Head of Clinical Standards
- Employer
- Finegreen
- Location
- North West England
- Salary
- Band 8b
- Closing date
- 18 Nov 2020
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- Sector
- Acute Trust
- Job Type
- Contract
- Category
- Governance & Risk Management
Job Details
Main Responsibilities:
- Lead on a broad range of quality activities in liaison with other key professionals both within and external to the organisation;
- Support the co-ordination, implementation and continuous improvement of a clinical standards function;
- The post holder will be responsible for leading on and coordinating clinical standards matters, strategies and plans across the organisation;
- Develop appropriate systems, processes and relationships to ensure high quality, safe and effective services are operational and effective, to ensure that their specific elements of the quality governance work programme/Quality Improvement Plan are delivered;
- Contribute to the strategy, work plans and reviews of the quality governance team, to ensure its effectiveness and fitness for purpose;
- responsible for the assessment, analysis and interpretation of national policy, dealing with complex information and facts and relevant research literature, tailoring these to fit with the local requirements;
- Ensure that these services operate as effective business partners to the Care Groups and Corporate Teams at strategic and operational levels, providing alongside and practical support, training and development, as required;
- Deal directly with highly sensitive, confidential, contentious, hostile and emotive situations involving patients, families and their advocates and colleagues;
- Engage constructively with internal and external stakeholders on a range of contentious issues.
- Leadership role at senior level in a large complex setting within the NHS;
- Significant experience of leading large and/or diverse teams in a complex environment/multi-professional staff groups;
- Extensive experience of leading the delivery of the clinical standards, effectiveness, governance and quality agenda;
- Management processes and quality improvement initiatives;
- Experience of communicating effectively at a senior level, with the multi-disciplinary team as well as the wider organisation;
- Significant experience of supporting the development of a local strategy for clinical governance related matters;
- Experience of involving staff, users and carers in redesign and change management, service improvement redesign and delivery;
- Knowledge of the current national clinical standards, effectiveness and quality governance agendas and best practice;
- Sound practical understanding of quality improvement techniques, clinical audit, risk
- In depth knowledge of national drivers regarding the quality governance agenda and NHS policy and strategy in relation to these;
- Excellent interpersonal skills with proven ability to communicate complex, sensitive and contentious information effectively.
Company
Put simply, we help our clients to recruit the best possible people to lead, manage and direct their organisations. Since launching in 2005 we have become an award winning, market-leading consultancy focusing on both public and private sector Healthcare recruitment.
Leadership skills have rarely been at such a premium - as organisations across both public and private sectors attempt to improve services and standards at a time of widespread change and unprecedented financial constraints.
Like other leading executive recruiters, Finegreen has developed a pool of talent built up over many years, along with established networks, to ensure that right-match candidates get to hear about relevant positions. Where Finegreen differs from many others, is in its willingness to spend quality time with clients - to gain an in-depth knowledge of roles being filled and their importance to an organisation.
Over the last 17 years in the Healthcare market, Finegreen has developed into a Virgin Fast Track top 100 company - and was voted Recruiter of the Year at the Health Investor Awards, Top small to medium sized business at the Best Business Awards, and featured in Recruiter’s Top 10 Public Sector Recruitment providers.
- Website
- http://www.finegreen.co.uk/
- Telephone
- 0345 130 4006
- Location
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Finegreen
Manchester
Lancashire
M12 6JH
United Kingdom
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