Non Clinical - Quality Improvement and Governance Lead

  • Department Governance
  • Salary £40,057.00 – £45,839 per annum
  • Closing Date 18/07/2022
  • Location The Princess Royal Hospital
  • Grade NHS AfC: Band 7
  • Job ref 223-TXR-569-A
  • Pension NHS Pension
  • Holidays Generous Holiday Allowance
  • NHS discount Eligible for NHS Discounts
  • Contract Permanent
  • Hours Full time - 37.5 hours per week

**Please note the banding for this post is subject to AfC confirmation**

Are you looking for an interesting and rewarding job with good work-life balance in a stunningly beautiful rural location within easy reach of the West Midlands? Are you passionate about quality of patient care? Are you someone who has a sound understanding of quality, patient safety, risk, data and clinical effectiveness? If so, we would like to welcome you to join our friendly, supportive team as we are looking for an enthusiastic, flexible and highly motivated Quality and Governance Lead to join our busy Radiology team here at The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust. 

Main duties of the job

This post will involve the development and maintenance of a local governance framework and will be an essential role within the Radiology Centre at The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust. You will promote a positive learning environment where changes are established and embedded across a number of clinical areas. You will ensure there are appropriate systems in place on the reporting, management and investigation of clinical incidents, including root cause analysis as required. You will lead investigations into clinical incidents in an open and just culture to reduce risk and improve the quality and safety of patient care and experience.

You will require excellent communication skills and be a strong, supportive team player with proven influencing and coaching skills, accustomed to working in a challenging, fast-paced environment. The post holder will be a pivotal member of the team and be able to analyse data readily to produce high quality reports and presentations.

This post is full time and will be reporting to the Radiology Centre Manager, working closely with the Lead Superintendent Radiographers and involve working at both hospital sites in Shrewsbury and Telford.

Working for our organisation

The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust is the main provider of acute medical care for half a million people in Shropshire, Telford & Wrekin and mid-Wales and has been awarded over £300 million to invest in our hospitals. Shropshire is the largest inland county in the UK with Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty, World Heritage sites and access to Mid Wales and the Welsh coast. There are good schools, amazingly affordable housing and a wide range of leisure pursuits.

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The well-being of our staff is of the upmost importance to us.  If you are offered a role at our Trust, and fall into the increased and higher risk categories as set out by Public Health England (PHE) and NHSI/E, your line manager will complete an risk assessment with you.  This will be completed in conjunction with the latest guidance from Public Health England in relation to Covid-19.

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If the role requires a qualification/professional registration, you will need to provide proof during the recruitment process. By submitting your application you are giving the Trust permission to check the qualification certificates provided back to the source provider. Please note that a sample of all applicant’s qualifications will be checked with the educational institution or provider.

In the event of a high response to this advertisement, this post will be closed. Early applications are advised.
 
Unfortunately we do not accept CVs or keep them on file. If you are unable to apply online please contact the person named in the advertisement for the post you are interested in.
 
We are committed to offering an interview to all applicants with a disability who meet the minimum criteria for the above position and will support reasonable adjustments wherever possible.  In addition, whilst all applicants will be judged on merit alone, we particularly welcome applications from candidates who are male, from black and minority ethnic backgrounds or who have a disability, as these are currently under-represented in our workforce.
 
We are committed to equal opportunities in employment. The policies and practices of the Trust aim to promote an environment that is free from all forms of unlawful or unfair discrimination and values the diversity of all people. At the heart of our policy, we seek to treat people fairly, flexibly and with dignity and respect.

Thank you for your interest in The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust, we look forward to receiving your application for employment.

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