Job Summary
This role requires robust governance leadership, ensuring that the Division provides high‑quality services and is fully compliant with all regulatory requirements to deliver strong quality governance in support of the Divisional Chief Nurse and Divisional Medical Director.
This role requires an expert or professional clinical leader, passionate about risk and quality governance, partnering with the operational and clinical leads to deliver best practice proactive governance. Using key root cause analysis to make a positive change within the Division.
Responsibilities
* Lead the Patient Safety / Governance agenda for the Division and ensure that the highest standards of corporate and clinical governance are maintained. Key publications to be adhered to and to coordinate the delivery of the National Patient Safety Strategy, NHS Single Oversight Framework and NHS Contract Quality Schedule.
* Be managerially responsible for all aspects of the governance agenda, including being divisional lead for compliance with the registration requirements monitored by the Care Quality Commission.
* Take a lead in the Quality and Patient Safety Agenda ensuring that the quality of care in the Division, patient experience, patient safety and clinical effectiveness is of the highest standard, meeting national and local outcomes.
* Be responsible for coordinating the implementation of actions and provision of evidence to support service improvement and compliance with organisational standards as part of the overall Assurance Framework NHS Single Oversight Framework and the requirements of the NHS Contract through the Quality Schedule.
* Ensure that the Quality, Patient Safety and Risk Management Framework is embedded within the Division and that there is monitoring in place to meet the requirements of Annex 2 of the NHS Single Oversight Framework 2019/20.
Trust Information
Our vision is to provide outstanding care for every patient. Patient care is at the heart of what we do at our three sites: Basingstoke and North Hampshire Hospital, Royal Hampshire County Hospital in Winchester and Andover War Memorial Hospital. Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust provides medical and surgical services to a population of approximately 600,000 people across Hampshire and parts of West Berkshire.
Our cultural ambition is to have a culture that places people at the heart of all we do, where we all belong, and where learning, improvement and excellence thrive.
We provide specialist services to people across the UK and internationally. We are one of only two centres in the UK treating pseudomyxoma peritonei (a rare form of abdominal cancer) and we are leaders in the field of tertiary liver cancer and colorectal cancer.
The trust employs more than 9,000 staff and has a turnover of over £500 million a year. As a Foundation Trust, we are directly accountable to our members through the governors. The Council of Governors represent the interests of their constituencies and influence the future plans of the Foundation Trust.
Accommodation and Flexible Working
Your next career move may be easier if accommodation can be offered. Hampshire Hospitals may be able to provide accommodation options for successful candidates, depending on availability. If this is something you would like to explore please contact Southern Housing on 02080 360017.
Happy to talk. Flexible working – all requests for flexible and part‑time working will be considered.
Seniority Level
Director
Employment Type
Full‑time
Job Function
Management and Manufacturing
Industry
Operations Consulting
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