Divisional Quality Governance Lead - Surgical Division, Band 8b

Job summary

Divisional Quality Governance Lead - Surgery

Band 8b | 37.5 hours per week

Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Cheltenham & Gloucester

Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is seeking an experienced Divisional Quality Governance Lead to provide senior leadership across the Surgical Division, supporting high-quality, safe and effective patient care.

Main duties of the job

Reporting to the Divisional Director of Quality and Nursing - Surgery, you will lead the delivery of the quality governance, patient safety, clinical effectiveness and patient experience agenda across the Surgical Division.

You will:

Lead and oversee divisional quality governance systems and risk management

Continue to support the embedding of the Patient Safety Incident Response Framework (PSIRF)

Chair governance meetings and produce high-quality reports and assurance

Lead incident learning, audit and quality improvement activity

Support CQC readiness and national safety requirements

Work closely with divisional leaders, corporate quality teams and external partners

About us

Why join us?

We place people at the centre of everything we do, working together as one team to support our diverse communities and each other. With over 9,000 employees, we are the largest employer in Gloucestershire and one of the top 10 NHS Trusts in the South West.

We offer:

Generous annual leave and NHS pension

Flexible working opportunities

Discounts, on-site nurseries and wellbeing initiatives

Opportunities to gain experience across two innovative hospital sites

Details

Date posted

09 April 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 8b

Salary

£66,582 to £77,368 a year (pa, pro rata if part-time) No on call expected

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

318-26-T0219

Job locations

Gloucestershire NHS Foundation Trust

Great Western Road

Gloucestershire

GL1 3NN

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