Clinical Governance and Patient Safety Lead

Within the Cardiothoracic Board there is an exciting opportunity to join our established team to work alongside clinical and administrative colleagues to promote quality, patient safety and create a culture of openness and shared learning. We are looking for a highly motivated, dynamic individual who has experience in clinical practice with a good knowledge of governance frameworks, risk management, incident investigation, audit and quality improvement.

• Interview Date Thursday, 07 November 2024
• 37 Hours 30 Minutes/Week
• You will be redirected to Trac to apply for the vacancy. Please expand the job details section and read all of the information before applying for the vacancy., You will work as part of the team providing clinical leadership experience and excellent interpersonal skills to support the delivery of our clinical board quality and safety strategy. This role works closely with the Medical Quality and Safety Lead and Head of Nursing in collaboration with key stakeholders across the board and wider trust facilitating the delivery of the overarching patient safety incident framework supporting high quality patient care.
This role will incorporate fostering a safety culture through quality improvement methods such as risk management, audit and quality initiatives through QI methodologies and patient safety principles using well established communication skills and credibility. There is a requirement for the interpretation of data and the production of written work being delivered within set timescales and to a high standard. The successful candidate will be an excellent communicator, be flexible and adaptable whilst acting as an ambassador for patient safety and high-quality patient care. This role supports the multi-professional team in enhancing quality and improving the patient experience. The Cardiothoracic Board is based across the RVI and Freeman Hospitals with quality and safety teams covering cardiology, cardiac and thoracic surgery, transplantation, respiratory, critical care, coronary care, theatres, cath labs, PICU, inpatient adult and paediatric wards, outpatient clinics, lung function and physiology.

Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the busiest, largest and most successful teaching NHS foundation trusts in the country, with around 16,000 staff and an annual income of £1 billion. We have a long history of providing high quality care, clinical excellence, and innovation in medical research regionally, nationally and internationally. We're also proud to be the second largest provider of specialised services in the country. This means we support people with a range of rare and complex medical, surgical and neurological conditions, cancers and genetic orders. Our staff oversee around 2 million patients 'contacts' each year, delivering high standards of healthcare. Please see attached information on what Staff Benefits we have to offer at our Trust. We are committed to promoting equality and diversity and recognise the benefit in providing an inclusive environment. We value and respect the diversity of our employees and aim to recruit a workforce which reflects the communities we serve, and is equipped to deliver the best service to our patients. We welcome all applications irrespective of people's race, disability, gender, sexual orientation, religion or belief, age, gender identity, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity and in particular those from under- represented groups.