Director of Quality Governance

Job overview

Working to the Chief Nursing Officer (CNO), the post holder will be responsible for developing and embedding a robust strategy for clinical governance, patient safety, quality assurance, which ensures that governance, quality and safety are seen as the responsibility of all staff, supported by an appropriately skilled and responsive governance team. They will, establish, manage and maintain procedures for robust governance of the Trust, working with senior stakeholders as required.

The post holder will provide the required high-level assurances to the Trust Board and Executive Team via the Chief Nursing Officer and Chief Medical Officer by ensuring that clinical governance arrangements are fit for purpose. They will provide leadership and line management to the broader clinical governance function.

The post holder has lead responsibility for professional leadership and development of improvement strategies in the areas of risk management, quality assurance, patient safety, clinical effectiveness, complaints and PALS.

The post holder will have corporate responsibility for developing and overseeing the development and implementation of quality governance framework within the Trust, liaising closely with the Chief Nurse and Chief Medical Officer.

Main duties of the job

• Provide expert clinical governance leadership across the Trust, reporting directly to the Chief Nursing Officer (and Chief Medical Officer as required).
• Support the development and implementation of the organisation’s quality strategy, aligned with national guidance and Trust objectives and values.
• Ensure that clinical governance is effectively integrated into the trust clinical leadership model and trust governance framework.
• Lead on delivery of the Patient Safety Incident Response Framework (PSIRF), including developing systems for learning and sharing insights.
• Act as the 'Nominated Individual' for the Care Quality Commission (CQC) registration and Trust Compliance Officer for the Human Tissue Act.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

To read more information about the advertised role, and the main job duties/responsibilities please open the Job Description and Person Specification located under the supporting documents heading. You can also read more information about working at the Northern Care Alliance within the attached Candidate Information Pack or by visiting our careers website: www.careers.northerncarealliance.nhs.uk