Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
Governance Manager (Primary Care)
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Are you an experienced governance professional passionate about quality, patient safety and continuous improvement?
Northumbria Primary Care is seeking an exceptional Governance Manager to lead and strengthen our governance, quality assurance, patient safety, risk management and compliance arrangements across our growing organisation. This is an exciting opportunity to influence strategic and operational governance, support high-quality patient care, and drive a culture of learning and improvement.
As Governance Manager, you will play a key leadership role in ensuring Northumbria Primary Care maintains the highest standards of governance and regulatory compliance. Working closely with senior leaders, practice teams and external partners, you will lead on governance systems, risk management, quality improvement programmes and Care Quality Commission (CQC) readiness activities.
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Northumbria Primary Care Ltd (NPC) is a pioneering partnership with local GPs and now manages several GP practices with around 120,000 registered patients in Northumberland and North Tyneside.
Whilst appointees will have a base practice within NPC, they may be asked to work at other practices across our group. We do however limit this as much as possible as we appreciate continuity is vital to effective primary care.
At Northumbria Primary Care, we are committed to delivering outstanding patient care through strong leadership, innovation and continuous improvement. We offer the opportunity to make a real difference across our practices and services while working alongside passionate and dedicated colleagues.
This Role Offers
- A varied and influential management position.
- Opportunities to shape organisational governance and quality strategy.
- Professional development and career progression.
- A supportive and values-driven working environment.
- The opportunity to improve patient outcomes and organisational performance across primary care services
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Please note that NPC is a wholly owned subsidiary of Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust.
Make sure to read the ‘NPC Candidate Pack’ before submitting your application and make sure you know everything there is to know before applying to join our fantastic organisation.
For further details / informal visits contact:
- Name: Stephanie Wardle
- Job title: Deputy Director
- Email address: stephanie.wardle1@nhs.net
Sam Davidson, Group Manager (Head of Governance)
- Email: samantha.davidson4@nhs.net
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