Job reference: 005890
Salary: £53,755 - £56,454 dependent on experience
Department: Operations
Hours Per Week: 35
Closing date: 21/07/2025

Job Description

Are you the Clinical Quality Lead we are looking for?

Do you have the passion, talent, skills and experience that can make it all add up for the people we support? Are you an experienced Nurse with knowledge and skills in Clinical governance and improving the quality of care?

Aim of this role is to lead, support and establish a clinical governance framework across Shaftesbury, across services, within which the systems and processes to support Clinical Governance are implemented and developed.

The Clinical Quality Lead will be responsible for leading, overseeing, evaluating and developing clinical practice across Shaftesbury.

The Clinical Quality Lead will support with the development and review of policies. The role will involve leading clinical audits and clinical quality improvement plans and in ensuring that NICE and other clinical guidance and alerts are distributed across the organisation.

Please note that no offers of employment will be made until the closing date has passed.

Essential Experience Qualifications:

• First level registration Adult Nurse (Registered with NMC (Nursing and Midwifery))

• Diploma or Degree in Nursing

• Evidence of revalidation and of continuous professional development

At least 4 years clinical experience in clinical practice

Benefits of working at Shaftesbury

At Shaftesbury, we know that our workers are our greatest asset. We’re proud to have some of the best and most committed staff in the sector – and we want to attract more people like you to work with Shaftesbury. We’re now offering even more great benefits to reward the work of our wonderful staff, which is listed below:


  • We want to reward staff in a range of ways for their hard work. You can be nominated for a recognition letter from a member of the Executive Leadership Team and you may also be nominated to receive a gift voucher up to £50 for going above and beyond within your role.
  • Excellent training package provided for all staff.
  • Generous Annual Leave entitlement of 25 days + 8 days bank holiday for the first 5 years. Increasing to 28 days + 8 days bank holiday after 5 years.
  • Pension Scheme.
  • Access to our employee assistance program.


Shaftesbury is the disability charity that’s committed to enabling children, young people and adults to live a life that adds up for them.

What makes life liveable is never down to just one thing - it’s the sum of many things. From friendship to fun; from companionship to community; from a great chat to a challenge overcome, it all adds up – to Shaftesbury.

Through a wide range of disability care, special education, and rehabilitation services we promote inclusion and wellbeing for all. Together, we work to see people take part, contribute and be valued. We put the elements in place that all add up to connected lives.

Shaftesbury is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of vulnerable children and adults and expects all employees to share this commitment. All offers of employment are subject to an enhanced DBS/Access NI check.

Shaftesbury is committed to the Disability Confident Scheme and to equal opportunities therefore we welcome and encourage applications from everyone regardless of age, disability, gender, ethnicity, religion and sexual orientation.

Take a look around the company https://www.shaftesburygroup.org/