Exciting opportunity for a full-time substantive role in Urgent Care as Governance Manager across Emergency Department and Acute Medicine. This post offers an excellent opportunity for a decisive and dynamic individual with governance and patient safety experience to expand their knowledge and skills across urgent care services. The role will cover Adults Emergency Department and Acute Medicine based at the Bristol Royal Infirmary.

We are looking to recruit an inspirational and enthusiastic healthcare professional, who has the drive to embrace and enhance our Quality Improvement, Patient Safety and Governance programmes. Working with senior medical and nursing leads within the triumvirate model as well as partner organisations, your principal responsibilities will be to ensure safe and high-quality services are delivered in our governance framework. This is an exciting opportunity for anyone who is passionate about and dedicated to, providing high quality care to patients and their families.

Main duties of the job

Reporting to and working closely alongside the leadership teams across Urgent Care, this is a lead role in managing Governance as well as supporting the development of quality initiatives/priorities. Including Datix Management, Informal and Formal Complaints, Departmental Risk Register, Audits, and CQC/Accreditation compliance.

You will also deputise for Urgent care management team in their absence and in times of operational pressure.

About us

University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust (UHBW) is one of the largest acute Trusts in the country, bringing together a combined workforce of over 13,000 staff and over 100 different clinical services across 10 different sites, serving a core population of more than 500,000 people across South West England. UHBW has been rated by the CQC as 'Good' overall and our staff are proud to deliver excellent care to the people of Bristol, Weston and beyond. As a forward- thinking multi-award winning Trust and a digital exemplar committed to improving patient care, our world-leading research and innovations are having a positive local and global impact. Our hospitals are spread across Bristol and Weston, join us and you can enjoy the very best of both worlds city living within a stone's throw of the countryside or beside the seaside, both with easy access to all that the South West has to offer. UHBW is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. As an equal opportunities employer actively working towards a diverse workforce we aim to recruit and retain a workforce which represents the rich diversity of the local population at all levels and are committed to designing our services around the needs of individual patients and those around them. Anonymous information will be used from your application in order to ensure we're meeting our pledge.

Job description

Job responsibilities

For a more detailed job description and main responsibilities, please refer to the job description document attached to this vacancy.

Person Specification

Qualifications and Training

Essential

• Degree or equivalent relevant experience
• Evidence of further professional development

Desirable

• Professional registration in patient safety/risk management

Knowledge and Experience

Essential

• Evidence of patient safety/risk management, and/or quality management systems or relevant equivalent experience
• Experience of working in multi-professional teams and/or organisations
• Experience of working on own initiative, with evidence of being flexible and innovative

Desirable

• Certified in Root Cause Analysis investigating

Skills and Abilities

Essential

• Awareness of patient safety issues within an acute care/ tertiary setting
• Awareness of Clinical Governance and External Accreditation Processes
• Excellent and proven presentation and teaching skills
• Excellent and proven oral and written communication and report writing skills
• Proven ability to work independently and as part of a team
• Experience of managing incident reporting systems
• Ability to influence discussion & communicate effectively with a wide range of people
• Able to confidently use Microsoft packages - including development and design of bespoke reports

Employer details

Employer name

University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust (UHBW)

Address

Bristol Royal Infirmary

Marlborough Street

Bristol

BS2 8HW

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