Clinical Risk, Governance and Audit Neonatal Nurse Nuneaton

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: Wednesday 23rd September 2026

Interview Date: TBC

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A dedicatedNeonatal 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:

E ffective open communication

E x cellence and safety in everything we do

C hallenge but support

E xpect respect and dignity

L ocal 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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Details

Date posted: 09 September 2026

Pay scheme: Agenda for change

Band: Band 7

Salary: £49,387 to £56,515 a year

per annum pro rata

Contract: Permanent

Working pattern: Part-time

Reference number: 230-55995060-FH-A

Job locations: George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust, College Street, Nuneaton, CV10 7DJ, United Kingdom

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.

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).

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: Apply through our website

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact: Matron for Neonatal Services, Maria Bull, Maria.bull@Geh.nhs.uk, 07881856113

Supporting documents

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This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975.