Clinical Governance and Effectiveness Manager

North London NHS Foundation Trust; City Of London; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

NHS pension scheme

Generous annual leave

NHS discounts

Flexible working

Health and wellbeing initiatives

Leadership behaviours and managers"s\n

Excellent internal staff network

High Cost Area Supplement (HCAS)

Job summary

North London NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Senior role to lead the Clinical Governance and Effectiveness Team, overseeing the annual clinical audit programme and clinical effectiveness initiatives across our services in Barnet, Camden, Enfield, Haringey and Islington.

You will turn audit findings and NICE guidance into service improvements, develop governance reporting for Trust committees and senior leaders, and work with clinical and operational colleagues to demonstrate evidence-based

Qualifications

• Master's degree or equivalent in healthcare governance, quality, audit or effectiveness.
• Significant experience in clinical governance, clinical audit or clinical effectiveness.
• Experience leading clinical audit and/or clinical effectiveness programmes.
• Experience analysing complex quality data and producing reports for senior committees or leaders.
• Leadership and change/improvement initiatives with measurable outcomes.

Responsibilities

• Lead the Clinical Governance and Effectiveness Team.
• Oversee delivery of the annual clinical audit programme.
• Lead the Trust's clinical effectiveness programme.
• Support implementation of NICE guidance and national standards.
• Turn audit findings, national guidance and benchmarking into improvements in patient care and outcomes.
• Develop governance intelligence and reporting for Trust committees and senior leaders.
• Work with clinical and operational leaders to demonstrate evidence-based care and regulatory compliance.

Skills

Stakeholder engagement

NICE guidance knowledge

Leadership & people mgmt

Quality improvement methodologies

Analytical & communication skills

Education

Master's degree in healthcare governance or equivalent

Job description

This post leads the Clinical Governance and Effectiveness Team at North London NHS Foundation Trust, which runs mental health services across north London. The postholder oversees the Trust's annual clinical audit and clinical effectiveness programmes, turning audit findings and NICE guidance into service improvements and governance reporting for Trust committees. The work spans multidisciplinary services, and the postholder may be asked to work at sites across Barnet, Camden, Enfield, Haringey and Islington. A Master's degree or equivalent experience in healthcare governance, quality or audit is essential.

What the job involves

• Lead the Clinical Governance and Effectiveness Team
• Oversee delivery of the annual clinical audit programme
• Lead the Trust's clinical effectiveness programme
• Support implementation of NICE guidance and national standards
• Turn audit findings, national guidance and benchmarking into improvements in patient care and outcomes
• Develop governance intelligence and reporting for Trust committees and senior leaders
• Work with clinical and operational leaders to demonstrate evidence-based care and regulatory compliance

Qualifications

• Master's degree or equivalent experience in healthcare governance, quality, audit or effectiveness

Experience

• Significant experience in clinical governance, clinical audit or clinical effectiveness
• Experience leading clinical audit and/or clinical effectiveness programmes
• Experience analysing complex quality or clinical data and producing reports for senior committees or leaders
• Experience leading change, improvement or quality initiatives with measurable outcomes

Skills & knowledge

• Excellent stakeholder engagement and influencing skills across multidisciplinary services
• Knowledge of NICE guidance and national standards
• Leadership and people management experience
• Organisational learning and quality improvement methodologies
• Excellent analytical and communication skills

What’s offered

• NHS pension scheme
• Generous annual leave
• NHS discounts
• Flexible working
• Health and wellbeing initiatives
• Leadership behaviours and managers programme
• Excellent internal staff network
• High Cost Area Supplement (HCAS) included in pay