Lakeside Healthcare is a large GP partnership that provides NHS care for around 170,000 patients across Cambridgeshire, Peterborough, Northamptonshire and Lincolnshire. We are made of eight GP practices across 14 sites that are part of their local communities.
We work together as practices to provide resilience, sharing learning and professional back-office support services.
Our most important asset is our people, who provide care for our patients and help run our surgeries smoothly. We employ over 500 clinical and non-clinical staff, and we invest in training and developing to ensure that we retain and attract good quality staff who want to stay with us and be part of our team.
We are proud of what we do and strive to demonstrate our values of Caring, Respect, Quality and Teamwork in everything we do
About the Practice/Department/Team
Lakeside Healthcare is looking for an experienced Clinical Quality & Governance Manager 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.
Based at our office in Corby, the post holder will work closely with our Executive team and other central functions as well as with our sites.
At Lakeside Healthcare, you'll be part of a forward-thinking, supportive team committed to delivering safe, effective, and person-centred care.
Job Introduction
Lakeside Healthcare is looking for an experienced Clinical Quality & Governance Manager 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.
Reporting directly to the Medical Director and working in close partnership with the GP clinical leads and Head of Nursing 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 across one of the largest GP partnerships in the UK.
What you will do
* Clinical Governance and Quality Assurance
* Regulatory Compliance
* Patient Safety and Incident Management
* Policy, regulation and risk management
* Audit monitoring and data analysis
Essential Criteria
* Degree in healthcare, clinical governance, or a related field, or equivalent professional experience.
* Evidence of ongoing professional development
* Substantial experience in clinical governance, patient safety, or quality improvement roles within healthcare.
* Experience leading audits, compliance reviews, and regulatory readiness activities.
* Proven track record of supporting or leading CQC inspections and regulatory compliance efforts.
* Experience of incident management, including investigation, reporting, and implementing learning.
* Experience working across multidisciplinary teams and supporting change in clinical practice.
What we offer you (Benefits)
* Generous holidays (additional long service entitlements)
* NHS pension and long service recognition
* NHS Discounts (Blue Light Card)
* Career opportunities
* Role specific training and ongoing development
* Great team environment
Interview process
Please apply with a CV and a cover letter - Please upload your CV as a pdf and include your personal email address in your cover letter.
Our interview process will aim to meet you in person however some interviews may be carried out virtually.
To help you shine and show your full potential, please make us aware of any changes you might need at any stage of your application. If you need an alternative way of applying for this role, support with understanding the role, any changes at interviews, or anything else, we encourage you to contact our central HR team.
We encourage candidates to not delay their application as we retain the right to close the advert early should the volume of applications become very high.
Please ensure you have your Right to Work documentation available at interview We will require you to produce the original documentation prior to your start date.
Shortlisting
We anticipate that shortlisting will commence one week after the advert has closed and will advise of interview arrangements if successful, however this timeline is dependent on the number of applications.
Equality, Diversity & Inclusion
We value diversity and we're committed to creating a diverse and inclusive culture where everyone can be themselves and reach their full potential. We actively encourage applications from people of all backgrounds, ethnicities, and cultures and believe that a diverse workforce will help us to care for and support our patients and employees better. Unfortunately, we are unable to recruit anyone below the age of 18 yrs. so that we can protect young people from health & safety and safeguarding risks.
Equal Opportunities
Lakeside Healthcare is an equal opportunities employer. We are committed to ensuring that all our staff and job applicants are protected from unlawful discrimination. All employees and job applicants will be treated equally, fairly and with respect. We will endeavour, through appropriate training, to ensure that our hiring teams making selection and recruitment decisions that do not discriminate, whether consciously or unconsciously and follow recognised industry best practice.
Job Types: Full-time, Permanent
Pay: £45,000.00-£55,000.00 per year
Application question(s):
* Do you have the right to work in the UK? (Yes/No) – If you answered Yes, you must be able to provide sufficient evidence upon interview.
* Have you worked for Lakeside Healthcare before? If Yes, where did you work.
Work Location: In person
Application deadline: 15/09/2025