Quality, Safety & Governance Lead– Medicine Division
Barts Health NHS Trust
London, E13 8SL
Salary
£63,665 to £70,887
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Not specified
Closing date
10 September 2026
10 days left
Job description
The postholder will lead divisional governance and patient safety functions, ensuring compliance with statutory and regulatory requirements. Key respo...
TheQuality, Safety & Governance Lead - Medicine Division (Band 8a) is a senior clinical leadership role at Newham Hospital, responsible for ensuring robust governance, patient safety, and compliance within the Medicine Division. The position is critical to the Trust's functionality and is embedded within the divisional workforce plan. It requires professional registration (NMC/HCPC), senior clinical credibility, and expertise in PSIRF (Patient Safety Incident Response Framework), learning responses, and governance assurance.
The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience, and knowledge required. For both documents, please view the attachment/s below.
Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain's leading healthcare providers.
The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.
Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.
We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.
We particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian and minority ethnic candidates as they are underrepresented within Barts Health at this band.
Qualifications
Essential
- Degree-level qualification or equivalent professional Experience
- Evidence of commitment to continuing professional development
Desirable
- Registered Nurse with full and current UK NMC registration / Current AHP with UK HCPC registration
- Working towards or willingness to undertake Master's level study
- Leadership, management or quality improvement training
- Training or development in patient safety, human factors or improvement science
Other
Essential
- Commitment to the Trust's WeCare values and compassionate leadership
- Ability to work effectively in a complex, pressured environment
- Resilience, curiosity and a learning- focused mindset
Desirable
- Motivation to develop as a senior nursing leader
- Interest in patient safety innovation, learning systems or service transformation
Skills
Essential
- Ability to analyse and use quality, safety and patient experience information to support improvement
- Clear and confident communication skills, written and verbal
- Ability to influence, support and appropriately challenge colleagues
- Ability to lead change and support teams through improvement
Desirable
- Experience presenting information to senior colleagues or governance forums
- Coaching, facilitation or mentoring skills
- Ability to translate learning and assurance into practical ward-level improvement
Knowledge
Essential
- Understanding of clinical governance, patient safety and risk management principles
- Awareness of national patient safety priorities and quality frameworks
- Understanding of the importance of learning, openness and Duty of Candour
Desirable
- Developing knowledge of PSIRF, quality improvement methodologies and systems thinking
- Awareness of regulatory and assurance processes (e.g. CQC)
- Understanding of equality, diversity and inclusion in healthcare improvement
Experience
Essential
- Experience in a senior nursing role within acute hospital services
- Experience contributing to quality, safety or governance activity at ward, service or divisional level
- Experience working collaboratively with multidisciplinary teams
- Experience supporting learning from incidents, complaints or patient feedback
Desirable
- Experience leading improvement, safety or governance work beyond own ward or service
- Exposure to PSIRF, learning response models or incident investigation
- Experience supporting or deputising at Matron or senior leadership level
How to apply
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Provenance
Source
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First seen
27 August 2026
Last checked
31 August 2026
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