Quality and Governance Lead

CBC Health

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Job summary

We are the GP Federation for Gateshead and an NHS provider of Primary Care services based on Team Valley in Gateshead. We are looking for an individual preferably from a NHS or Private Health or Social care background that can lead our quality and Governance program across the organisation. A background in information governance, risk management, quality, or data protection is essential but a can do attitude with high attention to detail and accuracy even when dealing with process and systematic tasks are important qualities for the right candidate. The post holder must be flexible to the needs of the company as we are growing and developing new service lines and skills often at pace.

As a not for profit organisation we are proud to be an integral part of Gateshead health and care system delivering a variety of clinical and office based functions to a variety of customers primarily across the North East of England.

In joining the company you would have access to an NHS pension option, a friendly and supportive senior management team, and a health and wellbeing agenda including access to the blue light card scheme.

This post is a permanent full time ( 37.5 hours a week) post job, share considered. If you think you have the necessary qualifications and attributes to undertake this role then we looking forward to hearing from you.

Any informal enquiries please email nicolawharton@nhs.net.

Main duties of the job

This post is a Senior Manager post and therefore will support Heads of Service, Divisional Leads, Clinical Leads and Senior Managers as and when required. The post will support the Chief Executive and Directors in the delivery and execution of their duties regarding compliance and governance.

The successful candidate will ensure there are robust governance frameworks and processes in place to support safe effective service provision across all divisions, and the business as a whole.

Please see attached Job Description for more information.

About us

Community Based Care Health Federation Ltd are based on Team Valley serving Primary Care in Gateshead and the wider North East footprint. As a not-for-profit provider we reinvest any surplus to improve services for our patients in Gateshead and support our GP's and Primary Care Networks to deliver the highest quality services.

As a provider of high quality clinical and non-clinical services we are a respected and proud company that puts patients at the heart of what we do, whilst valuing and supporting our staff to grow and develop. We have company values developed by our staff that underpin our work and the way we work together, and we have a staff culture club to ensure the voice of our staff is heard at Board level and throughout the senior management team.

Many of our roles are available with the NHS pension scheme and transferable service is recognised from previous NHS employment as appropriate. We offer competitive rates of pay and out of hours enhancements and have a fully integrated reward and recognition system. We have just been awarded our Bronze "Better Health at Work Award" where we have demonstrated our commitment to supporting our workforce to keep well at work and we are now working to achieve the silver award.

Date posted

02 February 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 8a

Salary

£50,952 to £57,349 a year

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Job share, Flexible working

Reference number

E0154-24-0002

Job locations

Building 7 Queens Park

Queensway, Team Valley

Gateshead

NE11 0QD


Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see the attached Job Description for more information on main duties, qualifications and skills required for this role, within CBC Health Federation.

Benefits of working with us include:

27 days annual leave, rising to 33 days depending on length of service + bank holidays

Flexible working opportunities

NHS Pension

Cycle to Work scheme

Blue light Card

Employee Benefits platform

Free access to eye tests

Health and Wellbeing initiatives

Learning and Development opportunities

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see the attached Job Description for more information on main duties, qualifications and skills required for this role, within CBC Health Federation.

Benefits of working with us include:

27 days annual leave, rising to 33 days depending on length of service + bank holidays

Flexible working opportunities

NHS Pension

Cycle to Work scheme

Blue light Card

Employee Benefits platform

Free access to eye tests

Health and Wellbeing initiatives

Learning and Development opportunities

Person Specification

Other

Essential

  • Experience of presenting governance information at senior management or Board level- or equivalent
  • Able to meet the travel requirements of the role
  • Capable of independent travel across Gateshead
  • Flexible to service delivery requirements
  • May be required to partake in business on call rota ie working outside of normal office hours

Qualifications

Essential

  • Educated to Masters level in either a health related, business or leadership field, or equivalent in depth experience.
  • ISEB Certificate in Data Protection or BCS Foundation Certificate in Data Protection or BCS Practitioner Certificate in Data Protection
  • Evidence of continuing professional development
  • Leadership/Management qualification/training- willing to undertake.

Desirable

  • Leadership/Management qualification/training- willing to undertake.
  • Business development qualification or equivalent experience

Experience

Essential

  • Previous experience in NHS governance/risk/compliance or complaint management
  • Sound knowledge of data protection and Caldicott principles
  • Strong interpersonal skills to ensure complex information is understood and actioned
  • Understanding of the SIRO role
  • Understanding of the Caldicott Guardian role
  • IT capability in Microsoft office and other types of software
  • Scrutiny and interpretation of governance/audit information presentation in readable accurate format

Desirable

  • Primary Care experience
  • Knowledge of using health care databases/systems
  • Evidence of teaching or training of others
  • Previous experience of a risk management system
Person Specification

Other

Essential

  • Experience of presenting governance information at senior management or Board level- or equivalent
  • Able to meet the travel requirements of the role
  • Capable of independent travel across Gateshead
  • Flexible to service delivery requirements
  • May be required to partake in business on call rota ie working outside of normal office hours

Qualifications

Essential

  • Educated to Masters level in either a health related, business or leadership field, or equivalent in depth experience.
  • ISEB Certificate in Data Protection or BCS Foundation Certificate in Data Protection or BCS Practitioner Certificate in Data Protection
  • Evidence of continuing professional development
  • Leadership/Management qualification/training- willing to undertake.

Desirable

  • Leadership/Management qualification/training- willing to undertake.
  • Business development qualification or equivalent experience

Experience

Essential

  • Previous experience in NHS governance/risk/compliance or complaint management
  • Sound knowledge of data protection and Caldicott principles
  • Strong interpersonal skills to ensure complex information is understood and actioned
  • Understanding of the SIRO role
  • Understanding of the Caldicott Guardian role
  • IT capability in Microsoft office and other types of software
  • Scrutiny and interpretation of governance/audit information presentation in readable accurate format

Desirable

  • Primary Care experience
  • Knowledge of using health care databases/systems
  • Evidence of teaching or training of others
  • Previous experience of a 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.

Employer details

Employer name

CBC Health

Address

Building 7 Queens Park

Queensway, Team Valley

Gateshead

NE11 0QD


Employer's website

http://www.cbchealth.co.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)


Employer details

Employer name

CBC Health

Address

Building 7 Queens Park

Queensway, Team Valley

Gateshead

NE11 0QD


Employer's website

http://www.cbchealth.co.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)


For questions about the job, contact:

Chief Executive

Nicola Allen

nicolawharton@nhs.net

01914977710

Date posted

02 February 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 8a

Salary

£50,952 to £57,349 a year

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Job share, Flexible working

Reference number

E0154-24-0002

Job locations

Building 7 Queens Park

Queensway, Team Valley

Gateshead

NE11 0QD


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