Head of Clinical Governance, Risk and Compliance
| Posting date: | 08 September 2025 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £91,342 - £105,337 p.a. pro rata |
| Hours: | Part time |
| Closing date: | 09 October 2025 |
| Location: | Cambridge, CB2 0QQ |
| Company: | Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 7456976/180-F-255220 |
Summary
A Vacancy at Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.
The Head of Clinical Governance, Risk andCompliance is a senior leadership role within the Chief Nurse Team, responsible for providing expert strategic leadership in the delivery and oversight of clinical governance, clinical risk, and regulatory compliance across the Trust.
This role is pivotal in ensuring the organisation meets its statutory and regulatory obligations, and consistently delivers safe, high-quality, and effective care in line with Care Quality Commission (CQC) standards, NHS England guidance, and national best practice.
Reporting to the Deputy Chief Nurse, you will lead the development and implementation of robust governance arrangements, with a particular focus on clinical governance, clinical risk management, and compliance.
You will work collaboratively across all clinical divisions and corporate functions to ensure systems and processes are in place to support assurance, continuous improvement, and regulatory readiness.
You will also work closely with and provide strategic support to the ChiefMedical Officer (CMO) and their portfolio, ensuring alignment and collaboration across medical and nursing leadership.
You will provide strategic leadership for the Trust’s clinical governance framework,ensuring alignment with statutory, regulatory, and quality standards.
Lead the development of systems to identify, assess, and manage clinical risks, promoting patient safety and continuous improvement.
Ensure compliance with all statutory and regulatory requirements, including CQC standards and NHS England guidance, offering expert oversight and advice.
Oversee quality assurance programmes and accreditation readiness. Collaborate with Quality and Safety teams to ensure cohesive, evidence-based assurance and effective follow-up on inspection outcomes.
Embed quality and safety standards at all levels through a robust compliance and accountability framework, fostering a culture of ownership.
Ensure a Trust-wide clinical audit programme is in place, using findings to drive improvements in patient care and service delivery.
Work with the Chief Medical Officer and operational leaders to align governance priorities and integrate them into daily practice.
Deputise for the Deputy Chief Nurse on clinical quality matters and represent the Trust in strategic forums, influencing policy and practice.
Review and enhance Trust policies to align with strategic goals, leading initiatives to advance governance maturity and performance
Our Trust
Cambridge University Hospitals (CUH) NHS Foundation Trust comprises Addenbrooke’s Hospital and the Rosie Hospital in Cambridge. With over 13,000 staff and over 1100 beds the priorities of the Trust focus on a quality service which is all about people – patients, staff and partners. Recognised as providing ‘outstanding’ care to our patients and rated ‘Good’ overall by the Care Quality Commissioner, is testament to the skill and dedication of the people who work here. CUH’s values – Together - Safe, Kind, Excellent – are at the heart of patient care, defining the way all staff work and behave. The Trust provides accessible high-quality healthcare for the local people of Cambridge, together with specialist services, dealing with rare or complex conditions for a regional, national and international population.
CUH is committed to promoting a diverse and inclusive community - a place where we can all be ourselves. We value our differences and fully advocate and support an inclusive working environment where every individual can fulfil their potential. We want to ensure our people are truly representative of all the communities that we serve. We welcome applications for all positions in the organisation irrespective of people’s age, disability, ethnicity, race, nationality, gender identity, sex, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage and civil partnership status, or pregnancy and maternity status or social economic background.
Please see the attached Applicant Information Pack (combined Job Description and Person Specification) for key duties and responsibilities.
Due to Home Office immigration rules, a full time permanent vacancy cannot be filled by individuals on a Student visa. Therefore, please be advised that if you are a Student visa holder, we will not be able to offer you a full time permanent contract unless you have:
- applied for a Graduate visa
- or you will have successfully completed your course and have applied for a Graduate visa before the anticipated start date of your employment
- or the Trust has agreed that they will Sponsor you as a Skilled Worker and you will complete your studies within 3 months of the anticipated start date of employment
For NHS Cambridgeshire and Peterborough based roles, all applicants from NHS Cambridgeshire and Peterborough who have identified that they are at risk of redundancy will be prioritised over those not at risk. However, interviews cannot be guaranteed.
This vacancy will close at midnight on 21st September 2025
Interviews are due to be held on 1st October 2025
Benefits to you
At Cambridge University Hospitals, we want to do all we can to support good working days. We offer development opportunities and a wide range of benefits, including on-site leisure facilities, shopping concourse and day nurseries. Our good work programme currently includes providing reduced cost Stagecoach bus travel to and from Cambridge University Hospital site. Park and Ride bus journeys between Babraham Road and Trumpington sites are free, as is the route to and from Cambridge train station and our hospitals. We also subsidise the cost of parking on site for eligible staff.
On CUH campus, hot food is available 24/7 and at a reduced cost for colleagues. Recently we launched the first of our staff pod break spaces. Located in the Deakin Centre, we have a purpose-created colleague-only café, with free tea and coffee, a break space and private outside area for colleagues to rest, refuel and recharge. Just one of the ways we are working hard to support good working days at CUH.
CUH is committed to assisting employees in achieving a good work-life balance irrespective of role or personal circumstances. Flexible arrangements may include, but are not limited to, part-time working, job-share, term-time working and flexible start and finish times.
Please note if you would like to discuss the required hours of this role further, you should approach the contact given. In some cases, alternative working hours will be considered.
We welcome applications from the Armed Forces.
This advert closes on Sunday 21 Sep 2025
The Head of Clinical Governance, Risk andCompliance is a senior leadership role within the Chief Nurse Team, responsible for providing expert strategic leadership in the delivery and oversight of clinical governance, clinical risk, and regulatory compliance across the Trust.
This role is pivotal in ensuring the organisation meets its statutory and regulatory obligations, and consistently delivers safe, high-quality, and effective care in line with Care Quality Commission (CQC) standards, NHS England guidance, and national best practice.
Reporting to the Deputy Chief Nurse, you will lead the development and implementation of robust governance arrangements, with a particular focus on clinical governance, clinical risk management, and compliance.
You will work collaboratively across all clinical divisions and corporate functions to ensure systems and processes are in place to support assurance, continuous improvement, and regulatory readiness.
You will also work closely with and provide strategic support to the ChiefMedical Officer (CMO) and their portfolio, ensuring alignment and collaboration across medical and nursing leadership.
You will provide strategic leadership for the Trust’s clinical governance framework,ensuring alignment with statutory, regulatory, and quality standards.
Lead the development of systems to identify, assess, and manage clinical risks, promoting patient safety and continuous improvement.
Ensure compliance with all statutory and regulatory requirements, including CQC standards and NHS England guidance, offering expert oversight and advice.
Oversee quality assurance programmes and accreditation readiness. Collaborate with Quality and Safety teams to ensure cohesive, evidence-based assurance and effective follow-up on inspection outcomes.
Embed quality and safety standards at all levels through a robust compliance and accountability framework, fostering a culture of ownership.
Ensure a Trust-wide clinical audit programme is in place, using findings to drive improvements in patient care and service delivery.
Work with the Chief Medical Officer and operational leaders to align governance priorities and integrate them into daily practice.
Deputise for the Deputy Chief Nurse on clinical quality matters and represent the Trust in strategic forums, influencing policy and practice.
Review and enhance Trust policies to align with strategic goals, leading initiatives to advance governance maturity and performance
Our Trust
Cambridge University Hospitals (CUH) NHS Foundation Trust comprises Addenbrooke’s Hospital and the Rosie Hospital in Cambridge. With over 13,000 staff and over 1100 beds the priorities of the Trust focus on a quality service which is all about people – patients, staff and partners. Recognised as providing ‘outstanding’ care to our patients and rated ‘Good’ overall by the Care Quality Commissioner, is testament to the skill and dedication of the people who work here. CUH’s values – Together - Safe, Kind, Excellent – are at the heart of patient care, defining the way all staff work and behave. The Trust provides accessible high-quality healthcare for the local people of Cambridge, together with specialist services, dealing with rare or complex conditions for a regional, national and international population.
CUH is committed to promoting a diverse and inclusive community - a place where we can all be ourselves. We value our differences and fully advocate and support an inclusive working environment where every individual can fulfil their potential. We want to ensure our people are truly representative of all the communities that we serve. We welcome applications for all positions in the organisation irrespective of people’s age, disability, ethnicity, race, nationality, gender identity, sex, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage and civil partnership status, or pregnancy and maternity status or social economic background.
Please see the attached Applicant Information Pack (combined Job Description and Person Specification) for key duties and responsibilities.
Due to Home Office immigration rules, a full time permanent vacancy cannot be filled by individuals on a Student visa. Therefore, please be advised that if you are a Student visa holder, we will not be able to offer you a full time permanent contract unless you have:
- applied for a Graduate visa
- or you will have successfully completed your course and have applied for a Graduate visa before the anticipated start date of your employment
- or the Trust has agreed that they will Sponsor you as a Skilled Worker and you will complete your studies within 3 months of the anticipated start date of employment
For NHS Cambridgeshire and Peterborough based roles, all applicants from NHS Cambridgeshire and Peterborough who have identified that they are at risk of redundancy will be prioritised over those not at risk. However, interviews cannot be guaranteed.
This vacancy will close at midnight on 21st September 2025
Interviews are due to be held on 1st October 2025
Benefits to you
At Cambridge University Hospitals, we want to do all we can to support good working days. We offer development opportunities and a wide range of benefits, including on-site leisure facilities, shopping concourse and day nurseries. Our good work programme currently includes providing reduced cost Stagecoach bus travel to and from Cambridge University Hospital site. Park and Ride bus journeys between Babraham Road and Trumpington sites are free, as is the route to and from Cambridge train station and our hospitals. We also subsidise the cost of parking on site for eligible staff.
On CUH campus, hot food is available 24/7 and at a reduced cost for colleagues. Recently we launched the first of our staff pod break spaces. Located in the Deakin Centre, we have a purpose-created colleague-only café, with free tea and coffee, a break space and private outside area for colleagues to rest, refuel and recharge. Just one of the ways we are working hard to support good working days at CUH.
CUH is committed to assisting employees in achieving a good work-life balance irrespective of role or personal circumstances. Flexible arrangements may include, but are not limited to, part-time working, job-share, term-time working and flexible start and finish times.
Please note if you would like to discuss the required hours of this role further, you should approach the contact given. In some cases, alternative working hours will be considered.
We welcome applications from the Armed Forces.
This advert closes on Sunday 21 Sep 2025