Executive Director of Quality Risk and Governance in England

We have an exciting opportunity to join our Executive Team as Executive Director of Quality Governance & Risk, providing clear, credible assurance to the Executive Team and Board of Trustees across all aspects of quality, safety and risk.

Main duties of the job:

• You will lead our approach to quality, safety and assurance, ensuring robust systems are in place to deliver safe, effective and high-quality care across services.

Key Responsibilities:

• Provide executive leadership, professional advice and assurance to the Chief Executive, Executive Team and Board; represent the organisation with regulators and system partners.
• Lead and develop the organisation’s quality governance framework, including patient safety, safeguarding, incident management, learning and service user experience.
• Provide senior clinical leadership as a registered mental health nurse; oversee clinical strategy, supervision and professional standards.
• Lead risk management and assurance, including the Board Assurance Framework, with high-quality reporting and insight for decision‑making.
• Ensure compliance and oversight across CQC, Charity Commission and other requirements, including information governance, infection prevention and control, and health & safety.
• Embed a systematic approach to quality improvement and a learning culture where data, incidents, feedback and lived experience drive improvement.

Requirements:

• Registered Mental Health Nurse with current professional registration.
• Significant senior leadership experience in a regulated healthcare environment, operating at executive/near‑executive level and presenting to Boards/committees.
• Strong track record in quality governance, patient safety and risk management (including PSIRF or equivalent).
• Experience leading regulatory engagement/inspection (CQC) and senior‑level compliance with Charity Commission requirements.
• Excellent communication and analytical skills; experience leading high‑impact, multi‑skilled teams and organisational change.
• Board‑level leadership experience; VCSE/NHS cross‑sector experience.
• Freedom to Speak Up (or equivalent).
• Use of dashboards/digital systems to drive improvement.

Benefits:

• 30 days annual leave plus bank holidays (rising to 32 days at 5 years service) and the option to purchase or sell a day.
• Enhanced pension.
• Wagestream – ability to release earnings, giving you instant access to your pay.
• Smart Clinic wellbeing Programme including Employee Assistant Programme, GP and priority physiotherapy access and shopping discounts with the opportunity to sign up for a Blue Light Card.
• Enhanced life assurance scheme, payment being three times your annual salary.
• Plus many more great benefits on offer.

Equality, diversity and inclusion:

Here at Everyturn Mental Health we champion equality, diversity and inclusion within the organisation by ensuring our opportunities are open to all and our approach is inclusive. We positively encourage applications from candidates regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion/belief, marital status, or pregnancy/maternity. We welcome you to be yourself at work and have a range of Colleague Networks for members and allies of the LGBTQ+, Black, Asian and minority ethnic, menopause and neurodivergent communities.

In order to streamline our recruitment process, once we have received a sufficient number of applications, we reserve the right to expire vacancies, so please submit your application as soon as possible.

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.