Job summary
Quality Governance Lead
An exciting opportunity has arisen within the Corporate Nursing and Integrated Governance Unit for an innovative and skilled Quality Governance Lead.
You will require commitment, passion and motivation in order to fulfil the requirements of this role, in enabling corporate and divisional compliancewith the national requirements and standards set by commissioners, Care quality commission, NHS England and other regulators. The post holderwill provide Quality Governance support across the organisation, with a quality improvement, safety, compliance and assurance focus.
You will need excellent organisational skills, as well as communication and interpersonal skills to enable you to work with varying levels of managers, clinicians and administrative colleagues. If you believe you have the skills, enthusiasm and ambition to join our team, we would love tohear from you.
Interviews 26th November 2024
Main duties of the job
The post holder will be one of the team of senior staff and leaders in the Nursing and Integrated Governance Team who will collectively have theresponsibility for enabling corporate and divisional compliance with the national requirements and standards set by the Commissioners, CareQuality Commission, NHS England/Improvement and other regulators. The post holder will provide Quality Governance support across theorganisation. The role has a quality improvement, safety, compliance and assurance focus. The post holder will:
o Provide leadership and professional advice to managers and staff within the Trust on governance and assurance processes.o Support the delivery of the Trust and Divisional assurance, quality, safety, and governance strategies and agendas which underpin the delivery of the corporate objectives and Trust response to the NHS Long Term Plan.o Be responsible for leading the development, and maintenance of the Divisional Quality Assurance Framework with the senior management team and ensure alignment and compliance with the Trust's overarching policies relating to Integrated Governance Quality Assurance Framework.o With Divisional Directors and Directorate Managers, Senior Nurses and Clinical Leads and the Associate Director of Governance and Assurance ensure that systems are in place to provide assurances, insight foresight and oversight in respect of quality and safety for staff, patients and service users across spheres of responsibility.
About us
Tameside and Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust serves a community of 250,000 people across Tameside & Glossop. We provide a range of services both within the hospital and across our community for both adults and children.Our vision is to improve health outcomes for our population and influence wider determinants of health through collaboration with our health & care partners.
We have a clear set of values & behaviours which we expect all of our staff to demonstrate:
- Safety
- Care
- Respect
- Communication
- Learning
We believe that the best organisations are those that reflect the communities they serve. We are therefore seeking to improve the diversity of our workforce to make it truly representative of our local population.
We actively encourage applications irrespective of race, age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage & civil partnership, or pregnancy or maternity. Recognising those communities that are underrepresented within our workforce, we would particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian & minority ethnic candidates, LGBTQ+& Disabled people.
Benefits include; flexible working, 27-33 days annual leave plus bank holidays, sick pay, NHS Pension Scheme, free eye tests and health checks, gym discount, free bicycle loan scheme, salary sacrifice car scheme, support with stress, bereavement, relationships, finance, and much more.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The job description gives an overview of the main tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification focuses on the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. These documents are attached on the page and can be downloaded.
The person specification below is not the full person specification, but outlines the criteria against which your application form will be assessed.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The job description gives an overview of the main tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification focuses on the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. These documents are attached on the page and can be downloaded.
The person specification below is not the full person specification, but outlines the criteria against which your application form will be assessed.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Degree or degree level educational qualification
- Postgraduate level qualification / training or equivalent work experience in a risk management and governance environment
Desirable
- Masters level education
- Prince 2 qualification
- Registered Health Care Professional with a current professional registration
Experience
Essential
- Extensive experience in a senior management role within a governance compliance or assurance environment preferably in a social care or health organisation.
- Experience of multi professional and agency working to deliver improvement programmes/agendas across services.
- Experience of developing and implementing systems to enable monitoring and collating evidence of assurances.
- Experience of delivering and coordinating projects in complex and challenging environments.
- Experience in teaching small and large groups and delivery of presentations with confidence to a range of audiences.
- Proven track record of delivering change.
Desirable
- Previous experience of working in patient safety or in a clinical or social care environment.
- Root cause analysis/ Human factors training.
- Experience of participating in clinical or process audits.
Skills and Knowledge
Essential
- Extensive working knowledge of governance processes in clinical services and the interface with quality of care and assurance mechanisms.
- In depth knowledge of patient safety / risk management and governance within a Health or Social care organisation
- Working knowledge of NHS regulatory programmes of work and the relationship with / to risk management strategy and policy
- Knowledge of the wider NHS governance programmes of work and national agenda
- Developed analytical skills with the ability to assess, synthesize, interpret, act and report upon complex qualitative and quantitative data from a variety of sources
- Understanding of audit and improvement methodology
- Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal
Desirable
- Knowledge of Safeguard Ulysses software system or similar risk management system
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Degree or degree level educational qualification
- Postgraduate level qualification / training or equivalent work experience in a risk management and governance environment
Desirable
- Masters level education
- Prince 2 qualification
- Registered Health Care Professional with a current professional registration
Experience
Essential
- Extensive experience in a senior management role within a governance compliance or assurance environment preferably in a social care or health organisation.
- Experience of multi professional and agency working to deliver improvement programmes/agendas across services.
- Experience of developing and implementing systems to enable monitoring and collating evidence of assurances.
- Experience of delivering and coordinating projects in complex and challenging environments.
- Experience in teaching small and large groups and delivery of presentations with confidence to a range of audiences.
- Proven track record of delivering change.
Desirable
- Previous experience of working in patient safety or in a clinical or social care environment.
- Root cause analysis/ Human factors training.
- Experience of participating in clinical or process audits.
Skills and Knowledge
Essential
- Extensive working knowledge of governance processes in clinical services and the interface with quality of care and assurance mechanisms.
- In depth knowledge of patient safety / risk management and governance within a Health or Social care organisation
- Working knowledge of NHS regulatory programmes of work and the relationship with / to risk management strategy and policy
- Knowledge of the wider NHS governance programmes of work and national agenda
- Developed analytical skills with the ability to assess, synthesize, interpret, act and report upon complex qualitative and quantitative data from a variety of sources
- Understanding of audit and improvement methodology
- Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal
Desirable
- Knowledge of Safeguard Ulysses software system or similar risk management system
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).
