Job summary
- Main area
- AEMP
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 7
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 190-0538-DIR
- Employer
- Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Northern General Hospital
- Town
- Sheffield
- Salary
- £46,148 - £52,809 pa/pro rata for part time staff
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 27/07/2025 23:59
- Interview date
- 04/08/2025
Employer heading

Governance Lead
NHS AfC: Band 7
We are committed to helping our staff balance their work and home lives and ensure they feel supported, valued and appreciated so whilst you care for our patients and clients, we’ll take care of you. We offer many different ways of helping staff including career development opportunities, flexible working, good annual leave and pension schemes , health and wellbeing packages and financial support systems. Joining the Trust also allows you access to a number of saving options via our salary sacrifice schemes and a wide range of discount opportunities with retailers and service providers.
Job overview
An exciting opportunity for an experienced healthcare professional to engage comprehensively with the governance agenda within a large, diverse, and forward-thinking care group. Joining a team with a proven track record of adherence to Sheffield Teaching Hospitals' core governance principles, you'll provide expert advice and support across all staff levels. Additionally, you'll contribute to the essential training program, ensuring compliance with both mandatory and job-specific requirements.
Your responsibilities will span various governance facets, including incident management and compliance monitoring, involving thorough investigation and detailed reporting. With a primary focus on enhancing patient and staff safety, the role demands strong communication, leadership and influencing skills to drive positive change. You'll play a crucial part in fostering a supportive environment aligned with the values of the AEMP Governance Team and the broader Trust.
Main duties of the job
The Healthcare Governance Lead is the identified lead for coordinating and completing local healthcare governance activity, ensuring comprehensive cover and integration of the various governance functions e.g. Quality monitoring, incidents, complaints and risks.
The post holder will provide senior leadership and strategic oversight of governance across the Acute & Emergency Medicine Care Group. Acting as a key interface between corporate governance, operational leads, and clinical teams, the role will ensure robust governance systems are in place and continuously improved in line with national standards and Trust priorities.
The post holder will be accountable for leading the implementation, assurance, and coordination of governance workstreams across the Care Group, as outlined in the STHFT Healthcare Arrangements Policy.
Working for our organisation
You will be working for an organisation which values and respects all its staff and the community it serves. The Trust is a leader in the NHS and research sectors and provides excellent benefits for its staff. This includes commitments to professional development but also many policies to support employees in balancing their personal and professional lives.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please view the attached Job Description and Person Specification documents for full details regarding this post.
When completing your application please ensure that you clearly demonstrate how you meet the role criteria.
Person specification
Skills and Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Evidence of continuing professional development
- Evidence of multidisciplinary working
- Proven leadership skills.
- Excellent communication skills; both written and verbal.
- Good presentation skills
- Ability to work autonomously as well as part of a multi-disciplinary team.
- Ability to work to tight deadlines
- Ability to negotiate and influence
- Excellent planning and organisational skills Computer literacy and advanced keyboard skills
Desirable criteria
- Recognised computer qualification.
Education & Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Registered Healthcare Professional e.g. NMC,
- 1st level degree or evidence of equivalent study
- Master’s degree, or equivalent experience or working towards
- Patient, occupational safety or risk management qualification.
- To have completed the national PEAP programme for practice supervisors or equivalent teaching and assessing qualification for those with ENB998.
- Evidence of relevant professional development
Desirable criteria
- Patient, occupational safety or risk management qualification.
- Clinical Audit course/Basic risk management/health and safety qualification
Experience
Essential criteria
- Significant experience working within an acute hospital
- Significant healthcare governance and risk management experience.
- Significant experience of complaints management, meeting with patients and complaints resolution.
- Experience of effectively chairing meetings and meeting deadlines.
- Experience of leading on investigations and report writing.
- Experience of developing patient centered services
- Proven clinical operational experience with advanced problem solving.
- Experience of HR management; and leading a team.
Desirable criteria
- Evidence of managing change
- Previous budgetary responsibility
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
- Jayne Scothern
- Job title
- Deputy Nurse Director
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 0114 2714972
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