Lead Freedom to Speak Up Guardian - Secondment (Maternity Cover)
Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Lead Freedom to Speak Up Guardian - Secondment (Maternity Cover)
£76271
Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, City of Westminster
- Full time
- Temporary
- Onsite working
Posted 5 days ago, 2 Jul | Get your application in now to be included in the first week's applications.
Closing date: Closing date not specified
job Ref: 983cea56ea384b7badee874ec1747e32
Full Job Description
- Lead the Freedom to Speak up service ensuring it is accessible to staff and that concerns are dealt with rapidly and effectively and there is a high level of staff satisfaction. This includes managing the voluntary Guardians and the champions network.
- Provide confidential, impartial advice and support to people who are able to speak up without fear of reprisal, escalating concerns where appropriate. The post holder will be party to highly sensitive information.
- Take immediate appropriate action when matters that people are speaking up about indicate that safety and quality to patients or staff may be compromised.
- Operate independently, impartially, and objectively, whilst working in partnership with individuals and groups throughout the Trust.
- Lead on ensuring Freedom to Speak Up messages and details of the guardian role are regularly communicated across the Trust, including feedback on matters that colleagues are speaking up about, being mindful of preserving confidentiality where needed, and detailing action taken in response to these.
- Provide expert advice to colleagues about Freedom to Speak Up and its services.
- Liaise with NHS England about Freedom to Speak Up as required.
Communications and Working Relationships
Please refer to JD for full description of job's duties., As independent Lead Freedom to Speak up Guardian, the post holder will lead the Freedom to Speak Up service across the whole trust network, across all sites, taking a proactive, inclusive approach to managing and resolving Freedom to Speak up concerns.
The Lead Freedom to Speak Up Guardian will be the expert and professional resource on all aspects of practice relating to the Freedom to Speak Up agenda and associated cultural change in line with our Trust Values. They will encourage the embedding of best practice to enable and support staff to raise concerns where they see evidence of risk, wrong-doing, unsafe practice and staff impact.
The post holder will focus on ensuring that colleagues feel able to speak up without fear of reprisal to protect patient safety, improve the experience of workers and promote learning and improvement.
The Lead Freedom to Speak Up Guardian is a high profile, influential role, integral to promoting a culture of transparency to support the delivery of high-quality compassionate patient care. It contributes directly to ensuring the safety of our patients and carers, and the wellbeing of our workers, contractors, students and visitors.
The Lead Freedom to Speak Up Guardian operates independently, impartially, and objectively to support the Trust's aim to improve openness and transparency, encouraging staff to speak up safely and promoting a listening and learning culture. Excellent communication skills are crucial for this role; you will be required to communicate sensitively and effectively with a wide range of colleagues.
The role will involve working with the executive lead for the service and the executive team on the development and delivery of the Freedom to Speak Up Strategy, ensuring alignment with the Trust's vision on fairness and inclusivity.
The Freedom to Speak Up Guardian role will lead on a range of initiatives to achieve:
· A culture of speaking up throughout the organisation and wider NHS
· Speaking up processes that are effective and continuously improved
· Staff having the motivation and capability to speak up effectively, managers having the capability to support those who are speaking up, and that all concerns are managed confidentially and rapidly.
· Supporting staff appropriately when they speak up
· Full divisional management, monitoring and oversight of Freedom to Speak Up concerns
· Fully sighting and engaging of the Board about Freedom to Speak Up matters and issues
· Assurance of safety and quality
· Agreeing and monitoring service KPIs, and creating improvement plans where needed in response to variation from expected outcomes
· Collaborative working with the Workforce and OD function to improve staff experience in speaking up.
The post holder will support the Trust executive team to adhere with directives from the National Guardian's Office and they will work as part of wider regional and national forums to network with colleagues, share best practice and to continuously improve the service.
The post holder will provide training and education to guardians, champions and wider trust staff to build the capability required for a robust Freedom to Speak Up process.
The post-holder will meet with the Chief Executive and Chair a minimum of quarterly, to discuss the work they are undertaking. They will obtain support and liaise with the Non-Executive lead for Freedom to Speak Up where necessary. The post-holder will attend the Trust Board quarterly to formally report on the work programme and actions undertaken following concerns raised by staff.
Due to the nature of this position, employment is subject to proof of eligibility to work in the UK, completion of a satisfactory DBS disclosure and two references.
Our commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion is at the heart of our organisational culture. As part of our pledge to take positive action in recruitment we encourage applications from under-represented candidates including BAME (Black, Asian, and Minority Ethnic) and Disabled candidates as we work towards a representative workforce that is able to provide the quality, the dignity and respect and to deliver above and beyond.
Moorfields is a flexible working friendly organisation, and we are committed to helping our employees achieve a work-life balance that is beneficial for health and wellbeing, motivation levels and job satisfaction. Every employee of the Trust has the right to request to work flexibly. Please speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.
If we receive sufficient applications, we will close this ad prior to the closing date. You are advised not to delay submitting your completed application.
If you would like to discuss any reasonable adjustments before applying or would like an accessible version of any recruitment documents, please contact the recruitment team at [email protected].
We are Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust. Founded in 1804, Moorfields Eye Hospital is a world-class centre of excellence for eye health services, ophthalmic research, and education.
With more than 2,300 staff we are proud to be supported by one of the most diverse workforces in the NHS. Every year we treat more than 700,000 patients at City Road in central London and at our 22 satellites sites, and, in partnership with the UCL Institute of Ophthalmology and Moorfields Biomedical Research Centre we lead one of the most impactful ophthalmic research programmes in the world.
We train many of the leading eye care clinicians in the UK and internationally and have a global reputation for quality and professionalism in ophthalmic care. In addition, we also operate commercial divisions that provide care to private patients in both London and the Middle East.
This is an exciting time to join Moorfields. The pandemic fast-tracked a huge amount of innovation which is changing the way we work and deliver care. Construction is under way on Oriel, our new eye care, research, and education centre being built in Camden. The new centre will be flexible and modern, enabling us to bring together healthcare, eye research and education under one roof for the first time.
If you want to be part delivering world class eye health services and you share our values: excellence, equity, and kindness, then we would love to hear from you!
Freedom to Speak up Guardian secondment (band 8b) for Maternity leave cover - six months up to one year.
We are offering an NHS secondment for six months, which could be extended for up to 12 months, to cover maternity leave for our lead Freedom to Speak up Guardian. This is expected to be effective from 17 September 2024.
Moorfields is an international Eye Hospital delivering specialist eye care and world leading research. We have around 2,700 staff working over more than 20 networked sites. Our values are Excellence, Equity and Kindness.
FTSU supports the staff voice and a positive working culture. The FTSU service at Moorfields has been completely redeveloped and consists of a lead Guardian, five volunteer Guardians and an expanding network of champions.
We need a qualified FTSU Guardian to temporarily take on leadership of the service. This is a great opportunity to work with an excellent team in area directly supporting staff., At Moorfields, we provide more than just an excellent career and great colleagues to work with. We also offer:
+ Salary including High-Cost Area Supplement
+ Opportunity to join the NHS Pension Scheme
+ Free 24/7 independent counselling service
+ Learning and development opportunities
+ Easy and quick transport links
+ A range of attractive benefits and discounts
+ Access to Blue Light Card and other NHS Discount Schemes
+ Free Pilates classes
+ Full support and training to develop your skills
+ Flexible working friendly organisation
And so much more! To see the full range of benefits we offer please see our Moorfields benefits document.
We are not currently offering visa sponsorship for this role.