Band 8a Governance Manager

Birmingham Community Health Care Nhs Foundation Trust; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Part time

Job summary

A community healthcare provider in Birmingham is seeking a dedicated professional to lead governance projects, enhance patient safety, and manage necessary training related to these projects. This job-share position encompasses various duties, including facilitating quality improvement initiatives and ensuring compliance with regulatory standards. The role demands strong leadership and organizational skills to effectively manage multiple responsibilities within the dental services division while promoting a supportive working environment.

Benefits

Full NHS terms and conditions

Attractive relocation payment

Discounts for local and national retailers

Dedicated well-being services

Flexible working options

Responsibilities

• Lead, plan, support, facilitate and monitor progress of governance projects.
• Design and deliver in-house training linked to governance projects.
• Manage Dental Services patient experience and complaint systems.

Job description

Working for our organisation

Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS Trust is committed to being an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applicants from people irrespective of age, gender, race and disability.

Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS Trust (BCHC) is committed to providing dignity in care for all our patients and service users across the Trust.

Benefits of working for us:

• Full NHS terms and conditions including extensive holidays, Agenda for Change pay with enhancements
• Attractive relocation payment if you relocate to the local area
• Discounts for local and national retailers
• Dedicated well-being services for all employees
• Flexible working where possible

The post-holder will lead, plan, support, facilitate and monitor progress of governance projects including incident management, audit as part of quality improvement, complaint handling, projects to improve patient safety and experience, local risk management, learning lessons and clinical effectiveness; ensuring that the best standards of practice are delivered, maintained and continuously improved within the Division's clinical governance framework.

The post holder has responsibility for the design, development and delivery of associated in-house training linked to these projects.

The post holder will lead on developing and maintaining the Dental Services risk assessment, risk register and incident reporting systems.

The post holder will manage the Dental Services patient experience and complaint systems in line with NHS and Trust legislation, policies and procedures.

This post is a permanent job-share position, working 18.75 hours per week.

The post-holder will work as a member of the Divisional Management team to lead and manage the extensive clinical governance programme across Dental Services, which includes a wide range of projects relating to risk management, health & safety, and meeting the regulatory requirements of external standards and inspection such as those undertaken by the Care Quality Commission (CQC), Developing and managing projects related to the implementation and assurance of CQC registration and standards, legislative and best practice requirements.

Managing governance groups to ensure action and improvement with particular reference to the national Regulatory Agencies Eg CQC and General Dental Council.

Patient Safety and Risk Management

Responsible for the continuing development of risk management within Dental Services according to its needs and the Trust Risk Management Strategy including:

• Developing and reviewing the Dental Services Risk Management Strategy in line with the Trust Risk Management Framework.
• Leading on effective Divisional risk register management and ensure it accurately reflects the Divisional risks and is reviewed and updated on a regular basis. This must be escalated and reported on a monthly basis to Divisional Quality Safety Board and Divisional Leadership Team with concerns to be escalated to the Divisional Director of Nursing and Therapies.

UK Home Office Visa Sponsorship requirements In accordance with UK Home Office requirements, Band 2 clinical and non-clinical roles and Band 3 Non-Clinical roles are not eligible for sponsorship. Please note that the majority of non-clinical roles (Agenda for Change Band 3 - 6) with the exception of those which appear on this list - link, will not meet the minimum requirements set by UK Visas and Immigration to sponsor candidates to work in the UK. All non-clinical roles (Agenda for Change Bands 7 - 9) that meet the prescribed skill level (RQF 6) and salary threshold will be eligible for sponsorship. The Trust will accept applications from candidates who can evidence their right to work in the UK or via alternative visa routes.

Disability Confident Employer and Guaranteed Interview Scheme BCHC offers a guaranteed interview to any candidate who is Disabled, Neurodiverse, has a hidden or long term health condition as recognised under the Equality Act 2010, providing they meet the essential criteria of the job role, as set out in the person specification. We encourage applicants to submit their applications and to request any reasonable adjustments where required.

Equality, Diversity and Inclusion As part of our ongoing commitment to being a Great Place to Work, we actively foster and support a workplace culture that is inclusive and equitable for all staff, patients and service users. We are dedicated to creating an inclusive environment where everyone feels welcomed and valued. We encourage applications from individuals of all backgrounds, including those with diverse abilities, experiences, and perspectives. We are also dedicated to supporting the career progression of colleagues from underrepresented backgrounds into this role and more senior roles within the Division and the wider organisation.

Promoting Workforce Equality In response to data held by BCHC which demonstrates that individuals from particular protected characteristics are under-represented, BCHC are striving to redress these imbalances. In order to do this, the Trust is committed to the employment and career development of individuals with these protected characteristics. As part of this commitment and given this under-representation, the Trust guarantees an interview to any applicants from under-represented groups for positions at Band 8a and above whose application meets the essential criteria for the post as detailed on the Person Specification. The Trust is currently under-represented in terms of people who identify as Black, Minority Ethnic (BME) and welcomes applicants from these communities. Selection will be on the basis of merit. In order to ensure the diversity of our workforce and understand the differing needs of our communities, the Trust is committed to the principles of Positive Action.

Flexible Working Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust (BCHC) supports a variety of flexible working practices and, where possible (given our range of services and community settings) dependent upon the requirements associated with the role, will actively consider requests made and support these where practically possible. This may include hybrid patterns of working to enable colleagues to request the flexibility of a mixture of home/base working. In accordance with the NHS People Promise, the Trust is committed to facilitating a healthy work/life balance that is essential to health and wellbeing and to making BCHC a 'Great Place to Work'. We will be happy to discuss and consider all requests relating to working patterns and hours at your interview so please do ask!

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