Clinical Governance Lead

6 months ago


Ipswich, United Kingdom Nuffield Health Full time

CLINICAL & MEDICAL
Clinical Governance Lead

Clinical Governance Lead

Ipswich Hospital | Clinical Management | Permanent contract | Full time

Up to £50,000 per annum | Dependent on experience

37.5 hours per week

As Clinical Governance Lead at our Ipswich Hospital, you will provide strong leadership and support in maintaining safe & high-quality care delivery to our patients and beneficiaries. You will work closely with the hospital Director of Clinical Services, senior clinical leaders, and key regional & national stakeholders across the organization to facilitate clinical excellence, evidence-based care, and fulfilment of Nuffield Health’s charitable purpose.

You will be a registered healthcare professional with a proven history in the clinical environment and be educated up to degree/post graduate level in a clinical discipline. Qualifications in organizational governance e.g. ISO9001 auditor or equivalent is valuable but not essential. We are looking for someone who can develop productive relationships with strong teams, identify improvement opportunities, influence change, and get results. Experience in clinical governance and quality assurance is essential. You will have excellent communication skills with strong attention to detail and be able to work proactively and efficiently.

**As our Clinical Governance Lead, you will**:
Champion the organization's brand values.
Drive the continuous improvement of our hospital’s clinical services by
Appraising audit data and outcomes with a focus on meaningful change
Analyzing incidents & complaints with a focus on ‘closing the loop’
Developing & embedding the Hospital Quality Improvement Plan
Listening to our patients and key service users to inform the way we care
Produce monthly, quarterly, and annual reports that highlight successes and opportunities for improvement and development
Engage with the hospital senior leadership team to inform management of risk and opportunities. Ensure the hospital is aligned with regulatory expectation and patient safety initiatives
Manage a contemporaneous hospital risk register with a focus on risk reduction
Inform and develop local & national policy

Helping you feel good.

We want you to love coming to work, feeling healthy, happy and valued. That’s why we’ve developed a benefits package with you in mind. Expect a range of fantastic lifestyle and wellbeing rewards, like our gym membership, private healthcare and more. At Nuffield Health, we’ll take care of what’s important to you.

Nuffield Health Ipswich Hospital

Set in over 19 acres of private woodland, Nuffield Health Ipswich Hospital is a haven of tranquillity and repose. Only private patients are treated at Nuffield Health Ipswich Hospital, making us the only purely private hospital in East Anglia and the first within the Nuffield Health Hospitals group. We are currently registered with the Care Quality Commission for 60 beds, with areas of specialty in cataract, cosmetic, gynaecology, imaging & radiology, orthopaedics and urology & men's health Ipswich has a CQC (Care Quality Commission) rating of good.

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