Practice Governance and Improvement Lead

Job overview

The post is one of 3 Practice Governance Lead posts which sit within Operational Services. The post offers strategic leadership to staff within these operational services in order to create an effective system that supports the delivery of the best possible outcomes for all service users, staff and the public. The post holder works closely with colleagues in the Practice Governance Support Team (PGST) which provides practice governance support to all staff within The Trust in order to ensure the practice governance agenda is delivered. The post holder may be required to line manage other posts which form part of the service stream’s practice governance team.

Each of the Practice Governance Leads will support identified service streams which may be varied from time to time. The post holder will also take on wider lead roles across services where they have particular expertise and post holders will be required to work closely together to ensure the practice governance agenda is delivered consistently across the Division.

Main duties of the job

To provide leadership and direction on all matters across relevant services relating to practice governance.

To take a lead role in ensuring that staff and others as appropriate are informed as to the purpose, principles and methods of undertaking and engaging in practice governance activities.

To co-ordinate the development of a Practice Governance agenda for relevant services (to include work around research, clinical audit, care pathways and protocols, critical incident management, clinical supervision and professional education, complaints management and risk management).

To take a proactive role in driving and developing a culture of continuous practice improvement within the Division.

To provide leadership and direction on all matters across relevant services relating to practice governance.

To take a lead role in ensuring that staff and others as appropriate are informed as to the purpose, principles and methods of undertaking and engaging in practice governance activities.

To co-ordinate the development of a Practice Governance agenda for relevant services (to include work around research, clinical audit, care pathways and protocols, critical incident management, clinical supervision and professional education, complaints management and risk management).

To take a lead role in ensuring the effective investigation of incidents, ensuring that recommendations and learning are implemented and shared across the division.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The Learning Disabilities and Forensic Division  provides mental health and learning disability services across Hertfordshire, Essex,  Buckinghamshire and Norfolk. We provide high-quality and patient-centred care and our forensic and learning disability inpatient services are rated Outstanding by the CQC.

We are seeking to recruit an individual to lead on practice governance and improvement for the Division. The post holder will work closely with colleagues across the Division and trust to provide practice governance support and to help deliver our quality agenda. The post holder will line manage the Practice Governance Facilitators in the Division.

The post holder will lead and facilitate in a number of key areas, including but not limited to, capturing and tracking learning from incidents; practice and clinical audits; research; care pathways; protocols; improvement and risk management.

This is a critical role in the Division and the post holder will sit on the Core Management Team and report directly to the Divisional Director. The suitable candidate must be a clinician or have experience in practice governance.