Head of Quality and Governance - Primary Care

We are seeking an inspirational Head of Quality and Governance to provide visible, credible and compassionate clinical leadership across our Primary Care sub-division. This is a senior leadership role for an experienced registered dental professional who is passionate about quality, safety and governance, and who thrives on working at both strategic and frontline levels. You will play a pivotal role in shaping high quality, recovery focused and person centred services, ensuring the very best outcomes for the people who use our services and for our staff., As Head of Quality and Governance, you will:

• Lead on clinical quality, governance and professional standards across Primary Care services
• Provide hands on clinical leadership, supervision and expert support in complex cases
• Champion learning from incidents, complaints and patient feedback to drive continuous improvement
• Embed national, regulatory and best practice standards, including CQC and safeguarding requirements
• Work collaboratively across the Trust, Primary Care Networks, ICBs and local authorities
• Support and develop the Primary Care workforce, including education, career pathways and professional registration
• Promote a culture of openness, compassion, accountability and continuous improvement
• Contribute to strategic planning, service transformation, research and innovation
• Deputise for the Director of Quality and Professions as required
  
  You will be: A registered nurse, educated to Masters level or equivalent experience
• An accomplished senior clinical leader with a strong track record in quality, governance and service improvement
• Confident working across organisational boundaries and influencing at senior levels
• Experienced in managing clinical risk, regulatory frameworks and complex operational pressures
• Passionate about staff development, patient experience and inclusive leadership
  
  Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust provides joined-up mental and physical healthcare for around two million people across our communities. With over 13,000 staff working in the community and local hospitals, we deliver care at every stage of life, helping people live their best and healthiest lives.
Our mental health services include community-based support and early intervention in psychosis (EIP) for both adults and young people, alongside a network of specialist inpatient wards covering forensic, learning disability, eating disorder and older person's care. We deliver extensive physical health services too, from urgent community response teams helping frail and older patients remain safely at home, to hospitals at home teams providing acute-level care in familiar surroundings. Our neurological services offer rehabilitation and treatment for conditions including Multiple Sclerosis, Parkinson's Disease, Motor Neurone Disease, Head Injury, Cerebral Palsy and Stroke. Across Hampshire, our community hospitals provide inpatient rehabilitation as a step down from acute care, and our dedicated teams also staff Treetops Sexual Assault Referral Centre in Portsmouth, offering expert, compassionate support. Everything we do is underpinned by our CARE values of compassion, accountability, respect and excellence