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Overview
The closing date is 03 November 2025
The Oncology, Haematology, Immunology & Allergy, Palliative Care and Medical Physics Directorate is looking for Quality Lead to lead our governance, quality improvement, and regulatory compliance agenda across multiple sites. This is a pivotal role for a motivated and collaborative leader who is passionate about driving continuous improvement and ensuring the highest standards of patient care.
The post holder will support the strategic direction and provide hands-on leadership for our clinical quality and governance functions acting as the primary contact for all clinical quality and governance issues.
This is a unique opportunity to develop and deliver robust governance and quality framework, drive quality improvement programmes, clinical audits and regulatory compliance.
The post holder will promote a culture of safety, transparency and learning across multidisciplinary teams providing professional leadership, training, and support to colleagues at all levels.
This role offers a unique opportunity to make a real impact on quality and patient safety.
Main duties of the job
* Clinical Governance and Quality Assurance
* Regulatory Compliance
* Patient Safety and Incident Management
* Policy, regulation and risk management
* Audit monitoring and data analysis
About us
University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust is one of the largest and most modern in the country. Based across two sites, Royal Stoke in Stoke-on-Trent and County Hospital in Stafford, we are proud to serve around three million people and we\'re highly regarded for our facilities, teaching and research. We are the specialist centre for major trauma for the North Midlands and North Wales.
All of our employees make a valuable contribution regardless of role here at UHNM and we are proud of our wide range of development packages aimed at ensuring that everyone has the opportunity to fulfil their true potential.
UHNM create and encourage a culture of inclusion, providing equal opportunities for career development that are fair and transparent. We are committed to being a diverse and inclusive employer and foster a culture in which all staff feel valued and respected. In return we ask all of our employees to make a commitment to the values, co-created by our staff, patients and carers, and that unite us as a Trust.
At University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust we know that investing in, supporting and developing our staff has a direct impact on the quality of care that we deliver. Our employees are as important as our patients and the population that we serve.
Job responsibilities
The Quality Lead is a pivotal role leading the governance, quality improvement, audit, and regulatory compliance functions across UHNM. Working closely with clinical and operational leaders, the post holder will champion the delivery of safe, effective, and high-quality care through robust clinical governance structures and continuous quality improvement.
This role involves oversight of incident management, risk assurance, audit programmes, policy compliance, and clinical performance review. The post holder will lead on clinical audit cycles, ensure CQC and other accreditation preparedness, and drive shared learning across the organisation.
The post holder will ensure the care we provide is consistently safe, effective, and aligned with both regulatory standards and patient expectations, promoting a culture of continuous improvement, safety, transparency and accountability across teams.
Person Specification
Qualifications
* Diploma/Degree or ability to demonstrate equivalent experience.
Experience
* Experience of using and managing systems such as DATIX, SharePoint and Excel to ensure information is in a usable format.
* Experience in project management/ monitoring systems
* Experience of analysing data and presenting in a user-friendly format
* Involvement with inspections, accreditations and external reviews
* Experience in the field of quality, safety and compliance
* Experience of working in the NHS, or a public sector environment
* Good understanding of wider governance agenda
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.
University Hospital of North Midlands NHS Trust
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