Overview
We are advertising for a Paediatric Governance and Quality Manager. We are seeking an experienced nurse with a strong interest in governance and quality to progress the patient safety agenda. It is an exciting time to join the Paediatric team at Walsall due to the expansion and progression of the service. PAU is housed in a state-of-the-art purpose-built unit; the unit is leading the way in progressing virtual wards and a new team structure is creating a new dynamic way of team working. We are leading the way with digital innovation. The Paediatric department includes a 21-inpatient ward, a 12 bedded PAU, an elective day care unit, a virtual ward, children community nursing team and outpatient’s department.
To be successful you will need to have a mature, compassionate, and sensitive manner with a genuine desire and passion to help people and progress governance and quality. You must be able to show the trust values of Respect, Compassion, Teamwork and Professionalism in all that you do. The role will form part of the Senior Nursing team within paediatrics and neonates including the on-call rota. The Post holder will be the principal link between the Paediatric and Neonatal Care Group team and the Divisional Governance team within the Trust to help ensure a consistent and co-joined approach to both the departmental, Care Group, Divisional and Trust wide quality assessments.
The post holder will manage, promote, facilitate and co-ordinate governance and risk management (clinical and non-clinical) activity across the Paediatric; in-patient settings, out-patient settings and in community services (relating to paediatric services).
The post holder will develop a positive culture towards proactive patient safety throughout the organisation. They will work closely with the Lead Paediatricians, Matron, Senior Sisters and the Care Group team, Divisional Director of Nursing, members of the divisional governance team, and the trust wide governance department. The post holder will be a key member of a core group of identified staff who will have responsibility for direct liaison with external assessors.
The post holder will provide leadership, advice, guidance and support to directors, managers, clinicians and staff on governance and risk management issues that affect the organisation, its employees and service users relating to paediatric concerns. The postholder will work closely with the Governance Manager for Neonates and support neonatal unit in their absence. The post forms part of the senior nurse on call rota for the Care Group. Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust is an integrated Trust and the only provider of NHS acute care in Walsall, serving a population of 286,700, providing inpatient and outpatient services at the Manor Hospital as well as a wide range of services in the community. Walsall Manor houses the full range of district general hospital services under one roof. The multi-million pound new Urgent and Emergency Care Centre which houses a new Emergency Department (including Children’s Emergency Department), co-located Paediatric Assessment Unit, opened in early 2023.
We would particularly welcome applications from people from a BME background and people with a disability as these groups are currently under-represented at senior level. We value diversity within our Trust and are working to achieve equality in our recruitment. We support flexible working for all employees and prospective applicants. Any settled workers meeting the requirements must be offered the position in preference to any non-resident candidates meeting the requirements, unless the role falls under a PhD-level code, in which case sponsorship may be attained.
Responsibilities
* Identify, provide support and assist the Care Group and Governance team with the ongoing development of a proactive approach to risk management and robust governance in the organisation.
* Develop, implement and evaluate a positive culture to risk management and support the Care Group with the updating of risks on the live risk register.
* Provide clinical challenge and advice on how to populate and review risks.
* Continue to develop a just and fair no blame culture where staff are encouraged to report errors to improve quality of care to patients.
* Provide advice to all clinicians on matters relating to patient safety and risk management.
* Support and maintain relevant policies, systems and databases that enable risk management to be implemented across the organisation in line with the organisations governance structures and processes.
* Work across the organisation to encourage the development, implementation and maintenance of risk registers at service and divisional level.
* Contribute to the achievement of national standards (e.g. standards for better health, safeguarding standards, CQC standards) and preparation for internal and external assessment (e.g. NPSA, NHSLA, internal / external audit, Healthcare Commission etc).
* Clinical: undertake all duties with complete regard to the NMC Code to ensure open and honest practice is adhered to.
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