Clinical Governance Officer United Kingdom
Job description
Are you super organised and looking for a new challenge that supports patient safety and learning, if so Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust has just the job. You would be joining a supportive team within governance who have a variety of experiences and you would be welcomed into a team that support staff development.
By joining the Governance Team you have the opportunity to develop your skills within governance and support the division with their learning from complaints, claims, incidents and risk reviews and other areas of governance.
You will help shape the future of North Manchester and develop processes and procedures in conjunction with the Assistant Director to ensure we continuously learn, in a supportive way. You will support the Governance Manager of the named area you will work with, to deliver on key objectives. In return we can offer you development to enhance your skill set.
As a Clinical Governance Officer you will support the Governance Manager to ensure the division are up to date with timely reviews of incidents, writing up findings from learning events, monitoring trends, complaints, risks and all aspects of governance. No two days are the same in governance and you will be doing something different every day.
This is an exciting new role that we hope you will apply for. We are in search of a caring, attention to detail individual who wants to work in supportive environment with an excellent work life balance.
- Support with effective communication with all staff within the Division and the Trust
- Organise and ensure deadlines are adhered to
- Support Governance Agendas when required and attend meetings
- Liaise closely with the Multi-Disciplinary Team to ensure learning from learning events.
- Attend governance meeting
- Provide support to the Governance Manager on all aspects of Governance
- Track and monitor trends in your area.
Bringing together 10 hospitals & community services from across Manchester, Trafford & beyond, we champion collaborative working & transformation, encouraging our 28,000 workforce to pursue their most ambitious goals. We set standards that other Trusts seek to emulate so you’ll benefit from a scale of opportunity that is nothing short of extraordinary.
We’ve also created a digitally enabled organisation to improve clinical quality, patient & staff experience, operational effectiveness & driving research and innovation through the introduction of Hive; our brand-new Electronic Patient Record system which we’ve launched in September 2022.
We’re proud to be a major academic Research Centre & Education provider, providing you with a robust infrastructure to encourage and facilitate high-quality research programmes. What’s more, we’re excited to be embarking on our new Green Plan which will set out how MFT continues to play its part in making healthcare more sustainable.
At MFT, we create and foster a culture of inclusion and belonging, provide equal opportunities for career development that are fair, open and transparent, protecting your health and wellbeing and shaping the future of our organisation together.
To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience you’ll need, take a look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the ‘Supporting Documents’ heading. So that you’re even more equipped to make an informed decision to apply to us, you’ll need to take time to read the ‘Candidate Essentials Guide’that sits with the Job Description and Person Specification. This document provides you with details about the Trust, our benefits and outlines how ‘we care for you as you care for others’. Most importantly, it also contains critical information you’ll need to be aware of before you submit an application form.
COVID-19 vaccination remains the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues and of course patients from the virus when working in our healthcare settings. Whilst COVID-19 vaccination is not currently a condition of employment, we do encourage our staff to get vaccinated. If you are unvaccinated, there is helpful advice and information available by searching on the ‘NHS England’ website where you can also find out more about how to access the vaccination.
Diversity Matters
MFT is committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating and valuing diversity and eliminating any form of unlawful discrimination across our workforce, ensuring our people are truly representative of the communities we serve. All individuals regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation are encouraged to apply for this post. As an inclusive employer, we are here to support you. If you have any special requirements to help you with your application, email our team [email protected].
We’re looking forward to hearing from you!
