Job summary
The post holder will be responsible for the day-to-day management and leadership of the CSL (Clinical Service Line) Quality Governance and Effectiveness support team which will be provide support, facilitation and expert advice on a broad range of quality governance, clinical effectiveness and clinical audit activities across Bedfordshire Hospital NHS Foundation Trust. This role encompasses all aspects of clinical risk and patient safety, clinical audit and clinical effectiveness programmes (including NICE guidance).
Main duties of the job
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Provide expert support and advice to the organisation in relation to clinical audit and effectiveness and any associated clinical quality improvement activities.
To direct the development of work plans for the team which support the optimal use of Trust incident reporting system within each CSL, recognising training needs and support in the investigation of incidents where appropriate.
Work with the Patient Safety Investigations and Clinical Risk Manager to ensure the Quality Governance and Effectiveness support team support the implementation of PSIRF (Patient Safety Incident Review Framework), particularly implementation of associated improvement plans within service lines. Ensuring close collaboration with clinical teams and identification of areas for learning across specialities and organisational wide learning related to themes and trends.
To act as the Trust managerial lead for clinical audit and effectiveness, ensuring the on-going development and implementation of a strategy for clinical quality and effectiveness which ensures clinical audit and the adoption of evidence based practice meets the needs of the overall organisational performance framework.
Working in collaboration with the Quality and Safety Governance leadership team in the preparation and delivery of activities associated with coordinating the Trust's response and participation in CQC inspections
About us
Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust provides hospital services to a growing population of around 700,000 people living across Bedfordshire and the surrounding areas across two busy hospital sites in Bedford and Luton. Both hospital sites offer key services such as A&E, Obstetrics-led Maternity and Paediatrics.
You will be joining a friendly, high performing Trust committed to ensuring the health and wellbeing of staff. As one of the largest NHS Trusts in our region you will have access to a programme of high quality training and development to help you grow your career.
We have state-of-the art facilities placing us at the heart of cutting edge health care. The Trust continues to be committed to delivering the best patient care using the best clinical knowledge and technology available.
Please note that vacancies may close prior to the advertised closing date when sufficient number of applications have been received. Please ensure that you make your application as soon as possible.
All new staff will be subject to a probationary period covering their first six months in post. Travel between hospital sites will be required.
Please review all documents attached to this advert to ensure you familiarise yourself with all requirements of the job.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The post holder will build and maintain strong working relationships with CSL colleagues and will work alongside the wider quality governance functional teams to ensure connected approach to quality governance.
The focus of the post-holder will be the areas of day-to-day management of the CSL Quality Governance and Effectiveness support team and associated objectives ensuring that system processes and guidance support good quality governance within clinical services including the need to support the requirements of external regulators and interconnectivities that drive organisational learning
The role has a key part to play in supporting continuous quality improvement and the post holder will support the Head of Quality Governance and work in liaison with the wider quality governance team, particularly to identify learning requirements and assist with delivering these programmes.
The appointee will play a key role in leading the CSL Quality Governance and Effectiveness team in supporting clinical service lines to identify and define their information needs in order to monitor clinical effectiveness, patient safety and deliver quality outputs of the services provided.
The post holder will act as the Trust operational lead for Clinical Audit and Effectiveness.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The post holder will build and maintain strong working relationships with CSL colleagues and will work alongside the wider quality governance functional teams to ensure connected approach to quality governance.
The focus of the post-holder will be the areas of day-to-day management of the CSL Quality Governance and Effectiveness support team and associated objectives ensuring that system processes and guidance support good quality governance within clinical services including the need to support the requirements of external regulators and interconnectivities that drive organisational learning
The role has a key part to play in supporting continuous quality improvement and the post holder will support the Head of Quality Governance and work in liaison with the wider quality governance team, particularly to identify learning requirements and assist with delivering these programmes.
The appointee will play a key role in leading the CSL Quality Governance and Effectiveness team in supporting clinical service lines to identify and define their information needs in order to monitor clinical effectiveness, patient safety and deliver quality outputs of the services provided.
The post holder will act as the Trust operational lead for Clinical Audit and Effectiveness.
Person Specification
Education, Trainign and Qualifications
Essential
- Master's degree level in relevant field or equivalent experience
- Relevant Level 7 qualification relevant to this role
Desirable
- First level Registered Nurse, Allied Health Professional or equivalent
- Qualification in patient safety incident investigations
Knowledge & Experience
Essential
- Experience of managing and leading a team including performance management, appraisals, sickness management
- Knowledge and understanding of clinical risk management and statutory requirements
- Good understanding of operational issues in a large NHS environment
- Extensive experience of investigating patient safety incidents with knowledge of a range of investigation tools
Skills & Abilities
Essential
- Confidence in making presentations and training individuals or groups of staff.
- Excellent communicator, both written and oral, with people at all levels, both within and external to the organisation. Able to present complex, sensitive and contentious information to groups of staff, public and stakeholders.
- Well-developed skills in report writing, including the ability to relay complex, sensitive or contentious information to the lay person and in difficult situations.
Personal Qualities & Attributes
Essential
- Well-developed chairing and leading skills, with pragmatic approach to problem solving.
- Ability to deal with both external and internal professionals at senior level and to relate to colleagues at all levels
Person Specification
Education, Trainign and Qualifications
Essential
- Master's degree level in relevant field or equivalent experience
- Relevant Level 7 qualification relevant to this role
Desirable
- First level Registered Nurse, Allied Health Professional or equivalent
- Qualification in patient safety incident investigations
Knowledge & Experience
Essential
- Experience of managing and leading a team including performance management, appraisals, sickness management
- Knowledge and understanding of clinical risk management and statutory requirements
- Good understanding of operational issues in a large NHS environment
- Extensive experience of investigating patient safety incidents with knowledge of a range of investigation tools
Skills & Abilities
Essential
- Confidence in making presentations and training individuals or groups of staff.
- Excellent communicator, both written and oral, with people at all levels, both within and external to the organisation. Able to present complex, sensitive and contentious information to groups of staff, public and stakeholders.
- Well-developed skills in report writing, including the ability to relay complex, sensitive or contentious information to the lay person and in difficult situations.
Personal Qualities & Attributes
Essential
- Well-developed chairing and leading skills, with pragmatic approach to problem solving.
- Ability to deal with both external and internal professionals at senior level and to relate to colleagues at all levels
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).
