Lead for ETC Governance, Quality Assurance & Compliance | Barts Health NHS Trust

The primary aim of the role is to provide assurance that the ETC has processes and procedures that facilitates ongoing plan for consistent compliance with all locally and nationally clinical governance framework standards. The focus of the post is in the domains of incidents, complaints, risk management, education, and training.

The post holder will:

· Lead on monitoring standards of a range of clinical governance, patient safety and patient experience activity, in liaison with other multidisciplinary professionals and functional heads.

· Work closely with the Clinical Director, Clinical Governance Lead, ETC Team and Trust Governance Team to support the ETC improvement plan.

· Maintain strong working relationships with clinical colleagues.

· Ensure the triangulation of information and intelligence from across the Service, the division and the Trust, in order to provide leadership and direction in relation to Quality Governance.

· Work in partnership with the senior surgery and ETC team to assist in driving forward the wider leadership, operational and strategic agendas.

The role will provide oversight of the strategic and operational delivery of all aspects of quality assurance pertinent to the business of clinical governance that is safety centric, as well as demonstrating that good quality governance is understood and practised across all professional groups within the service.

Due to the ongoing risks and need for improvement in ETC, an opportunity has arisen for an internal candidate to support governance. The role will commence with immediate effect, the candidate will be line managed by Sarah Byrne, Associate Director of Clinical Governance. The post holder will have some wider governance responsibilities in relation to the management of the Patient Advice and Liaison Service, the Hospital Assurance Framework and deputising for the Associate Director of Clinical Governance as required.

The candidate will need to have demonstrable experience in complaints/incident and risk management. They will require strong interpersonal skills and resilience to respond to rapid improvement, meeting deadlines and culture change.

Secondments will be considered, please obtain your line manager's approval before applying. The post is fixed term and will end on 31stMarch 2025.

Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain's leading healthcare providers.

The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out ofspecial measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.

Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistentlyhigh standardsof harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which ourWeCarevalues and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.

We strive to live by ourWeCarevalues and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support aninclusive working environment.

We particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian and minority ethnic candidates as they are underrepresented within Barts Health at this band.

Although this position is a 6 months fixed-term contract, the actual contract duration will be adjusted to account for the time taken to advertise the post, complete the hiring process, and finalise pre-employment checks. This means the contract will begin when the candidate starts the role and may be slightly shorter than 6 months.