Deputy Director of Patient Safety

2 months ago

Birkenhead, United Kingdom Wirral University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust Full time

Job summary

Are you values led with a passion for governance? Do you have extensive experience of quality governance, compliance and delivering against the patient safety incident response framework within the NHS. Are you looking for an exciting role that will contribute to the development and improvement of services?

Wirral University NHS Foundation Trust are recruiting to the deputy director of quality governance and are looking for a dynamic, patient focused leader to join the team. Reporting directly to the Chief Nurse with responsibility for Risk Management, Patient Safety and Clinical Effectiveness Team, Legal Services Team,Governance Business Partner Team andComplaints Management and PALS Team

The key objective of the role is to provide comprehensive strategic leadership for the quality governance agenda in a busy acute provider.

Main duties of the job

Lead and be managerially responsible for the following teams:o Risk Management, Patient Safety and Clinical Effectiveness Teamo Legal Services Teamo Governance Business Partner Teamo Complaints Management and PALS TeamMaintain and continually improve systems that underpin an effective Quality Governance system at all levels across the Trust, from ward to board.Professional leadership and expert advice to the Executive Team and Trust Board on complex matters in relation to all aspects of Quality Governance across the ensure that the Trust is compliant with and making incremental gain against, the Care Quality Commission (CQC) Standards, the NHS Improvement Single Oversight Framework, relevant Health and Safety Standards and the Civil Contingencies establish highly effective relationships with internal and external stakeholders, including CQC, ICB and NHSE/I. Managing the delivery of highly sensitive and contentious information when provide the Chief Nurse and Medical Director with the required assurances for the Board of Directors that the governance and risk management arrangements of the Trust are fit for act as a Trust named Patient Safety SpecialistEnsure effective working with the Medical Examiner's Office and mortality review processKey meetings required to organise and participate ino Risk Management Committeeo Quality Committeeo Health and Safety Management Committeeo Patient Safety Quality Boardo Serious Incident Review Panel

About us

All new colleagues can expect to receive a warm and friendly Wirral welcome from the very first time they make contact with us. We are described as "competent and caring staff" by our patients.

Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is situated on The Wirral peninsula which has a stunning coastline and beautiful countryside surroundings, with great activities for its residents.

We are one of the largest and busiest acute Trusts in the North West of England, comprising of the Wirral's only Emergency Department. We provide a high quality range of acute care services and employ over 6,000 staff, who serve a population of approximately 400,000 people across Wirral, Ellesmere Port, Neston, North Wales and the wider North West footprint.

We have approximately 855 beds trust-wide and our financial turnover is in excess of £337m.

The Wirral is easily accessible with excellent transport links including motorway, train, bus or ferry and within easy reach to the major cities of Liverpool, Chester and Manchester as well as neighbouring North Wales.

Job description

Job responsibilities

To provide high quality advice and information to the Chief Nurse, Medical Director and Board of Directors on all matters relating to quality develop and influence robust clinical governance policies, procedures and guidelines at an organisational ensure compliance with Trust policies, procedures and guidelines by taking action or alerting the senior management team, if practice appears to contravene policy or have a detrimental impact on patient provide direct leadership in the collation of evidence for any external assessment (either announced or otherwise).To be responsible for advising the executive team, senior managers and other Trust employees as necessary, on complex matters such as legislation, regulations, orders and codes of practice which have a direct impact on clinical governance within the take responsibility for team decisions and be able to manage challenging be accountable for the effective management and application of the Trusts Risk Management be responsible for recording and providing evidence that lessons are learned, and action taken following investigation of adverse be responsible for storing, safeguarding and transferring clinical governance data in line with national and local provide assurance that clinical quality is embedded at a local level by working in collaboration with the Divisional be responsible for the development of a needs-based risk and governance training programme designed to ensure that staff at all levels are equipped with the appropriate be accountable for the management and oversight of all rapid reviews and serious incidents using the Trusts Incident Investigation Policy in a sensitive manner, ensuring staff are fully supported throughout the process.

To be responsible for ensuring that remedial action plans are developed and implemented following investigation and that nominated facilitators provide a final report detailing lessons learned and the changes made in be organisationally responsible for ensuring that the legal Duty of Candor is enacted where incidents cause significant harm to patients. This will involve ensuring that patients and their families are supported when informed of distressing incidents that have caused significant lead and manage the Quality Governance Department by setting high standards, guiding, motivating and developing the team, to achieve high performance and meet the Trusts objectives and statutory be responsible for the effective management of departmental budgets within Quality Governance and contributes each year to financial planning and savings as deliver the responsibilities of the role under the Health & Safety at Work Act (1974).

Person Specification

Qualifications, Specific Experience & Training

Essential

To be educated at Master's Level or equivalent qualification or have significant senior management experience working at that level. Current professional clinical registration Substantial specialist experience in the NHS at a senior level in the field of clinical risk management and patient safety Experience of development of healthcare standards, policies, procedures and audit of the same Knowledge and experience of working with one of more of the main healthcare regulatory / assessing bodies Care Quality Commission, NHS Improvement

Qualifications, Specific Experience & Training

Essential

Experience of healthcare governance including of patient safety, risk management and assurance Frameworks

Desirable

Knowledge of Health and Safety legislation and practice, relevant to healthcare

Knowledge and Skills

Essential

To have excellent written and verbal communications skills enabling effective communication at all levels. Ability to write strategy and to have a clear understanding of national NHS strategy and policy A track record of building effective working relationships with internal colleagues and across other organisations Ability to manage a complex workload under pressure and delegate in order to deliver to deadlines Ability to chair senior meetings and lead discussions with teams

Personal Attributes

Essential

Confident leadership / ability to inspire confidence in teams

Knowledge and Skills

Essential

Ability to react to sudden changes of workflows Ability to present information and train at all levels within the organisation Commitment to patients, staff, quality, safety and experience Recognition of the importance of showing respect, dignity and compassion to patients and colleagues

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