Neonatal Governance Lead Nurse

Go back Ashford & St. Peter's Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

The closing date is 15 February 2026

Are you an experienced neonatal nurse with a passion for patient safety and quality improvement? Our Level 3 Neonatal Unit is offering an exciting opportunity for a highly motivated and dynamic individual to join our dedicated Quality Team as a Neonatal Governance Lead Nurse
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In this pivotal role, you will play a key part in delivering the Quality Governance Assurance Framework within our neonatal service, ensuring the highest standards of patient care, safety, experience, and clinical effectiveness
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You will work collaboratively with the Perinatal and Paediatric Governance Teams
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• Has extensive neonatal clinical experience and a sound understanding of governance processes
• Demonstrates a commitment to continuous quality improvement
• Can effectively engage and influence teams across the neonatal service
• Is passionate about developing a learning and supportive culture

If you are ready to make a real difference in neonatal safety and quality, we would love to hear from you.

For more information or an informal discussion, please contact:

Take a lead role in the delivery of the Quality Governance Assurance Framework within neonatal to ensure that the quality of care, patient experience, patient safety and clinical effectiveness is of the highest standard and meets national and local outcomes.

Take a lead role in ensuring that the Trust's Quality Safety and Risk Management Strategy is embedded in paediatrics and neonatal.

Support the Divisional Quality Governance Manager in co-ordinating clinical and non-clinical risk management activities across within paediatrics and neonatal.

Support the Divisional Quality Governance Manager in monitoring incidents/events recorded via the Trust reporting system relating to the division in order to co-ordinate and communicate actions taken locally.

Disseminate learning that arises through incident investigation.

Assist in preparing reports for presentation at all corporate meetings.

Assist and participate in allocated Clinical Quality projects.

Support the co-ordination of audit.

Assist in the development of teaching programmes and delivery to all grades of staff as appropriate.

To keep abreast of the National Agenda in regards to Patient Safety.

Support the division to respond to complaints raised by families

Deputise for the Divisional Quality Governance Manager in their absence.

In the absence of the Divisional Quality Governance Manager, attend and contribute to relevant Divisional and Board level meetings

Ashford and St. Peters Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust serves a population of more than 410,000 people living in North-West Surrey, parts of Hounslow and beyond.

Over 3,700 highly trained doctors, nurses, midwives, therapists, healthcare scientists and other support staff make up our workforce, providing a wide range of services across our two hospital sites, Ashford, Ashford, Surrey and St Peter's, Chertsey, Surrey.

We also run many specialist clinics in the community and local community hospitals and other healthcare facilities.

Our vision is to be one of the best healthcare Trusts in the country. There has never been a better time to join us in the NHS at Ashford & St Peters Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust with our strong commitment to staff health and wellbeing. We are committed to providing continuous professional development, staff benefits and flexibility to shape our workforce around our patient care.

Please see the supporting links which you can find on the right-hand side of this job advert. There is guidance on how to make an application on NHS Jobs as well as more information about joining the ASPH Team

Although it isn't the Trusts normal practice, adverts may close early, so applicants are encouraged to submit an application as soon as possible.

Quality Responsibilities:

With the support of Divisional Quality Governance Manager review compliance with the CQC standards ensuring relevant databases are maintained and up to date.

Support the Divisional Quality Governance Manager in the development of systems to monitor and audit governance processes with a specific focus on the CQC standards and registration

Maintain the SIRI action plan database ensuring that the actions have been tested.

Develop, maintain, update and implement appropriate policies relating to governance and clinical quality across the division.

Assist in implementing systems to identify opportunities learning and sharing good practice creating learning opportunities within paediatrics and neonatal.

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