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Clinical Governance and Safeguarding Lead
Job Posted: 3 days ago
Salary: £ Competitive
Job Type: Permanent
Location: Leeds, West Yorkshire
Expire in: 25 days
Job Description
Title: Clinical Governance & Safeguarding Lead
Location: Homebased with regular travel across England
Hours: 37.5 per week
Salary: £70,000 per annum + £6,200 car allowance
Contract: Permanent
We are looking for a Clinical Governance & Safeguarding Lead to shape and lead safeguarding and governance across our national care portfolio. This is a key role focused on delivering safe, high-quality care, supporting teams to continuously improve, and ensuring residents remain at the centre of everything we do.
What you'll be doing:
* Oversee safeguarding governance and clinical processes, identifying gaps in practice, leadership, and culture to drive continuous improvement.
* Develop and maintain the internal incident register, clinical audits, safeguarding investigations, and inquest statements.
* Build and manage relationships with key stakeholders, both internal and external, including local authorities, regulatory bodies, and coroners.
* Develop and implement clinical and safeguarding policies and governance frameworks to ensure regulatory compliance.
* Lead robust risk cause analysis, ensuring lessons learned are identified early and embedded across services.
* Provide expert advice, coaching, and support to colleagues, including during complex cases and inquests.
About you
You will have:
* Extensive experience in safeguarding, clinical governance, and risk management.
* Experience working with coroners’ processes, case conferences, and multi-agency environments.
* Strong analytical, investigation and report writing skills.
* The ability to build effective relationships and influence at all levels.
Knowledge & Experience:
* Strong understanding of key legislation including Health & Social Care Act 2008 and the Care Act 2014
* In-depth knowledge of safeguarding processes and partnership working
* Clinical expertise in areas such as medication management and long-term condition support.
* Understanding of DBS processes and professional standards.
* Experience developing governance frameworks within a large or multi-site organisation.
Qualifications:
* Active NMC Registration with senior-level experience
* Care-related degree or equivalent professional qualification.
If you’re passionate about governance, safeguarding and delivering high-quality care, we would welcome your applicationBefore You Apply
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