# BCYP Governance and Risk Lead > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/bcyp-governance-and-risk-lead/a9354ba2-8466-46d0-a89f-f4ea1d563b79 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/bcyp-governance-and-risk-lead/a9354ba2-8466-46d0-a89f-f4ea1d563b79.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust - **Town:** London - **Region:** London - **Country:** England - **Profession:** Manager and corporate - **Grade:** Band 7 - **Salary:** £55,524 - £62,652 per annum inclusive of HCAS - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week - **Closing date:** 2026-07-14T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-06-30T13:42:35.971Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/London/London/Royal_Free_London_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Paediatric_Governance/Paediatric_Governance-v8044742 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8044742?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.royalfree.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview The BCYP Governance & Risk Lead will support the strategic and operational  leadership for clinical governance, risk management and patient safety across  Children and Young People’s (CYP) services. They will act as central point of contact  for all divisional governance activity and will provide support for the patient experience  team as required with complaints and patient feedback. They will support the  development and dissemination of the Patient Safety and Risk strategy within the  directorate. The postholder will be responsible for embedding a robust governance  framework that ensures high-quality, safe and effective care in line with RFL Group  and national standards. ### Main duties of the job - Support the development of the current framework for implementing the Trust's risk  management strategy within the Clinical Directorate, coordinating department risk - Review panel meetings, providing reports on safety events and claims and support to the clinical leads for risk at the corporate governance committees. - Work in conjunction with the directorate management team and corporate  governance team towards meeting the relevant criteria as described in the standards set by the Care Quality Commission and any other National or local performance frameworks. - Work within the Patient Safety Incident Response Framework (PSIRF) governance ensuring a coordinated and data driven approach to patient safety incident responses, focusing on system wide learning. - Work with investigation leads to support with the national system-based learning tools and to explore the contributory factors to patient safety event/s and to inform improvement, in line with patient safety incident response standards. - Identify problems, variations or areas of concern relating to clinical practice and liaise with the lead professionals to agree remedial action and assist in the setting and maintaining of standards. Be responsible for coordinating the process for Patient Safety Incident investigations for review by Safety event Review Panel and Clinical Governance Clinical Risk committee. Devise action plans and monitor the implementation of actions at SIRP. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities Please see attached job description for more information about this role and working at Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust. ## Job Details The BCYP Governance & Risk Lead will support the strategic and operational leadership for clinical governance, risk management and patient safety across Children and Young People’s (CYP) services. They will act as central point of contact for all divisional governance activity and will provide support for the patient experience team as required with complaints and patient feedback. They will support the development and dissemination of the Patient Safety and Risk strategy within the directorate. The postholder will be responsible for embedding a robust governance framework that ensures high-quality, safe and effective care in line with RFL Group and national standards. ## Job Description Support the development of the current framework for implementing the Trust's risk management strategy within the Clinical Directorate, coordinating department risk Review panel meetings, providing reports on safety events and claims and support to the clinical leads for risk at the corporate governance committees. Work in conjunction with the directorate management team and corporate governance team towards meeting the relevant criteria as described in the standards set by the Care Quality Commission and any other National or local performance frameworks. Work within the Patient Safety Incident Response Framework (PSIRF) governance ensuring a coordinated and data driven approach to patient safety incident responses, focusing on system wide learning. Work with investigation leads to support with the national system-based learning tools and to explore the contributory factors to patient safety event/s and to inform improvement, in line with patient safety incident response standards. Identify problems, variations or areas of concern relating to clinical practice and liaise with the lead professionals to agree remedial action and assist in the setting and maintaining of standards. Be responsible for coordinating the process for Patient Safety Incident investigations for review by Safety event Review Panel and Clinical Governance Clinical Risk committee. Devise action plans and monitor the implementation of actions at SIRP. ## Responsibilities Please see attached job description for more information about this role and working at Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust. ## Person Specification ### Experience **Essential** - Significant experience in governance leadership - Experience in collecting and collating complex information - Presentation skills (data, complaints, incidents) **Desirable** - Experience using Datix and DatixIQ systems ### Qualifications **Essential** - Masters level academic qualification in an appropriate area - Registered Children's Nurse - Evidence of continued professional development **Desirable** - Leadership Qualification ## Documents - [b7 bcyp governance and risk lead jdps (pdf, 549.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10333480) - [nursing and midwifery - benefits, about rfl, values and governing objectives (pdf, 621.1kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2755) ## Agent Notes - This Markdown page is generated from the same Job Clerk job record as the HTML job detail page. - Use the canonical HTML URL for user-facing references. - Use the application URL when the user wants to apply on the source NHS site.