# Governance Manager (Primary Care) > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Northumbria Primary Care. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/governance-manager-primary-care/1e5f5a41-3ce4-412b-bb08-c77c3b9d7ee3 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/governance-manager-primary-care/1e5f5a41-3ce4-412b-bb08-c77c3b9d7ee3.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Northumbria Primary Care - **Location:** NPC Northumbria Way - **Workplace type:** onsite - **Profession:** Quality and governance manager - **Grade:** Band 7 - **Salary:** £49,387 - £56,515 Per annum - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Full time, Flexible working, 37.5 hours per week - **Closing date:** 2026-10-08T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-09-24T13:21:00.968Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Tyne_Wear/Cramlington/Northumbria_Primary_Care/Governance/Governance-v8312564 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8312564?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.northumbriaprimarycare.co.uk/ ## Job Content ### Job overview Are you an experienced governance professional passionate about quality, patient safety and continuous improvement? Northumbria Primary Care is seeking an exceptional Governance Manager to lead and strengthen our governance, quality assurance, patient safety, risk management and compliance arrangements across our growing organisation. This is an exciting opportunity to influence strategic and operational governance, support high-quality patient care, and drive a culture of learning and improvement. ### Main duties of the job As Governance Manager, you will play a key leadership role in ensuring Northumbria Primary Care maintains the highest standards of governance and regulatory compliance. Working closely with senior leaders, practice teams and external partners, you will lead on governance systems, risk management, quality improvement programmes and Care Quality Commission (CQC) readiness activities. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities We are looking for a highly motivated individual with significant governance experience and a strong understanding of NHS quality and risk management frameworks. Key responsibilities include: - Leading governance, quality, patient safety and compliance programmes across NPC. - Managing the organisational risk register and governance work programme. - Supporting CQC assessments, inspections and ongoing regulatory compliance. - Overseeing incident, complaint, audit and assurance processes. - Producing high-quality reports and assurance information for senior management and Board-level meetings. - Leading quality improvement initiatives and embedding learning from incidents, complaints and patient feedback. - Providing expert advice on governance, risk management and patient safety. - Supporting and developing a positive culture of continuous improvement through training, coaching and leadershi ### Applicant requirements 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. ## Person Specification ### Other Requirements **Essential** - It is an essential requirement of the role that the post holder has a valid driving licence and is either a car owner and able to use the car for work purposes, or has a Trust personal lease vehicle which may be used for the role. However, the organisation would consider making reasonable adjustments to the role, if necessary, to enable a disabled person to undertake the role. ### Experience and knowledge **Essential** - Significant experience within NHS governance, quality or risk management. - Experience within Primary Care, Community Services, NHS Provider or ICB environments. - Experience supporting regulatory inspections and compliance. - Experience managing incidents, complaints, audits and risk registers. - Experience leading quality improvement initiatives. - Experience producing Board and Committee reports. **Desirable** - Experience supporting CQC inspections. - Experience working within Primary Care Networks. - Experience implementing PSIRF. - Experience of committee management. - Experience of coaching and mentoring others. - Experience leading organisational cultural change. ### Qualifications / Professional Registration **Essential** - Degree level qualification or equivalent experience. - Evidence of continuing professional development. - Qualification or significant training in governance, quality improvement, project management, healthcare management or risk management.Qualification or significant training in governance, quality improvement, project management, healthcare management or risk management. **Desirable** - Master's degree or postgraduate qualification. - Quality improvement qualification e.g. PRINCE2, Lean, Six Sigma or equivalent - Risk Management qualification. ## Documents - [trust compact (pdf, 515.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=3039) - [guidance for applicants (pdf, 1.4mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2769) - [northumbria privacy policy (pdf, 520.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1901) - [governance manager (primary care) (pdf, 264.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10635893) ## 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.