Clinical Governance Manager

Akessa Healthcare is expanding and in need of additional colleagues to assist with development and supporting of its Clinical Governance structure in line with our culture and values.

This is a unique opportunity for an experienced Clinical Governance professional to join the team on a full time, permanent basis.

In this pivotal role, you will champion patient safety, quality, and the patient voice, ensuring robust governance systems are designed, implemented and continuously improved. Working closely with clinical and operational leaders, you will create a culture where safety, learning and regulatory compliance are embedded into everyday practice.

Reporting to the Director of Governance, you will lead the governance function, oversee risk and safety frameworks, and provide professional leadership to the clinical governance team.

This is a senior, high‑impact role, ideal for an experienced governance specialist ready to maintain our organisational standards.

Before applying, please note that:

• The Akessa Healthcare does not offer hybrid or remote working
• The role is for an ambitious, energetic, enthusiastic and able candidate and not applicants who wish to slow down

The Akessa Healthcare Group owns and operates several boutique independent hospitals including The New Foscote Hospital, and The Royal Buckinghamshire Hospital.

The Akessa Healthcare Group is managed and run by clinicians. We are proud to be part of a highly skilled, diverse team.

The New Foscote Hospital was established in Banbury over 40 years ago and has provided services and treatments to thousands of people from across the region. We have over 70 consultants, all of whom are leaders in their specialist fields and choose to hold their private practices here, working alongside our friendly, highly qualified, and experienced nursing and support teams.

The Royal Buckinghamshire Hospital was established in Aylesbury in 1832 and has provided services and treatments to thousands of people from across the region. The ownership of the hospital was transferred to our new management team in January 2023. By joining our existing portfolio, the hospital is now run professionally and provides clinical care to private, insured and NHS patients, with a strong ethos on caring for our staff.

The clinical outcomes of the hospital are of the highest standards and the latest CQC report rated our hospital standards as good across all parameters. Our organisation has strong IT, HR, operational, clinical governance and accountancy support.

• Assisting the clinical governance team of the organisation.
• Assess, monitor and review performance to ensure full compliance with the CQC.
• Working Together with the Director of Governance and the Matron, lead the preparation for inspection or assessment visits from the CQC and other relevant regulatory bodies and work closely with the Matron in leading the accurate and timely reporting process to the CQC.
• Assist with development and delivery of the patient experience strategy and agenda.
• Promoting and developing practice improvement through learning.
• Attendance at Governance meetings providing clinical governance update report (as required) including Medical Advisory Committee;
  Clinical Governance Committee;
  Clinical Audit, risk and Effectiveness Committee.
• Support the efficient co-ordination of the Clinical Governance Committee to ensure it functions effectively, according to an annual plan.
• Assist with the incident reporting system, ensuring all incidents are investigated in a timely manner and the lessons learnt are shared with all relevant teams and team members.
• Assist with effective dissemination and central reporting of all issued MHRA and regulatory alerts and collation of actions required.
• Review current national regulation and guidance (as issued) to ensure all hospital activity and policies are compliant.
• Assist with regulatory external reporting requirements including collection of data and reporting.
• Lead quality assurance and audit programmes that measure compliance with professional and regulatory standards.
• Share examples of best practice with colleagues across the teams.
• Lead by example…