Overview
Are you passionate about patient safety, clinical governance, clinical effectiveness and risk management? Do you demonstrate the Trust values and want to join a dynamic team which will be pivotal in delivering excellent clinical governance for the care group? We are delighted to advertise an opportunity for the role of Clinical Governance Coordinator within the Cancer, Specialist and Clinical Support Services Care Group.
Responsibilities
You will support and assist the Clinical Governance Facilitator in providing the Care Group with support to develop, monitor and maintain processes to ensure assurance can be provided for all areas of clinical governance, including clinical effectiveness, quality improvement, patient safety and risk management. The post holder will facilitate and support work carried out by the Quality and Governance team in providing the Care Group with support to develop, monitor and maintain processes to ensure assurance can be provided for all areas of clinical governance. In particular, you should be a team player, work to deadlines and at pace, be able to demonstrate excellent skills in IT and have an understanding of databases and action logs that will facilitate the efficient monitoring of local agendas.
Qualifications
Experience and knowledge of PSIRF, regulatory compliance, NICE, audit, clinical effectiveness and risk management required. The post holder must be able to demonstrate excellent skills in IT, managing complex data processes, and the management of all systems, databases and action logs that will facilitate the efficient monitoring of the Clinical Governance agenda. You should have knowledge and experience of patient safety and clinical effectiveness in an acute NHS environment and be enthusiastic, proactive and able to communicate effectively to support the delivery of the governance agenda as an integral member of the clinical governance team.
Working Environment
The post will be based at either York or Scarborough Hospital although some cross‑site support will be required. On‑site working is required, but hybrid work may be available following the training period. Interviews will be held in person only.
Application Information
Previous applicants within the last 6 months need not apply. If you are interested in this post and consider yourself to have the key skills and attitudes we are looking for, then we would love to hear from you.
Benefits
* Access to the NHS Pension Scheme, providing generous benefits upon retirement, as well as a lump sum and pension for dependants
* 27 days holiday rising to 33 days (depending on NHS Trust service)
* A variety of different types of paid and unpaid leave covering emergency and planned leave
* Confidential advice and support on personal, work, family and relationship issues, 24/7, from our Employee Assistance Programme
* NHS Car Lease scheme and Cycle to Work scheme
* An extensive range of learning and development opportunities
* Discounts on restaurants, getaways, shopping, motoring, cinema and finance from a range of providers
Employer Statements
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Regulatory and Safety Information
DBS Checks: All new employees starting work with us will be charged for the cost of their DBS check if it is required for the role. The cost will be deducted from your salary either in one payment or over a six month period once you start employment. By applying you are agreeing to this undertaking. If you are successful you will be asked to confirm if you wish to pay in one amount or in instalments. The charges are currently £27.38 for a standard check and £55.38 for an enhanced check. The level of check will be determined by the post you are applying for. Please note that Volunteers and Bank only staff will not be charged.
The Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) offers a confidential checking service for transgender applicants in accordance with the Gender Recognition Act 2004. This is known as the sensitive applications route, and is available for all levels of DBS check – basic, standard and enhanced. The sensitive applications route gives transgender applicants the choice not to have any gender or name information disclosed on their DBS certificate that could reveal their previous identity. To contact the sensitive applications team, please telephone 0300 106 1452 or email dbs@trust.org.
Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI)
Please note, the selection processes at York & Scarborough Teaching Hospitals are in place to ensure we recruit candidates with the right skills and values. You remain required to acknowledge that you are aware of this before submitting your application.
Agile and Flexible Working
We are committed to helping all staff balance their work with other commitments and have recently launched our new Agile and Flexible Working policy to support this, entitling all staff to request flexible working from day one – for all posts. We encourage you to speak to the recruiting manager named within this advert to discuss any requirements you may have.
Relocation Package
The Trust offers a generous relocation package of up to 30% of salary (capped at £18k) to support with relocation expenses for hard‑to‑fill positions where relocation would be an expectation to undertake the role fully.
About the Trust
York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is situated in a fantastic part of the country that is home to two national parks, a beautiful coastline, and the city of York – consistently voted one of the best places to live in the UK. We provide a comprehensive range of acute hospital and specialist healthcare services for approximately 800,000 people living in and around York, North Yorkshire, North East Yorkshire and Ryedale – an area covering 3,400 square miles. Our annual turnover is approaching £0.5bn. We manage eight hospital sites and have a workforce of around 10,000 staff working across our hospitals and in the community.
Sponsorship
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