Risk and Quality Manager

Lister Fertility Clinic; Harley; On-site; GBP 100,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider is seeking a Risk and Quality Manager to enhance clinical governance at their Harley Street location. The ideal candidate will have demonstrated experience in healthcare governance, risk management, and coordination of investigative processes. Responsibilities include liaising with senior management to ensure compliance with external standards. This role offers opportunities for professional development and aims to improve patient care through effective governance practices.

Benefits

25 days holiday plus bank holidays

Private Healthcare Insurance

Pension contributions

Season Ticket Loan

Cycle to Work scheme

Life Assurance

Critical illness cover

Enhanced maternity and paternity pay

Corporate staff discounts

Flexible health and lifestyle benefits

Qualifications

• Current relevant experience in healthcare governance.
• Evidence of continuing professional development.
• Experience with audits and governance.

Responsibilities

• Lead implementation of clinical governance activities.
• Manage and coordinate incident investigations.
• Ensure compliance with Duty of Candour requirements.

Skills

Clinical governance experience

Risk management

Investigation skills

Excellent communication

Education

Diploma or degree level education

Job description

Job Title: Risk and Quality Manager

Location: The Harley Street Clinic

Full time: 37.5 hours per week

Permanent/Temp

Salary: Competitive + benefits

We’re looking for an experienced Risk and Quality Manager to join our Governance team based in The Harley Street Clinic.

As the Risk & Quality Manager, you will lead on the implementation and delivery of a range of clinical governance activities with a particular focus on risk, incidents and investigations, whilst supporting The Harley Street Clinic to meet the regulatory requirements of external standards and inspections.

The ideal candidate will be a specialist resource, using knowledge and experience of clinical governance, with a particular focus on risk and incident management. This will include managing and coordinating investigations and responses of all incidents, which involves liaising with Heads of Department and the Senior Leadership Team. They will also ensure compliance to the Duty of Candour requirements and be responsible for developing systems and implementing processes to ensure organisational wide learning.

Excellent communication and a proven ability to implement change, or new systems, are essential for the role. The ideal candidate will be dynamic, with excellent verbal and written communication skills and be experienced in clinical governance.

Above all else, we’re committed to the care and improvement of human life. It’s this guiding vision that influences everything we do at HCA UK. From the CEO to the colleagues on the floor we all have a part to play in delivering exceptional care to our patients. Others may think this is just a role in Governance but to us, you’ll be part of a wider team with a unique sense of purpose, one that helps improve lives on a daily basis.

What You’ll Do

• Educated to diploma or degree level
• Current and relevant experience of working in healthcare governance
• Evidence of continuing professional development
• Investigation, governance, audit and risk experience

Why HCA UK?

Originally founded over 50 years ago by Dr Thomas Frist, HCA has gone on to become one of the world’s leading healthcare providers. In the UK, we’re one of the largest providers of privately funded healthcare and have invested over £500 million in the latest treatments, technology, techniques, medication and facilities. Being part of a large multisite, established healthcare group we can offer you unrivalled opportunities for career progression through internal and external courses, as well as working conditions that prioritise both your mental and physical wellbeing.

Benefits

• 25 days holiday each year (plus bank holidays) increasing with service, with option to buy or sell leave to suit you
• Private Healthcare Insurance for treatment at our leading hospitals
• Private pension contribution which increases with length of service
• Season Ticket Loan and Cycle to Work scheme
• Group Life Assurance from day one
• Critical illness cover
• Enhanced Maternity and Paternity pay
• Corporate staff discount for all facilities including Maternity packages at The Portland
• Comprehensive range of flexible health, protection and lifestyle benefits to suit you
• Discounts with over 800 major retailers

Culture and values

At HCA UK we believe exceptional care starts with our people. We celebrate the unique perspectives and different experiences each of us bring as we know that when you feel seen, heard and supported you can be at your best for our patients, and each other.

Our Mission Is Simple, Above All Else We’re Committed To The Care And Improvement Of Human Life, a Clear Statement That Extends To Both Our Patients And Colleagues. To Achieve This, We Live And Breathe Four Core Values

• Unique and Individual: We recognise and value everyone as unique and individual
• Kindness and compassion: We treat people with kindness and compassion
• Honesty, integrity and fairness: We act with absolute honesty, integrity and fairness
• Loyalty, respect and dignity: We trust and treat one another as valued members of the HCA UK family with loyalty, respect and dignity

Reasonable adjustments

We believe everyone should feel comfortable to bring their full self to work and be afforded the same opportunities. As a Disability Confident committed organisation, we’re happy to discuss flexible working arrangements to suit your needs as well as offer reasonable adjustments throughout our recruitment process, and in the workplace, to anyone that needs them.