Governance and Development Leader
Job description
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We’re recruiting for an opportunity within a purpose-driven membership organisation supporting professionals across the healthcare sector. This varied role sits within a collaborative and forward-thinking team, offering the chance to contribute to operations, member experience and ongoing development initiatives. Suited to someone proactive and curious, you’ll play a key role in supporting growth, improving processes and delivering meaningful impact within a flexible and supportive environment.
GOVERNANCE AND DEVELOPMENT LEADER ROLE:
- Coordinating governance activities by preparing papers for DBOC, Appraisal Committee, ROAG and ISCAS meetings and supporting wider organisational governance standards
- Supporting the Responsible Officer across fitness to practise matters, complaints and GMC ELA requirements, including meeting attendance, documentation and action planning
- Managing compliance processes and policy reviews to ensure alignment with GMC, NHSE and organisational regulatory requirements
- Liaising with the Revalidation Manager to triage queries, coordinate NHSE reporting and support operational decision making
- Monitoring and supporting IDrF Appraisers, including performance oversight, addressing concerns and guiding new appraisers through training and probation
- Providing strategic oversight of appraisal and revalidation functions, ensuring high-quality delivery and compliance with governance standards
- Supporting the Director of Professional Development by contributing to frameworks, reporting, guidance, leadership initiatives and continuous improvement across the organisation
- Demonstrating experience managing and supporting a team, overseeing workload allocation and performance
- Coordinating governance, regulatory or compliance processes to support organisational requirements
- Supporting appraisal, revalidation and professional development programmes
- Preparing papers, reports and operational documentation to a high standard
- Applying strong organisational skills to manage multiple workstreams effectively
- Communicating clearly and confidently in both written and verbal formats
- Building and maintaining strong professional relationships with a wide range of stakeholders while using Microsoft Office and digital systems confidently
At Australasian Recruitment Company we are committed to an Equal Opportunities policy and make employment decisions by matching business needs with the skills and experience of candidates, irrespective of age, disability (including hidden disabilities) gender, gender identity or gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, or sexual orientation.
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Application advice
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⭐ Highlight your healthcare governance experience at the top of your CV as this role specifically requires GMC and NHSE compliance expertise
📊 Quantify your team management results: 'Managed 8 appraisers, improving completion rates by 25%'
🌐 Emphasise any experience with revalidation processes and fitness to practise matters as these are core responsibilities
🎯 Showcase your documentation skills by mentioning specific governance papers or reports you've prepared
🤝 Demonstrate your stakeholder management abilities across healthcare professionals and regulatory bodies
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- •Coordinated GMC revalidation processes for 120 healthcare professionals, achieving 98% compliance rate within NHSE deadlines
- •Managed team of 6 IDrF Appraisers, implementing performance oversight framework that reduced training time by 30%
- •Prepared governance papers for 24 committee meetings annually, ensuring regulatory alignment with GMC and NHSE standards
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Dear Hiring Manager,
Your Governance and Development Leader role at this healthcare membership organisation represents exactly the regulatory leadership opportunity I've been seeking. My background in healthcare governance and GMC compliance, combined with experience managing revalidation processes and supporting professional development initiatives, aligns perfectly with your requirements for NHSE reporting and IDrF Appraiser oversight.
My background in healthcare governance has equipped me with the skills to coordinate complex regulatory processes while maintaining high standards of compliance and stakeholder engagement across diverse professional groups.
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Interview questions
10 questions generated from this advert.
Technical
- ›How would you manage GMC ELA requirements and fitness to practise documentation?
- ›Describe your experience with NHSE reporting and revalidation processes
- ›How do you ensure compliance with healthcare regulatory standards?
- ›What's your approach to coordinating governance committee meetings like DBOC and ROAG?
- ›How would you support IDrF Appraisers through training and performance management?
Behavioural
- ›Tell me about a time you managed multiple governance workstreams simultaneously
- ›Describe a situation where you had to address performance concerns with team members
- ›Give an example of how you've improved compliance processes in a previous role
- ›Tell me about a challenging stakeholder relationship you've managed
- ›Describe a time when you had to ensure regulatory alignment under tight deadlines
STAR answer examples
Model answers using the Situation-Task-Action-Result framework. Adapt to your own experience.
Tell me about a time you managed multiple governance workstreams simultaneously
Describe a situation where you had to address performance concerns with team members