Job overview Neonatal Governance Lead Nurse Band 7 Neonatal Governance Lead Nurse – Band 7 Location: Level 3 Neonatal Unit Salary: Band 7 (Agenda for Change) Contract: 30 hours per week Are you an experienced neonatal nurse with a passion for patient safety and quality improvement? Our Level 3 Neonatal Unit is offering an exciting opportunity for a highly motivated and dynamic individual to join our dedicated Quality Team as a Neonatal Governance Lead Nurse. In this pivotal role, you will play a key part in delivering the Quality Governance Assurance Framework within our neonatal service, ensuring the highest standards of patient care, safety, experience, and clinical effectiveness. You will work collaboratively with the Perinatal and Paediatric Governance Teams, supporting learning from incidents and embedding a positive safety culture in line with the Patient Safety Incident Response Framework (PSIRF). Your strong clinical background and leadership skills will help drive improvements and innovation in practice, ensuring that our babies and families receive exceptional care. We are looking for someone who: · Has extensive neonatal clinical experience and a sound understanding of governance processes · Demonstrates a commitment to continuous quality improvement · Can effectively engage and influence teams across the neonatal service · Is passionate about developing a learning and supportive culture If you are ready to make a real difference in neonatal safety and quality, we would love to hear from you. For more information or an informal discussion, please contact: · Sara Jane Wye, Matron – 01932 723839 · Natalie Rea, Quality and Safety Lead – 01932 335353 Advert Take a lead role in the delivery of the Quality Governance Assurance Framework within neonatal to ensure that the quality of care, patient experience, patient safety and clinical effectiveness is of the highest standard and meets national and local outcomes. Take a lead role in ensuring that the Trust’s Quality Safety and Risk Management Strategy is embedded in paediatrics and neonatal. Support the Divisional Quality Governance Manager in co-ordinating clinical and non-clinical risk management activities across within paediatrics and neonatal. Support the Divisional Quality Governance Manager in monitoring incidents/events recorded via the Trust reporting system relating to the division in order to co-ordinate and communicate actions taken locally. Disseminate learning that arises through incident investigation. Assist in preparing reports for presentation at all corporate meetings. Assist and participate in allocated Clinical Quality projects. Support the co-ordination of audit. Assist in the development of teaching programmes and delivery to all grades of staff as appropriate. To keep abreast of the National Agenda in regards to Patient Safety. Support the division to respond to complaints raised by families Deputise for the Divisional Quality Governance Manager in their absence. In the absence of the Divisional Quality Governance Manager, attend and contribute to relevant Divisional and Board level meetings Working for our organisation Ashford and St. Peters Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust serves a population of more than 410,000 people living in North-West Surrey, parts of Hounslow and beyond. Over 3,700 highly trained doctors, nurses, midwives, therapists, healthcare scientists and other support staff make up our workforce, providing a wide range of services across our two hospital sites, Ashford, Ashford, Surrey and St Peter's, Chertsey, Surrey. We also run many specialist clinics in the community and local community hospitals and other healthcare facilities. Our vision is to be one of the best healthcare Trusts in the country. There has never been a better time to join us in the NHS at Ashford & St Peters Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust with our strong commitment to staff health and wellbeing. We are committed to providing continuous professional development, staff benefits and flexibility to shape our workforce around our patient care. Please see the supporting links which you can find on the right-hand side of this job advert. There is guidance on how to make an application on NHS Jobs as well as more information about joining the ASPH Team Although it isn't the Trusts normal practice, adverts may close early, so applicants are encouraged to submit an application as soon as possible. Detailed job description and main responsibilities Quality Responsibilities: With the support of Divisional Quality Governance Manager review compliance with the CQC standards ensuring relevant databases are maintained and up to date. Support the Divisional Quality Governance Manager in the development of systems to monitor and audit governance processes with a specific focus on the CQC standards and registration Maintain the SIRI action plan database ensuring that the actions have been tested. Develop, maintain, update and implement appropriate policies relating to governance and clinical quality across the division. Assist in implementing systems to identify opportunities learning and sharing good practice creating learning opportunities within paediatrics and neonatal. Work with senior clinicians in monitoring and developing action plans for the implementation of NICE guidelines, and review these on a timely basis. Develop and communicate action plans for national surveys relevant to neonatal care. PALS, Complaints, and Risk Management responsibilities: Support and assist the Divisional Quality Governance Manager in the delivering the Trust’s Quality Safety and Risk Management Strategy Create and maintain a standardised process for following up any events causing concern with the appropriate nurse/clinician. Facilitate a proactive approach to risk management through support of risk assessment Ensure all incidents are correctly recorded and coded on Datix and complaints correctly logged In conjunction with the Divisional Quality Governance Manager monitor action plans for incidents, complaints and PALs issues to ensure that all are completed and the learning shared. Be responsible for collating and disseminating information on trends in incidents, complaints and PALs and prepare reports as required for various committees and meetings. Assist with investigation and action as a result of complaints. Education Responsibilities: Lead on in the provision of risk management training within the division in conjunction with the Divisional Governance team. To ensure all staff are aware of their governance and quality improvement responsibilities. Provide advice on governance and quality improvement issues to Consultants, Junior Doctors, Clinical Nurse Leaders, Ward Managers and other relevant clinical staff within paediatrics and neonatal. Audit Responsibilities: To assist, support and encourage an environment of clinical audit across the division. With the Divisional Quality Governance Manager contribute to the development of an audit programme so that appropriately, prioritised audits are undertaken and the findings implemented and shared across the division. Undertake regular case note audits. Report on audit findings and identify areas of improvement and support on actioning these. Professional Responsibilities: Maintain own professional registration as required Act as a role model, maintaining and upholding high standards of professional behaviour. Be an effective leader of supporting change, embedding a culture of continuous quality improvement, innovation and use of technology that meets the changing needs of patients Maintain a flexible approach to working Attend and participate at relevant meetings appropriate to the governance and quality improvement agenda Keep abreast of current issues in clinical risk management, relevant legislation and governance and quality improvement To support the department and organisation by carrying out any other duties that reasonably fit within the broad scope of a job of this grade and type of work.