Job overview
This is an exciting opportunity to join the senior MSK team and shape our future service, we have an exciting opportunity to recruit to the Healthcare Governance Matron/Governance Lead role.
The post holder will provide co ordination and leadership to support various governance functions such as quality monitoring and complaints and risk management. The postholder will work across professional boundaries and will work closely with the Medical Governance leads to ensure the provision of quality care and patient safety. The post holder will also manage the MSK Education Team. Please note, nursing applicants will be asked to contribute to the Duty Matron rota.
The MSK care group is made up of the following specialities: Inpatient and outpatient Orthopaedic, spinal and trauma services, Sheffield Hand Centre, Metabolic Bone and Osteoporosis Centre, Rheumatology, Chronic Pain Services, Podiatric Surgery, Inpatient and Outpatient hospital based MSK Therapy services, Physio work community service, Staff physiotherapy service.
Main duties of the job
To be the first point of contact for directorate/department staff, corporate specialists, central governance departments, and Trust-wide specialist committees for governance communications.
To ensure that healthcare governance communication is locally disseminated to relevant staff, and that they are consulted about changes to governance systems and documents.
To ensure that serious directorate or department issues are rapidly brought to the attention of the relevant Clinical, Operations and Nurse Director, Head of Service and Matrons; corporate lead/central department, and to any relevant colleagues in other directorates, departments or committees.
To receive guidance from corporate specialists and central governance departments about legislation and national standards, consider how processes could be changed to improve compliance and quality, and recommend changes to systems, policies and protocols.
To ensure that agreed changes to governance systems, policies and protocols are implemented across the directorate/department and any issues are fed back.
To participate in surveys, audits and inspections to test local governance processes and provide evidence of compliance with standards when required.
To ensure that local systems are in place to review and update clinical guidelines and governance protocols produced by the directorate/department.
Working for our organisation
Sheffield Teaching Hospitals is an organisation which values and respects all of its staff and the community it serves. The Trust is a leader in the NHS and research sectors and provides excellent benefits for its staff. This includes commitments to professional development but also many policies to support employees in balancing their personal and professional lives.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please view the attached Job Description and Person Specification documents for full details regarding this post.
When completing your application please ensure that you clearly demonstrate how you meet the role criteria.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
1. Registered Healthcare Professional e.g. NMC, HPC
2. Masters degree, or equivalent experience
3. 1st level degree or evidence of equivalent study
Desirable criteria
4. Patient, occupational safety or risk management qualification
Experience
Essential criteria
5. Significant experience working within an acute hospital.
6. Significant healthcare governance and risk management experience.
7. Significant experience of complaints management, meeting with patients and complaints resolution.
8. Experience of effectively chairing meetings and meeting deadlines.
9. Experience of leading on investigations and report writing.
10. Proven clinical operational experience with advanced problem solving.
11. Experience of HR management; and leading a team.
Desirable criteria
12. Previous budgetary responsibility
Skills and Knowledge
Essential criteria
13. Evidence of continuing professional development.
14. Evidence of multidisciplinary working.
15. Proven leadership skills.
16. Excellent communication skills; both written and verbal.
17. Good presentation skills.
18. Ability to work autonomously as well as part of a multi-disciplinary team.
19. Ability to work to tight deadlines.
20. Ability to negotiate and influence.
21. Excellent planning and organisational skills, computer literacy and advanced keyboard skills.
22. Computer literacy and advanced keyboard skills
Desirable criteria
23. Recognised computer qualification.
Values and Behaviours (PROUD)
Essential criteria
24. Patients first, Respectful, Ownership, Unity, Delivery
Please note that in order to comply with the UK Government’s rules on Skilled Worker sponsorship, any applicants who do not meet the eligibility requirements or concessions on salary thresholds under the Skilled Worker visa will not be eligible to receive sponsorship from the Trust. Please keep this in mind when submitting your application. Further details on these concessions, and who qualifies for them, can be found here.
Candidates are advised to read the attached guidance on using AI technology. When you complete your application, you are required to declare that the information in your application form is true and complete. The personal statement is exactly that; personal.
When selecting to apply via NHS Jobs, you will be redirected to our preferred recruitment system called Trac. You will be asked to create and submit your application via the Trac recruitment system.
You will not be able to track the progress of your application or receive messages through the NHS Jobs website, and furthermore, as an employer, we will not be able to respond to any e-mails sent to us via the NHS Jobs website. All communications should be sent via your Trac system account.
If you are offered employment at Sheffield Teaching Hospitals your information will be transferred from the Trac recruitment system into the national NHS Electronic Staff Records system. In addition, in submitting an application form, you authorise our Trust to confirm any previous NHS service details via the ESR IAT process should you be appointed.
Please note, all communication regarding your application will be made via email sent via the Trac recruitment system, please ensure you check your junk/spam folders as emails are sometimes filtered there.
The Trust is committed to its obligations in accordance with the Equality Act 2010, and we positively encourage applications from all sections of the community. Should you require any assistance in applying for the position please contact the General or Medical Human Resources Departments on the number identified on the NHS Jobs page for the organisation.
Job Share applicants are welcome for all full time posts unless indicated but cannot be guaranteed. In addition for Fixed Term Contracts, internal secondments may be considered, please seek the approval of your current line manager before applying for the position.
All employment with the Trust is subject to a number of NHS Employment Checks being met to a satisfactory standard including verification of identity, eligibility to work in the United Kingdom, references and qualifications in addition to professional registration, a disclosure and barring records check and occupational health check if these are deemed to be a requirement for the position to be undertaken.
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Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
25. Job Description (PDF, 184.4KB)
26. Person Specification (PDF, 152.6KB)
27. Candidate Application Best Practice Guide - please read before completing your application (PDF, 236.3KB)
28. Information for Candidates (PDF, 496.3KB)
29. Getting to Work at Sheffield Teaching Hospitals (PDF, 501.0KB)
30. Applicants - How We Use Your Information (PDF, 87.4KB)
31. Policy Statement on the Recruitment of Ex-Offenders (PDF, 124.0KB)
32. Staff Benefits (PDF, 2.7MB)
33. A Guide to Using Artificial Intelligence and With Your Personal Statement (PDF, 163.6KB)
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Further details / informal visits contact
NameEsme BlythJob titleNurse DirectorEmail addressesme.blyth@nhs.netTelephone number01142269336