Job summary
The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust are committed to promoting a culture of openness and transparency, enabling speaking up to become business as usual. In doing so this enables RWT to ensure that patient safety,staff experience and continuous improvement remain at the heart of delivering Freedom to Speak Up (FTSU)
Main duties of the job
The Deputy Freedom To Speak Up (FTSU) Guardian will support the organisation to improve the experience of staff to speak up by providing specialist advice, support, identifying and addressing any barriers to speaking up and promote a positive speaking up culture within the Trust. The post holder will support the lead Guardian to ensure that, as a result of issues being raised, there is an opportunity for learning, improvement and change across the Trust. It is especially important that we support the Trust's Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) agenda and encourage reporting from our diverse workforce.
About us
The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust is one of the largest NHS trusts in the West Midlands providing primary, acute and community services and we are incredibly proud of the diversity of both our staff and the communities we serve. We are building a workforce that can help us to fulfil our values, improve quality of care for patients, and solve the health care problems of tomorrow. We're passionate about the value that diversity of thinking and lived experience brings in enabling us to become a learning organisation and leader in delivering compassionate care for our patients.
We are delighted that we have been rated as"Good"by CQC. We have achievednumerous awards; The Nursing Times Best Diversity and Inclusion Practice and Best UK Employer of the Year for Nursing Staff in 2020.
The Trust is a supportive working environment committed to creating flexible working arrangements that suit your needs and as such will consider all requests from applicants who wish to work flexibly.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The post holder will help to support and raise the profile of speaking up and work towards the Trust FTSU vision and objectives. This will include;
- Developing a culture where speaking up becomes normal practice- Empowering and encouraging staff to speak up safely- Providing a safe environment for staff to raise concerns- Ensuring concerns are effectively investigated and the organisation acts on the findings.- Ensure shared learning across local and regional networks
Job description
Job responsibilities
The post holder will help to support and raise the profile of speaking up and work towards the Trust FTSU vision and objectives. This will include;
- Developing a culture where speaking up becomes normal practice- Empowering and encouraging staff to speak up safely- Providing a safe environment for staff to raise concerns- Ensuring concerns are effectively investigated and the organisation acts on the findings.- Ensure shared learning across local and regional networks
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Masters Level level or equivalent relevant experience
Experience
Essential
- Experience of and the ability to deal with complex human interactive issues
- Comprehensive track record of supporting and listening to staff ensuring action is taken and feedback is given
- Evidence of Project management skills
- Experience of working with people at all levels of an organisation, including senior managers with the ability to influence and negotiate.
- Experience of presenting, facilitating and assisting in the delivery of training to a range of audiences
- Comprehensive understanding of the issues and implications relating to Freedom to Speak Up within the NHS.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Masters Level level or equivalent relevant experience
Experience
Essential
- Experience of and the ability to deal with complex human interactive issues
- Comprehensive track record of supporting and listening to staff ensuring action is taken and feedback is given
- Evidence of Project management skills
- Experience of working with people at all levels of an organisation, including senior managers with the ability to influence and negotiate.
- Experience of presenting, facilitating and assisting in the delivery of training to a range of audiences
- Comprehensive understanding of the issues and implications relating to Freedom to Speak Up within the NHS.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
