Care Group Governance Lead

Dorset Clinical Commissioning Group; Poole; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Dorset Clinical Commissioning Group is seeking a capable governance, quality and patient safety professional to coordinate the delivery of governance activities across the Medical Care Group, ensuring robust processes are embedded within clinical services.

You will support the reporting, investigation and learning from incidents, audits and reviews, oversee risk assessment and assurance activities, and provide specialist guidance to staff to continuously improve patient safety and quality of

Qualifications

• Educated to a minimum of degree level or able to demonstrate work at graduate level, or equivalent experience in governance, safety, risk or assurance field

Responsibilities

• Coordinate the delivery of governance, quality, risk and patient safety activities across the Medical Care Group, ensuring effective governance processes are embedded within clinical services.
• Support the reporting, review and investigation of patient safety incidents, applying PSIRF principles and promoting a fair, just and learning culture.
• Support and facilitate rapid review meetings, quality and safety meetings, mortality meetings and other governance forums, ensuring actions are tracked and completed.
• Analyse and interpret information from incidents, complaints, audits, claims, inquests and other governance data sources to identify trends, risks and opportunities for improvement.
• Monitor and provide assurance on the implementation and effectiveness of safety actions, improvement plans and risk mitigation measures.
• Work with clinical leaders, matrons and managers to support effective risk assessment, risk management and compliance with governance requirements.
• Assist in assessing, reviewing and evidencing compliance with CQC Fundamental Standards, Trust policies and relevant national guidance.
• Prepare and present reports, dashboards and assurance documentation for senior leaders, governance committees and quality meetings.
• Support the sharing of learning from incidents, audits and mortality reviews to improve patient safety and quality of care across services.
• Provide specialist advice, guidance and training to staff on governance, patient safety, risk management, compliance and assurance processes.
• Develop and maintain effective working relationships with clinical, operational and corporate teams to support the delivery of quality improvement initiatives and organisational priorities.
• Deputise for the Care Group Governance Manager as required and contribute to the ongoing development of governance systems, policies and procedures across the Care Group.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Organisational skills

Multidisciplinary working

Leadership

Influencing

Data analysis

Presentation skills

Challenging practice

MS Office

Pressure management

Relationship building

Education

Degree level

Tools

Risk management systems

Job description

Detailed job description

and main responsibilities

Coordinate the delivery of governance, quality, risk and patient safety activities across the Medical Care Group, ensuring effective governance processes are embedded within clinical services.

Support the reporting, review and investigation of patient safety incidents, applying PSIRF principles and promoting a fair, just and learning culture.

Support and facilitate rapid review meetings, quality and safety meetings, mortality meetings and other governance forums, ensuring actions are tracked and completed.

Analyse and interpret information from incidents, complaints, audits, claims, inquests and other governance data sources to identify trends, risks and opportunities for improvement.

Monitor and provide assurance on the implementation and effectiveness of safety actions, improvement plans and risk mitigation measures.

Work with clinical leaders, matrons and managers to support effective risk assessment, risk management and compliance with governance requirements.

Assist in assessing, reviewing and evidencing compliance with CQC Fundamental Standards, Trust policies and relevant national guidance.

Prepare and present reports, dashboards and assurance documentation for senior leaders, governance committees and quality meetings.

Support the sharing of learning from incidents, audits, complaints and mortality reviews to improve patient safety and quality of care across services.

Provide specialist advice, guidance and training to staff on governance, patient safety, risk management, compliance and assurance processes.

Develop and maintain effective working relationships with clinical, operational and corporate teams to support the delivery of quality improvement initiatives and organisational priorities.

Deputise for the Care Group Governance Manager as required and contribute to the ongoing development of governance systems, policies and procedures across the Care Group.

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria

• Educated to a minimum of degree level or able to demonstrate work at graduate level, or equivalent experience in governance, safety, risk or assurance field

Desirable criteria

• Teaching and assessing qualification
• Training related to risk management
• Evidence of further education
• Registered nurse with recent clinical experience

Experience

Essential criteria

• Understanding and management of key aspects of governance, safety, risk and assurance
• Policy and guideline management experience
• Experience of setting and monitoring standards
• Understanding of healthcare settings and current pressures
• Working knowledge of Patient Safety Incident Response Framework (PSIRF)

Desirable criteria

• Understanding of child protection / safeguarding
• Change management experience
• Leadership training
• Management of patient safety incidents

Technical skills and competencies

Essential criteria

• Good interpersonal skills
• Organisational skills
• Evidence of multidisciplinary working
• Leadership skills
• Influencing and negotiating skills
• Ability to analyse data and interpret trends
• Presentation skills
• Ability to challenge practice and question maintaining a just and learning culture
• Computer skills i.e. Word, Excel, PowerPoint, risk management systems
• Ability to work under pressure with conflicting priorities
• Ability to develop relationships and effective partnerships across the Care Group and other departments across the organisation

Desirable criteria

• Demonstrate the ability to think laterally, creatively and innovatively
• Evidence of self-development and continuous professional development

Knowledge

Essential criteria

• Knowledge of governance and assurance processes
• Understanding of PSIRF
• Risk management
• Awareness of current issues with the health service and UHD strategies particularly those related to governance, safety, risk and assurance

Desirable criteria

• Recent clinical knowledge and experience
• NHS values and behaviours