Clinical Governance Lead

Clinical Governance Lead – Nuffield Health

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Up to £50,000 per annum, depending on experience.

37.5 hours per week.

At Nuffield Health, the UK's largest healthcare charity, everything we give our patients, members and customers would not be possible without you. Your passion, your warmth, and your drive to make a difference. Whether it’s driving connected health, helping the nation, transforming experiences, or building the career you want – we give you the support to do it all. Join our journey.

It starts with you.

As our Clinical Governance Lead at our 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.

• Champion the organisation’s brand values.
• Drive continuous improvement of data quality and data analysis capabilities.
• Improve reporting and escalation processes (Board and Incident Reporting) to guide quality learning and decision‑making.
• Work alongside Senior Clinical and Medical Leaders to deliver Quality Assurance and improvement activity, including systems supporting clinical effectiveness, patient safety, regulatory compliance, customer feedback, and professional development.
• Lead the continued development, review, and oversight of Clinical Policies and SOPs, ensuring the clinical policy catalogue is effectively managed.
• Provide advice, guidance, and subject‑matter expertise on governance processes to all involved in leadership of clinical care, including dealing with complaints.
• Support the maintenance and achievement of clinical and/or organisational accreditation (ISO
  9001), contributing to and facilitating successful certification.
• Support the delivery and achievement of Nuffield Health’s Quality Improvement Plan, leading on clinical projects and work streams within remit.
• Contribute towards strategic negotiations on all matters related to clinical governance and quality assurance, supporting the achievement of commercial objectives.

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., ISO
9001 Auditor or equivalent. Furthermore, you are expected to demonstrate senior leadership within the healthcare sector, with significant experience in clinical governance and quality assurance. Excellent communication skills with strong attention to detail and the ability to work proactively and efficiently are required.

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. This includes free gym membership, health assessments, retail discounts, and pension options, among other fitness, lifestyle and wellbeing rewards.

Nuffield Health Cheltenham Hospital is located in the beautiful area of Cheltenham in Gloucestershire. It has excellent transport links nearby, being very close to the M5 and A417. The hospital has 33 ensuite private bedrooms, 3 theatres and a small ambulatory unit. It also hosts a purpose‑built close observation unit, 12 consulting rooms with access to treatment rooms, diagnostic services including plain x‑ray, MRI, CT, mammography and ultrasound.

We provide a full range of medical and surgical specialities delivered in state‑of‑the‑art clinical facilities, including orthopaedics, cosmetic surgery, spinal services, sports injury, ENT, gynaecology, urology, and a rapid access breast clinic.

Applications will be considered as they are received, and interviews will be arranged accordingly. We reserve the right to close adverts early, for example, where we have received an unprecedented high volume of applications. Therefore, please apply early to ensure you are considered for the post.

It starts with you.