Deputy Risk and Governance Manager

Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust; Warrington; Hybride; GBP 65 000 - 90 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Flexible working

Résumé du poste

Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a senior governance and risk professional to lead on risk management, incident reporting and patient safety across the division. The post holder will work with clinical teams, governance and quality groups to implement robust systems and processes that ensure high-quality, safe and effective patient care.

The role supports the Assistant Director of Governance and Compliance, including deputising as required, and contributes to the transformation

Qualifications

• Oversees risk and governance activities to protect patient safety and service delivery.
• Supports deputy/leadership teams in risk management across the division.
• Coordinates with clinical and governance groups to maintain robust governance processes.

Responsabilités

• Lead on patient safety and governance initiatives within the division.
• Manage adverse events and serious incidents with accountability for risk mitigation.
• Support the Assistant Director of Governance and Compliance in risk planning and compliance.

Connaissances

Risk management leadership

Incident reporting

Governance

Description du poste

Responsible for all aspects of management in the following areas, including training and policy/procedure development to ensure compliance for Patient Safety risk management, and incident reporting. To provide an expert resource to clinical teams, managers and governance/quality groups in the planning, design and implementation of risk and governance initiatives. To deputies for the Assistant Director of Governance and Compliance and to lead on specific areas of work as delegated by them. To manage all risks associated with the Division including adverse events and risk management. To ensure delivery of designated areas incorporating establishment of systems and processes. To work closely with operational and clinical teams and governance/quality teams to coordinate and deliverer a robust governance model that supports the delivery of high quality, safe and effective patient care across the Trust.

The post holder will ensure the delivery of the risk/incident management quality strategy within the designated area incorporating establishment of systems and processes. The post holder will support the Assistant Director of Governance and Compliance Risk and operational leads, in the management of all risks associated with the Division including adverse events, serious incidents and risk management and act as a key member of the patient safety team supporting the business and service delivery of the division/Trust.

Mersey Care is one of the largest trusts providing physical health and mental health services in the North West, serving more than 1.4 million people across our region and are also commissioned for services that cover the North West, North Wales and the Midlands.

We offer specialist inpatient and community services that support physical and mental health and specialist inpatient mental health, learning disability, addiction and brain injury services. Mersey Care is one of only three trusts in the UK that offer high secure mental health facilities.

At the heart of all we do is our commitment to 'perfect care' - care that is safe, effective, positively experienced, timely, equitable and efficient. We support our staff to do the best job they can and work alongside service users, their families, and carers to design and develop future services together. We're currently delivering a programme of organisational and service transformation to significantly improve the quality of the services we provide and safely reduce cost as we do so.

Flexible working requests will be considered for all roles.

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Clare Dooley Job title: Assistant Director of Governance and Compliance Email address: [e-mail] Telephone number: 07984451715