Job summary
- Main area
- Governance
- Grade
- Band 8a
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 153-ME03398
- Employer
- University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- University Hospitals Dorset - All Sites
- Town
- Bournemouth
- Salary
- £50,952 - £57,349 pa
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 29/07/2024 23:59
Employer heading
Care Group Governance Manager
Band 8a
As University Hospitals Dorset we are a three site acute trust with ‘university hospital’ status through our partnership with Bournemouth University, working with an annual budget of £730m.
We offer highly regarded health services, employing some 10,000 staff. Our ambitious £250m estates programme is well on the way to delivering state-of-the-art facilities over the next two years to meet the current and future healthcare needs of the populations we serve.
In an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty with over seven miles of sandy beaches you’ll find inspirational opportunities to achieve your perfect work/life balance. With the New Forest and the Purbecks on our doorstep, we’re also less than three hours from London by road or train. The thriving towns of Poole, Bournemouth and Christchurch give way to idyllic villages and unspoilt landscapes just minutes from our hospitals.
We believe that having a diverse workforce, and allowing people to be themselves, is essential in ensuring we offer an inclusive, welcoming and productive place to work.
We especially welcome applications from minority groups in the community who may be underrepresented in our workforce.
At UHD our active staff network groups are the Women's Network, Black Asian Minority Ethnic Group (BAME), Pride Network, European (EU), Pro Ability Staff Network, and the Armed Forces Support Group.
As a Trust we are proudly signed up to the Disability Confident and Armed Forces Covenant guaranteed interview schemes.
Job overview
There is an exciting opportunity in both the Surgical and Medical Care Groups at University Hospitals Dorset.
The post holder will have responsibility for the day-to-day coordination of all governance activity within the Care Group. This will include providing support for all staff and the lead clinicians, who have responsibility for ensuring that there are robust systems in place to enable the effective management of quality care and associated risks.
The post holder will provide leadership, direction, and expert advice to all staff in the Care Group. He/she will also ensure that risks are reported and escalated appropriately and will monitor the implementation of subsequent action plans arising.
Leading by personal example, to establish a high profile for governance within the Care Group, working with others to ensure good practice, communicate lessons learnt, embed improvement and celebrate success.
Location: Royal Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Hospital
Interview Date: TBC
Main duties of the job
- Develop, manage and report on the effectiveness and implementation of the Care Group Governance and Assurance Framework.
- Be an expert for the Care Group on governance, assurance and risk management policies and procedures including Risk Management.
- Devise, implement and monitor audits required for quality assurance including CQC.
- Direct responsibility for management of the Care Group risk register.
- Support and encourage staff in the identification and reporting of incidents and near misses, promoting a Just Culture.
- Produce patient safety LERN reports to deadlines, including reporting on the level of incident reporting and management by local managers
- Ensure that the implementation of action plans arising from investigations within the Care Group are monitored and sustained.
- Support staff in the proactive identification of risks and hazards through clinical and non-clinical risk assessment and the development of action plans.
- Act as the lead for driving compliance with the CQC reports and enquiries relevant to the Care Group, undertaking gap analysis, assisting leads to develop action plans, monitoring implementation, and gathering evidence of compliance
Working for our organisation
Our values define who we are as #TeamUHD. They underpin everything we do now and in the future. They define how we treat our patients, visitors, and each other, our valued teammates and colleagues.
UHD are investing in services across the Trust, with many being transformed and developed following merger and the New Hospital Programme.
This means that some services may move site this year or next, either temporarily or long term. Recruiting Managers interviewing for this role will be happy to answer any specific questions that you have about this at interview.
Any other changes unrelated to this, will be handled in line with Trust/National terms and conditions.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
As per job description and person specification this role will be pivotal working alongside the Group Director of Nursing within the Care Group and all other members of the Senior Care Group team as well as members of the multidisciplinary team to ensure that clinical governance framework is embedded into the Care Group.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Extensive clinical experience in an acute Trust within a leadership/ senior management role/ or extensive experience in a Governance Role
- Evidence of equivalent knowledge and experience to Masters level
Desirable criteria
- Masters level qualification in nursing/professions or relevant a post graduate qualification.
Experience
Essential criteria
- A proven track record of operational or clinical service management at a B7 or above in an acute hospital environment or quality risk role, including staff management and change management
- Practical experience in at least one area of clinical governance (eg clinical risk management, complaints, clinical effectiveness, patient involvement training and development)
- Ability to lead teams, inspire and motivate individuals and where required effectively hold to account.
- Experience of managing projects, deadlines and fluctuating workloads
- Experience of implementing and delivering quality improvement for patient experience, safety and outcomes
Desirable criteria
- Previous strategic quality, risk management or governance experience in relevant specialty to the role
Technical Skills
Essential criteria
- Well-developed leadership and influencing skills with the ability to enthuse, motivate and involve individuals and teams
- Effective and strategic influencing
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Has relevant knowledge relating to statutory /regulatory requirements including CQC, HSE, NHSI/E Trust and national governance related legislation
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Madeline Seeley and Karen Hill
- Job title
- Group Directors of Nursing
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Additional information
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