Mountain Healthcare Ltd

Forensic Science Regulations Clinical Lead

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Job summary

Do you work within health and safety and are looking for a change? Are you looking for the next step in your career?

Do you want to work in a forensic healthcare setting that makes a remarkable, positive, and life-long difference to people's lives?

If the answer to the above is a yes, then this is the right role for you!

Main duties of the job

To develop and promote the delivery of high standards in the working environments and safe practices that are relative to all staff, visitors, and contractors using our premises.

About us

Founded by passionate clinicians on a mission to provide expert patient-centred services, Mountain Healthcare leads the clinical forensic healthcare provisions sector in the UK. A premier partner of NHS England and the police, our unique provisions include Sexual Assault Referral Centres (SARCs), Police Custodial Healthcare, Secure Estate Healthcare and clinical telephone advice. Driven by our values Be Kind and Do the Right Thing, Mountain Healthcare provides holistic and trauma-informed care that improves the immediate and long-term health outcomes of patients across the criminal justice system. Through innovative technologies and strategic partnerships, our expert clinicians ensure equal, effective and efficient services to all our patients and always put their health, safety and rights first. Join the Best Provider, Make the Greatest Difference Clinical forensic healthcare is a rapidly growing career path as demand for specialist critical services has greatly increased in recent years. At Mountain Healthcare, we understand that to provide the highest quality services for our patients and customers, our people must be the best in the field. We are proud to offer unrivalled staff training and development opportunities such as our unique Forensic Practitioner Gateway, our wide range of accredited and Continuing Professional Development (CPD) courses, and access to events across the health and justice sector.

Details

Date posted

04 October 2023

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

£55,000 to £55,000 a year

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

2 years

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

oc-1696412185

Job locations

Stevenage

Stevenage

SG1 2AD


Job description

Job responsibilities

Here at Mountain Healthcare, we are looking for a passionate, determined, and resilient individual to join our amazing team as a Forensic Science Regulations Clinical Lead.

We are looking for a Forensic Science Regulations Clinical Lead who can create a positive culture within the company and someone who will actively raise and progress emerging opportunities for innovation.

The focus of the day-to-day work will be to implement practical and effective methods, both preventative and remedial, of promoting Forensic Science Regulations and safe working practices in the workplace.

This Forensic Science Regulations Clinical Lead role is a full time vacancy of 40 hours per week.

This is a Fixed-Term role of 2 years.

Main Duties

  • Oversight and management of clinical standard operating procedures (SOPs) including developing and revising where applicable.
  • Establishing and writing competence requirements for each area of competency, including requirements for education, qualification, training, re-training, technical knowledge, skills, and experience.
  • Providing guidance on assessment requirements.
  • Assisting in developing competency assessments to be rolled out across the SARC estate.
  • Leading, supporting, and acting as a single point of contact (SPOC) for competency assessments across the SARC estate in line with ISO15189:2022 and FSR best practice.
  • Aiding the development, maintenance and continued improvement of competency documents, training and clinical best practice ensuring SARCs have documented information demonstrating competence of its personnel.
  • Influencing the development and provision of education, competency, and training frameworks in relation to ISO15189:2022.
  • SPOC for visually assessing and signing people off as competent to undertake Forensic Science Activities and/ or effectively train an appropriate delegate to undertake this role with your supervision.
  • To carry out investigations into quality incidents relating to clinical and forensic practice.
  • Support and participate in the validation and verification of techniques used that can impact the outcome of results relating to the forensic science activity undertaken at SARC.
  • Creating a positive culture around accreditation within Mountain Healthcare. Advocating for change and aiding in the education of the SARC teams.
  • Work collaboratively with the Quality team to devise and improve upon Clinical and Forensic best practice according to ISO 15189:2022, Forensic Science Regulations and FFLM guidance.
  • Providing clinical input into MH responses to UKAS findings and recommendations.
  • Overseeing Inter SARC Comparisons outcomes across SARC estate and support ISC Lead, to identify trends and business learning needs and opportunities for best practice improvement.
  • Assist in securing UKAS accreditation of all our SARCs within the timescales set out in the project plan.
  • Design and overview of clinical audits of all relevant MH sites; report on findings and manage live issue log through to completion.
  • Undertake clinical audits as and when appropriate.
  • Assessing opportunities for continuous improvement.
  • Act as the SPOC between the quality team and FFLM, to ensure Forensic and Clinical best practice and guidance is up to date.
  • Responsible for ensuring FFLM document changes are understood and cascaded.
  • Sit on FFLM committees.
  • Carrying out any other duties as may reasonably be required.

    • Benefits
  • Enhanced sickness pay scheme
  • Well-being programme
  • Advanced rota planning for better work-life balance
  • 6 weeks annual leave
  • Pension Scheme
  • Bonus Scheme
  • Life Assurance
  • Employee Assistant Programme
  • Long Service/Team of the Month Awards
  • A range of accredited and CPD training courses and masterclasses
  • Funding for higher education courses after one years' service
  • £500 referral bonus
  • £120 NMC registration fees per year
  • £98.12 HCPC registration Fees per year

    • DE&I Mountain Healthcare aims to create and encourage an environment that is committed to promoting equality, diversity, working inclusively, and valuing the differences that individuals can bring to the workplace.

    We uphold these principles in our organisational values and behaviours towards each other and our patients.

    We welcome applications irrespective of age, disability, sex, gender identity and gender expression, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, sexuality, or other personal circumstances.

    Job description

    Job responsibilities

    Here at Mountain Healthcare, we are looking for a passionate, determined, and resilient individual to join our amazing team as a Forensic Science Regulations Clinical Lead.

    We are looking for a Forensic Science Regulations Clinical Lead who can create a positive culture within the company and someone who will actively raise and progress emerging opportunities for innovation.

    The focus of the day-to-day work will be to implement practical and effective methods, both preventative and remedial, of promoting Forensic Science Regulations and safe working practices in the workplace.

    This Forensic Science Regulations Clinical Lead role is a full time vacancy of 40 hours per week.

    This is a Fixed-Term role of 2 years.

    Main Duties

  • Oversight and management of clinical standard operating procedures (SOPs) including developing and revising where applicable.
  • Establishing and writing competence requirements for each area of competency, including requirements for education, qualification, training, re-training, technical knowledge, skills, and experience.
  • Providing guidance on assessment requirements.
  • Assisting in developing competency assessments to be rolled out across the SARC estate.
  • Leading, supporting, and acting as a single point of contact (SPOC) for competency assessments across the SARC estate in line with ISO15189:2022 and FSR best practice.
  • Aiding the development, maintenance and continued improvement of competency documents, training and clinical best practice ensuring SARCs have documented information demonstrating competence of its personnel.
  • Influencing the development and provision of education, competency, and training frameworks in relation to ISO15189:2022.
  • SPOC for visually assessing and signing people off as competent to undertake Forensic Science Activities and/ or effectively train an appropriate delegate to undertake this role with your supervision.
  • To carry out investigations into quality incidents relating to clinical and forensic practice.
  • Support and participate in the validation and verification of techniques used that can impact the outcome of results relating to the forensic science activity undertaken at SARC.
  • Creating a positive culture around accreditation within Mountain Healthcare. Advocating for change and aiding in the education of the SARC teams.
  • Work collaboratively with the Quality team to devise and improve upon Clinical and Forensic best practice according to ISO 15189:2022, Forensic Science Regulations and FFLM guidance.
  • Providing clinical input into MH responses to UKAS findings and recommendations.
  • Overseeing Inter SARC Comparisons outcomes across SARC estate and support ISC Lead, to identify trends and business learning needs and opportunities for best practice improvement.
  • Assist in securing UKAS accreditation of all our SARCs within the timescales set out in the project plan.
  • Design and overview of clinical audits of all relevant MH sites; report on findings and manage live issue log through to completion.
  • Undertake clinical audits as and when appropriate.
  • Assessing opportunities for continuous improvement.
  • Act as the SPOC between the quality team and FFLM, to ensure Forensic and Clinical best practice and guidance is up to date.
  • Responsible for ensuring FFLM document changes are understood and cascaded.
  • Sit on FFLM committees.
  • Carrying out any other duties as may reasonably be required.

    • Benefits
  • Enhanced sickness pay scheme
  • Well-being programme
  • Advanced rota planning for better work-life balance
  • 6 weeks annual leave
  • Pension Scheme
  • Bonus Scheme
  • Life Assurance
  • Employee Assistant Programme
  • Long Service/Team of the Month Awards
  • A range of accredited and CPD training courses and masterclasses
  • Funding for higher education courses after one years' service
  • £500 referral bonus
  • £120 NMC registration fees per year
  • £98.12 HCPC registration Fees per year

    • DE&I Mountain Healthcare aims to create and encourage an environment that is committed to promoting equality, diversity, working inclusively, and valuing the differences that individuals can bring to the workplace.

    We uphold these principles in our organisational values and behaviours towards each other and our patients.

    We welcome applications irrespective of age, disability, sex, gender identity and gender expression, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, sexuality, or other personal circumstances.

    Person Specification

    Qualifications

    Essential

    • The ability to work autonomously.
    • Trained and competent sexual Offences examiner (SOE) with a minimum of 3 minimum years' experience in SARC examinations and advice
    • The ideal candidate will possess excellent communication skills.
    • IT skills including word and excel to an advanced level.
    • Meetings will be via Microsoft teams.
    • Be organised thorough and detailed in work.
    • Used to working to and achieving key KPIs
    • Full driving licence and access to a car
    • Forensic awareness
    • Report writing, peer review skills
    • Court awareness trained with desired skills
    • Level 3 skills for reading and writing (A level equivalent)

    Desirable

    • FFLM Licentiate qualification

    Experience

    Desirable

    • None
    Person Specification

    Qualifications

    Essential

    • The ability to work autonomously.
    • Trained and competent sexual Offences examiner (SOE) with a minimum of 3 minimum years' experience in SARC examinations and advice
    • The ideal candidate will possess excellent communication skills.
    • IT skills including word and excel to an advanced level.
    • Meetings will be via Microsoft teams.
    • Be organised thorough and detailed in work.
    • Used to working to and achieving key KPIs
    • Full driving licence and access to a car
    • Forensic awareness
    • Report writing, peer review skills
    • Court awareness trained with desired skills
    • Level 3 skills for reading and writing (A level equivalent)

    Desirable

    • FFLM Licentiate qualification

    Experience

    Desirable

    • None

    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

    Mountain Healthcare Ltd

    Address

    Stevenage

    Stevenage

    SG1 2AD


    Employer's website

    https://www.mountainhealthcare.co.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

    Employer details

    Employer name

    Mountain Healthcare Ltd

    Address

    Stevenage

    Stevenage

    SG1 2AD


    Employer's website

    https://www.mountainhealthcare.co.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

    Employer contact details

    For questions about the job, contact:

    Recruitment

    Recruitment Coordinator

    recruitment.coordinator@mountainhealthcare.co.uk

    03302230099

    Details

    Date posted

    04 October 2023

    Pay scheme

    Other

    Salary

    £55,000 to £55,000 a year

    Contract

    Fixed term

    Duration

    2 years

    Working pattern

    Full-time

    Reference number

    oc-1696412185

    Job locations

    Stevenage

    Stevenage

    SG1 2AD


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