Deputy Clinical Governance Lead

For further information please contact, Matt Timms, (Head of Children's Nursing) on or at PA)

About The Role
We are seeking an enthusiastic and motivated individual to join our Children's Services team at Mid Yorkshire Teaching NHS Trust as Deputy Clinical Governance Lead. This is an exciting development opportunity for a Registered Children's Nurse who is passionate about delivering safe, high-quality, and compassionate care for children, young people, and their families. Working closely with the Clinical Governance Manager, Clinical Educators, and Senior Clinical Teams, you will play a key role in supporting the development, implementation, and delivery of robust governance systems. You will help ensure compliance with national standards, drive continuous improvement, and promote a strong culture of learning and patient safety across all areas of Children's Services.

Main duties

• Monitor within the Division the delivery on the key components of Clinical Governance, reporting any variance from the plan.
• Participate in the implementation and monitoring of risk management policies to ensure their effectiveness. Review and amend local policies and procedures where required.
• Support the use of risk registers monitoring the review dates and management, reporting and variance to the Clinical Governance Manager.
• Assist in maintaining records of responses and actions taken against recommendations from national and regional bodies that are reported to the Divisional Board, ie NICE, the Care Quality Commission, NHS England/Improvement, Department of Health, National Confidential Enquiries, Royal Colleges etc.
• Work with the service units to ensure that quality assurance processes are in place to meet national recommendations across relevant areas in the Division.
• Participate in auditing of records to ensure that they are maintained and managed within current national and local guidance.
• Assist the Clinical Governance Manager to maintain reporting systems on the management and investigation of clinical incidents, including Root Cause Analysis as required.
• Facilitate the sharing of learning throughout the Division/wider organisation.

Essential Person Specification Requirements

• Professional registration with the NMC and extensive experience working at Band 6
• Continuing professional development
• Understanding of the Health and Social care management environment and roles and responsibilities within it.
• Ability to assimilate & co-ordinate various agendas prioritising appropriately.
• Knowledge and awareness of:
• Clinical Governance
• Workforce development
• Organisational Development methods
• Performance Improvement Approaches
• Experience of clinical leadership
• Implementation of plans
• Demonstrates ability to develop and utilise effective professional relationships
• Knowledge of key governance policies and procedures, Health and Safety, NSFs and infection control
• Knowledge of organisational performance management principles and practice

Be part of MY team
We are an acute trust caring for over one million people in Wakefield and Kirklees. Our 10,000 staff work in patients' homes, the community, and our three hospitals in Pontefract, Dewsbury, and Pinderfields (Wakefield). We prioritise our people and values so we can deliver the best possible care to patients. Our team is friendly, passionate, and innovative, always seeking better ways to work.

We support work-life balance and foster a diverse, inclusive environment where everyone belongs. Our staff networks offer safe spaces to share ideas and concerns so we can increase awareness and appreciation of equality, diversity, and inclusion. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds and especially encourage members of the LGBTQ+ community, ethnic minority groups, and people with disabilities or neurodivergence to apply, as they are currently underrepresented in the Trust.

If you value caring, high standards, improvement, and respect, join the MY team to make a difference every day.

Application Guidance
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Our Benefits

• Access to the NHS pension plan
• Generous holiday allowance of 27 days plus bank holidays, increasing with 5 and 10 years of service
• Exceptional employee health and wellbeing services
• Extensive benefits and support, including:
• Onsite nurseries and childcare salary sacrifice scheme
• Cycle to work scheme
• Home electronics scheme
• Car lease salary sacrifice scheme
• Working carers support and advice, carers network and carers passport
• Flexible working options and family and carer-friendly policies
• Established staff networks, including LGBTQ+ and Race Equality
• Career progression, training and support

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