Band 7 - Governance Manager, Gynaecology

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Main area Women's and Children's Grade Band 7 Contract Permanent Hours Full time - 37.5 hours per week Job
-D-11743-A

Department name West Herts - General Staffing Site Watford General Hospital Town Watford Salary £51,657 - £58,785 pa inc. HCA Salary period Yearly Closing 27/09/2026 23:59

Driving Quality, Safety and Continuous Improvement

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced and motivated Governance Manager to join our Divisional Governance Team.

This is a key role supporting the delivery of high-quality governance, patient safety, risk management and quality improvement across the Division. Working closely with clinical and operational leaders, you will help ensure robust governance systems are embedded in practice, support organisational learning, and drive improvements that enhance patient care and staff experience.

If you are passionate about patient safety, quality improvement and creating a culture of learning and continuous improvement, we would love to hear from you.

This role offers a unique opportunity to:

• Influence quality and patient safety across a large clinical division.
• Work alongside senior clinical and operational leaders.
• Lead impactful governance and improvement initiatives.
• Develop expertise in patient safety, risk management and quality improvement.
• Make a tangible difference to patient outcomes and experience.

Join us and help shape safer services, stronger governance and better outcomes for our patients and communities.

As Governance Manager, you will support the effective coordination and delivery of governance processes across the Division, working under the direction of the Deputy Head of Governance.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Supporting the implementation of the Trust's Quality Governance Framework.
• Leading and coordinating governance activities including risk management, incident reporting, patient safety, complaints and clinical audit.
• Supporting the implementation of the Patient Safety Incident Response Framework (PSIRF) and leading assigned learning responses and investigations.
• Ensuring divisional risks are effectively managed, maintained and escalated where appropriate.
• Producing high-quality governance reports, performance dashboards and assurance information for governance meetings.
• Supporting compliance with Care Quality Commission (CQC) standards and other regulatory requirements.
• Analysing and triangulating data from incidents, complaints, audits and patient feedback to identify themes, risks and opportunities for improvement.
• Coordinating divisional governance meetings, action plans and governance work programmes.

With a new hospital planned for Watford, work underway to update theatres at St Albans City Hospital and plans for a neighbourhood healthcare centre in Hemel Hempstead, this is an exciting time to join us.

We are building on the success of our award-winning virtual hospital and re-imagining models of care, working closely with partners and making the most of advances in digital healthcare.

Staff wellbeing and development are a priority, as is the role of innovation in improving clinical care, outcomes and patient experience.

Our vision is Excellent patient care, together and our values are to be empowered, compassionate, professional and inclusive. They capture an important balance across what we must all do as individuals and to support others.

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The Governance Manager will support the delivery of effective governance, patient safety, risk management and quality improvement across the Division.

Key responsibilities include coordinating incident management, complaints, risk registers, clinical audit programmes, governance reporting and…