Patient Safety and Governance Lead

1 month ago


Basingstoke, United Kingdom Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Full time

Job summary

Patient Safety and Governance Lead - Surgical Division

Cross Site working with a main base in Basingstoke, Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

We are looking for an experienced and dedicated individual to lead our governance and safety agenda for our team within the Surgical Division . Do you have a proven track record of successful clinical or professional leadership and a passion for innovative and collaborative working?

The Surgical Division encompasses many areas including: Theatres & Anaesthetics, Orthopaedics, Surgery, Head and Neck, Cancer Services, Critical Care, PMI and all of the supporting structures required for these services.

Main duties of the job

This role requires the provision of robust governance leadership, ensuring that the Division provides high quality services and is fully compliant with all regulatory requirements to deliver strong quality governance, in support of the Divisional Chief Nurse and Divisional Medical Director.

What we are looking for:

An expert or professional clinical leader, passionate about risk and quality governance. Relevant qualifications with sufficient experience of providing innovative leadership to creating an environment which is always improving, that puts the patient first. High levels of organisational and prioritisation skills with a resourceful and professional approach to work. Demonstration of excellent interpersonal and communication skills with the ability to develop and maintain relationships with a variety of clinical and non-clinical staff. Broad quality governance understanding and experience to ensure breadth of knowledge enabling resourcefulness, resilience and leadership. Drive, ambition with a will to succeed.

We are a forward thinking, innovative, supportive and committed team with a passion for high quality safe patient care whilst ensuring a strong governance adherence. Your development and well-being is important to us and we will work together to encourage you to reach your professional and personal goals.

About us

Our vision is to provide outstanding care for every patient. Patient care is at the heart of what we do at our three sites: Basingstoke and North Hampshire Hospital, Royal Hampshire County Hospital in Winchester and Andover War Memorial Hospital. Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust provides medical and surgical services to a population of approximately 600,000 people across Hampshire and parts of West Berkshire.

Our cultural ambition is to have a culture that places people at the heart of all we do, where we all belong, and where learning, improvement and excellence thrive.

We provide specialist services to people across the UK and internationally. We are one of only two centres in the UK treating pseudomyxoma peritonei (a rare form of abdominal cancer) and we are leaders in the field of tertiary liver cancer and colorectal cancer.

The trust employs more than 9,000 staff and has a turnover of over £500 million a year. As a Foundation Trust, we are directly accountable to our members through the governors. The Council of Governors represent the interests of their constituencies and influence the future plans of the Foundation Trust.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Further information about the Trust and this role can be found on the Job Description and Person Specification document attached.

Person Specification

Education and Qualifications

Essential

Educated to Masters level or evidence of working to this level/ equivalent experience Clinical professional qualification

Experience and Knowledge

Essential

Experience in an acute NHS healthcare setting Evidence of undertaking senior/lead roles dealing with risk management, quality of care or patient safety issues Evidence of undertaking extensive investigation and Root Cause Analysis Evidence of leadership skills Specialist knowledge of all stages of the governance cycle .In depth specialist knowledge of NHS clinical governance strategy, policy and current issues Knowledge of quality improvement methods and techniques

Desirable

Practical experience of leading Clinical Audit Experience in teaching Investigator Training

Skills & Ability

Essential

Self-motivated and committed with excellent interpersonal skills, influencing and persuasion skills Excellent report writing, IT and verbal communication skills Organised with good time management skills and able to work to tight deadlines and cope under pressure
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