Clinical Governance Lead


Location
Ipswich, United Kingdom
Profession
Lead (legacy management group)
Deadline
14 Sep 2026
Posted Date
20 Jul 2026
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Clinical Governance Lead

Clinical Management | Ipswich Hospital | Permanent | Full time

Up to £55,500.00 depending on experience.

37.5 hours per week

As our Clinical Governance Lead at our Ipswich Hospital, you will provide strong clinical leadership and scrutiny of all matters relating to the Quality of all clinical care delivery. This role will work alongside Senior Clinical Leaders and key stakeholders across the organisation to facilitate clinical excellence, impact and fulfilment of Nuffield Health’s charitable purpose.

You will be a registered Clinician (NMC, HCPC or GPC) and be educated up to degree/post graduate level in a clinical discipline. You will also have the relevant qualifications in organisational governance e.g. ISO9001 Auditor or equivalent. In addition, we are looking for someone who can demonstrate senior leadership within the healthcare sector, with significant experience in clinical governance and quality assurance. You will have excellent communication skills with strong attention to detail and be able to work proactively and efficiently.

As our Clinical Governance Lead, you will:

  • Champion the organisation’s brand values
  • Drive the continuous improvement
  • Data quality and data analysis capabilities
  • Reporting and escalation processes i.e. Board and Incident Reporting; in order to guide our Quality learning and decision-making
  • Work alongside other Senior Clinical and Medical Leaders, lead the delivery of Quality Assurance and improvement activity, including delivery of systems which support clinical effectiveness, patient safety, regulatory compliance, customer feedback and professional development
  • Lead on the development, review and oversight of Clinical Policies and SOPs, ensuring that the clinical policy catalogue is effectively managed
  • Provide advice, guidance and subject matter expertise on governance processes to all those involved in the leadership of clinical care
  • Support the maintenance and achievement of clinical and/or organisational accreditation e.g. ISO9001, contributing to, and facilitating successful certification

Helping you feel good.

We want you to love coming to work, feeling healthy, happy and valued. That’s why we’ve developed a benefits package with you in mind. Here, you can choose from a range of fitness, lifestyle, health and fitness wellbeing rewards, such as free gym membership, health assessments, retail discounts and pension options. At Nuffield Health, we take care of what’s important to you.

Nuffield Health Ipswich Hospital

Set in over 19 acres of private woodland, Nuffield Health Ipswich Hospital is a haven of tranquility and repose. Only private patients are treated at Nuffield Health Ipswich Hospital, making us the only purely private hospital in East Anglia and the first within the Nuffield Health Hospitals group. We are currently registered with the Care Quality Commission for 60 beds, with areas of specialty in cataract, cosmetic, gynaecology, imaging & radiology, orthopaedics and urology & men's health Ipswich has a CQC (Care Quality Commission) rating of good.

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