Governance Administrator

Employer University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site Westmorland General Hospital Town Kendal Salary £25,760 - £27,476 per annuum Salary period Yearly Closing 15/10/2026 23:59

''Creating a great place to be cared for and a great place to work''

University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay has a firm commitment to strengthening the diversity of our workforce, and therefore welcome and encourage applications from likeminded people who can support our ambition to become effortlessly inclusive. We are particularly keen to hear from protected groups – including BAME, LGBT+ and people with a disability.

An exciting opportunity to join the Trust's Patient Safety Team as a Governance Administrator.

The role provide comprehensive administrative and operational support to the Governance Advisor ensuring adequate data quality and information is received onto the Ulysses Safeguard system and that the Risk Management System (RMS) Incident Module is used to accurately record and manage clinical incidents and alerts.

The post holder should exercise initiative and commensurate with the role, it is vital that confidentiality be maintained at all times.

The post holder will carry out work in a way to make a direct and positive contribution to the department/organisation.

To be the first point of contact for any enquiry about safety incidents and alerts, this will involve:

Filtering and prioritising contacts.

Providing information or advice about the alert or incident reporting process and systems

Taking details from staff involved in incidents and passing to the appropriate person.

To organise and plan diaries and appointments, arranging meetings and booking rooms for the Governance Advisors and Patient Safety Manager.

Take and transcribe formal minutes for various meetings including the patient safety meeting, ensuring any queries raised are followed up.

Adhere to the appropriate Trust Policies.

Complete audit trails for incident consolidation and ensure that duplicate entries are managed.

We operate from three main hospitals-Furness General Hospital (FGH) in Barrow, the Royal Lancaster Infirmary (RLI), and Westmorland General Hospital (WGH) in Kendal, as well as a number of community healthcare premises including Millom Hospital and GP Practice, Queen Victoria Hospital in Morecambe, andUlverston

Community Health Centre.

FGH and the RLI have a range of General Hospital services, with full Emergency Departments, Critical/Coronary Care units and various Consultant-led services.

WGH provides a range of General Hospital services, together with an Urgent Treatment Centre, that can help with a range of non-life threatening conditions such as broken bones and minor illnesses.

All three main hospitals provide a range of planned care including outpatients, diagnostics, therapies,daycase and inpatient surgery. In addition, a range of local outreach services and diagnostics are provided from community facilities across Morecambe Bay.

For further details on the advertised position and the principal job duties/responsibilities, please refer to the Job Description and Person Specification found under the supporting documents section. Additional information about the University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay can be accessed on our website.

• NVQ3 in administration or equivalent experience
• GCSE Maths and English or equivalent
• Experience of working with confidential information
• Computer literate with experience of Microsoft Office
• Ability to communicate effectively
• Capable of working on their own for periods of time
• Experience of working within a small team and Team…