# Divisional Governance & Quality Manager > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Dorset County Hospital NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/divisional-governance-and-quality-manager/1d7b54c9-cabe-4291-a1c5-ceb3d5851710 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/divisional-governance-and-quality-manager/1d7b54c9-cabe-4291-a1c5-ceb3d5851710.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Dorset County Hospital NHS Foundation Trust - **Location:** Dorset County Hospital - **Workplace type:** onsite - **Profession:** Quality and governance manager - **Grade:** Band 7 - **Salary:** £49,387 - £56,515 per annum - **Contract type:** 12 months (Fixed-term - maternity cover) - **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week - **Closing date:** 2026-10-05T22:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-09-25T15:20:46.599Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Dorset/Dorchester/Dorset_County_Hospital_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Medicine/Medicine-v8324556 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8324556?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.dchft.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview Can you lead, innovate, articulate and energise via knowledge, skills and your personality? An opportunity has arisen to join the Urgent & Integrated Division to support the division’s governance and quality processes to ensure that every patient receive the best experience of care that we can provide. As a key member of our division and Trust wide Quality Groups leading the division to maintain and develop a system of clinical governance management as part of an integrated organisational governance framework and promote a patient-centred, learning and safety culture across all services provided by the Division. The Governance & Quality Manager will ensure high-quality, safe patient care by leading risk management, audit, and compliance processes The post-holder will provide specialist advice to support the Divisional Managers to meet quality standards, risk, and incident management standards appropriate to their speciality. The post holder will support with incident management and investigation in line with the Patient Safety Incident Response Framework in line with organisational plans. The successful candidate will have a working knowledge of the NHS and the language of health care. You will need to be able to work independently, work to deadlines, be comfortable conversing with a range of health care professionals, presenting and compiling reports. ### Main duties of the job The post holder will lead the Division in all aspects of risk management as part of the Division’s implementation of Clinical Governance and quality to ensure the Division meets its obligations in relation to Trust local and national standards (e.g., relevant standards appertaining to Care Quality Commission Standards, the NHSE Patient Safety Incident Response Framework - PSIRF etc.). The post holder will be delegated a high level of responsibility to manage their own work, and they will be expected to use their own initiative, taking key decisions within broadly defined parameters. The post holder has responsibility for leading, maintaining and developing processes and systems within the Division to ensure delivery of high-quality care. This includes embedding robust governance arrangements in line with the Corporate Governance Framework which ensures standardisation and consistency across policies, templates, reporting and escalation processes. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities Right to Work in the UK: This role is not available for Skilled Worker visa sponsorship. Applicants must already have the legal right to work in the UK at the time of application. Unfortunately, we are unable to support visa applications for this post in line with UKVI regulations. Our DCHFT Job Description and Person Specification (attached) tells you all about this role, what to expect and what is needed to succeed. When completing your application please make sure to tell us how your experience and skills fit the person specification. Please contact us at Recruitment@dchft.nhs.uk if you are unable to view or download the attachment. For all our roles, we are looking for staff who hold our Trust Values of Integrity, Respect Teamwork and Excellence, and who are passionate about providing the best patient care. To read more about our Trust and our Values search Dorset County Hospital online. ### Applicant requirements This post will require a submission for Disclosure to be made to check for any unspent criminal convictions. ## Person Specification ### Skills & Abilities **Essential** - The ability to communicate effectively with all members of a multi-disciplinary team - Ability to work on your own initiative and make informed decisions - Ability to work independently and provide high-level presentation material for performance/quality related projects - A high level of accuracy and attention to detail coupled with the ability to work to deadlines - Excellent organisation skills and the ability to plan ahead **Desirable** - Experience in a customer service setting either within or outside the NHS or other healthcare environment. - Understanding of governance and risk issues in an NHS setting. - Fast and accurate keyboard skills and the ability to use e-mail - An understanding of the need for patient & staff confidentiality ### Knowledge & Experience **Essential** - Expert knowledge and experience in using Risk Management systems and processes for managing and reporting, e.g. Incidents, investigations, complaints, claims and risk register modules - Significant & recent experience of working at a similar level within a healthcare setting, in a hands on operational role - Experience and evidence of presenting to senior members of a clinical and management team - Previous negotiating experience essential - Recent experience of working with the Trust’s PAS system, DATIX and BI is essential **Desirable** - Significant and considerable administration experience including complex report writing - Significant experience of working with Microsoft Excel and Word ### Education, Qualifications and training **Essential** - Educated to masters level or equivalent relevant experience - Training relating to quality improvement and quality assurance methodologies for example QSIR, QI lite. ## Documents - [dorset map (pdf, 59.3kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=683) - [trust values (pdf, 678.1kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1050) - [dbs code of practice (pdf, 54.9kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=682) - [the nhs constitution (pdf, 568.7kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1051) - [advice for candidates (pdf, 110.5kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=689) - [dch recruitment information pack (pdf, 1.2mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2819) - [governance & quality lead jd/ps (pdf, 553.0kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10646553) - [guidance regarding disabled staff (pdf, 96.3kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=684) - [car parking information for employees (pdf, 225.0kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=680) - [joint strategy - dorset county hospital and dorset healthcare (pdf, 6.0mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2899) ## 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.