Governance Lead

We are seeking a highly motivated and dynamic Clinical Governance Manager to join the quality governance team at Whipps Cross Hospital, Barts Health NHS Trust. This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced governance professional to play a key leadership role in driving quality, safety and continuous improvement across the hospital, embedding a culture of learning, transparency and openness in everything we do.

The Clinical Governance Manager will provide leadership, oversight and assurance across a range of quality governance functions at Whipps Cross Hospital. The postholder will play a key role in delivering the hospital’s clinical governance framework, supporting continuous improvement in patient safety, experience and clinical quality.

Working across hospital and divisional teams, the postholder will lead on complaints management, risk processes, and implementation of the Patient Safety Incident Response Framework (PSIRF), ensuring learning is embedded and translated into measurable improvements. The role will also support regulatory compliance, including Care Quality Commission (CQC) standards, inspections and external assurance processes.

Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain’s leading healthcare providers.

Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.

We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Sarah Byrne Job title: ADCG Email address: s.byrne1@nhs.net