Job requirements
Requirements from the employer’s person specification. These describe the role, not your personal match.
Essential
15 listedRequirements the employer expects applicants to meet.
- Experience
Extensive experience in a senior management role within a governance compliance or assurance environment preferably in a social care or health organisation.
- Experience
Experience of multi professional and agency working to deliver improvement programmes/agendas across services.
- Experience
Experience of developing and implementing systems to enable monitoring and collating evidence of assurances.
- Experience
Experience of delivering and coordinating projects in complex and challenging environments.
- Experience
Experience in teaching small and large groups and delivery of presentations with confidence to a range of audiences.
- Experience
Proven track record of delivering change.
- Qualifications
Degree or degree level educational qualification
- Qualifications
Postgraduate level qualification / training or equivalent work experience in a risk management and governance environment
- Skills and Knowledge
Extensive working knowledge of governance processes in clinical services and the interface with quality of care and assurance mechanisms.
- Skills and Knowledge
In depth knowledge of patient safety / risk management and governance within a Health or Social care organisation
- Skills and Knowledge
Working knowledge of NHS regulatory programmes of work and the relationship with / to risk management strategy and policy
- Skills and Knowledge
Knowledge of the wider NHS governance programmes of work and national agenda
- Skills and Knowledge
Developed analytical skills with the ability to assess, synthesize, interpret, act and report upon complex qualitative and quantitative data from a variety of sources
- Skills and Knowledge
Understanding of audit and improvement methodology
- Skills and Knowledge
Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal
Desirable
7 listedAdditional qualities the employer would prefer.
- Experience
Previous experience of working in patient safety or in a clinical or social care environment.
- Experience
Root cause analysis/ Human factors training.
- Experience
Experience of participating in clinical or process audits.
- Qualifications
Masters level education
- Qualifications
Prince 2 qualification
- Qualifications
Registered Health Care Professional with a current professional registration
- Skills and Knowledge
Knowledge of Safeguard Ulysses software system or similar risk management system
Job overview
Quality Governance Lead - 12 months fixed term
An exciting opportunity has arisen within the Corporate Nursing and Integrated Governance Unit for an innovative and skilled Quality Governance Lead.
You will require commitment, passion and motivation in order to fulfil the requirements of this role, in enabling corporate and divisional compliance with the national requirements and standards set by commissioners, Care quality commission, NHS England and other regulators. The post holder will provide Quality Governance support across the organisation, with a quality improvement, safety, compliance and assurance focus.
You will need excellent organisational skills, as well as communication and interpersonal skills to enable you to work with varying levels of managers, clinicians and administrative colleagues. If you believe you have the skills, enthusiasm and ambition to join our team, we would love to hear from you.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will be one of the team of senior staff and leaders in the Nursing and Integrated Governance Team who will collectively have the responsibility for enabling corporate and divisional compliance with the national requirements and standards set by the Commissioners, Care Quality Commission, NHS England/Improvement and other regulators. The post holder will provide Quality Governance support across the organisation. The role has a quality improvement, safety, compliance and assurance focus. The post holder will:
- Provide leadership and professional advice to managers and staff within the Trust on governance and assurance processes.
- Support the delivery of the Trust and Divisional assurance, quality, safety, and governance strategies and agendas which underpin the delivery of the corporate objectives and Trust response to the NHS Long Term Plan.
- Be responsible for leading the development, and maintenance of the Divisional Quality Assurance Framework with the senior management team and ensure alignment and compliance with the Trust’s overarching policies relating to Integrated Governance Quality Assurance Framework.
- With Divisional Directors and Directorate Managers, Senior Nurses and Clinical Leads and the Associate Director of Quality Governance ensure that systems are in place to provide assurances, insight foresight and oversight in respect of quality and safety for staff, patients and service users across spheres of responsibility.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
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This advert is for Quality Governance Lead with Tameside and Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust in Ashton-under-Lyne, England. It is listed as a Band 7 Quality and governance manager role. The advertised salary is £49,387 - £56,515 per annum. The contract type is Fixed term: 12 months (Secondment considered). The application deadline is 13 Sep 2026.
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