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Community Children-Young People service lead

1 month ago


Wakefield West Yorkshire, United Kingdom South West Yorkshire Partnership NHS Trust Full time

Full Time - 37.We are looking to recruit a Quality and Governance Lead Band 8A to support the Learning Disability (LD Care Group). This role is a senior leadership role which provides a crucial interface aimed at supporting the care group to develop and maintain robust governance frameworks and processes, high quality reporting. The role relies on exemplary communication skills and professionalism which enable the service to meet all organisational, regulatory and commissioning responsibilities. It supports clinical excellence, patient safety and leading on quality improvement methodology to deliver assurance to all key stakeholders and partners of improved clinical performance, quality and safety.
The post holder will work across all LD care group services, with an in-patient bed base and complex community service components alongside clinical and operational colleagues and senior managers to deliver a safe and effective service.
The postholder will drive the continuous improvement of our clinical services by appraising audit data and outcomes with a focus on meaningful change. Analysing incidents & complaints with a focus on learning. Developing & embedding quality improvement plans. Engage with the senior leadership team to inform management of risk and opportunities. Ensure services are aligned with regulatory expectation and patient safety initiatives. Manage a contemporaneous risk register with a focus on risk reduction. Inform and develop local & national policy Provide advice, guidance and subject matter expertise on governance processes to all those involved in the leadership of clinical care.
All employees of the Trust are strongly encouraged to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 to protect patients.


Over reliance on AI-generated content in application forms is strongly discouraged and we will conduct a thorough screening process before selecting candidates to progress to the next stage. We are a specialist NHS Foundation Trust that provides community, mental health and learning disability services for the people of Barnsley, Calderdale, Kirklees and Wakefield. We also provide low and medium secure services and are the lead for the west Yorkshire secure provider collaborative.
Our mission is to help people reach their potential and live well in their communities, we do this by providing high-quality care in the right place at the right time. We employ staff in both clinical and non-clinical services who work hard to make a difference to the lives of service users, families and carers.
We encourage and welcome applications from all protected characteristic groups, we value diversity and want our workforce to be reflective of our communities.
Being a foundation Trust means were accountable to our members, who can have a say in how were run. Around 14,300 local people (including staff) are members of our Trust.
Join us and you will be one of over 4,500 staff committed to supporting and improving the mental, physical and social needs of the thousands of people we meet and help each year.
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all colleagues and volunteers to share this commitment.
The post holder will work as part of a shared leadership team, known as a TRIO, working alongside the clinical lead and service manager to achieve clinical excellence, patient safety and regulatory assurance leading, innovating and managing the development of improved clinical governance, performance and quality improvement both within the service line, Care Group and where appropriate Trustwide.
Lead the development of a culture of high quality care that both meets the needs of the service users and provides assurance across all services, ensuring that quality and governance is owned by all staff.
Establish robust and effective clinical governance frameworks at Care Group level to ensure risk registers, incidents and serious incidents, quality standards and regulatory reqiurements are reviewed, updated and necessary improvement action is taken as required.
Establish and maintain an effective communication network both within the Care Group and with key stakeholders across the Trust.
Lead and motivate staff to ensure a high standard of professionalism, efficiency and effectiveness in the delivery of high quality care, fostering a culture of continuous quality improvement.
Contribute to the development and implementation of Trusts policies and procedures to ensure governance issues are fully represented in policy and assist staff to interpret policy into practice.
Contribute to the overall financial management of the Trust, utilising influence to ensure services are delivered efficiently, effectively and represent good value for money. This will include deploying financial and other resources to achieve maximum benefit for patients and applying principles of financial governance.
Lead the trusts commitment to patient, service user, carer and public involvement in the way services are planned, developed and provided and to incorporate this approach in a way which respects issues of equality and diversity in all aspects of work.
Make recommendations to the Trust on training needs as appropriate. This will include liaising with the appropriate specialist advisors in the identification of skills/knowledge gaps delivering training.
Where required by the Trust Lead / Clinical Lead or Deputy District Director lead aspects of human resource management, for example, performance management, appraisal, staff development, investigations and complaints where appropriate recruitment and selection and employee relations.
Self-motivated, enthusiastic, innovative, and flexible.
Well organised with good time management skills.
Training
Post registration management/leadership qualification, or willingness to undertake same
Setting and monitoring of standards.
Experience of developing and delivering projects

A satisfactory sickness record over the previous 2 years (subject to the need to act with fairness and equality of opportunity, particularly where the sickness is related to a disability and/or pregnancy).


Detailed understanding of clinical governance within the NHS. Understand and translate national directives and agendas into appropriate local strategies and plans
Ability to prioritise and demonstrate effective time management and organisational skills, working autonomously.
Committed to Continuous Professional Development of self and others.
Demonstrate advanced people management skills including:
Motivation of staff and team building
Ensures that own actions support equality, diversity, rights and maintain quality
A Current driving licence and access to a car during the working day is essential (reasonable adjustments will be considered for any applicants who are unable to drive due to a disability)
IT Skills - use of email, word processing, Power Point, excel, internet searching


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