Quality Governance Lead | Tameside and Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust

Quality Governance Lead - 12 months fixed term

An exciting opportunity has arisen within the Corporate Nursing and Integrated Governance Unit for an innovative and skilled Quality Governance Lead.

You will require commitment, passion and motivation in order to fulfil the requirements of this role, in enabling corporate and divisional compliance

with the national requirements and standards set by commissioners, Care quality commission, NHS England and other regulators. The post holder will provide Quality Governance support across the organisation, with a quality improvement, safety, compliance and assurance focus.

You will need excellent organisational skills, as well as communication and interpersonal skills to enable you to work with varying levels of managers, clinicians and administrative colleagues. If you believe you have the skills, enthusiasm and ambition to join our team, we would love to hear from you.

The post holder will be one of the team of senior staff and leaders in the Nursing and Integrated Governance Team who will collectively have the

responsibility for enabling corporate and divisional compliance with the national requirements and standards set by the Commissioners, Care

Quality Commission, NHS England/Improvement and other regulators. The post holder will provide Quality Governance support across the

organisation. The role has a quality improvement, safety, compliance and assurance focus.

The post holder will

• Provide leadership and professional advice to managers and staff within the Trust on governance and assurance processes.
• Support the delivery of the Trust and Divisional assurance, quality, safety, and governance strategies and agendas which underpin the delivery of the corporate objectives and Trust response to the NHS Long Term Plan.
• Be responsible for leading the development, and maintenance of the Divisional Quality Assurance Framework with the senior management team and ensure alignment and compliance with the Trust’s overarching policies relating to Integrated Governance Quality Assurance Framework.
• With Divisional Directors and Directorate Managers, Senior Nurses and Clinical Leads and the Associate Director of Quality Governance ensure that systems are in place to provide assurances, insight foresight and oversight in respect of quality and safety for staff, patients and service users across spheres of responsibility.

Tameside and Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust serves a community of 250,000 people across Tameside & Glossop. We provide a range of services both within the hospital and across our community for both adults and children. Our vision is to improve health outcomes for our population and influence wider determinants of health through collaboration with our health & care partners.

We have a clear set of values & behaviours which we expect all of our staff to demonstrate

• Compassion
• Accountability
• Respect
• Excellence

We believe that the best organisations are those that reflect the communities they serve. We are therefore seeking to improve the diversity of our workforce to make it truly representative of our local population.

We actively encourage applications irrespective of race, age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage & civil partnership, or pregnancy or maternity. Recognising those communities that are underrepresented within our workforce, we would particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian & minority ethnic candidates, LGBTQ+ & Disabled people.

Benefits include; flexible working, 27-33 days annual leave plus bank holidays, sick pay, NHS Pension Scheme, free eye tests and health checks, gym discount, free bicycle loan scheme, salary sacrifice car scheme, support with stress, bereavement, relationships, finance, and much more.

The job description gives an overview of the main tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification focuses on the qualifications, skills,experienceand knowledgerequired. These documents are attached on the page and can be downloaded.

The person specification below is not the full personspecification, butoutlines the criteria against which your application form will be assessed.

This advert closes on Sunday 13 Sep 2026