Director of Quality Governance

Director of Quality Governance Prestwich, England

Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust
Full Time Prestwich, England 83571 - 96376 GBP ANNUAL Today
Job description

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Director of Governance to join the Nursing and Quality Department at Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust.

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, in partnership with the Director of Improvement and Compliance, establish, manage and maintain procedures for robust governance of the Trust.

The post holder will provide the required high level assurances to the Trust Board and Executive Team via the Chief Improvement and Compliance Officer by ensuring that clinical governance arrangements are fit for purpose.

They will provide leadership and line management to the Head of Quality Improvement, Head of Patient Safety, Head of Risk and Resilience, Head of Health & Safety, and Head of Service User and Carer Involvement. The post holder has lead responsibility for professional leadership and development of improvement strategies in the areas of Quality Assurance, Patient Safety, Clinical Effectiveness and 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.

  • Ensure there are effective communication channels at all times within the Clinical Governance team and support and foster clear and effective communication with the Localities and Directorates within the Trust
  • Develop team morale and motivation through effective personal leadership, ensuring views and decisions are communicated up and down the management structure
  • Participate in Duty of Candour/Being Open meetings which may result in occasional exposure to difficult, hostile and highly emotional upsetting situations.
  • Provide and receive complex and sensitive information which may be contentious to a variety of audiences who may be reluctant to receive it
  • The role requires advanced communication skills to deal with highly sensitive and contentious situations in complex and challenged environments when addressing change and development across the Trust, some of which could be highly emotive
Greater Manchester Mental Health (GMMH) Foundation Trust employs over6,400members of staff, who deliver services from more than160locations.

We provide inpatient and community-based mental health care for people living in Bolton, the city of Manchester, Salford, Trafford and the borough of Wigan, and a wide range of specialist mental health and substance misuse services across Greater Manchester, the north west of England and beyond.

Greater Manchester is one of the world's most innovative, original and exciting places to live and work. From the beauty of the surrounding countryside to the heart of the vibrant inner city with great shopping, entertainment and dining options.

Wherever you go you will experience a great northern welcome with people famed for their warmth, humour and generosity.

Our people enjoy their work, have opportunities to learn and develop their skills and are encouraged to generate new ideas that improve care for our service users.

For further details regarding this role, please refer to the attached 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

Director of Quality Governance
Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust

www.nhs.uk
London, United Kingdom
Amanda Pritchard
$5 to $25 million (USD)
10000+ Employees
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1946
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