Director of Quality GovernanceNHS

Job summary

Director of Quality Governance

Band 9

Stockport NHS Foundation Trust (SFT) with Tameside and Glossop Integrated Foundation Trust (TGIFT)

Trust Wide

Shape the future of quality, safety and governance

Stockport NHS Foundation and Tameside and Glossop Integrated Foundation Trusts are seeking an exceptional and experienced leader to join our senior leadership team as Director of Quality Governance.

This is a high-profile strategic role offering the opportunity to influence quality, patient safety and governance across two progressive and ambitious NHS organisations. Reporting directly to the Chief Nurse, you will provide expert leadership and assurance on all aspects of quality governance, patient safety, risk management, regulatory compliance and continuous improvement

As Director of Quality Governance, you will lead the Trust's Quality Governance Directorate, overseeing patient safety, risk management, complaints and PALS, patient experience, claims and inquests, health and safety, policy governance and regulatory compliance functions. You will work closely with Executive Directors, Divisional Leadership Teams, Board members and external partners to ensure the organisation maintains the highest standards of care, safety and quality.

Main duties of the job

About the role

You will:

• Lead the development and delivery of the Trust's Quality Governance Strategy.
• Provide expert advice and assurance to the Executive Team and Board of Directors.
• Champion a culture of patient safety, openness, learning and continuous improvement.
• Lead implementation and oversight of the Patient Safety Incident Response Framework (PSIRF).
• Oversee organisational risk management.
• Act as the senior lead for regulatory compliance, including Care Quality Commission (CQC) preparedness and inspections.
• Ensure learning from incidents, complaints, claims and external reviews translates into meaningful service improvement.
• Lead significant quality improvement, governance and transformation programmes across the Trust.

About you

We are looking for an inspiring and values-driven leader with:

• Significant senior leadership experience in NHS quality governance, patient safety and assurance.
• A proven track record of working with Trust Boards and Board Committees.
• Experience leading CQC improvement programmes and working with regulators and commissioners.
• Expertise in governance, risk management, quality improvement and regulatory compliance.
• Outstanding communication, influencing and relationship-building skills.
• The credibility and confidence to operate effectively at executive and board level.
• A master's degree or equivalent experience, supported by ongoing professional development.

Job description

The job description gives an overview of the main tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specifications focuses on the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. These documents are attached on the page and can be downloaded.

The person specification below is not the full person specification, but outlines the criteria against which your application form will be assessed.

About us

Why join us?

At SFT and TGIFT , quality, compassion and continuous improvement are at the heart of everything we do. This is a unique opportunity to play a pivotal role in shaping the future of healthcare services, improving patient outcomes and strengthening the quality and safety culture of an organisation committed to delivering outstanding care.

If you are an ambitious and experienced senior governance leader who is passionate about patient safety and quality improvement, we would love to hear from you.

We hold a unique position in the Stockport community as the provider of healthcare and we are one of its largest employers.

We believe that the best organisations are those that reflect the communities they serve. We are therefore seeking to improve the diversity of our workforce to make it truly representative of our local population.

We actively encourage applications irrespective of race, age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage & civil partnership, or pregnancy or maternity. Recognising those communities that are underrepresented within our workforce, we would particularly welcome applications from you.