# Clinical Governance Lead > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for West London NHS Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/clinical-governance-lead/2931220a-e82b-474c-9fcf-b31cb8276811 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/clinical-governance-lead/2931220a-e82b-474c-9fcf-b31cb8276811.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** West London NHS Trust - **Town:** Southall - **Region:** London - **Country:** England - **Profession:** Manager and corporate - **Grade:** Band 7 - **Salary:** £55,524 - £62,652 per annum inclusive - **Contract type:** Fixed term: 12 months (Business Development) - **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week - **Closing date:** 2026-06-19T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-06-05T15:01:07.470Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/London/Southall/West_London_NHS_Trust/Governance_Team/Governance_Team-v8063711 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8063711?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.westlondon.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview We are recruiting a Clinical Governance Lead to provide expert advice and support to Borough and Clinical Directors, Service Managers and Heads of Service, on patient safety, clinical effectiveness and quality of care delivered; with a particular emphasis on ensuring incidents and patient feedback are reported, reviewed and learning shared in accordance with best practice. ### Main duties of the job To support a dynamic portfolio of clinical governance, patient safety and patient feedback services to deliver the West London NHS Trust Quality and Patient Safety Strategy, and adhere to related policies and statutory expectations. As well as working in a corporate and integrated way within the larger Clinical Governance Team, the post holder will be responsible for providing expert patient safety and patient experience support to Hammersmith and Fulham Borough mental health services. The post holder will also be expected to work across borough and services lines, and take the lead on key Trust-wide clinical governance projects, as reasonable circumstances dictate, and as directed by their line manager. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities The Candidate Pack provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. Please view as attached The person specification below is not the full person specification, but outlines the criteria against which your application form will be assessed. ## Job Details We are recruiting a Clinical Governance Lead to provide expert advice and support to Borough and Clinical Directors, Service Managers and Heads of Service, on patient safety, clinical effectiveness and quality of care delivered; with a particular emphasis on ensuring incidents and patient feedback are reported, reviewed and learning shared in accordance with best practice. ## Job Description To support a dynamic portfolio of clinical governance, patient safety and patient feedback services to deliver the West London NHS Trust Quality and Patient Safety Strategy, and adhere to related policies and statutory expectations. As well as working in a corporate and integrated way within the larger Clinical Governance Team, the post holder will be responsible for providing expert patient safety and patient experience support to Hammersmith and Fulham Borough mental health services. The post holder will also be expected to work across borough and services lines, and take the lead on key Trust-wide clinical governance projects, as reasonable circumstances dictate, and as directed by their line manager. ## Responsibilities The Candidate Pack provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. Please view as attached The person specification below is not the full person specification, but outlines the criteria against which your application form will be assessed. ## Person Specification ### Experience **Essential** - Demonstrable experience relating to clinical governance and patient safety - Experience of reviewing and leading Serious Incident review panels and Complaint investigations **Desirable** - Experience of implementing change in clinical practice - Sound understanding of the health and social care landscape, and the place of external partners in this landscape ### Knowledge/ Skills **Essential** - Demonstrable ability to produce high quality concise reports and narratives, often within a tight timescale. - Proven ability to work collaboratively with colleagues from a wide variety of disciplines. - Proven understanding of statutory and mandatory responsibilities regarding clinical governance, risk and complaints management. **Desirable** - Knowledge of quality improvement and assurance principles and processes relevant to healthcare settings. - Proven ability to collate information from various sources and to summarise such information concisely - Proven ability to deliver training requirements coherently and accurately. - Proven computer literacy skills in database use such as incident reporting, excel. ### Qualifications and Training **Essential** - Significant professional knowledge and experience of clinical governance processes. - Evidence of on-going professional development **Desirable** - Clinical qualification. - Formal Qualification in related field - Human Factors training ## Documents - [candidate pack (docx, 624.7kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10354240) ## 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.