Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust is seeking to appoint a Clinical Standards Manager to provide management and guidance across the organisation. The post holder will ensure frameworks, systems processes and assurance are in place for best practice, evidence based practice, clinical audit and document control that will withstand regulatory scrutiny, ensure compliance is monitored and reported and effective remedial actions are implemented.

This role will provide the successful candidate with an opportunity to establish and develop a high performing clinical standards function across a multiple site organisation that is part of and supported by a forward looking and ambitious ClinicalGovernance Directorate.

Main duties of the job

A specialist senior manager accountable for governing clinical standards frameworks and associated activity across the organisation and managing the underpinning functions and teams within the Clinical Governance Directorate. Ensure clinical standards are implemented and sustainably maintained.

Oversee monitoring and reporting of activity and performance from Ward-to-Board. Ensure barriers to implementation are addressed/escalated and partial/non-compliance is robustly management throughaction planning and risk assessment via Trust governance frameworks. Manage a range of associated projects and educational activities to support the remit. Responsible for all remit policies and procedures, that they meet legal, regulatory and best practice standards, withstand external scrutiny and provide high levels of assurance.

About us

Greater Manchester Mental Health (GMMH) Foundation Trust employs over7000members 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.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see 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

Person Specification

Education/Qualifications

Essential

• Relevant 1st level degree
• Post graduate degree (masters level)
• Evidence of active continued professional development to support the delivery of a senior leadership role including experience in risk management and governance systems.
• Teaching and training qualification or equivalent experience

Desirable

• Executive management and working at sub-board level in a governance role within a NHS Trust.

Experience

Essential

• Experience of working in the NHS
• Health service management
• Experience of advising and liaising with staff at all levels, preferably in the NHS and academic institutions
• Clear understanding of the issues prevailing around clinical governance, risk management, assurance and clinical standards
• Experience of working in either governance, risk or audit
• Experience of large scale project management and change AP/IN management
• Delivering staff training courses and programmes
• Full range of IT skills including Excel, Word and PowerPoint.
• Delivering teaching sessions and presentations
• Management experience including staff supervision, coaching, appraisal and development.
• Able to demonstrate strategic thinking and develop/ formulate long term strategic plans over a number of years.
• Prepare comprehensive, fit for purpose and audience specific reports and briefing papers.

Desirable

• Executive management and working at sub-board level in a governance role within a NHS Trust.

Knowledge

Essential

• In depth knowledge of the National Health Service and current national initiatives
• Advanced knowledge of clinical governance, clinical audit & effectiveness and research & developmen
• Excellent verbal communication, presentation, training and report writing skills
• Skills required to undertake evaluations and audit
• Advanced skills in the analysis and interpretation of information
• Ability to influence/ persuade/ motivate other

Desirable

• Executive management and working at sub-board level in a governance role within a NHS Trust.

Skills and abilities

Essential

• Ability to prioritise and work pro - actively
• Ability to rapidly review and evaluate unfamiliar subject matters and provide timely and robust advice .
• Diplomatic - sensitive to the requirements and pressures of colleagues
• Ability to work with sensitivity/tact, including a commitment to confidentiality .
• Able to meet deadlines
• Work on own initiative and under pressure with competing and changing priorities .
• Work as part of a team.
• Committed and willing to design, develop and carry out new AP/IN initiatives and development projects
• Able to communicate effectively with staff at all levels and professions across the organisation
• Ability to deal with ambiguity and uncertainty and remain resilient in times of change.
• Ability to manage a range of responsibilities simultaneously, giving priority to all dimensions of the role appropriately and meeting deadlines.
• Identify, initiate and implement change
• Capable of applying sustained concentration and focus on priorities and outcomes within a diverse workload
• Plan and allocate workload to ensure deadlines are met.
• Able to deal with a large and unpredictable workload ensuring key priorities and conflicting deadlines are met through effective time management

Other Requirements

Essential

• High level of personal and professional credibility
• Tenacious
• Attention to detail
• Ability to travel between sites and attend off-site meetings.
• Highly motivated
• Ability to work flexibly

Employer details

Employer name

Greater Manchester Mental Health NHSFT

Address

Prestwich

Bury New Road

Prestwich

M25 3BL



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