Band 6 - Governance Coordinator - Gynaecology | West Hertfordshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
| Company: | West Hertfordshire Hospitals NHS Trust |
|---|---|
| Salary: | £41,957 - £50,387 pa inc. HCA |
| Hours: | Full-time |
| Location: | Watford, WD18 0HB |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Posting date: | 12 Oct 2026 |
| Closing date: | 12 Nov 2026 |
Summary
Are you passionate about patient safety, quality improvement and supporting high-quality healthcare services within Women's and Children's Services?
An opportunity has arisen for a proactive and organised Governance Coordinator to join the Gynaecology and Paediatric Governance Team at West Hertfordshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust.
Based primarily at Watford General Hospital, with some cross-site working, this role is ideal for an experienced governance, quality, risk or administrative professional looking to develop their career within a supportive and forward-thinking team.
Working closely with the Governance Manager, Deputy Head of Governance, and clinical leads across Gynaecology services, you will play a key role in coordinating governance systems and processes within the speciality.
You will support patient safety, risk management, complaints, incidents, clinical audit, GIRFT and regulatory compliance activities, ensuring governance processes are effective, well organised and deliver meaningful assurance, learning and service improvement.
This is an excellent opportunity to make a real impact on patient care by helping Gynaecology services learn from incidents, complaints, audits, patient feedback and risk activity, whilst supporting a culture of openness, continuous improvement and excellence.
You will provide specialist operational support across governance functions, ensuring effective governance arrangements are embedded throughout Gynaecology and Paediatric services.
The post holder will work closely with multidisciplinary teams to strengthen governance arrangements, promote learning, and support the delivery of safe, effective and high-quality care for women accessing Gynaecology and Paediatric services across the Trust.
Your responsibilities will include:
Coordinating governance systems, databases, trackers and records.
Supporting patient safety incident management, including investigations, action plans and implementation of learning.
Maintaining risk registers and supporting risk management processes.
Supporting the management of complaints, claims and concerns, ensuring actions and learning are tracked.
Coordinating clinical audits, accreditation and effectiveness programmes, monitoring recommendations and improvements.
Producing governance reports, dashboards and assurance information for meetings and committees.
Supporting compliance with CQC standards, quality frameworks, patient safety alerts and Trust governance requirements.
Working collaboratively with multidisciplinary teams to improve patient outcomes and drive continuous quality improvement.
Supporting the review of policies, guidelines and standard operating procedures.
Monitoring action plans arising from incidents, complaints, audits, external reviews and accreditation visits.
With a new hospital planned for Watford, work underway to update theatres at St Albans City Hospital and plans for a neighbourhood healthcare centre in Hemel Hempstead, this is an exciting time to join us.
We are building on the success of our award-winning virtual hospital and re-imagining models of care, working closely with partners and making the most of advances in digital healthcare.
Staff wellbeing and development are a priority, as is the role of innovation in improving clinical care, outcomes and patient experience.
Our vision is Excellent patient care, together and our values are to be empowered, compassionate, professional and inclusive. They capture an important balance across what we must all do as individuals and to support others.
We offer a variety of flexible working options as we recognise the importance of a good work life balance. www.westhertshospitals.nhs.uk/flexibleworking
If you have a disability or long-term health condition and require support or guidance please contact westherts.recruitment@nhs.net
If you are a Service Leaver, Veteran, Military Reserve, Cadet Force Adult Volunteer, or partner/spouse of those serving please tick "Member of the Armed Forces Community" on the application form.
We reserve the right to close this advert early due to the volume of applicants. Please apply as soon as possible to avoid disappointment.
If you do not hear back within 3 weeks of your application, please assume you have been unsuccessful on this occasion.
The successful candidate will have excellent organisational skills, attention to detail, experience managing complex information and the ability to build effective relationships across multidisciplinary teams, with a strong commitment to patient safety, quality improvement and compassionate care.
Core working hours are Monday to Friday, with flexible working arrangements available.
Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for a full list of duties and details about the role.
This advert closes on Monday 26 Oct 2026
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