Advanced Clinical Governance and Risk Practitioner (Team Leader)

Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust; Oxford; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 58,000; Part time

Job summary

An exciting opportunity awaits as an Advanced Clinical Governance and Risk Practitioner (Team Leader) at a prominent NHS teaching trust. This role is pivotal in enhancing clinical governance and quality within the Surgery, Women's & Oncology Division. You will lead a dedicated team, focusing on risk management, patient safety, and clinical effectiveness. The ideal candidate will be confident, self-motivated, and possess significant experience in clinical governance. Join a forward-thinking organization that values compassion and excellence in healthcare delivery, and contribute to making a real difference in patient care.

Qualifications

• Significant knowledge and experience in clinical governance and risk management.
• Excellent communication skills and ability to manage workloads.

Responsibilities

• Lead the clinical governance agenda within the Surgery, Women's & Oncology Division.
• Manage the clinical governance team to develop robust systems for safe clinical practice.

Skills

Clinical Governance

Risk Management

Incident Investigation

Communication

Team Leadership

Education

Relevant Nursing Qualification

Management Experience

Job description

Band 5 Nurse and Band 2 Healthcare Support Worker recruitment is centralised, meaning when you apply you will be considered for a number of roles across the Trust. If you have any questions please email: [e-mail].

Advanced Clinical Governance and Risk Practitioner (Team Leader)

NHS AfC: Band 8a

Main area: Administration
Grade: NHS AfC: Band 8a
Contract: Permanent
Hours: Part time - 22.5 hours per week
Job ref: 321-SW2-6821389-B8a-PUB

Site: Churchill Hospital
Town: Oxford
Salary: £50,952 - £57,349 Per Annum / Pro Rata
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 05/01/2025 23:59

Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest NHS teaching trusts in the country. It provides a wide range of general and specialist clinical services and is a base for medical education, training and research.

The Trust comprises four hospitals - the John Radcliffe Hospital, Churchill Hospital, Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre in Headington, and the Horton General Hospital in Banbury.

Our values, standards, and behaviours define the quality of clinical care we offer and the professional relationships we make with our patients, colleagues, and the wider community. We call this Delivering Compassionate Excellence, and its focus is on our values of compassion, respect, learning, delivery, improvement, and excellence. These values put patients at the heart of what we do and underpin the quality healthcare we would like for ourselves or a member of our family.

Job overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen to appoint an Advanced Clinical Governance and Risk Practitioner (Team Leader) within the Surgery, Women's & Oncology Division. The Division is looking for an enthusiastic and self-motivated team member who feels confident in working independently and also as a member of the wider multi-disciplinary team. The candidate should have had exposure to managing risk, involvement in incident investigation, and have safety at the core of their agenda.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will work closely with the Divisional Director of Nursing in leading the clinical governance agenda within the SUWON Division, managing the clinical governance team in the further development of robust systems and processes throughout the Division in relation to clinical governance and quality, which underpin safe clinical practice. This role encompasses risk management, patient safety, clinical audit, and clinical effectiveness programmes.

Person specification

The successful candidate must be an excellent communicator, confident, and able to manage a demanding and ever-changing workload and will assist with the implementation of the Governance strategy in order to improve the quality of services and clinical care within the Trust.

This role works in close consultation with the relevant Divisional/Directorate Leaders driving forward the Organisational strategic intents and goals related to Clinical Governance and Risk, operationalising the varying work activities. This role is pivotal in building relationships at all levels within the Division and linking the Central Clinical Governance Department with the Division.

This is a hands-on role and we are looking for someone with significant knowledge, skills, and experience relating to the job description and person specification.

Next Steps

Please make sure that you read the job description and person specification, and that your supporting statement reflects this as your application will be judged against these criteria. Candidates selected for interview will be contacted after the short-listing process, usually within 2 weeks.

No unsolicited recruitment agency telephone calls or emails.