Quality, Governance and Compliance Officer

🔒 Confidential Employer
Posted 8 May 2026
LOCATION
Thornton Heath
TYPE
Full-time
LEVEL
Mid-Senior level
SALARY
£34,000 / year
CATEGORY
Healthcare
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SKILLS

Clinical Governance CQC Compliance Incident Management Complaint Handling Audit Coordination Policy Management Regulatory Compliance IT Proficiency (Excel, SharePoint, PowerPoint)

FULL DESCRIPTION

Quality, Governance and Compliance Officer

[Employer hidden — sign up to reveal] - Thornton Heath, Surrey - £29,000 to £34,000 a year - Permanent - Full-time

Job Summary

We are seeking a motivated, degree-educated Quality, Governance and Compliance Officer to support clinical governance and quality assurance across our two-site GP service in Thornton Heath operating under a single PMS contract.

Main Duties of the Job

  • Play a key role in patient safety and service quality
  • Work closely with GPs, Practice Managers and Partners
  • Develop expertise in primary care governance and CQC compliance
  • Make a tangible impact across a growing family practice group

About Us

The [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal] delivers NHS General Medical Services under a single PMS contract across two sites in Thornton Heath. We are committed to delivering safe, high-quality, patient-centred primary care and maintaining strong clinical governance, regulatory compliance and continuous quality improvement.

Job Responsibilities

  • Coordinate and support all aspects of clinical governance, quality assurance and regulatory compliance across both sites.
  • Maintain and monitor incident, significant event, complaints and patient feedback registers, ensuring timely investigation and closure.
  • Support staff with complaints and incident reporting, investigations and learning outcomes.
  • Coordinate clinical and non-clinical audits, track actions and ensure learning is embedded.
  • Maintain the policy and SOP register, ensuring timely reviews and practice-wide dissemination.
  • Monitor and support compliance with mandatory and statutory training requirements.
  • Support health & safety compliance, risk assessments and inspection readiness.
  • Prepare and present governance reports to partners and deliver actions as identified in Governance meetings.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential: Educated to degree level or equivalent professional qualification.

Experience

Essential: Experience working in a CQC-regulated healthcare environment; experience supporting incidents, complaints and governance processes; strong organisational and analytical skills; excellent written and verbal communication; confident IT user (Excel, SharePoint, PowerPoint, governance systems); ability to work independently across multiple sites.

Desirable: Degree in healthcare, quality, governance or management-related discipline; knowledge of CQC regulation, NHS England governance and PSIRF; previous experience in general practice or PMS/APMS services; experience working with external regulatory bodies.

Employer Details

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Address: 83 Brigstock Road, Thornton Heath, Surrey, CR7 7JH

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Contact: Management Team, Email: [contact hidden], Phone: [contact hidden]

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