Head of Clinical Governance

An exciting opportunity has arisen for the role of Head of Clinical Governance within Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust. Working in the Quality Governance Team, you will lead on the delivery of the clinical governance agenda contributing to the delivery of safe, effective and efficient services to our patients.
The post holder will be a dynamic, inspirational and highly experienced individual leading the Trust's patient safety, clinical effectiveness and safety learning agenda.
Working in collaboration with the Associate Director of Quality Governance the post holder will provide leadership to the Trust's clinical governance strategy and the processes, systems, training, and enabling tools required to implement and embed practice., To be a role model in the promotion of a positive learning culture that supports open, proactive and effective clinical governance; the post holder will use highly developed communication skills to champion cooperative working, visibility, and staff engagement in the Trust's clinical governance ambitions., To work with staff across the Trust to enable change, improvement and engagement in clinical governance. The post holder will use highly developed persuasive and organisational skills to lead and embed the Trust's clinical governance programme.
To be an active and vocal leader; the post holder will use highly developed clinical governance knowledge and skills to provide expert advice, recommendations and guidance to senior teams, committees, sub-groups and other forums.

Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is one of England's top-performing and safest trusts. We operate two main acute hospital sites-Chelsea and Westminster Hospital and West Middlesex University Hospital-along with award-winning clinics across North West London.
Our nearly 7,500 staff care for a diverse population of 1.5 million, providing full clinical services, including maternity, A&E, and children's services, plus specialist HIV and sexual health clinics. The Care Quality Commission rates us 'Good' in safety, effectiveness, care, and responsiveness, and 'Outstanding' in leadership and resource use.
We continually invest in our facilities, including a £30m expansion of critical care at Chelsea and Westminster and an £80m Ambulatory Diagnostic Centre at West Middlesex.
We welcome applications for flexible working arrangements, accommodating requests where possible to support our staff and patient needs.
The Trust is committed to equality and welcomes applications from all, regardless of background. Adjustments can be made for disabled candidates. Early application is advised as vacancies may close once sufficient applications are received. If you haven't heard from us within three weeks of the closing date, your application was likely unsuccessful. Employment is subject to a six-month probationary period.

+ Please check your emails regularly as this is how we will communicate with you throughout the recruitment process.
+ If you have not heard from us within 3 weeks after the closing date, we regret that this usually means your application was not successful.
+ In submitting an application, you authorise the Trust to confirm any previous NHS service details via the Inter Authority Transfer (IAT) process, should you be appointed to the post.
+ During the recruitment process your identity documentation (ie passport, driving licence, visa etc) will be scanned using a device which recognises UV, infrared and machine-readable zone security features of the documents provided.
+ Employment at the Trust is offered subject to successful completion of a six month probationary period.