Job Summary
The Clinical Governance Lead is responsible for maintaining oversight of ACCESS’s governance and risk profile. This entails overseeing compliance with governance protocols, facilitating communication between internal and external stakeholders, and promoting a culture of accountability and risk management. The Clinical Governance Lead is a leadership position that requires expertise in governance with an ability to develop and implement robust governance frameworks, policies and SOP’s. By providing guidance, support, and oversight, you will contribute to the overall effectiveness and quality of the ACCESS operating system.
Main Duties and Responsibilities
- Design and implement a robust clinical governance framework for ACCESS ratified by the Operational Leadership Board, Partnership Board and Barts Health NHS Trust.
- Oversee preparation and reporting of monthly ACCESS Governance reports, including summaries of key service governance indices such as Death within 72 hours of transfer, Datix reports, Serious Incidents (SIs), complaints and Failure Log for ACCESS Governance (FLAGs).
- Collaborate with the Risk Lead to maintain the ACCESS Risk register.
- Organise and chair the monthly ACCESS Governance meeting in ACCESS London.
- Ensure distribution of the monthly ACCESS Governance report to the ACCESS Operational Leadership Team and the ACCESS Strategic Board, and to internal and external stakeholders including NHS London, London Ambulance Service, London ODNs and St Bartholomew’s Clinical Support Services Directorate.
- Attend ACCESS Operational Leadership Team meetings and provide a governance update as a standing order.
- Investigate ACCESS Datix submissions and provide reports for the St Bartholomew’s Governance team to review.
- Review deaths within 72 hours of transfer and FLAGs.
- Review all taskings highlighted for governance review and produce feedback outcomes.
About Us
Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country and one of Britain’s leading healthcare providers. The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organization with a world‑class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.
Our vision is to be a high‑performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm‑free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.
We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.
Job Details
Location: St Bartholomew’s Hospital, West Smithfield, London, EC1A 7BE
Posted: 25 February 2026
Contract: Fixed term, 36 months
Working pattern: Part‑time
Pay scheme: Hospital medical and dental staff
Grade: Consultant
Salary: £109,725 to £145,478 a year (per annum)
Person Specification
Experience – Essential
- Worked clinically at a senior level
- Experience of leadership and management
- Experience of clinical governance and of the measures to ensure patient safety
- A record of partnership working
- Track record of managing and developing staff
- Track record of addressing poor performance
Experience – Desirable
- Track record of achieving financial targets
- Establishing and sustaining effective strategic direction
- Track record of innovation
Skills – Essential
- Demonstrable leadership skills
- Able to think and act strategically and to articulate a clear vision and sense of direction
- Able to define and implement policy development at site level
- Able to communicate effectively, both verbally and in writing
- Able to influence and motivate through positive interpersonal skills
- Able to prioritise and manage competing demands
- Able to lead continuous change and improvement in services, encouraging the use of new clinical and service technologies within a multidisciplinary team
Knowledge – Essential
- Registration with relevant professional body
- Postgraduate qualifications
- Employed substantively in clinical practice within Barts Health NHS Trust; evidence of continuing professional development
- A good understanding of the current context of health and social care, and of clinical learning and research
- A good understanding of the specific issues in East London relevant to health and social care
- A broad understanding of the systems for primary care, social care and commissioning
- Knowledge of the Trust priorities
Other Essential
- Understands and supports the vision and values of the Trust
- Acts as a role model for colleagues and other staff members
- Behaves as a team player who is able to develop a culture that values colleagues and enables them to engage in problem‑solving and decision‑making; motivated for the role
Additional Information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check: This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Certificate of Sponsorship: Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website.
UK Registration: Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see the NHS Careers website.
Employer Details
Barts Health NHS Trust
St Bartholomew’s Hospital, West Smithfield, London, EC1A 7BE
Website: https://www.bartshealth.nhs.uk
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