Divisional Clinical Governance and Risk Practitioner

The Division is looking for an enthusiastic and self-motivated team member, who feels confident in working independently and as a member of the wider multi-disciplinary team.

The candidate should have had exposure to managing risk, involvement in incident investigation and have safety at the core of their agenda. They must be confident, an excellent communicator and have the ability to manage a demanding and ever changing workload.

You will assist with the implementation of the Governance strategy in order to improve the quality of services and clinical care within the Trust.

The role is pivotal in building relationships at all levels and linking the Central Clinical Governance Department with the Division. Therefore, you will be expected to provide expert operational advice, training and leadership to all levels of the organisation on risk management and compliance, including clinical risk and use of the risk register.

You will be involved in identifying and investigating Serious Incidents, and co-ordinating the submission of quality information for internal and external scrutiny, to then produce, analyse and present high quality written reports.

This is a hands-on role and we are looking for someone with significant knowledge, skills and experience relating to the job description and person specification, so if you think you are a suitable candidate, then come join our team., Working closely with resources at a Divisional level to provide support, facilitation and guidance for Clinical Governance Activities, that are in line with the strategic view and intent of Oxford University Hospitals NHS trust. This role encompasses risk management, clinical audit and clinical effectiveness programmes. The appointee will also work in the area of staff involvement, staff and clinician engagement in key Clinical Governance processes and programs, relationship building within the division and education & training (in relation to clinical governance, risk, patient safety, clinical audit, and continuous quality improvement).

Working within the Division with the Divisional resources the appointee will assist the divisional to develop robust systems and processes in relation to clinical governance and quality. The appointee will develop and maintain relationships inter-divisionally, and with the central clinical governance team to ensure that incidents are investigated in accordance with the relevant Trust policy. The appointee will co-ordinate investigations, write investigation reports, and support colleagues within the Division to drive the clinical governance agenda locally. The appointee will have a key role in relation to ensuring that actions arising from incident investigation are completed within the Division and that learning is shared across the organisation where appropriate.

The Trust comprises of four hospitals - the John Radcliffe Hospital, Churchill Hospital and Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre in Headington and the Horton General Hospital in Banbury.

Our values, standards and behaviours define the quality of clinical care we offer and the professional relationships we make with our patients, colleagues and the wider community.

We call this Delivering Compassionate Excellence and its focus is on our values of compassion, respect, learning, delivery, improvement and excellence. These values put patients at the heart of what we do and underpin the quality healthcare we would like for ourselves or a member of our family. Watch how we set out to deliver compassionate excellence via the OUH YouTube channel.