Band 7 Senior Quality & Safety Advisor - Acute Care

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Job summary

Previous applicants need not to apply

There is an exciting opportunity to work with the Emergency Care Quality and Safety Team.

This is an important role ensuring that the quality governance within the Division is monitored effectively. Experience in working in the fast paced Emergency Care environment is desirable.

It essential that you have excellent written and verbal skills as you will be required to liaise with clinicians and senior management on a day to day basis and may also .

Communication with patients and relatives is an integral part of the role and may be in difficult circumstances. You will be required to adapt to daily challenges, using their problem solving skills and initiative.

Main duties of the job

To work as an integral part of the Divisional Management Team and support the coordination of the Division's quality, safety and risk agenda. Working with the relevant teams you will ensure clinical and quality governance and risk systems and processes are in place in their Division to support safer care, learning and continuous improvement.You will support the delivery of Divisional quality and safety initiatives providing assurance via the Divisional Team to the Trust Executive, Board Sub-Committees and Division Team Meetings. This will include ensuring the Division has in place an effective system for the management of Serious Incidents and other significant issues and the implementation of their associated actions.You will support the Divisional Quality and Safety Advisor and provide advice and direction to frontline staff to ensure the division is prepared for compliance assessments both internally and via external agencies such as the Care Quality Commission.

About us

Under the leadership of our Chair, Jacqui Smith and Matthew Trainer, our Chief Executive we provide care for the residents of three diverse London boroughs. More than half of our 7,500 strong workforce are from black, Asian and minority ethnic groups and most live in Barking and Dagenham, Havering and Redbridge. We also provide healthcare services to people in south-west Essex, and specialist neurosciences services to the whole of the county.

Our services include all the major specialties of large acute hospitals, operating from two main sites - King George Hospital in Goodmayes and Queen's Hospital in Romford. We also provide outpatient services at Brentwood Community Hospital, Barking Hospital, Loxford Polyclinic and Harold Wood Polyclinic.

We know we have more work to do to improve waiting times for urgent and emergency care, and this will be one of the many benefits of our closer collaboration with Barts Health. Working with them and with all our partners across north east London, we will find a sustainable solution to enhance patient care.

We are particularly proud of our regional Neurosciences Centre; Radiotherapy Centre; Hyper Acute Stroke Unit; and dedicated breast care service at King George Hospital. We're also pleased to be part of the NEL Cancer Alliance.

Job description

Job responsibilities

For further information on this role, please see the attached detailed Job Description and Person Specification.

The person specification listed below is not the full specification requirements for the role. Please ensure you review the full specification on the job description prior to submitting your application.

Applicants are advised to read all the information on the advert and the supporting information before completing and submitting an application. As you complete your application please ensure you clearly demonstrate how you meet the criteria in the person specification for this post by adequately completing the supporting information section of the application form.

All new staff appointed at the Trust are subject to a probationary period.

Job description
Job responsibilities

For further information on this role, please see the attached detailed Job Description and Person Specification.

The person specification listed below is not the full specification requirements for the role. Please ensure you review the full specification on the job description prior to submitting your application.

Applicants are advised to read all the information on the advert and the supporting information before completing and submitting an application. As you complete your application please ensure you clearly demonstrate how you meet the criteria in the person specification for this post by adequately completing the supporting information section of the application form.

All new staff appointed at the Trust are subject to a probationary period.

Person Specification

Education/Qualifications

Essential

• Educated to degree level
• Quality and governance qualification or demonstrable evidence of quality and governance knowledge and experience

Desirable

• Master's degree or equivalent level of knowledge and skill

Skills/Abilities

Essential

• Ability to produce reports and presentational material to a consistently high standard.
• Knowledge of the legal responsibilities of the role or demonstrable ability to acquire such knowledge quickly.

Desirable

• Project management skills
• Awareness of current health policy and issues

Experience

Essential

• Must have worked in a healthcare environment with experience of clinical/ quality /risk in relation to healthcare delivery.
• Must also have experience of working as a supervisory /management role in the NHS.

Person Specification
Education/Qualifications

Essential

• Educated to degree level
• Quality and governance qualification or demonstrable evidence of quality and governance knowledge and experience

Desirable

• Master's degree or equivalent level of knowledge and skill

Skills/Abilities

Essential

• Ability to produce reports and presentational material to a consistently high standard.
• Knowledge of the legal responsibilities of the role or demonstrable ability to acquire such knowledge quickly.

Desirable

• Project management skills
• Awareness of current health policy and issues

Experience

Essential

• Must have worked in a healthcare environment with experience of clinical/ quality /risk in relation to healthcare delivery.
• Must also have experience of working as a supervisory /management role in the NHS.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the .

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. .

Additional information
Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the .

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. .

Employer details

Employer name

Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust
Address

Queen's Hospital

Rom Valley Way

Romford

RM7 0AG

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