Deputy Chief Medical Officer in Safety and Clinical Governance
NHS Jobs · United Kingdom · GB
Quality Improvement
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Not yet analysed
Demand68
Career growth62
Healthcare fit62
Remote potential15
5-year outlook
Likely aligned with senior NHS medical leadership or consultant-level management pay, with limited remote flexibility; exact figures are not stated and should be verified against NHS pay scales.
Clinical license
Required
Applicant reach
narrow
Seniority
senior
Employment type
–
Date found
2026-10-28
Intelligence details
Flexible work details
- Eligible countries
- United Kingdom
Eligibility, licensing, and location restrictions can change. Always confirm details on the source posting before applying.
Why this is worth applying to
Worth considering only for senior doctors with real clinical governance, patient safety, or medical leadership experience. It is not an entry route into non-clinical work and the thin posting should be researched further before applying.
Who should apply
Consultants, senior doctors, or medical managers with experience in clinical governance, patient safety, quality improvement, audit, risk management, or NHS medical leadership.
CV angle
Frame genuine clinical leadership and governance work: patient safety incidents, audit/QI projects, risk registers, committee membership, policy development, appraisal/revalidation, and multi-disciplinary stakeholder management. Avoid presenting it as a pure management pivot; show clinical credibility plus governance delivery.
Skills to highlight
- clinical governance
- patient safety
- quality improvement
- risk management
- clinical audit
- medical leadership
- incident investigation
- stakeholder engagement
Role summary
A senior NHS medical leadership role overseeing patient safety and clinical governance, likely involving risk management, quality improvement, incident review, and medical leadership across an organization.
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