Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Divisional Quality Governance Lead - Surgical Division, Band 8b
Closing date: 23 April 2026
Divisional Quality Governance Lead - Surgery
Band 8b | 37.5 hours per week
Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is seeking an experienced Divisional Quality Governance Lead to provide senior leadership across the Surgical Division, supporting high-quality, safe and effective patient care.
Main duties of the job
Reporting to the Divisional Director of Quality and Nursing - Surgery, you will lead the delivery of the quality governance, patient safety, clinical effectiveness and patient experience agenda across the Surgical Division.
* Lead and oversee divisional quality governance systems and risk management
* Continue to support the embedding of the Patient Safety Incident Response Framework (PSIRF)
* Chair governance meetings and produce high‑quality reports and assurance
* Lead incident learning, audit and quality improvement activity
* Support CQC readiness and national safety requirements
* Work closely with divisional leaders, corporate quality teams and external partners
Job requirements
You will be a registered healthcare professional with significant senior leadership experience in an acute NHS setting and a strong background in quality, safety, and clinical governance.
* Healthcare-related degree and Masters level qualification (or equivalent experience)
* Current professional registration (e.g. NMC, HCPC)
* Experience of clinical governance, risk management and PSIRF
* Excellent communication, leadership and report‑writing skills
Person Specification
Qualifications, Knowledge and Experience
* Healthcare Related Degree (level 6)
* Masters degree or willingness to work towards or equivalent experience
* Registered healthcare professional with current registration with professional body
* Evidence of up‑to‑date continuous professional development
* Recognised leadership/management qualification
* Skills with the preparation of clear and concise reports, using a range of software in clinical settings, patient care and experience
* Demonstrates experience of leading change and problem solving in clinical settings, patient care and experience
* Substantial experience of senior leadership/ management role working within an acute NHS trust
* Experience with the Risk/Incident management System and PSIRF learning responses
* Substantial experience of coaching, teaching and mentoring more junior staff
* Experience of working with clinical teams to support improvement in patient safety
* Project Management/Service Improvement Qualification
* Advances courses related to patient safety (PSIRF)
* Knowledge of quality improvement methodologies
* Knowledge of AI and use in healthcare
* Knowledge of research methodology and audit
* Experience of working with all grades of staff including executives to manage risk events
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Benefits
* Generous annual leave and NHS pension
* Flexible working opportunities
* Discounts, on‑site nurseries and wellbeing initiatives
* Opportunities to gain experience across two innovative hospital sites
£66,582 to £77,368 a year (pa, pro rata if part‑time) No on call expected
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