Governance Manager Mental Health

Key Responsibilities Provide support for the Mental Health team with adherence to risk management and assurance standards. Provide support and advice to relevant staff on matters relating to patient safety and risk management where appropriate and ensure the risks are updated on the risk register under the accountability the Mental Health team. Provide support for risk management and assurance processes that meet local and national standards and that are aligned to the Trust processes and standards. Provide clinical challenge and advice to divisional teams on how to populate and review risks in relation to Mental health. Where required, develop, and maintain relevant policies, systems and databases that support risk management in line with the assurance structures and processes which relate to Mental health. Contribute to adherence of standards where appropriate (e.g., safeguarding standards regulations) and preparation for internal and external assessment (e.g. CQC inspections. To share professional knowledge to assist the lead nurse for Mental health with underpinning additional specialist areas, supporting and maintaining quality of care within the service. Please see JD and PS attached for full details.