York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Clinical Governance Coordinator
The closing date is 18 November 2025
Are you passionate about patient safety, clinical governance, clinical effectiveness and risk management?
Do you demonstrate the Trust values and want to join a dynamic team which will be pivotal in delivering excellent clinical governance for the care group?
We are delighted to advertise an opportunity for the role of Clinical Governance Coordinator within the Cancer, Specialist and Clinical Support Services Care Group.
You will support and assist the Clinical Governance Facilitator in providing the Care Group with support to develop, monitor and maintain processes to ensure assurance can be provided for all areas of clinical governance, including clinical effectiveness, quality improvement, patient safety and risk management.
This post would ideally suit a dynamic professional who has knowledge and experience of patient safety and clinical effectiveness in an acute NHS environment.
You should be enthusiastic, proactive, and able to communicate effectively to support the delivery of the governance agenda as an integral member of the clinical governance team.
You should be committed to delivering excellence in quality, safety, and patient experience.
Will be based at either York or Scarborough Hospital although some cross site support will be required (on site working is required however hybrid work may be available following the training period).
Interviews will be held in person only
Previous applicants within the last 6 months need not apply.
Main duties of the job
In particular, we require the post holder to be able to demonstrate excellent skills in IT, managing complex data processes, and the management of all systems, databases and action logs that will facilitate the efficient monitoring of the Clinical Governance agenda.
Experience and knowledge of PSIRF, regulatory compliance, NICE, audit, clinical effectiveness and risk management required.
The post holder will facilitate and support work carried out by the Quality and Governance team in providing the Care Group with support to develop, monitor and maintain processes to ensure assurance can be provided for all areas of clinical governance.
In particular, we require the post holder to be a team player, work to deadlines and at pace, be able to demonstrate excellent skills in IT and have an understanding of databases and action logs that will facilitate the efficient monitoring of local agendas.
If you are interested in this post, and consider yourself to have the key skills and attitudes we are looking for, then we would love to hear from you.
About us
* Access to the NHS Pension Scheme, providing generous benefits upon retirement, as well as a lump sum and pension for dependants
* 27 days holiday rising to 33 days (depending on NHS Trust service)
* A variety of different types of paid and unpaid leave covering emergency and planned leave
* Confidential advice and support on personal, work, family and relationship issues, 24/7, from our Employee Assistance Programme
* NHS Car Lease scheme and Cycle to Work scheme
* An extensive range of learning and development opportunities
* Discounts on restaurants, getaways, shopping, motoring, cinema and finance from a range of providers
Job responsibilities
Full description of the role is available in the attachment: job description.
Please note that if a high number of applications are received this advert may close early. You are advised to submit your application at the earliest opportunity.
Working for the Trust
Across our organisation, people are guided by values that were co-developed with staff: we are kind; we are open; and we pursue excellence.
Our values play into our ambition to develop a more diverse workforce, truly representative of our communities. We welcome applications from everyone, while working with our Staff Networks - including our Race Equality, LGBTQ+, Disability and Carers Networks - to increase the number of applications we receive from different backgrounds. If there is anything we can do to make our application process more accessible to you, please contact: yhs-tr.recruitment@nhs.net.
As part of seeking to become more inclusive, we will consider requests for flexible working from the start of your employment. It may not be suitable for every role, but we will try and be supportive where we can. We would encourage you to speak to the recruiting manager named within this advert to discuss any requirements you may have.
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Person Specification
Education and qualifications
* Educated to Degree level (or equivalent level of experience) in a clinical governance, quality improvement or patient safety field
* Advanced word processing and computer literacy skills (including Microsoft Office) at RSA/NVQ2 level or equivalent
* Patient Safety and Clinical Governance training (PSIRF) or equivalent experience
Experience and Knowledge
* Demonstrable experience and knowledge of using databases, specifically Excel, Smartsheet, etc.
* Demonstrable experience and knowledge of NHS Incident Reporting systems and requirements (e.g. DCIQ, Ulysses etc).
* Clear understanding of the role of regulatory organisations within the NHS.
* Demonstrable Quality Improvement and/or Project Management experience.
* Awareness of the Clinical Governance, Clinical Effectiveness, and Patient Safety Agenda within the NHS.
* Awareness of the role of NHS Resolution in relation to Clinical Governance and Patient Safety.
* Awareness of the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974
Skills and Attributes
* Effective communication skills - verbal and non-verbal (including report writing and presentation skills).
* Ability to develop and maintain relationships with all professional disciplines, and work well within a multi-disciplinary team.
* Able to work under direction and your own initiative to organise and prioritise your own workload as required
* Ability to deliver training and education
* Highly motivated with good negotiating and influencing skills
* Able to work under direction and also on own initiative
* Ability to demonstrate our organisational values and behaviours
* Have the ability to exercise sound judgement in relation to problem solving and identifying situations requiring further advice.
* Experience of dealing with confidential information and sensitive and/or complex situations
* Positive and flexible approach particularly in challenging or difficult situations.
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.
Employer name
York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
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