Band 7 - Governance Manager, Gynaecology

Job overview

Driving Quality, Safety and Continuous Improvement

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced and motivated Governance Manager to join our Divisional Governance Team.

This is a key role supporting the delivery of high-quality governance, patient safety, risk management and quality improvement across the Division. Working closely with clinical and operational leaders, you will help ensure robust governance systems are embedded in practice, support organisational learning, and drive improvements that enhance patient care and staff experience.

If you are passionate about patient safety, quality improvement and creating a culture of learning and continuous improvement, we would love to hear from you.

This role offers a unique opportunity to:

• Influence quality and patient safety across a large clinical division.
• Work alongside senior clinical and operational leaders.
• Lead impactful governance and improvement initiatives.
• Develop expertise in patient safety, risk management and quality improvement.
• Make a tangible difference to patient outcomes and experience.

Join us and help shape safer services, stronger governance and better outcomes for our patients and communities.

Main duties of the job

As Governance Manager, you will support the effective coordination and delivery of governance processes across the Division, working under the direction of the Deputy Head of Governance.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Supporting the implementation of the Trust's Quality Governance Framework.
• Leading and coordinating governance activities including risk management, incident reporting, patient safety, complaints and clinical audit.
• Supporting the implementation of the Patient Safety Incident Response Framework (PSIRF) and leading assigned learning responses and investigations.
• Ensuring divisional risks are effectively managed, maintained and escalated where appropriate.
• Producing high-quality governance reports, performance dashboards and assurance information for governance meetings.
• Supporting compliance with Care Quality Commission (CQC) standards and other regulatory requirements.
• Analysing and triangulating data from incidents, complaints, audits and patient feedback to identify themes, risks and opportunities for improvement.
• Coordinating divisional governance meetings, action plans and governance work programmes.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The Governance Manager will support the delivery of effective governance, patient safety, risk management and quality improvement across the Division.

Key responsibilities include coordinating incident management, complaints, risk registers, clinical audit programmes, governance reporting and regulatory compliance activities.

The postholder will support the implementation of the Patient Safety Incident Response Framework (PSIRF), lead assigned investigations and learning reviews, monitor governance action plans, and provide expert advice to clinical and operational teams.

Working closely with Divisional leaders, Medical Quality Leads, Matrons, Service Managers and the wider Governance Team, the postholder will identify themes and trends from governance data to drive continuous improvement and assurance.

Core hours are 37.5 hours per week, Monday to Friday, with flexibility required to meet service needs and attend occasional meetings outside standard working hours.

Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.