Divisional Quality & Safety Manager

University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust; Chichester; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare trust in Chichester seeks a Divisional Quality & Safety Manager to oversee quality governance and patient safety. The role involves collaborating with clinicians, managing compliance, and continuously improving service quality for better patient outcomes. Applicants should possess a Master’s degree and experience in risk management.

Benefits

Wellbeing Programme for staff

Diversity and inclusion initiatives

Training and development opportunities

Qualifications

• Experience with quality governance and patient safety management.
• Investigation training (HSIB Silver) or equivalent.
• Knowledge of risk management principles.

Responsibilities

• Establish high standards for quality governance within the Trust.
• Provide information to the Trust Board and relevant committees.
• Develop quality reports in line with Trust requirements.

Skills

Communication

Negotiation

Autonomy

Attention to detail

Education

Masters level in a relevant healthcare, risk or quality improvement subject

Job description

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29.06.2025

Expiry Date:

13.08.2025

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Job overview

The post holder will support the divisional triumvirate to deliver effective and responsive quality governance systems, providing senior specialist support and advice, and participate in the management of the compliance for quality governance across the Trust. The post holder will enable the divisions to continuously improve patient safety, experience, outcomes, and effectiveness. The post holder will support the divisional management and reporting of the RLDatix IQ risk, complaints/feedback, mortality and incident reporting system in relation to the risk register, complaints, learning from deaths and patient safety incidents. The post holder will work in partnership with lead clinicians, senior managers, nurses, specialists, and service providers in order to maintain support, mentorship and advice. The post holder is required to manage a portfolio of evidence for external inspections and internal assurance to ensure the Trust meets its regulatory requirements. The post holder will be required to provide regular assurance and gap analysis reports to various committees of the board and the executive team for assurance purposes.

Main duties of the job

• Establish a high quality profile and agenda within the Division regarding clinical governance.
• Establish and maintain effective methods to assure triangulation of governance within the Division.
• Develop pathways and feedback loops to ensure learning from incidents, risks, complaints and deaths.
• Provide an overview of reporting and auditing, ensuring support is given to those undertaking these, to ensure these are high quality and timely.

Working for our organisation

At UHSussex, diversity is our strength, and we want you to feel included to help us always put the Patient First, as shown in our Outstanding for Caring CQC rating. Your uniqueness and experiences will be part of our creative and innovative community where everyone is encouraged to succeed. We have a range of Staff Networks to help break down barriers, and can offer a
buddy to help new members settle in. We’re proud to be a Disability Confident Employer (Level 2) and a Veteran Aware Trust. We treat our patients and staff with the same compassion and empathy we expect for ourselves. We’re here for them when they need us, and we go above and beyond to meet their needs. This can be seen in our Wellbeing Programme for staff which is extensive and designed to support you when you need it - because we know that to look after others we must first look after
ourselves. As a university trust and a leader in healthcare research, we value learning, teaching and training so that we can be the best
that we can be. From the moment you start with us and throughout your career we will help you to grow and develop. We hope that in choosing UHSussex you are choosing a long and happy career where you will be able to see the difference you make and feel valued for all that you do.
We look forward to receiving your application and the start of your journey with UHSussex.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Main Duties and Responsibilities

Leading by personal example, to establish a high profile for quality governance within the Trust and collaborate within the clinical operating model to share good practice. Actively contribute to help communicate Trust-wide lessons learnt and celebrate success.

• Working independently; acting as lead advisor to clinicians regarding clinical governance methods, tools, data collection, data analysis and interpretation, report writing, presentations and the facilitation of action planning and policy implementation.
• Ensure that the Trust Board and relevant committees are provided with up to date, accurate information.
• Develop quality governance, quality improvement and risk reports in line with Trust requirements. Identifying local and divisional trends by analysing aggregated data and triangulating information to give a holistic picture of quality within the division and to support the identification of risks and quality improvement opportunities.
• Analyse evidence from a variety of sources to ensure it supports regulatory and statutory requirements, escalating risk and non-compliance where necessary.

**For further information please see the attached job description**

Person specification

Experience and qualifications

• Educated to Masters level in a relevent healthcare, risk or quality improvement associated subject or equivalent experience
• Investigation training (HSIB Silver) or equivalent accredited course within last 2 years
• A good knowledge of the principles of risk and patient safety management and how to apply them in practice

Skills and knowledge

• Excellent communication, negotiation and liaison skills
• Ability to work autonomously and mange highly complex information with attention to details and accuracy

Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion

• Evidence of having championed diversity in previous roles (as appropriate to role).
• Evidence of having undertaken own development to improve understanding of equalities issues

Important information for applicants:

A Note on AI Use in Applications
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Applications that rely heavily on AI-generated content may misrepresent your abilities and could result in your application being rejected. We encourage you to take the time to present your genuine self, as this helps us better understand your potential and ensures a transparent selection process.

Closing Adverts Early: In the event of exceptional interest, we may close adverts earlier than specified.

Some of our adverts are capped for a limited number of applications; therefore, the advert will close once the cap has been reached. We therefore encourage you to submit your application as soon as possible if you are interested in the position to prevent you from missing out on applying for the opportunity.

Flexible Working: If you would like to explore potential options regarding flexible working please speak with the appropriate recruiting/line manager.

DBS Checks: As part of our commitment to a safe working environment, we undertake a Disclosure and Barring Service check on all new employees where the role is eligible for a criminal record check . We make offers in line with the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1975.

Skilled Worker Visa: Applications for Skilled Worker sponsorship are welcome for the roles that meet the Visa and Immigrations eligibility criteria. For further information please visit the gov.uk website searching for Skilled Worker. It is your responsibility as the applicant to ensure that you meet this criteria.

UHSussex reserves the right to close the role early if we receive a high volume of applications