Clinical Governance Team Leader

We are looking for a compassionate, motivated, and collaborative Clinical Governance Team Lead to join our dedicated team. This is a key leadership role, supporting the Head of Clinical Governance to ensure we deliver safe, effective, and high-quality care to our patients and their loved ones.

Main duties of the job

As Clinical Governance Team Lead, you will: Play a central role in supporting the delivery of our governance agenda, ensuring a focus on quality improvement, patient safety, and learning. Lead and support your team, helping them grow through coaching, training, and regular reviews. Work alongside clinical leads to make sure our services meet the highest standards and comply with national guidelines. Oversee clinical audits, patient safety reviews, and risk management processes, ensuring that learning translates into meaningful improvements. Contribute to the development of our Quality Governance Framework and support the evidence we provide to regulators like the CQC. Champion an open, fair, and inclusive culture, where staff feel empowered to raise concerns and share ideas.

About us

St Lukes is an organisation that is dedicated to enhancing the wellbeing and quality of life of all those affected by a terminal illness in Sheffield. Our purpose is to give patients and their families the high-quality care they need, treating each person as a unique individual. We promise to listen to their wishes and choices, tailoring our care and support so they can make the most of every day. We work with others to champion improvements in end-of-life care, in Sheffield and beyond. Everyone who works at St Luke's makes a difference. St Luke's plays a key role in helping terminally ill people in Sheffield and you could join the team that makes St Luke's so special.

Job responsibilities

• An experienced healthcare professional with knowledge of clinical governance, quality improvement, or patient safety.
• Confident in leading people, with the ability to inspire and support a small team.
• Skilled in analysing information and turning it into practical improvements.
• A strong communicator who can work with colleagues at every level.
• Passionate about equity, diversity, and inclusion, and committed to creating a culture where everyone feels they belong.

Qualifications

• To be educated to post graduate level or relevant experience in clinical governance
• Registered Nurse / AHP or equivalent

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.