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Job requirements
Essential
9 listedRequirements the employer expects applicants to meet.
- Qualifications
Master's degree or equivalent level experience in healthcare governance, quality, audit or effectiveness
- Skills & Abilites
Excellent stakeholder engagement and influencing skills across multidisciplinary services
- Skills & Abilites
Knowledge of NICE guidance and national standards
- Skills & Abilites
Leadership and people management experience.
- Skills & Abilites
Organisational learning and quality improvement methodologies
- Experience & Knowledge
Significant experience in Clinical Governance, Clinical Audit or Clinical Effectiveness
- Experience & Knowledge
Experience leading and delivering clinical audit and/or clinical effectiveness programmes
- Experience & Knowledge
Experience analysing complex quality or clinical data and producing reports for senior committees or leaders
- Experience & Knowledge
Experience leading change, improvement or quality initiatives that have delivered measurable outcomes
Desirable
Not listed in the available specification.
Job overview
North London NHS Foundation Trust is seeking an experienced and motivated Clinical Governance & Effectiveness Manager to play a key role in driving quality, effectiveness, organisational learning and continuous improvement across the Trust.
This is an exciting opportunity to lead the Trust's Clinical Audit and Clinical Effectiveness programmes, ensuring that evidence, audit findings, national guidance and benchmarking intelligence are translated into meaningful improvements in patient care and outcomes. The postholder will work closely with clinical and operational leaders across the organisation, supporting services to demonstrate high-quality, evidence-based care and regulatory compliance.
Main duties of the job
At North London NHS Foundation Trust we are committed to:
- Delivering high-quality care closer to home.
- Improving outcomes and reducing inequalities.
- Supporting staff to thrive and develop.
- Promoting innovation, research and quality improvement.
- Living our values of kindness, respect, collaboration, simplicity, empowerment and inclusion.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
You will provide leadership to the Clinical Governance and Effectiveness Team, oversee delivery of the annual clinical audit programme, support implementation of NICE guidance and national standards, and develop high-quality governance intelligence and reporting for Trust committees and senior leaders.
We are looking for an individual with strong clinical governance, audit or clinical effectiveness experience, excellent analytical and communication skills, and the ability to influence change across complex healthcare systems
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.
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This advert is for Clinical Governance and Effectiveness Manager with North London NHS Foundation Trust in London, England. It is listed as a Band 8 Quality and governance manager role. The advertised salary is £63,665 - £70,887 Per annum including HCAS. The contract type is Permanent. The application deadline is 08 Nov 2026.
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