Team Lead - Clinical Governance & Quality

• Lead and support incident reporting, investigations and organisational learning in line with the Patient Safety Incident Response Framework (PSIRF).
• Analyse quality and safety data to identify trends, risks and opportunities for improvement.
• Provide hands-on clinical teaching, coaching and support to staff, ensuring competence, confidence and safe clinical practice across services.
• Line manage Practice Development Nurses and support the delivery of education, competency and development programmes.
• Lead clinical audit activity and ensure learning is translated into meaningful improvements.
• Support policy development, clinical governance processes and quality assurance systems.
• Promote a positive culture of learning, reflection and continuous improvement.

• Have a direct impact on the quality and safety of care across our services.
• Work closely with clinical and operational leaders who are committed to learning and improvement.
• Be supported to develop your expertise in clinical governance, patient safety and quality improvement.
• Have opportunities for ongoing professional development, including leadership and education.
• Join a warm, values-driven charity where staff wellbeing, flexibility and work–life balance really matter.
• Be part of a culture that listens to families and staff, and acts on what they say.

• Registration as a Children’s or Learning Disability Nurse, with degree-level education.
• Experience of clinical governance, patient safety, risk management, audit and quality improvement.
• Proven leadership and people management experience.
• Strong communication skills, confidence in report-writing and ability to engage with a wide range of stakeholders.
• Capability to analyse data and turn insights into practical improvements.
• Knowledge of national governance frameworks, including safeguarding, CQC standards and PSIRF.

• A postgraduate qualification in leadership, education, clinical governance or patient safety.
• Experience supporting regulatory inspections.
• Quality improvement, risk management or education qualifications.
• Experience leading training programmes across multiple sites.

Key Responsibilities