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Job requirements
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Essential
9 listedRequirements the employer expects applicants to meet.
- Leadership
Planning and decision making skills. In particular an ability to contribute to strategic planning.
- Leadership
Proven ability to create effective working relationships and build teams
- Leadership
Experience of working with service users in the health/ social care field which must include community services
- Senior operational/clinical experience
Professional qualification (RN, AHP)
- Senior operational/clinical experience
Extensive experience of working in a clinical setting in a quality, clinical, leadership/managerial position.
- Senior operational/clinical experience
Evidence of post registration or further professional development in the relevant field.
- Senior operational/clinical experience
A Leadership / Management Qualification (or equivalent experience)
- Experience of quality improvement/initiatives
Experience of a quality improvement initiative
- Experience of quality improvement/initiatives
Awareness of Key Performance indicators to support the achievement of local and national targets.
Desirable
6 listedAdditional qualities the employer would prefer.
- Senior operational/clinical experience
Experience of CAMHS
- Senior operational/clinical experience
Post graduate qualification or experience in associated quality governance roles
- Senior operational/clinical experience
Evidence of ongoing professional development.
- Senior operational/clinical experience
Knowledge of safeguarding and the legal duties expected of NHS organisations
- Senior operational/clinical experience
Knowledge and experience of delivering Equality, Diversity and Inclusion agendas
- Experience of quality improvement/initiatives
QI training at silver level
Job overview
An exciting 12 months secondment opportunity, has arisen, to work as part of the Specialist Services Care group in the role of Quality and Safety Lead for Community CAMHS Services (Part Time 0.6 WTE)
Reporting directly to Clinical Services Manager, you will work as an integral part of the Care group, ensuring high quality care is provided to patients and their families, building on the "outstanding" work achieved so far.
The Quality and Safety lead role is the cornerstone of improving the quality of patient care. They do this through visible, inclusive leadership and engagement with patients and families, frontline staff and senior management teams.
Main duties of the job
The Quality and safety Lead will support the Clinical Services Manager and the wider team to deliver clinical leadership, ensuring the delivery of safe, effective, high quality clinical care and consistent achievement of care standards. This will be in line with the nationally agreed 10 key responsibilities set out in the matrons handbook as below:
- Inclusive leadership, professional standards and accountability
- Governance, patient safety and quality
- Workforce planning and resource management
- Patient experience and reducing health inequalities
- Performance and operational oversight
- Digital and information technology
- Education, training and development
- Research and development
- Collaborative working and clinical effectiveness
- Service improvement and transformation.
The post holder will deliver transformation of clinical services to best meet the needs of the population within the care group. As a key member of the Senior Leadership Team the post holder will provide Quality Leadership to facilitate consistent best practice, this will include taking a key role in the future shaping and development of services.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
See attached detailed job description and person specification:
Staff benefits
- Pay Enhancements – 30% additional for Evenings (8pm onwards) and Saturdays and 60% additional for Sundays and Bank holidays.
- 27 days annual leave plus bank holidays rising to 29 after 5 years and 33 days after 10 years
- Excellent pension
- Cycle to work scheme
- Salary sacrifice car scheme
- Wellbeing programme
- Blue Light Card Discounts
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
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This advert is for Quality and Safety Lead with Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust in Manchester, England. It is listed as a Band 8 Lead (legacy management group) role. The advertised salary is £57,528 - £64,750 per annum pro rata. The contract type is 12 months (Covering secondment). The application deadline is 15 Sep 2026.
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