Nurse, ensuring alignment on planning,
implementation and communication across the organization.
Line manage the Governance assistant and Governance administrator
and office manager. Ensure the effective and smooth operation of CRGPA headquarters.
Responsible for corporate audits and risk
assessments including submission of report to Chief Nurse.
This is
not an exhaustive list and other duties may be required
The duties of the post may be reviewed and, if appropriate, changed
by discussion with the post holder to
ensure the provision of effective and
efficient services
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- -Degree level qualification or relevant equivalent experience
Desirable
- -Evidence of continuing professional development
- -Qualification in Governance or a related field
Personal Qualities & Specific Attributes
Essential
- Strong personal values base, congruent with ethos of CRGPA
- Ability to organise and prioritise own workload
- Ability to work under pressure
- Ability to work unsupervised
- Excellent communication skills
- Attention to detail and pride in your work
- Team player
- Ability to be flexible to accommodate the needs of the Service
- Positive approach to change and to learning new skills
Experience
Essential
- -Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- -Ability to take accurate minutes of complex meetings
- -Experience of supporting corporate meetings including agenda setting and supporting papers
- -Knowledge of GDPR and information governance
- -Proficiency in Microsoft Office including PowerPoint, Excel and Word
- -Strong organisational skills and ability to manage multiple projects.
- -Experience of risk management
- -Team Management and development experience including managing performance reviews
- -Demonstrated capability to plan over short, medium and long-term timeframes and adjust plans and resource requirements accordingly.
- -Knowledge and experience of health and safety legislation and requirements in the work environment.
- -Experience of researching best practice (globally, private and public sector), interpreting its relevance and processes/ practices which could be implemented successfully to achieve system re-form (advising on policy implementation).
- -Proven ability of using problem solving skills and ability to respond to sudden unexpected demands.
- -Proven ability to analyse complex facts and situations and develop a range of options.
- -Proven ability to use initiative to decide relevant actions and make recommendations to the Manager,
- -Proven ability to make decisions autonomously, when required, on difficult issues, working to tight and often changing timescales.
Desirable
- -Experience of working in a healthcare environment
- -Experience working within a corporate setting
- -Knowledge and experience of Business Continuity, including experience of developing, reviewing and testing Business Continuity Plans.
- -Understanding of the rules and guidance in respect of articles of association and Company Law
- -Experience of dealing with verbal and written complaints and incidents
- -Datix Software
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- -Degree level qualification or relevant equivalent experience
Desirable
- -Evidence of continuing professional development
- -Qualification in Governance or a related field
Personal Qualities & Specific Attributes
Essential
- Strong personal values base, congruent with ethos of CRGPA
- Ability to organise and prioritise own workload
- Ability to work under pressure
- Ability to work unsupervised
- Excellent communication skills
- Attention to detail and pride in your work
- Team player
- Ability to be flexible to accommodate the needs of the Service
- Positive approach to change and to learning new skills
Experience
Essential
- -Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- -Ability to take accurate minutes of complex meetings
- -Experience of supporting corporate meetings including agenda setting and supporting papers
- -Knowledge of GDPR and information governance
- -Proficiency in Microsoft Office including PowerPoint, Excel and Word
- -Strong organisational skills and ability to manage multiple projects.
- -Experience of risk management
- -Team Management and development experience including managing performance reviews
- -Demonstrated capability to plan over short, medium and long-term timeframes and adjust plans and resource requirements accordingly.
- -Knowledge and experience of health and safety legislation and requirements in the work environment.
- -Experience of researching best practice (globally, private and public sector), interpreting its relevance and processes/ practices which could be implemented successfully to achieve system re-form (advising on policy implementation).
- -Proven ability of using problem solving skills and ability to respond to sudden unexpected demands.
- -Proven ability to analyse complex facts and situations and develop a range of options.
- -Proven ability to use initiative to decide relevant actions and make recommendations to the Manager,
- -Proven ability to make decisions autonomously, when required, on difficult issues, working to tight and often changing timescales.
Desirable
- -Experience of working in a healthcare environment
- -Experience working within a corporate setting
- -Knowledge and experience of Business Continuity, including experience of developing, reviewing and testing Business Continuity Plans.
- -Understanding of the rules and guidance in respect of articles of association and Company Law
- -Experience of dealing with verbal and written complaints and incidents
- -Datix Software
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.
