About this role
Job summary
Clinical Risk, Governance and Audit Neonatal Nurse
26 hours per week (3 x shifts per week - core office hours. Will be part of the escalation plan to support clinically as and when required)
Permanent
Salary: £49,387 - £56,515 per annum pro rata
Closing Date: Friday 18th September 2026
Interview Date: TBC
**This post may close early due to high numbers of applications, so you are advised to apply promptly. **
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A dedicated Neonatal Governance Nurse is essential to support the delivery of safe, high-quality neonatal care through robust clinical governance, quality improvement, audit, risk management, education, and compliance with national standards. NHS England's recommendations for neonatal services highlight the importance of strong governance structures to monitor patient safety, improve outcomes, oversee incident learning, support regulatory requirements, and drive continuous service improvement.
Main duties of the job
This role will provide dedicated leadership for neonatal governance activities, including the coordination of clinical audits, investigation of local risks and patient safety incidents, dissemination of learning from incidents, complaints, and reviews, and the development, implementation, and regular review of neonatal guidelines to ensure they remain evidence-based and aligned with current national recommendations. The post holder will represent the service at Network and LMNS governance meetings, facilitating the sharing of learning, emerging risks, patient safety incidents, and best practice across organisations to enhance regional awareness and improve outcomes for babies and families. Through effective monitoring of quality metrics and embedding lessons learnt into practice, this role will strengthen organisational assurance and support staff to deliver the highest standards of safe, effective, and family-centred neonatal care. The Clinical Risk, Governance and Audit Neonatal Nurse will play a key role in supporting the delivery of a safe, high-quality neonatal service, working closely with the Women's and Children's Risk and Governance Manager, Neonatal Matron and wider multidisciplinary team.
About us
Here at George Eliot our vision to 'excel at patient care' taking centre stage. An ever evolving clinically- led acute service provider we are on a journey to continually provide high quality, safe and responsive health services delivered by inspiring and compassionate staff who share our corporate values:
Effective open communication
Excellence and safety in everything we do
Challenge but support
Expect respect and dignity
Local health that inspires confidence
Benefits: On-site nursery, 27 days minimum annual leave plus bank holidays, cycle to work scheme, flexible working, extensive in-house course learning directory, buying and selling of annual leave, subsidised restaurant, tranquillity garden and generous subsidised on-site parking.
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Job description Job responsibilities
The post holder will work collaboratively with the Womens and Childrens Risk and Governance Manager, Neonatal Matron, clinical leads and the wider multidisciplinary team to support the delivery of the neonatal clinical governance, patient safety, risk and audit agenda. Key areas of responsibility include patient safety and clinical governance, clinical incident investigation and learning, risk management, clinical audit, complaints management, policy and guideline development, governance reporting, information management and supporting the implementation of recommendations arising from local and national learning. The post holder will provide visible leadership and specialist support to neonatal staff, promoting an open and positive learning culture and ensuring that learning from incidents, audits, complaints and other governance processes is translated into improvements in clinical practice and patient experience. The role will involve working across professional and organisational boundaries and contributing to the implementation and monitoring of national recommendations and standards relevant to neonatal and maternity care. The post holder will support and lead a range of neonatal patient safety and clinical governance activities, including the review and investigation of clinical incidents and near misses, identification of themes and trends, clinical risk management and ensuring learning is translated into sustainable improvements in practice. A key element of the role will be leading and coordinating the neonatal clinical audit programme, including data collection and analysis, presentation of findings, development of recommendations and action plans, and monitoring improvements following audit. The post holder will also support the management of complaints and associated learning, contribute to governance reporting and assurance, and lead the review and governance of neonatal guidelines, policies and standard operating procedures. Working collaboratively across neonatal, paediatric and maternity services, the post holder will promote an open, supportive and learning-focused patient safety culture and provide specialist neonatal governance advice and support to staff. For a full comprehensive list of main responsibilities and duties, please kindly refer to job description and personal specification attached.
Person Specification
Experience and Knowledge Essential
Experience as a senior neonatal nurse at band 6 or higher Educated to a First level degree (level 6 or above) Current NLS certification Human factors/ route course analysis training or a willing to undertake Safeguarding level 3 training Knowledge of clinical governance Experience of clinical audit Experience of guideline development Current clinical experience in acute hospital. Evidence of implementing change in clinical practice Experience in audit and implementing evidence based care Up to date knowledge of current clinical and professional issues Ability to assess the work of the team, provide clear constructive feedback to the team in order to maintain and improve performance A good understanding of current issues relating to the NHS Ability to evaluate effectiveness of learning activities and identifies how it could be improved Ability to delegate authority to people and monitor them against required outcomes Experience of providing formal teaching development to staff / colleagues
Qualifications and Professional Training Essential
Registered Nurse or Midwife with current NMC registration Demonstrable CPD Post registration Qualification in Neonatology
Skills and Abilities Essential
Ability to work as part of a multi-disciplinary team Sound clinical skills Effective leadership skills Ability to critically analyse data Ability to analyses problems and implements appropriate solutions Ability to negotiate and influence decision making Excellent verbal communication and interpersonal skills Evidence of excellent documentation and written skills Ability to manage difficult situations effectively Ability to prioritise and meet deadlines Good management of own and others time Ability to work alone and as a member of a team Ability to use initiative and make decisions Ability to analyse problems and implement appropriate solutions Be able to formulate policies and service development implementation Ability to carry out audit and work within set time frames Strong IT skills of MS Word, Office and Excel to produce a report for presentation to clinical teams Ability to store data/ information safely and correctly
Desirable
Ability to identify how to manage risks and help others manage risks Be able to write complex reports
Personal Qualities Essential
Demonstrate self-awareness Creative, lateral thinker Have a confident approach and the ability to instil confidence in others Enthusiastic, motivated and able to motivate others Calm and objective Flexible and positive approach to work Ability to work across a number of clinical areas Be able to encourage and support staff in difficult circumstances
Desirable
Ability to identify how to manage risks and help others manage risks
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.
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UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer details Employer name George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust
Address George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust
College Street
Nuneaton
CV10 7DJ
United Kingdom
Employer's website http://www.geh.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)