Quality Governance Lead | York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
| Posting date: | 02 April 2024 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £50,952 - £57,349 per annum, salary is dependant on experience. |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 02 May 2024 |
| Location: | York, YO31 8HE |
| Company: | York Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 6183266/419-6183266-QGL-CNT |
Summary
The Quality Governance Manager will be responsible for leading the co-ordination and operational delivery of a robust quality governance framework across the Trust, including Clinical Audit, Effectiveness, Regulatory Compliance, and Policy & Patient Information.
The post holder will be easily identifiable with demonstrable visibility across the Trust. In addition the Quality Governance Manager will play an integral role in the delivery of the Quality Strategy and will be held accountable for specific work streams.
The post holder will provide leadership and advice in relation to Quality Governance, which is responsive to service user needs and is based upon current evidence. This will support staff within the Trust to manage decision making processes in relation to Quality Governance.
The Quality Governance manager will ensure an in-depth knowledge of quality account audit results are known and shared across the Trust with evidence of learning systematically shared across the organisation. The post holder will ensure NICE baseline assessments are used to drive positive change in service delivery for patients, staff and other service users
• To provide an advanced and specialist clinical contribution to the management of Quality Governance and playing a lead role in the implementation of local, regional and national guidance / performance indicators; for example, NICE, CQC, CQuIN.
• You will facilitate compliance with the fundamental regulations relating to the “Health & Social Care Act 2008” Regulations 2014 and oversee the management of evidence compliance for the appropriate regulations such as CQC.
• Actively seek and identify opportunities quality improvement to improve safety, efficiency and ensure high standards of care.
• Identify and work collaboratively with key stakeholders both internally and externally. Examples may include members of the ICBs, local networks, Health Watch etc.
• Working with other healthcare professionals to develop and monitor standards and implement improvements where necessary.
• To operationally lead the delivery of the Quality Governance agenda; this includes clinical audit, effectiveness, regulation, policy and patient information.
• Develop, assist and evaluate in the development of new current policies and procedures for the Division and ones which impact on other areas.
• To participate in the development of the Annual Audit Plan and Quality Priorities in conjunction with key stakeholders, ensuring it is enacted across the Trust.
Our benefits
We offer a range of benefits to support our staff including:
• Access to the NHS Pension Scheme, providing generous benefits upon retirement, as well as a lump sum and pension for dependants
• 27 days holiday rising to 33 days (depending on NHS Trust service)
• A variety of different types of paid and unpaid leave covering emergency and planned leave
• Confidential advice and support on personal, work, family and relationship issues, 24/7, from our Employee Assistance Programme
• NHS Car Lease scheme and Cycle to Work scheme
• An extensive range of learning and development opportunities
• Discounts on restaurants, getaways, shopping, motoring, cinema and finance from a range of providers
For further information on the fantastic range of benefits we offer please visit the Trust's dedicated Staff Benefits pages.
A full description of the role is available in the attachment: job description.
Working for the Trust
Across our organisation, people are guided by values that were co-developed with staff: we are kind; we are open; and we pursue excellence.
Our values play into our ambition to develop a more diverse workforce, truly representative of our communities. We welcome applications from everyone, while working with our Staff Networks - including our Race Equality, LGBTQ+, Disability and Carers Networks - to increase the number of applications we receive from different backgrounds. If there is anything we can do to make our application process more accessible to you, please contact: yhs-tr.recruitment@nhs.net.
As part of seeking to become more inclusive, we will consider requests for flexible working from the start of your employment. It may not be suitable for every role, but we will try and be supportive where we can. We would encourage you to speak to the recruiting manager named within this advert to discuss any requirements you may have.
Armed Forces Friendly Employer
We are holders of the Gold Award from the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme, which is helping actively promote SaBRE - Supporting Britain’s Reservists and Employers. This means that we have made a statement of intent to support all Defence personnel, including with applications for employment.
COVID-19 Vaccination Requirements
Our Trust continues to strongly encourage our staff to be vaccinated against COVID19, this remains our best defence to protect our patients, ourselves and everyone else.
This advert closes on Tuesday 16 Apr 2024
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