Clinical Governance Specialist - CSCS | York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
| Posting date: | 12 May 2025 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £37,338 - £44,962 Pro Rata |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 11 June 2025 |
| Location: | York or Scarborough, YO31 8HE |
| Company: | York Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust |
| Job type: | Contract |
| Job reference: | 7090501/419-7090501-CGS-CSD |
Summary
Are you clinically registered professional who is passionate about patient safety, clinical governance, clinical effectiveness and risk management?
Do you demonstrate the Trust values and want to join a dynamic team which will be pivotal in delivering excellent clinical governance for the care group?
We are delighted to advertise an opportunity for the role of Clinical Governance Specialist within the Cancer, Specialist and Clinical Support Services Care Group.
You will assist the Clinical Governance Facilitator to develop, monitor and maintain Clinical Governance processes to provide assurance for all areas of clinical governance, including clinical effectiveness, quality improvement, patient safety and risk management.
This post would ideally suit a dynamic professional who has demonstrable knowledge and experience of patient safety and clinical effectiveness in an acute NHS environment and is able to use their own initiative and have excellent organisational skills.
You should be enthusiastic, proactive, and able to communicate effectively to support the delivery of the governance agenda and committed to delivering excellence in quality, safety, and patient experience.
Based at either York or Scarborough Hospital although some cross site support will be required. Hybrid working may be available however please note that some weekly onsite working is required.
Interviews for this position will be held in person only (provisionally w/c 23rd June)
In particular, we require the post holder to be able to demonstrate excellent negotiating and influencing skills, attention to detail, proficient use of IT, in particular report writing and presentation skills, management of complex data processes, and the use of all internal and external systems, databases and action logs that will facilitate the efficient management of the Clinical Governance agenda.
Significant, demonstrable experience and knowledge of PSIRF, regulatory compliance, NICE, audit, clinical effectiveness and risk management is required.
The post holder will support the Clinical Governance Facilitator (Manager) to manage the work carried out by the Clinical Governance team and assist the Care Group to develop, monitor and maintain processes to ensure assurance can be provided for all areas of clinical governance.
This post would ideally suit a dynamic, experienced, professionally registered clinician, who has a passion for clinical effectiveness, patient safety and quality of care. You must be able to use your own initiative and have excellent organisational skills.
The post holder should be enthusiastic, proactive, and able to communicate effectively. Experience of line management is preferred.
In particular, we require the post holder to be a team player, work to deadlines and at pace, be able to demonstrate excellent skills in IT and have an understanding of databases and action logs that will facilitate the efficient monitoring of local agendas.
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.
Please note - if you would like your application to be considered for secondment, you must secure agreement from your line manager beforehand that you can be released to undertake the role.
A full description of the role is available in the attachment: job description.
Please note this vacancy may close earlier than advertised should a sufficient number of applications be received. We encourage you to submit your application at the earliest opportunity.
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.
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This advert closes on Sunday 8 Jun 2025
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