Job summary
This post is for internal candidates to South Tees Trust. If you are not currently working within the trust your application will not be reviewed and automatically rejected at shortlisting stage. Please be aware of this when submitting your application.
If you are looking for a new challenge and are passionate about improving the services delivered to patients across the NHS, this is the role for you.
Aligned with our Trust vision and values of putting quality and safety first and at the heart of everything we do in our clinically led organisation at South Tees, we are looking to recruit a Safe and Effective Care Lead.
You will join an established team, supporting the collaboratives and working closely with many of the Trusts corporate teams.
Main duties of the job
You will be responsible for ensuring that all managers, clinicians and senior nurses within the Directorates and Collaboratives have access to accurate and reliable quality, safety, clinical effectiveness and risk data to inform the delivery of the highest standards of clinical care and patient experience.
You will lead and support staff, patients and their relatives though our just culture and human factors approach, to patient safety and incident investigations in order that we can ensure the patients voice is heard when we are celebrating our successes and collectively learning when we need to.
You will support on risk management and ensure the systems of internal control within the Directorates and Collaboratives are effective. A key part of the role will be to accurately analyse data to support evidence based solutions to improve patient care and oversee the necessary actions required to evidence our improvement journey.
Undertaking this role will be both rewarding and challenging, requiring excellent analytical, interpersonal and self-motivation skills, with the ability to work effectively with a range of colleagues in a variety of settings. You will have unrivalled drive, energy and determination, coupled with a proven track record of working with clinical and non-clinical staff of all levels to deliver quality which is of the highest quality and which is clinically effective.
About us
Leadership and Improvement Training
South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust offers leadership and improvement training to all new staff to the Trust; this training programme has been designed to support our leaders in developing their understanding of leadership and management skills. You will be expected to attend the leadership development programme, and the Quality Improvement Programme that the Trust delivers. This programme aims to
Explore leadership within the NHS
Promote Trust Values and Behaviours
Develop your Leadership effectiveness and skills
Practitioner level in quality improvement, equipping you with the skills to champion, lead and complete quality improvement within your role
After you complete this four and a half days of training you will be able to explore further leadership and improvement training opportunities, we offer further in-house courses dependent upon your role and bitesize programmes and leadership apprenticeships at level 3,5 and 7.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Details of the full job description and person specification are available to view when you click to apply for the vacancy and click on the about this job link and the documents will be attached at the bottom of the screen.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Details of the full job description and person specification are available to view when you click to apply for the vacancy and click on the about this job link and the documents will be attached at the bottom of the screen.
Person Specification
Knowledge and Skills
Essential
- Knowledge of NHS Constitution
- Knowledge of Trust vision, values and strategic objectives
- Understanding of clinical and corporate governance
- Knowledge of relevant national policies in relation to the key domains of Quality
Desirable
- Awareness of current NHS issues and priorities
- Leadership and team building Skills
Qualifications and Training
Essential
- Significant relevant experience at senior level - ideally in a complex organisation, working at least at band 7 level
- Educated to Masters level Degree in a relevant field or willingness to work towards, starting within 1 year of appointment
- Evidence of ongoing continuous professional development in relevant fields
Desirable
- Clinical Qualification, with current registration, e.g. NMC / HPC
- A professional qualification in one of the following areas: Patient Safety, Patient Experience, Clinical Effectiveness, Risk Management, or Leadership
Experience
Essential
- Senior management experience including the management of teams to deliver results.
- Experience of managing complex systems and processes to drive delivery of high quality outcomes
- Presenting and using performance information to improve key targets with demonstrable results
- Demonstrable experience of Project management
- Demonstrable experience of Change management
- Demonstrable experience of Risk management
Desirable
- Previous NHS management experience
- Experience of risk management software use
Person Specification
Knowledge and Skills
Essential
- Knowledge of NHS Constitution
- Knowledge of Trust vision, values and strategic objectives
- Understanding of clinical and corporate governance
- Knowledge of relevant national policies in relation to the key domains of Quality
Desirable
- Awareness of current NHS issues and priorities
- Leadership and team building Skills
Qualifications and Training
Essential
- Significant relevant experience at senior level - ideally in a complex organisation, working at least at band 7 level
- Educated to Masters level Degree in a relevant field or willingness to work towards, starting within 1 year of appointment
- Evidence of ongoing continuous professional development in relevant fields
Desirable
- Clinical Qualification, with current registration, e.g. NMC / HPC
- A professional qualification in one of the following areas: Patient Safety, Patient Experience, Clinical Effectiveness, Risk Management, or Leadership
Experience
Essential
- Senior management experience including the management of teams to deliver results.
- Experience of managing complex systems and processes to drive delivery of high quality outcomes
- Presenting and using performance information to improve key targets with demonstrable results
- Demonstrable experience of Project management
- Demonstrable experience of Change management
- Demonstrable experience of Risk management
Desirable
- Previous NHS management experience
- Experience of risk management software use
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).
