Job summary
North London NHS Foundation Trust is seeking an experienced and motivated Clinical Governance & Effectiveness Manager to play a key role in driving quality, effectiveness, organisational learning and continuous improvement across the Trust.
This is an exciting opportunity to lead the Trust's Clinical Audit and Clinical Effectiveness programmes, ensuring that evidence, audit findings, national guidance and benchmarking intelligence are translated into meaningful improvements in patient care and outcomes. The postholder will work closely with clinical and operational leaders across the organisation, supporting services to demonstrate high-quality, evidence-based care and regulatory compliance.
Main duties of the job
At North London NHS Foundation Trust we are committed to:
- Delivering high-quality care closer to home.
- Improving outcomes and reducing inequalities.
- Supporting staff to thrive and develop.
- Promoting innovation, research and quality improvement.
- Living our values of kindness, respect, collaboration, simplicity, empowerment and inclusion.
Details
- Date posted: 27 October 2026
- Closing date: 08 November 2026
- Pay scheme: Agenda for change
- Band: Band 8a
- Salary: £63,665 to £70,887 a year Per annum including HCAS
- Contract: Permanent
- Working pattern: Full-time
- Reference number: 455-NLFT-8389605
- Job locations: North London NHS Foundation Trust, St Ann's Road, London, N15 3TH, United Kingdom
Job description
Job responsibilities
You will provide leadership to the Clinical Governance and Effectiveness Team, oversee delivery of the annual clinical audit programme, support implementation of NICE guidance and national standards, and develop high-quality governance intelligence and reporting for Trust committees and senior leaders.
We are looking for an individual with strong clinical governance, audit or clinical effectiveness experience, excellent analytical and communication skills, and the ability to influence change across complex healthcare systems
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Master's degree or equivalent level experience in healthcare governance, quality, audit or effectiveness
Experience & Knowledge
Essential
- Significant experience in Clinical Governance, Clinical Audit or Clinical Effectiveness
- Experience leading and delivering clinical audit and/or clinical effectiveness programmes
- Experience analysing complex quality or clinical data and producing reports for senior committees or leaders
- Experience leading change, improvement or quality initiatives that have delivered measurable outcomes
Skills & Abilites
Essential
- Excellent stakeholder engagement and influencing skills across multidisciplinary services
- Knowledge of NICE guidance and national standards
- Leadership and people management experience.
- Organisational learning and quality improvement methodologies
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
About us
North London NHS Foundation Trust (NLFT) is committed to improving mental health care across North London to deliver excellent services to our local people.
Our Five-Year Strategy:
- We will provide consistently high-quality care closer to home.
- With our partners in North London and each borough we will ensure equity of outcome for all
- We will offer great places to work, providing staff with supportive environment to deliver outstanding care.
- We will be more effective as an organisation by pioneering research, quality improvement and technology.
Why NLFT?
- We develop and retain our staff through leadership behaviours and managers programme and many more opportunities.
- We promote flexible working and support staff with a range of health and wellbeing initiatives.
- NHS Discounts, generous annual leave and NHS pension scheme
- Excellent internal staff network
In order to meet the needs of the Trust you may be required from time to time to work at different locations to your normal place of work. This may mean that you are required to work at any location that fall under Barnet, Camden, Enfield, Haringey or Islington. The Trust reserves the right to require staff to work at such other places or locations as it considers reasonable and necessary on a temporary or permanent basis.
Employer details
- Employer name: North London NHS Foundation Trust
- Address: North London NHS Foundation Trust, St Ann's Road, London, N15 3TH, United Kingdom
- Employer's website: https://www.northlondonmentalhealth.nhs.uk/