Job summary
- Main area
- Divisional Quality Governance Lead - Surgical Division
- Grade
- Band 8b
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 318-26-T0219
- Employer
- Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Gloucestershire NHS Foundation Trust
- Town
- Gloucestershire
- Salary
- £66,582 - £77,368 (pa, pro rata if part-time) No on call expected
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 23/04/2026 23:59
Employer heading
Divisional Quality Governance Lead - Surgical Division, Band 8b
Band 8b
At Gloucestershire Hospitals, our people are at the heart of everything we do. As the county’s largest employer, we are proud to provide high-quality acute, elective, and specialist services to more than 650,000 people across our county. Our care is delivered across Gloucestershire Royal, Cheltenham General and Stroud Maternity Hospital.
With over 9,000 employees representing more than 95 nationalities, bringing together a mix of cultures and experiences to the care that we deliver. Whether you’re beginning your NHS journey or looking to take the next step in your career, this is an exciting time to join us. We’re investing heavily in innovation, research, and transformation, with more than 100 active clinical studies and major developments underway across our hospitals.
We take pride in working as one team, driven by a shared ambition to grow, develop, and continually improve. Every contribution is valued and by combining our collective strengths, we support not only our diverse communities but one another. You can expect a warm, supportive culture and colleagues who are passionate about teamwork, professional development and delivering exceptional care. We offer structured development programmes, mentoring and leadership opportunities to help you progress in your career.
We are committed to fostering an inclusive environment where everyone feels they belong. By joining our Trust, you will benefit from a comprehensive package that includes flexible working opportunities, generous annual leave, the NHS pension scheme, competitive bank rates, local discounts, access to on-site nurseries, reduced public transport costs, reward and recognition schemes and a wide range of health and wellbeing initiatives.
Be part of Gloucestershire Hospitals, explore your future with us today.
Job overview
Divisional Quality Governance Lead – Surgery
Band 8b | 37.5 hours per week
Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Cheltenham & Gloucester
Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is seeking an experienced Divisional Quality Governance Lead to provide senior leadership across the Surgical Division, supporting high-quality, safe and effective patient care.
Main duties of the job
Reporting to the Divisional Director of Quality and Nursing – Surgery, you will lead the delivery of the quality governance, patient safety, clinical effectiveness and patient experience agenda across the Surgical Division.
You will:
Lead and oversee divisional quality governance systems and risk management
Continue to support the embedding of the Patient Safety Incident Response Framework (PSIRF)
Chair governance meetings and produce high-quality reports and assurance
Lead incident learning, audit and quality improvement activity
Support CQC readiness and national safety requirements
Work closely with divisional leaders, corporate quality teams and external partners
Working for our organisation
Why join us?
We place people at the centre of everything we do, working together as one team to support our diverse communities and each other. With over 9,000 employees, we are the largest employer in Gloucestershire and one of the top 10 NHS Trusts in the South West.
We offer:
Generous annual leave and NHS pension
Flexible working opportunities
Discounts, on-site nurseries and wellbeing initiatives
Opportunities to gain experience across two innovative hospital sites
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
You will be a registered healthcare professional with significant senior leadership experience in an acute NHS setting and a strong background in quality, safety and clinical governance.
Essential:
Healthcare-related degree and Master’s level qualification (or equivalent experience)
Current professional registration (e.g. NMC/HCPC)
Experience of clinical governance, risk management and PSIRF
Excellent communication, leadership and report-writing skills
Person specification
Qualifications, Knowledge and Experience
Essential criteria
- Healthcare Related Degree (level 6)
- Masters degree or willingness to work towards or equivalent experience
- Registered healthcare professional with current registration with professional body
- Evidence of up-to-date continuous professional development
- Recognised leadership/management qualification
- Skills with the preparation of clear and concise reports, using a range of software in clinical settings, patient care and experience
- Demonstrates experience of leading change and problem solving in clinical settings, patient care and experience
- Substantial experience of senior leadership/ management role working within an acute NHS trust
- Experience with the Risk/Incident management System and PSIRF learning responses
- Substantial experience of coaching, teaching and mentoring more junior staff
- Experience of working with clinical teams to support improvement in patient safety
Desirable criteria
- Project Management/Service Improvement Qualification
- Advances courses related to patient safety (PSIRF)
- Knowledge of quality improvement methodologies
- Knowledge of AI and use in healthcare
- Knowledge of research methodology and audit
- Experience of working with all grades of staff including executives to manage risk events
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Sarah Mather
- Job title
- Divisional Director of Quality and Nursing Surgery
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07514 089367
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