Interim Governance Review Lead

Job overview

This senior interim role will provide expert strategic leadership to design, oversee and deliver a comprehensive review of governance arrangements, with a particular focus on clinical governance at speciality, divisional and Trust wide level.

Main duties of the job

You will assess the effectiveness of current governance frameworks in supporting safe, high-quality, and compliant care across all clinical divisions and corporate functions. You will make evidence-based recommendations and support the development of an improvement plan to enhance governance maturity and performance in line with CQC expectations, NHS England guidance, and national good practice.

This will be a time limited piece of work assessing current clinical governance maturity.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see the attached Applicant Information Pack (combined Job Description and Person Specification) for key duties and responsibilities.

Internal applicants on permanent contracts can only apply for this post as a secondment and must have the approval of your current line manager before applying.

This vacancy will close at midnight on 3rd July 2025.

Interviews are due to be held on 8th and 9th July 2025.

Benefits to you

At Cambridge University Hospitals, we want to do all we can to support good working days. We offer development opportunities and a wide range of benefits, including on-site leisure facilities, shopping concourse and day nurseries. Our good work programme currently includes providing reduced cost Stagecoach bus travel to and from Cambridge University Hospital site. Park and Ride bus journeys between Babraham Road and Trumpington sites are free, as is the route to and from Cambridge train station and our hospitals. We also subsidise the cost of parking on site for eligible staff.

On CUH campus, hot food is available 24/7 and at a reduced cost for colleagues. Recently we launched the first of our staff pod break spaces. Located in the Deakin Centre, we have a purpose-created colleague-only café, with free tea and coffee, a break space and private outside area for colleagues to rest, refuel and recharge. Just one of the ways we are working hard to support good working days at CUH.

CUH is committed to assisting employees in achieving a good work-life balance irrespective of role or personal circumstances. Flexible arrangements may include, but are not limited to, part-time working, job-share, term-time working and flexible start and finish times.

Please note if you would like to discuss the required hours of this role further, you should approach the contact given. In some cases, alternative working hours will be considered.

We welcome applications from the Armed Forces.