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Job Description
Job Overview
The Care Group Quality & Safety Governance Manager is responsible for leading and promoting the clinical governance agenda across the Mental Health Care Group.
The role provides the strategic and operational oversight needed to ensure that services deliver safe, effective, high‑quality care, and that all quality & safety governance systems are embedded, monitored, and continually improved.
Key aspects of the role include:
- Driving and embedding the Quality & Safety Strategy across the care group.
- Providing specialist guidance on safety frameworks, quality improvement, clinical audit, RCA, Duty of Candour, and incident review processes.
- Developing governance processes, policies, and “governance champions” to support a culture of learning and just culture.
- Leading and analysing data from safety events, audits, and reviews to support organisational learning.
- Supporting preparedness for external accreditation, regulation, and inspection.
The ideal candidate will have:
- A professional Health and/or Social Care qualification (e.g., Registered Nurse, Paramedic, ODP).
- Educated to degree level.
- Extensive experience in health or community care in a senior position.
- Desirable: postgraduate study in Patient Safety, Human Factors, or Quality Improvement.
For an informal discussion, please contact Andrea [email protected]