Freedom to Speak Up Guardian London, England
Job description
The Freedom to Speak Up Guardian is an influential role with access to Executive Directors and the Senior Leadership team to ensure that a culture of transparency and openness is promoted & that those raising concerns are proactively supported, protected and appreciated. Excellent verbal & written communication skills are crucial for this role; you will be required to communicate sensitively & effectively with a wide range of colleagues.
You will be responsible for the development & delivery of the FTSU Strategy, lead on the development and continuous strengthening of a robust and open speaking up culture, handle concerns with integrity, confidentiality and tenacity, and hold senior leaders & the Board to account with regard to the Trust’s Speaking Up ambitions. You will also coordinate & support the wider team of Freedom to Speak Up Champions & work with the regional & national Guardian team networks to learn, improve & raise the profile of speaking up at our Trust.
The right candidate will be compassionate, brave and courageous with a strong sense of fairness, values & a demonstrable track record of integrity and leading by example.
If you feel you have these skills, experiences and qualities, & you are committed to making a real difference to staff and to support a positive culture, please submit your application.
Internal applicants will need approval from their line manager to reduce their current post by 15 hours to allocate time to the role.
As Freedom to Speak up Lead Guardian, the post holder will work across all roles and levels within the Trust.
The Freedom to Speak Up Guardian is a high profile and influential role, which is integral to promoting a culture of transparency to support the delivery of compassionate patient care of the highest quality whilst ensuring the safety of our patients, the wellbeing our workers, contractors, students on placement, and visitors.
You will also be passionate about empowering staff to speak up and have a good understanding of patient safety and quality in a healthcare environment.
As a Freedom to Speak up Guardian you will operate independently, impartially, and objectively, whilst working in partnership with individuals and groups throughout the organisation, including the senior leadership team.
As a Trust we will support you with the resources and training you need, together with regular support and wellbeing check-ins.
Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust provide services from two main hospitals, Chelsea and Westminster Hospital and West Middlesex University Hospital, and a number of clinics across London and the South-East.
We have nearly 7,000 members of staff that arePROUD to Carefor nearly one million people.
Both hospitals provide full clinical services, including full maternity, emergency and children’s, in addition to a range of community-based services across London, such as award-winning sexual health and HIV clinics.
We’re one of the best performing Trusts in the country. We’re also one of the top trusts to work for – our staff says they’re engaged, motivated, and would recommend us as a place to work and receive treatment.
Our Trust has been rated by the Care Quality Commission as ‘Good’ in all five of the main domains of safe, effective, caring, responsive and well-led, giving an us overall rating of ‘Good’. We’ve also been awarded an ‘Outstanding’ rating for ‘use of resources’ by an NHS Improvement inspection.
Our facilities are some of the best in the country. We have been investing significant Capital year on year in our estate.
We have recently completed a £30m expansion of our adult and neonatal critical care facilities at Chelsea and Westminster and are planning an ambitious £60m development of an Ambulatory Diagnostics Centre at West Middlesex.
Job Description and full duties in document attached, the post holder will be responsible for leading the freedom to Speak Up work in the Trust.
