Job summary
We are keen to recruit an inspirational individual, to the position of Paediatric Governance Lead within our Acute Paediatric service.
The post holder will provide strong wide integrated governance leadership on safety, quality & risk management across children's services.
The post holder will be working as part of the divisional governance team. This is a key role in providing assurance that our services are compliant and deliver high quality care to our patients.
The postholder will lead and be responsible for efficient clinical governance processes working closely with the Divisional Governance lead and with service managers and stakeholders to ensure compliance with robust governance process such as incident reporting, risk, and quality improvement to ensure the responsiveness of our services.
The post is fixed term/secondment offered for 12 months, subject to potential extension, and is offered at full time, part time may be considered.
As with all secondment opportunities, interested parties should discuss the opportunity with their line manager before applying.
Main duties of the job
As the Lead for paediatric governance, the postholder, within the framework of Clinical Governance, will work collaboratively with the senior leadership team in delivering the quality, governance and safety strategy in Children's services and ensure that policies and procedures are in place to enable risks to be identified and managed appropriately. Main responsibilities include, but are not limited, to;
- The post holder will implement risk management.
- strategy which supports internal reporting and communication across the Trust and external agencies.
- They will be instrumental in monitoring any risk issues and promote and encourage safety awareness.
- They will be using learning from incidents to inform and develop clinical practices and communicate the learning across Children's services.
About us
Working at Bolton NHS Foundation Trust offers a rewarding experience due to its Strong sense of community, Commitment to staff development, and focus on providing high-quality care.The trust emphasizes its values of vision, openness, integrity, compassion, and excellence, which are reflected in its culture and patient care.Furthermore, Bolton NHS FT provides a range of benefits and opportunities for professional growth.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The role requirements include, but are not limited to; Facilitate risk management, clinical audit, and clinical effectiveness programs, triangulating with patient experience data. Encourage staff and clinician engagement in key clinical governance processes and programs, extending to relationship building within the Division and the Trust. The post holder will work closely with the paediatric divisional teams in monitoring and evaluating compliance in Paediatrics against national and local guidelines and standards. The post holder will evaluate aspects of patient care through audit and monitor progress against identified action plans and will provide a continuum of direct support to the paediatric divisional teams with regards to external assessment processes e.g. CQC inspections. As a member of the Child Health Governance Team the post holder will work with all grades of staff on all hospital sites to implement changes into clinical practice with the aim to improve safety. Education and training in relation to risk management, patient safety, clinical audit, and continuous quality improvement. Liaise with the Director of Clinical Improvement to assist in identifying the key education requirements for Clinical Standards, Audit and Effectiveness requirements and assist with delivering these programmes. Assist the Division to identify and define the information needs required to monitor clinical effectiveness, patient safety and quality outputs of the service provided. Support the Division to develop robust system and process in relation to clinical governance and quality (remaining accountable to the Head of Clinical Governance). Develop and maintain inter-divisional and Patient Safety Team relationships to ensure that incidents are investigated in accordance with the relevant Trust policy and in alignment with Trust values. Co-ordinate and facilitate investigations in collaboration with the lead investigators, including assisting with the writing of investigation reports, ensuring adherence to deadlines. Ensure that actions arising from incident investigations are completed within the given timeline and that learning is shared across the organisation where appropriate. Undertake these functions under the line management of the paediatric matron and Head of Clinical Governance.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The role requirements include, but are not limited to; Facilitate risk management, clinical audit, and clinical effectiveness programs, triangulating with patient experience data. Encourage staff and clinician engagement in key clinical governance processes and programs, extending to relationship building within the Division and the Trust. The post holder will work closely with the paediatric divisional teams in monitoring and evaluating compliance in Paediatrics against national and local guidelines and standards. The post holder will evaluate aspects of patient care through audit and monitor progress against identified action plans and will provide a continuum of direct support to the paediatric divisional teams with regards to external assessment processes e.g. CQC inspections. As a member of the Child Health Governance Team the post holder will work with all grades of staff on all hospital sites to implement changes into clinical practice with the aim to improve safety. Education and training in relation to risk management, patient safety, clinical audit, and continuous quality improvement. Liaise with the Director of Clinical Improvement to assist in identifying the key education requirements for Clinical Standards, Audit and Effectiveness requirements and assist with delivering these programmes. Assist the Division to identify and define the information needs required to monitor clinical effectiveness, patient safety and quality outputs of the service provided. Support the Division to develop robust system and process in relation to clinical governance and quality (remaining accountable to the Head of Clinical Governance). Develop and maintain inter-divisional and Patient Safety Team relationships to ensure that incidents are investigated in accordance with the relevant Trust policy and in alignment with Trust values. Co-ordinate and facilitate investigations in collaboration with the lead investigators, including assisting with the writing of investigation reports, ensuring adherence to deadlines. Ensure that actions arising from incident investigations are completed within the given timeline and that learning is shared across the organisation where appropriate. Undertake these functions under the line management of the paediatric matron and Head of Clinical Governance.
Person Specification
QUALIFICATION
Essential
- oDegree or relevant qualifications/experiences equivalent to post graduate level.
- Significan experience in Governance
Desirable
- oProfessional Clinical Qualification e.g. nursing/AHP
- oExperience of working within an NHS setting.
experiance
Essential
- oTeaching, assessing, coaching or mentoring qualification or able to demonstrate equivalent skills
Desirable
- oProfessional Clinical Qualification e.g. nursing/AHP
skills
Essential
- oExcellent communication skills. oExcellent organisational and planning skills.
Desirable
- oProject Management experience
Person Specification
QUALIFICATION
Essential
- oDegree or relevant qualifications/experiences equivalent to post graduate level.
- Significan experience in Governance
Desirable
- oProfessional Clinical Qualification e.g. nursing/AHP
- oExperience of working within an NHS setting.
experiance
Essential
- oTeaching, assessing, coaching or mentoring qualification or able to demonstrate equivalent skills
Desirable
- oProfessional Clinical Qualification e.g. nursing/AHP
skills
Essential
- oExcellent communication skills. oExcellent organisational and planning skills.
Desirable
- oProject Management experience
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).
