Clinical Governance and Safeguarding Lead

Job summary

Title: Clinical Governance & Safeguarding Lead 
Location: Homebased with regular travel across England 
Hours: 37.5 per week 
Salary: £70,000 per annum + £6,200 car allowance 
Contract: Permanent 

We are looking for a Clinical Governance & Safeguarding Lead to shape and lead safeguarding and governance across our national care portfolio. This is a key role focused on delivering safe, high-quality care, supporting teams to continuously improve, and ensuring residents remain at the centre of everything we do.

What you'll be doing:

• Oversee safeguarding governance and clinical processes, identifying gaps in practice, leadership, and culture to drive continuous improvement.
• Develop and maintain the internal incident register, clinical audits, safeguarding investigations, and inquest statements. 
• Build and manage relationships with key stakeholders, both internal and external, including local authorities, regulatory bodies, and coroners. 
• Develop and implement clinical and safeguarding policies and governance frameworks to ensure regulatory compliance. 
• Lead robust risk cause analysis, ensuring lessons learned are identified early and embedded across services.
• Provide expert advice, coaching, and support to colleagues, including during complex cases and inquests. 

About you 

You will have: 

• Extensive experience in safeguarding, clinical governance, and risk management.
• Experience working with coroners’ processes, case conferences, and multi-agency environments. 
• Strong analytical, investigation and report writing skills. 
• The ability to build effective relationships and influence at all levels. 

Knowledge & Experience: 

• Strong understanding of key legislation including Health & Social Care Act 2008 and the Care Act 2014 
• In-depth knowledge of safeguarding processes and partnership working 
• Clinical expertise in areas such as medication management and long-term condition support. 
• Understanding of DBS processes and professional standards. 
• Experience developing governance frameworks within a large or multi-site organisation. 

Qualifications: 

• Active NMC Registration with senior-level experience 
• Care-related degree or equivalent professional qualification. 

If you’re passionate about governance, safeguarding and delivering high-quality care, we would welcome your application. 

Benefits 

• 25 days holiday plus 8 bank holidays (buy and sell available) 
• Free eye tests and flu jabs 
• Pension contributions up to 10% plus free life assurance at 3x your annual salary 
• Access to a 24/7 confidential advice line 
• Savings on tech, travel and essentials, plus optional Health Cash & Dental Plans 
• Ongoing career development