Job summary
The Divisional Quality & Safety Manager is responsible for overseeing compliance with quality and safety activities across the division, providing expert advice, data and analysis to support directorates to deliver on their responsibilities. The post holder will work with the divisional triumvirate to ensure that any areas of poor compliance and assurance with agreed quality and safety metrics are identified and managed by directorate teams.
Previous applicants need not apply.
Main duties of the job
The Divisional Quality & Safety Manager is responsible for overseeing compliance with quality and safety activities across the division, providing expert advice, data and analysis to support directorates to deliver on their responsibilities. The post holder will work with the divisional triumvirate to ensure that any areas of poor compliance and assurance with agreed quality and safety metrics are identified and managed by directorate teams. The post holder will attend the divisional quality and safety committees and ensure a consistent approach to managing quality and safety work streams/activities is embedded and maintained by directorate triumvirates within that division.
The post holder will sit within the medical directors' office (MDO) and will obtain ongoing assurance that the directorate triumvirates are managing quality and safety within their areas of responsibility in a coordinated, systematic, transparent, and focused way.
The Divisional Quality & Safety Manager will provide comprehensive support to trained learning response leads who are undertaking patient safety incident investigations (PSII's) within the division. The post holder will undertake PSII training but will not undertake investigations independently as they are not clinical members of staff rather they will be able to support from a management and administrative perspective.
About us
At Imperial College Healthcare you can achieve extraordinary things with extraordinary people, working with leading clinicians pushing boundaries in patient care. Become part of a vibrant team living our values - expert, kind, collaborative and aspirational. You'll get an experience like no other and will fast forward your career.
Benefits include career development, flexible working and wellbeing, staff recognition scheme. Make use of optional benefits including Cycle to work, car lease schemes, season ticket loan or membership options for onsite leisure facilities.
We are committed to equal opportunities and improving the working lives of our staff and will consider applications to work flexibly, part-time or job share.
Job description
Job responsibilities
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 knowledge required. For both overviews please view the Job Description attachment with the job advert
Job description
Job responsibilities
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 knowledge required. For both overviews please view the Job Description attachment with the job advert
Person Specification
Education/ Qualifications
Essential
- Educated to Masters level or equivalent
- Evidence of continuing professional development
Desirable
- Vocational qualification in a quality and safety related subject
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working as a senior manager in the NHS
- In-depth knowledge of healthcare risk management policy in the NHS; NHS risk management principles; and NHS incident reporting system
- Substantial experience of clinical governance
Skills/ Knowledge/ Abilities
Essential
- In-depth knowledge and understanding of clinical Governance
- Skilled in data analysis and interpretation
- Ability to motivate, empower and facilitate teams from different professional disciplines to be proactive in quality governance
- Demonstrable understanding of the NHS regulatory and compliance frameworks under which NHS Trusts operate
- Excellent communication, negotiation and influencing skills.
Person Specification
Education/ Qualifications
Essential
- Educated to Masters level or equivalent
- Evidence of continuing professional development
Desirable
- Vocational qualification in a quality and safety related subject
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working as a senior manager in the NHS
- In-depth knowledge of healthcare risk management policy in the NHS; NHS risk management principles; and NHS incident reporting system
- Substantial experience of clinical governance
Skills/ Knowledge/ Abilities
Essential
- In-depth knowledge and understanding of clinical Governance
- Skilled in data analysis and interpretation
- Ability to motivate, empower and facilitate teams from different professional disciplines to be proactive in quality governance
- Demonstrable understanding of the NHS regulatory and compliance frameworks under which NHS Trusts operate
- Excellent communication, negotiation and influencing skills.
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).
