Job Summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the Governance and Patient Safety Department at University Hospitals Birmingham as one of the Governance Facilitation Officer. Working under the direction of the Governance Facilitation Lead, the candidate will support a range of governance and quality activities plus supporting the Clinical Delivery Group's (CDG) and Specialties with implementing the Governance Framework. You will be involved in the day‑to‑day delivery of risk management, quality assurance and other activity centred around service improvement within the department and the across the CDGs, whilst ensuring that the clinical quality governance and risk management agenda is proactively managed and consistently delivered.
Main Duties, Tasks & Skills Required
The ideal candidate will have a keen drive for improvement, be a resilient team player and be confident to work autonomously as required. The role will require an ability to create strong working relationships with clinical and non‑clinical colleagues at all levels, as well as an ability to frequently present to a wide and varied audience. You will be required to attend relevant committee meetings as required and actively contribute, setting standards of practice, and behaviour.
The candidate will need to have the skills to undertake analysis of complex information (qualitative, quantitative, and statistical information) to inform and measure the effectiveness of projects and work streams. You will be required to participate in the preparation for any external regulatory visits i.e. CQC as required.
We are looking for a forward‑thinking dynamic individual, expect flexibility in the role and a high standard of communication skills. If you are the person for this role, please contact us for a discussion.
About Us
University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust strives to have an inclusive culture where everyone feels like they belong, can thrive, knows that they add value and feels valued. We do this by developing compassionate and culturally competent leaders, being values driven in all that we do and by creating a welcoming and inclusive workplace that thrives on the diversity of our people. As such we want to attract and recruit talented individuals from all backgrounds, and for each of you to feel supported for the diversity you bring, to achieve your full potential. For those staff with a disability, including physical disability, long term health condition, mental health or neurodiverse condition, this also means being committed to making reasonable adjustments needed for you to carry out your role.
Please note: For a detailed job description for this vacancy, please see the attached Job Description.
Person Specification
Qualifications
* Proven experience in risk management and/or clinical governance.
Desirable Qualifications
* Degree or equivalent qualification and/or significant relevant experience.
Experience
Essential
* Evidence of a methodical approach and effective organisational skills.
* MS Office to intermediate/advanced level.
* Working with departmental systems. Use of the internet.
* Ability to work to tight deadlines.
* Production of high-quality work in written reports.
* Applied knowledge of risk management.
* Knowledge and application of relevant clinical governance and evaluation methodologies and statistical procedures, qualitative and quantitative.
Desirable
* Applied knowledge and application of using risk management systems.
Additional Criteria
Essential
* Good communication and interpersonal skills, including the ability to provide detailed advice to staff.
* IT literate – Intermediate level MS office skills. Advanced keyboard and computer skills.
* Excellent written, verbal, presentation, analytical and numeric skills.
* Ability to manage own workload, to work under pressure with deadlines.
* Ability to use own initiative to determine the most appropriate methods to achieve expected work tasks and outcomes.
* Ability to build positive relations within the organisation, with health professionals and managers.
* Ability to resolve problems, interpret data and report data in a format which is consistent with the needs of the audience.
* Ability to produce accurate and timely work with attention to detail.
* Ability to work unsupervised.
* Ability to work as part of a team.
* Flexible approach to tasks.
* Able to work to internal policy and procedure timescales.
* Confident, self‑motivated, enthusiastic and able to motivate others.
* Ability to communicate with all staff groups.
* Ability to work under pressure, prioritise workloads and meet tight deadlines.
* Excellent organisational skills and administrative ability.
* Team player.
* May be required to work flexible hours to suit meeting requirements with clinical staff.
Contact
Margaret Barnsley
margaret.barnsley@uhb.nhs.uk
07880080692
Pay scheme
Agenda for Change
Band
Band 5
Salary
£32,073.00 to £39,043.00 yearly
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full‑time, flexible working
Reference number
304-1100698
Job locations
Queen Elizabeth Hospital
Mindelsohn Way
Birmingham
West Midlands
B15 2TH
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