Based across all sites, with The Horder Centre as your main hub, this is a permanent, full-time contract offering a competitive salary, excellent benefits package and opportunities to learn, develop and grow a long-term career. Main duties of the job Working within a CQC Outstanding rated hospital, The Horder Centre is looking for an experienced and clinically knowledgeable Head of Risk Management and Clinical Governance to lead our fantastic Clinical Governance department. Working collaboratively with department, risk and safety leads, you will support the organisation to continuously improve through designing, monitoring and implementing all aspects of Horder Healthcares Quality Governance, including risk management and assurance functions. About us Horder Healthcare has been committed to caring since 1954 when we were called The Horder Centre for Arthritis. Weve come a long way since then. Our consultants are amongst the most skilled, experienced and innovative in their field. Our staff love to work here, so it makes sense that our patient outcomes are in the top 99%. We have grown into a multi-service healthcare provider, with hospitals in Crowborough and East Grinstead, and outreach clinics in Eastbourne and Seaford. We are committed to making a positive impact to the health of individuals and the communities in which we work. Not only have we developed an international reputation for orthopaedic and musculoskeletal care, our partnership with The McIndoe Centre - the birthplace of pioneering plastic surgery treatments, means that we can deliver high-quality plastic, reconstructive, maxillofacial, ophthalmology and orthopaedic services from world-class consultants to an even greater number of people. We know that our working lives are fundamental to emotional wellbeing. Our employees are as valuable to us as our patients and we see it as our duty to nurture an engaged and skilled workforce. To do this we ensure employees have access to training and development opportunities as well as being a flexible and diverse workplace. We are committed to caring, and committed to you. Job responsibilities Working within a CQC Outstanding rated hospital, The Horder Centre is looking for an experienced and clinically knowledgeable Head of Risk Management and Clinical Governance to lead our fantastic Clinical Governance department. Working collaboratively with department, risk and safety leads, you will support the organisation to continuously improve through designing, monitoring and implementing all aspects of Horder Healthcares Quality Governance, including risk management and assurance functions. Based across all sites, with The Horder Centre as your main hub, this is a permanent, full-time contract offering a competitive salary, excellent benefits package and opportunities to learn, develop and grow a long-term career. About you: • You will be a passionate and experienced healthcare professional with an active GMC, HCPC or NMC registration • Notable experience of working in a senior clinical role in the healthcare sector applying your clinical knowledge to performance monitoring • Excellent working knowledge of CQC regulations • Demonstrable experience in clinical risk management, root cause analysis, clinical audit activities and a customer-focussed approach • Evidence of the ability to draft clear, accurate, and succinct reports on clinical governance matters and present findings/recommendations to senior leadership and business committee • Personal and approachable, with a real motivation to help uphold the outstanding rating proudly held by The Horder Centre. • Excellent communication skills, to help build those all-important cross-department relationships. • Proactive and forward thinking, with a passion for continued learning. • Ensure that you working ethic remains aligned to our core values as a group: Caring, Friendly, Quality, Integrity and Pride.