FCMS

Service Lead- Governance - Lancs

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Job summary

Welcome to FCMS!

This post is Governance role supporting the Head of Governance and Clinical manager to deal with complaints, incidents and quality within the service.

HOURS: Full Time (37 hours per week)

SALARY: £28,407- £31,000 per annum - depending on experience

Interviews taking place on 19th June 2024

Main duties of the job

Our Urgent & Emergency Care services in Lancashire continue to grow and this new appointment will contribute to the efficiency of the business by supporting the clinical manager in governance, providing high quality and professional administration support across the urgent care services in Lancs. Liaising with staff colleagues across the organisation with regards to governance meetings, audits, incidents and complaints

About us

The ethos of FCMS as a social enterprise, health and wellbeing services provider is to be passionate in its drive to ensure that patients and callers remain the central focus of all that it does. Coupled with excellent and well-established clinical governance systems and extremely effective operational expertise, it has meant that the company has the ability to strategically visualise, develop, and implement award winning services.

Over many years we have invested in our staff so that we have a core team of highly trained individuals who can manage the needs of our patients and callers. Our staff are able to significantly improve the service delivery and user experience due to their considerable experience and commitment to what they do.

Details

Date posted

28 May 2024

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

£28,407 to £31,000 a year Depending on experience

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

U0051-24-0069

Job locations

Morecambe Health Centre

Hanover Street

Morecambe

Lancashire

LA4 5LY


Job description

Job responsibilities

We are a dynamic organisation, committed to sustaining our organisational longevity and doing the very best for the people that we serve (both patients and staff). This means not accepting the status quo and questioning whether we can do things differently and better at every opportunity.

Ideally you will already have a knowledge of healthcare systems and services alongside the ability to lead and implement projects with enthusiasm, maintain effective working relationships both internally and externally via well-honed relationship management skills and be able to maintain a calm and balanced outlook whilst under pressure.

Key duties:

The recording of complaints and incidents alongside the escalation of these to ensure any lessons learnt are disseminated to all members of the team and the wider system.

Ensure that lessons learned from complaints, incidents etc are maintained to a high standard, developing systems to ensure that services run smoothly, by having well planned and organised administrative systems and processes in place.

Work with the clinical manager to support local governance meeting eg agendas and papers and in clinical audit administratively.

Provide comprehensive governance administrative support to the Clinical Manager

To be the central point of contact for Lancs Governance and maintain relationships across the service, ensuring the development and maintenance of efficient and effective complaints procedures.

Contribute to designated governance meetings where the information may be complex and sensitive, taking, and transcribing minutes.

Attend wider FCMS organisational governance meetings as required to update

Ensure all confidential correspondence, reports and other documentation are produced to a high standard and delivered when expected, working with the clinical manager

Manage governance meetings across the business unit, face to face and virtual ensuring all meetings are serviced efficiently and effectively within agreed timeframes. Including but not limited to the high quality, accurate and timely production of:

Meeting invites and collating apologies

Provide assurance for task and audits responsible for

Coordinate the collection and distribution of information

Accurate and timely production of minutes

Updating action logs , and chasing them up

Keeping distribution and contact lists up to date

Attending clinical guardian group reviews and meetings as needed

Develop and implement local administrative policies and procedures, suggesting changes to improve the business unit protocols

Provide processes and procedures to ensure task can be carried out in your absence.

Work with other governance staff from across the organisation.

Complete PSIRF training and help to implement across the organisation

GENERAL:

Be credible at all times whilst upholding our values

To organise own daily workload and prioritise accordingly

To be highly organised with an eye for detail when dealing with complex work schedules and arrangements

Participate in holiday/sickness cover where agreed with the clinical manager

Comply with FCMs policies and procedures applicable to this post

Adhere to Health and Safety policies and be mindful of the welfare of other people, following safe working practices

Undertake any other ad-hoc duties as required and agreed with the Clinical Manager.

The organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staffto share this commitment. You will be expected to fulfil your mandatory safeguarding training at the level applicable to this role.

Disability Confident Employer - As users of the disability confident scheme, we guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the vacancy

The role is subject to a DBS check which will require three forms of valid ID to be produced and verified. The onboarding process is also subject to an Occupational Health check, suitable

professional references and eligibility to work in the UK (with the requirement to provide relevant documentation as evidence).

Job description

Job responsibilities

We are a dynamic organisation, committed to sustaining our organisational longevity and doing the very best for the people that we serve (both patients and staff). This means not accepting the status quo and questioning whether we can do things differently and better at every opportunity.

Ideally you will already have a knowledge of healthcare systems and services alongside the ability to lead and implement projects with enthusiasm, maintain effective working relationships both internally and externally via well-honed relationship management skills and be able to maintain a calm and balanced outlook whilst under pressure.

Key duties:

The recording of complaints and incidents alongside the escalation of these to ensure any lessons learnt are disseminated to all members of the team and the wider system.

Ensure that lessons learned from complaints, incidents etc are maintained to a high standard, developing systems to ensure that services run smoothly, by having well planned and organised administrative systems and processes in place.

Work with the clinical manager to support local governance meeting eg agendas and papers and in clinical audit administratively.

Provide comprehensive governance administrative support to the Clinical Manager

To be the central point of contact for Lancs Governance and maintain relationships across the service, ensuring the development and maintenance of efficient and effective complaints procedures.

Contribute to designated governance meetings where the information may be complex and sensitive, taking, and transcribing minutes.

Attend wider FCMS organisational governance meetings as required to update

Ensure all confidential correspondence, reports and other documentation are produced to a high standard and delivered when expected, working with the clinical manager

Manage governance meetings across the business unit, face to face and virtual ensuring all meetings are serviced efficiently and effectively within agreed timeframes. Including but not limited to the high quality, accurate and timely production of:

Meeting invites and collating apologies

Provide assurance for task and audits responsible for

Coordinate the collection and distribution of information

Accurate and timely production of minutes

Updating action logs , and chasing them up

Keeping distribution and contact lists up to date

Attending clinical guardian group reviews and meetings as needed

Develop and implement local administrative policies and procedures, suggesting changes to improve the business unit protocols

Provide processes and procedures to ensure task can be carried out in your absence.

Work with other governance staff from across the organisation.

Complete PSIRF training and help to implement across the organisation

GENERAL:

Be credible at all times whilst upholding our values

To organise own daily workload and prioritise accordingly

To be highly organised with an eye for detail when dealing with complex work schedules and arrangements

Participate in holiday/sickness cover where agreed with the clinical manager

Comply with FCMs policies and procedures applicable to this post

Adhere to Health and Safety policies and be mindful of the welfare of other people, following safe working practices

Undertake any other ad-hoc duties as required and agreed with the Clinical Manager.

The organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staffto share this commitment. You will be expected to fulfil your mandatory safeguarding training at the level applicable to this role.

Disability Confident Employer - As users of the disability confident scheme, we guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the vacancy

The role is subject to a DBS check which will require three forms of valid ID to be produced and verified. The onboarding process is also subject to an Occupational Health check, suitable

professional references and eligibility to work in the UK (with the requirement to provide relevant documentation as evidence).

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

  • Knowledge of a range of business and administrative procedures.
  • Responding to complaints and incidents, and aware of timescales and regulations around them.
  • Previous experience of working in a busy office undertaking and supervising a wide range of admin duties
  • ECDL (European Computer Driving License) or equivalent knowledge of using variety of software packages /Microsoft office
  • Understanding & awareness of Health & Safety in the workplace
  • Experience of governance meetings and writing agendas/ minutes.

Desirable

  • Experience of working in a health care environment
  • Experience of working in a health care environment
  • CQC knowledge, new framework
  • Awareness of Duty of Candour

Qualifications

Essential

  • Evidence of CPD

Desirable

  • Educated to GCSE level
  • Recognised PSIRF or governance qualification
  • Complaints handling qualification or CPD

Other

Essential

  • Self-motivated
  • Authentic
  • Approachable with warm personality and good sense of humour!

Skills, Knowledge & Competencies

Essential

  • Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
  • Able to work with others to develop ideas, solutions and help implement
  • Able to manage and prioritise multiple tasks
  • Governance and quality experience
  • Advanced IT skills, with an ability to navigate around various systems and software packages, such as Outlook, MS Office, the internet, and databases
  • Strong organisational and planning skills with the ability to reprioritise own work and that of others to ensure tasks are delivered on time
  • Ability to work to a high level of accuracy when producing own work and checking the work of others
  • Ability to work effectively in a team, demonstrating accountability for own work and an ability to work on own initiative.
  • Ability to participate in meetings and transcribe good quality minutes and actions in a manner that reflects a knowledge and understanding of the meeting
  • Ability to work flexibly as required, with the ability to travel independently between locations to fulfil the requirements of the post
Person Specification

Experience

Essential

  • Knowledge of a range of business and administrative procedures.
  • Responding to complaints and incidents, and aware of timescales and regulations around them.
  • Previous experience of working in a busy office undertaking and supervising a wide range of admin duties
  • ECDL (European Computer Driving License) or equivalent knowledge of using variety of software packages /Microsoft office
  • Understanding & awareness of Health & Safety in the workplace
  • Experience of governance meetings and writing agendas/ minutes.

Desirable

  • Experience of working in a health care environment
  • Experience of working in a health care environment
  • CQC knowledge, new framework
  • Awareness of Duty of Candour

Qualifications

Essential

  • Evidence of CPD

Desirable

  • Educated to GCSE level
  • Recognised PSIRF or governance qualification
  • Complaints handling qualification or CPD

Other

Essential

  • Self-motivated
  • Authentic
  • Approachable with warm personality and good sense of humour!

Skills, Knowledge & Competencies

Essential

  • Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
  • Able to work with others to develop ideas, solutions and help implement
  • Able to manage and prioritise multiple tasks
  • Governance and quality experience
  • Advanced IT skills, with an ability to navigate around various systems and software packages, such as Outlook, MS Office, the internet, and databases
  • Strong organisational and planning skills with the ability to reprioritise own work and that of others to ensure tasks are delivered on time
  • Ability to work to a high level of accuracy when producing own work and checking the work of others
  • Ability to work effectively in a team, demonstrating accountability for own work and an ability to work on own initiative.
  • Ability to participate in meetings and transcribe good quality minutes and actions in a manner that reflects a knowledge and understanding of the meeting
  • Ability to work flexibly as required, with the ability to travel independently between locations to fulfil the requirements of the post

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

FCMS

Address

Morecambe Health Centre

Hanover Street

Morecambe

Lancashire

LA4 5LY


Employer's website

http://www.fcms-nw.co.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)


Employer details

Employer name

FCMS

Address

Morecambe Health Centre

Hanover Street

Morecambe

Lancashire

LA4 5LY


Employer's website

http://www.fcms-nw.co.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)


Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Carrie Cobb

carrie.cobb@nhs.net

Details

Date posted

28 May 2024

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

£28,407 to £31,000 a year Depending on experience

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

U0051-24-0069

Job locations

Morecambe Health Centre

Hanover Street

Morecambe

Lancashire

LA4 5LY


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