Associate Director of Clinical Governance & Quality

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East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust provides safe, compassionate and high quality hospital and community care to the half a million people living in East Sussex and those who visit our local area.

We are one of the largest organisations in East Sussex with an annual income of £568 million and we are the only integrated provider of acute and community care in Sussex.

Our extensive health services are provided by over 7,000 dedicated members of staff working from two acute hospitals in Hastings and Eastbourne, three community hospitals in Bexhill, Rye and Uckfield, over 100 community sites across East Sussex, and in people's own homes.

In 2020 the Care Quality Commission (CQC) rated us as 'Good' overall, and 'Outstanding' for being Caring and Effective. The Conquest Hospital in Hastings and our Community Services were rated 'Outstanding' and Eastbourne DGH was rated 'Good' Our two acute hospitals have Emergency Departments and provide 24 hour a day care, offering a comprehensive range of surgical, medical, outpatient and maternity services, supported by a full range of diagnostic and therapy services.

In the summer of 2020, the Trust launched its ambitious 'Building for our Future' (BFF) programme. This once in a lifetime programme aims to redevelop and expand our hospitals at Eastbourne, Hastings and Bexhill, transforming the environment in which we provide care for generations to come.

We provide safe, compassionate and high quality hospital and community care to over half a million people living in East Sussex and those who visit our local area.

We are one of the largest organisations in East Sussex with an annual income of £650 million and we are the only integrated provider of acute and community care in Sussex. Our extensive health services are provided by over 8,000 dedicated members of staff working from two acute hospitals in Hastings and Eastbourne, three community hospitals in Bexhill, Rye and Uckfield, over 100 community sites across East Sussex, and in people's own homes.

In 2020 the Care Quality Commission (CQC) rated us as 'Good' overall, and 'Outstanding' for being Caring and Effective. Conquest Hospital and our Community Services were rated 'Outstanding' and Eastbourne DGH was rated 'Good'.

Our two acute hospitals have emergency departments and provide 24 hour a day care, offering a comprehensive range of surgical, medical, outpatient and maternity services, supported by a full range of diagnostic and therapy services. Our centre for trauma services and obstetrics is at Conquest Hospital, while our centre for urology and stroke services is at Eastbourne DGH. At Bexhill Hospital we offer a range of outpatient, day surgery, rehabilitation and intermediate care services. At Rye, Winchelsea and District Memorial Hospital we offer outpatients, rehabilitation and intermediate services. At Uckfield Community Hospital we provide day surgery and outpatient care.

In the community, we deliver services that focus on people with long term conditions living well outside hospital, through our integrated locality teams working with district and community nursing teams. Community members of staff also provide care to patients in their homes and from a number of clinics, health centres and GP surgeries.

Job overview

At East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust we are looking for an experienced clinician who has experience working at a senior level, providing strategic vision and leadership in the specialist field of clinical governance, patient safety and quality improvement.

We are looking for a candidate who is passionate about driving improvement in patient safety and the quality of care across the Trust.

Main duties of the job

Reporting to the Chief Nurse you will take a strategic lead and be responsible for owning and driving the strategic clinical governance, quality assurance and quality improvement agenda.

The Associate Director of Clinical Governance and Quality will be accountable for the delivery of quality assurance and improvement and will have a specific remit in providing expertise and leadership in clinical governance, quality assurance and improvement. As a patient safety specialist, the Associate Director will provide patient safety expertise/leadership with the organisation and support the continued development of the patient safety culture.

The post-holder will liaise with the Chief of Staff, the Chief Nurse and the Chief Medical Officer to ensure that the clinical governance, health and safety, patient safety and other clinical corporate functions are engaged so as to promote joined-up resolutions and improved awareness of the clinical governance issues we face collectively.

The Associate Director for Clinical Governance and Quality will provide strategic input and senior representation and leadership on multi-agency meetings/ICB meetings as required. You will be responsible for producing and presenting high quality, accurate reports to boards, committee's and other meetings as requiring, ensuring accuracy and attention to detail.

Working for our organisation

A wide range of staff benefits are available to our staff including staff development, enrolment in the NHS pension scheme, auto-enrolment to our Temporary Workforce Service, access to nurseries at Conquest Hospital and Eastbourne District General Hospital, staff restaurants and on-site staff accommodation.

In addition to an internal Occupational Health department, all staff also have access to free psychological support through our confidential Employee Assistance Programme which is available to staff 24 hours a day 7 days a week. Onsite parking is available for a small administration fee.

There has never been a better time to join East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust, submit your application today.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please refer to the job description attached.

If you have any questions about this position please do not hesitate to contact us.

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria

• Educated to Masters Level or equivalent level of experience, of working at a senior level in a Quality Governance or Risk management NHS role.
• Full current professional registration, or previous clinical experience
• Extensive knowledge of key portfolio areas, which must include Integrated Governance systems and patient safety. This will be acquired through 5 years' experience, supported by relevant specialist training
• Extensive knowledge of financial, performance and staff management gained through senior management experience and/or qualification
• Evidence of substantial continued professional development or equivalent amount of knowledge and experience at senior management level

Desirable criteria

• Project management Qualification

Experience

Essential criteria

• Experience of working in partnership with senior clinical, executive and managerial colleagues with a proven ability to influence and change these groups
• Experience of analysing, developing and implementing local or national policy at organisational level
• Proficient IT skills in word, excel, powerpoint etc Preparing reports, analysing highly complex data for Boards, committees and working groups
• Evidence of delivering against set objectives and achieving key organisational targets under tight timescales
• Evidence of developing new systems, processes and reporting structures to improve clinical and corporate performance and efficiency
• Relevant experience of working effectively across organisational and professional boundaries in complex organisations
• Able to understand and work with the complexities of NHS organisations at Board level

Patients come first at East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust.

Our vision is to be:

• The healthcare provider of first choice for the people of East Sussex.

Our mission is to:

• Deliver better health outcomes and an excellent experience for everyone we provide with healthcare services.

Our strategic objectives are to:

• Improve quality and clinical outcomes by ensuring that safe patient care is our highest priority.
• Play a leading role in local partnerships to meet the needs of our local population and improve and enhance patients' experiences.
• Use our resources efficiently and effectively for the benefit of our patients and their care to ensure our services are clinically, operationally and financially sustainable.

Our aims are that all services delivered by the Trust are:

• Safe
• Effective
• Caring
• Responsive and
• Well led

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Documents to download

• JD AD Clinical Governance (PDF, 544.6KB)
• Guidance for Applicants - AFC (PDF, 204.0KB)