Divisional Head of Governance, Quality and Risk

2 weeks ago

Wigan, United Kingdom Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Full time

Working closely with the Division's clinical and management teams and in collaboration with Corporate Governance Team, you will lead the delivery of the governance agenda across the Division of Medicine which includes the Emergency Village.

You will provide comprehensive leadership in all aspects of patient safety, incidents, complaints, risk and governance issues, promoting a culture of embracing learning whilst ensuring there is robust methodology in place to monitor quality standards to demonstrate that learning is embedded.

You will possess sound knowledge of the relevant legislative and regulatory body requirements (CQC), relevant policy and key recognised sources of evidence based practice and guidelines including, NICE, NHSI, NHS Resolution, Health and Social Care Acts and Governance and Royal Colleges. In addition you will demonstrate knowledge and understanding of contemporary clinical risk management strategies that are effective in promoting and ensuring high quality patient care.

Educated to Masters level or with equivalent experience, you will have a sound understanding of the governance agenda and excellent communication, influencing and analytical skills. Attention to details is a critical element of the role which includes investigating key incidents and complaints and the preparation of detailed and complex reports.

To utilise high level communication skills to be able to work effectively and collaboratively with all staff groups, including medical staff, nursing staff, senior managers and other healthcare professionals to explore complex issues and to make complex decisions related to Governance and Quality.

To employ effective change management skills to empower staff to bring about service improvements.

To attend and participate fully at meetings and to be able to present information, which is frequently highly contentious, complex and sensitive. This will be to a range of staff including Trust Board and audiences greater than 20 at times as required in order to fulfil the requirements of the role.

To develop and maintain excellent working relationships with key Governance and Quality improvement staff i.e., work in partnership with other Divisional Governance Leads, the Corporate Governance team and Quality Improvement staff in order to assist the Division in achieving its Governance and Safety objectives.

To utilise well developed analytical & problem solving skills with the ability to make decisions by determining key points from highly complex data comprising multiple information strands

Required to concentrate continuously for long periods, and articulate the learning/actions from high level meetings to divisional level

Act as the link between division and corporate requiring a high skill set and extensive knowledge base across a range of governance areas.

Choose Well - Choose WWL

Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh NHS Foundation Trust are the proud providers of acute hospital and community services to the people of the Wigan Borough and surrounding areas. At WWL, we value our staff believing that ‘happy staff, makes for happy patients’.

We have a recognised track record in staff engagement, and living our values ‘the WWL Way’. WWL are committed to placing the patient at the heart of everything we do, and in the provision of safe, effective care that acknowledges and ensures dignity. With this in mind we are seeking to recruit people who share our values and beliefs.

On-Call

Please note that senior positions (AFC band 8A or above) may be expected to participate in an on-call rota, if the role is predominantly operational.

**Responsibilities**:
To utilise high level communication skills to be able to work effectively and collaboratively with all staff groups, including medical staff, nursing staff, senior managers and other healthcare professionals to explore complex issues and to make complex decisions related to Governance and Quality

To employ effective change management skills to empower staff to bring about service improvements.

To attend and participate fully at meetings and to be able to present information, which is frequently highly contentious, complex and sensitive. This will be to a range of staff including Trust Board and audiences greater than 20 at times as required in order to fulfil the requirements of the role.

To develop and maintain excellent working relationships with key Governance and Quality improvement staff i.e., work in partnership with other Divisional Governance Leads, the Corporate Governance team and Quality Improvement staff in order to assist the Division in achieving its Governance and Safety objectives.

To utilise well developed analytical & problem solving skills with the ability to make decisions by determining key points from highly complex data comprising multiple information strands

Required to concentrate continuously for long periods, and articulate the learning/actions from high level meetings to divisional level

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