Divisional Governance Lead

Overview

A great opportunity for an experienced Clinical Governance Manager – an integral senior professional management and leadership post within the Division of QEH Medicine is available. You will be an expert in the field of quality and clinical governance. The post holder will be responsible for supporting the Divisional Management Team with all aspects of quality and clinical governance management and will provide key support to the Divisional Directors of Nursing, Midwifery and Professions on the divisional risk management, governance arrangements, patient safety and quality improvement across the Division.

• Provide support and guidance to clinicians and managers in all aspects of quality and clinical governance, ensuring that the divisional commitment to managing risk in a coordinated, systematic, transparent and focused way is achieved.
• Manage the day-to-day operations of the divisional governance framework within the Division and its Directorates, coordinating and facilitating the administration of the Divisional Governance Meetings.
• Ensure the safety of services and the delivery of high standards of patient care.
• Maintain systems and processes that ensure all aspects of clinical risk within the Division are managed appropriately at every level, including incident and accident reporting and root cause analysis of any clinical incidents.
• Ensure incidents, risks and complaints investigations are undertaken in a timely manner, root cause analysis performed, and internal or external reports prepared to a high standard.
• Act as the divisional lead for the collation of evidence of compliance with CQC outcomes and other quality‑related regulatory authority standards.
• Improve performance and provide regular feedback on compliance against statutory and local requirements, enabling the division to increase compliance proactively.

Our people are our greatest asset. When we feel supported and happy at work, this positivity reaches those very people we are here for, the patients. Engaged employees perform at their best and our Equality, Diversity & Inclusion (EDI) initiatives contribute to cultivate a culture of engagement. We have four staff networks, a corporate EDI Team and a suite of programmes and events which aim to insert the 5 aspirations:

• Improving representation at senior levels of staff with disabilities, from black, Asian, and ethnic minorities background, identify as LGBTQ+ and women, through improved recruitment and leadership development
• Widening access (anchor institution) and employability
• Improving the experience of staff with disability
• Improving the EDI literacy and confidence of trust staff through training and development
• Making equalities mainstream, act as an expert source of advice for the divisional leadership team in respect of maintaining an integrated governance function ensuring that the division can demonstrate that its services are Safe, Effective, Caring, Well‑led and Responsive.

Ensure divisional staff have a good understanding of the key governance issues for their service and are managing the challenges appropriately and provide training where required.