Band 7 – Governance Manager, Governance

Overview

In this role, you will lead governance activities to safeguard patient safety and drive risk-aware improvement across Paediatric Services within the Women and Children Division. You’ll collaborate with clinicians and operations to maintain robust governance and regulatory compliance, manage incidents and learning from feedback, and shape reporting for senior committees. The role centers on implementing PSIRF, strengthening assurance, and turning insights into service improvements. You will work in a busy clinical environment, enabling high-quality, compassionate care for children and families.

Pay / Benefits

• flexible working options
• staff wellbeing and development
• opportunity to contribute to patient safety improvements
• working across multiple sites
• competitive NHS band 7 salary
• annual leave and pension benefits

Responsibilities

• Coordinate day-to-day governance processes for quality, safety and regulatory obligations
• Support incident management and investigations, including PSIRF-related learning
• Oversee risk management, risk registers, and escalation processes
• Coordinate complaints, claims management, and clinical audit programmes
• Produce governance reports for divisional meetings and senior committees
• Monitor action plans and track implementation of recommendations
• Identify trends and risks from multiple data sources and communicate insights
• Promote a culture of openness, transparency and continuous improvement

Key requirements

• Degree-level education or equivalent experience in a relevant field
• Evidence of CPD in governance, patient safety, or risk management
• Formal training in incident investigation methodologies for PSIRF
• Significant experience in healthcare governance, risk management or patient safety
• Experience with incident management systems, risk registers, and governance reporting
• Understanding of NHS quality governance frameworks, PSIRF, and data protection standards
• Desirable: registration as healthcare professional; postgraduate qualification in Healthcare Quality, Patient Safety, Leadership or Management
• Experience of working with governance information systems (e.g. Datix) and regulatory inspections (e.g. CQC)

• Collaborative approach with multidisciplinary teams
• Strong communication and training skills
• Analytical mindset with attention to detail
• PSIRF knowledge and incident investigation methodologies
• Governance reporting (risk registers, dashboards, assurance frameworks)
• Data analysis of incidents, complaints, and audits

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