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Clinical Governance Lead

Nuffield Health


Job Location:

Leicester - UK

Yearly Salary: GBP 60000 - 60000
Posted: 27 August 2026 (19 days ago)
Application Deadline: 7 December 2026
Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Clinical Governance Lead

Leicester Hospital Permanent contract Full time but part time could be considered (around 30 hours plus)

Up to 60000 FTE depending on experience

37.5 hours per week

As our Clinical Governance Lead at our Leicester Hospital you will provide strong leadership and scrutiny of all matters relating to the quality and governance of all care delivery. This role will work alongside Senior Clinical Leaders and key stakeholders across the organisation to facilitate clinical excellence impact and fulfilment of Nuffield Healths charitable purpose.

You will also have the relevant qualifications in addition we are looking for someone who can demonstrate senior leadership within the healthcare sector with significant experience in clinical governance and quality assurance. You will have excellent communication skills with strong attention to detail and be able to work proactively and efficiently.

As our Clinical Governance Lead you will:

  • Champion the organisations brand values
  • Drive the continuous improvement
  • Data quality and data analysis capabilities
  • Reporting and escalation processes i.e. Board and Incident Reporting; in order to guide our Quality learning and decision-making
  • Work alongside other Senior Clinical and Medical Leaders lead the delivery of Quality Assurance and improvement activity including delivery of systems which support clinical effectiveness patient safety regulatory compliance customer feedback and professional development
  • Lead on the development review and oversight of Clinical Policies and SOPs ensuring that the clinical policy catalogue is effectively managed
  • Provide advice guidance and subject matter expertise on governance processes to all those involved in the leadership of clinical care
  • Support the maintenance and achievement of clinical and/or organisational accreditation e.g. ISO9001 contributing to and facilitating successful certification

Helping you feel good.

We want you to love coming to work feeling healthy happy and valued. Thats why weve developed a benefits package with you in mind. Here you can choose from a range of fitness lifestyle health and fitness wellbeing rewards such as free gym membership health assessments retail discounts and pension options. At Nuffield Health we take care of whats important to you.

Nuffield Health Leicester Hospital

Founded in 1969 Nuffield Health Leicester Hospital was originally built from funds raised by the local community and is now one of the leading providers of private healthcare in Leicestershire. The Hospital has a strong local reputation with patients remaining loyal. The Hospital had a 4.5 million refurbishment in 2011 and was the blue print for the wider Hospitals refresh programme.

The Hospital has 28 ensuite inpatient beds 2 Laminar flow theatres Endoscopy Suite minor treatment room and 14 consulting rooms. The hospital delivers a wide variety of inpatient and outpatient treatments and services using the best possible technologies. Since 2015 we have invested in a static MRI unit a new digital X ray room & digital mammography. We are a local centre of excellence for Children and Young People Services. Having a Fitness & Wellbeing Gym in Leicester has led to a close working relationship and the Hospital was a forerunner for the Nuffield recovery plus programme.

The Hospital has been rated as a Good hospital by the CQC and achieved this rating across the 5 key lines of enquiry across all departments inspected

Join Nuffield Health and create the future you want today.

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As the UK's largest healthcare charity, Nuffield Health exists to build a healthier nation through our hospitals, fitness & wellbeing clubs, healthcare clinics and workplace wellbeing services.

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