Job summary
Due to the ongoing risks and need for improvement, an opportunity has arisen for a candidate to support governance. The role will commence with immediate effect, the candidate will be line managed by Sarah Byrne, Associate Director of Clinical Governance. The post holder will support WXH in relation to the delivery of improved governance in several areas of risk related to inquests and PSIRF.
The candidate will have current clinical registration and need to have demonstrable senior level experience in clinical governance and risk. They will require strong interpersonal skills and resilience to respond to rapid improvement, meeting deadlines and culture change.
Secondments will be considered, please obtain your line manager's approval before applying. The post is fixed term and will end on 31st March 2025.
Main duties of the job
Due to the ongoing risks and need for improvement in ETC, an opportunity has arisen for an internal candidate to support governance. The role will commence with immediate effect, the candidate will be line managed by Sarah Byrne, Associate Director of Clinical Governance. The post holder will have some wider governance responsibilities in relation to the management of the Patient Advice and Liaison Service, the Hospital Assurance Framework and deputising for the Associate Director of Clinical Governance as required.
The candidate will need to have demonstrable experience in complaints/incident and risk management. They will require strong interpersonal skills and resilience to respond to rapid improvement, meeting deadlines and culture change.
Secondments will be considered, please obtain your line manager's approval before applying. The post is fixed term and will end on 31st March 2025.
About us
Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain's leading healthcare providers.
The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.
Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.
We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.
We particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian and minority ethnic candidates as they are underrepresented within Barts Health at this band.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Although this position is a 6 months fixed-term contract, the actual contract duration will be adjusted to account for the time taken to advertise the post, complete the hiring process, and finalise pre-employment checks. This means the contract will begin when the candidate starts the role and may be slightly shorter than 6 months.
The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience, and knowledgerequired. For both documents, please view the attachment/s below.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Although this position is a 6 months fixed-term contract, the actual contract duration will be adjusted to account for the time taken to advertise the post, complete the hiring process, and finalise pre-employment checks. This means the contract will begin when the candidate starts the role and may be slightly shorter than 6 months.
The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience, and knowledgerequired. For both documents, please view the attachment/s below.
Person Specification
Experience & Knowledge
Essential
- Substantial experience in a senior managerial and leadership role within an acute healthcare setting which is commensurate with the Complexity and size of the allocated area of responsibility.
- Expert knowledge of Clinical Audit & Effectiveness
- Expert knowledge of CQC compliance
- Good understanding of quality improvement techniques-clinical audit, risk management, Complaints
- Knowledge and experience of leading significant change to patient services, delivering tangible and sustained improvements.
- Experience of developing and maintaining active partnerships with stakeholders in the development of services.
- Experience of improvement measurement systems and understanding of the role of measurement in Performance improvement
- Experience of directly line managing and providing strategic leadership to large numbers of specialist staff/ multidisciplinary service teams ranging from bands 3-7
- Experience of managing individual and team performance through the setting of objectives, PDPs and appraisals.
- Experience of application of recruitment strategies and workforce development including undertaking skill mix reviews and succession planning.
- Experience of using service redesigns methodology.
Skills & Ability
Essential
- Organisational skills - able to deliver objectives within an agreed timeframe
- Leadership - highly developed leadership and influencing skills with the ability to enthuse, motivate and involve individuals and teams and have them understand the Trust's and assigned speciality's expectations.
- Able to build rapport and credibility with senior clinical and managerial teams in the delivery of performance targets, service delivery and change programmes
- Strategic and business planning - able to think and plan strategically, tactically and creatively and gain agreement to relevant plans
- Analysis - proven numeric and analytical skills
- Ability to analyse complex problems and to develop practical and workable solutions to address them
- Communication - related to and communicates with all levels of staff
- Able to prioritise work in the face of competing demands.
- Strong sense of personal and team accountability coupled with a clear understanding of the boundaries around delegated authority.
- Able to collaborate constructively with internal and external partners to create conditions for successful partnership working
- Extensive knowledge of practice and policy across a broad range of financial responsibility's including the management of budgetary expenditure up to £15m
- Presentation skills - presents concepts and ideas clearly so that others understand what is being communicated.
- Political acumen.
Qualifications
Essential
- Educated to Masters degree level or equivalent experience
Desirable
- Post graduate qualification or equivalent experience
- Recognised qualification in the field of quality assurance, compliance and governance or relevant experience
Person Specification
Experience & Knowledge
Essential
- Substantial experience in a senior managerial and leadership role within an acute healthcare setting which is commensurate with the Complexity and size of the allocated area of responsibility.
- Expert knowledge of Clinical Audit & Effectiveness
- Expert knowledge of CQC compliance
- Good understanding of quality improvement techniques-clinical audit, risk management, Complaints
- Knowledge and experience of leading significant change to patient services, delivering tangible and sustained improvements.
- Experience of developing and maintaining active partnerships with stakeholders in the development of services.
- Experience of improvement measurement systems and understanding of the role of measurement in Performance improvement
- Experience of directly line managing and providing strategic leadership to large numbers of specialist staff/ multidisciplinary service teams ranging from bands 3-7
- Experience of managing individual and team performance through the setting of objectives, PDPs and appraisals.
- Experience of application of recruitment strategies and workforce development including undertaking skill mix reviews and succession planning.
- Experience of using service redesigns methodology.
Skills & Ability
Essential
- Organisational skills - able to deliver objectives within an agreed timeframe
- Leadership - highly developed leadership and influencing skills with the ability to enthuse, motivate and involve individuals and teams and have them understand the Trust's and assigned speciality's expectations.
- Able to build rapport and credibility with senior clinical and managerial teams in the delivery of performance targets, service delivery and change programmes
- Strategic and business planning - able to think and plan strategically, tactically and creatively and gain agreement to relevant plans
- Analysis - proven numeric and analytical skills
- Ability to analyse complex problems and to develop practical and workable solutions to address them
- Communication - related to and communicates with all levels of staff
- Able to prioritise work in the face of competing demands.
- Strong sense of personal and team accountability coupled with a clear understanding of the boundaries around delegated authority.
- Able to collaborate constructively with internal and external partners to create conditions for successful partnership working
- Extensive knowledge of practice and policy across a broad range of financial responsibility's including the management of budgetary expenditure up to £15m
- Presentation skills - presents concepts and ideas clearly so that others understand what is being communicated.
- Political acumen.
Qualifications
Essential
- Educated to Masters degree level or equivalent experience
Desirable
- Post graduate qualification or equivalent experience
- Recognised qualification in the field of quality assurance, compliance and governance or relevant 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).
