Quality Governance Facilitator

The Royal Surrey County Hospital Quality and Safety department leads on Patient Safety Incident Investigations and clinical audits. An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the team as one of the Quality Governance Facilitators. The post holder will be joining a team which already has three other Quality Governance Facilitators reporting to the Senior Quality Governance Facilitator
It is an exciting time to join the team as the Trust, and the wider NHS, transitions to a new way of undertaking investigation and learning from patient safety events. The introduction of the Patient Safety Incident Response Framework (PSIRF) and the Learn From Patient Safety Events (LFPSE) System provides an opportunity for the right candidate with a background in safety to enhance their training and skill in this important area of safety.
As a Quality Governance Facilitator you will have previous experience of working in safety or Quality Governance including a good understanding of root causes analysis, incident reporting and risk management.
The post holder will ideally have a clinical background and be expected to produce regular reports in line with the work of the quality and safety team.
It is essential the post holder has excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to work effectively and flexibly as part of a team.
The post holder will play a key role in ensuring that the organisation responds to safety events that take place in a timely manner and in supporting the delivery of the Quality Governance agenda at the hospital such as risk assessments and regulatory compliance.
The post holder will be required to work closely with relevant clinicians and staff across the Trust to deliver the safety agenda.
Royal Surrey is a compassionate and collaborative acute and community Trust. Recognising that our 5000 colleagues are our greatest strength, we offer a comprehensive health and wellbeing program along with a commitment to developing and advancing your career. Our diverse and welcoming Royal Surrey family will ensure you that you feel valued from your initial interview through your entire tenure.
We are clinically led and provide joined up care by bridging the gap between hospital and community services alongside regional specialist cancer care. Our main acute hospital site is in Guildford with community hospital sites at Milford, Haslemere and Cranleigh. We provide adult community health services in homes across Guildford and Waverley.
We have received an overall Good rating from the CQC with Medical care (including older peoples care), End of Life Care and Maternity services being deemed Outstanding by the CQC.
Royal Surrey has a strong reputation and history to build on. We are proud of our achievements and we are investing in our colleagues through our commitment to supporting professional development as well as investing more than £45 million in our physical environment and new equipment in the next few years. There has never been a better time to join us.
Although it isn't the Trusts normal practice, adverts may close early, so you are encouraged to submit an application as soon as possible.
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You will work as the Divisional lead for clinical risk management and be required to manage/develop the systems already in place.
You will be responsible for providing highly specialist clinical governance advice to clinical and SBU staff.
You will communicate with senior members of clinical and non-clinical staff and members of the public on highly complex and sensitive information and ability to communicate in highly charged situations. You will be responsible for proposing service or policy changes for your division, SBUs and supporting services.
You will be responsible for co-ordinating policy development that will affect staff Trust wide as well as other professionals.
You will use advanced skills in investigating and analysing incidents and providing reports to SBUs and supporting services.
You will be responsible for providing specialist training in clinical governance across your division for all levels of staff (and in other divisions on an ad-hoc basis).
You will be responsible for providing specialist advice, which contributes to the education in patient safety initiatives.
You will be responsible for managing incidents for the SBUs that you are responsible for and communicate sensitive information to staff and members of the public.
Deputise for the Senior Governance Facilitator as appropriate
This position is part of the team specifically supporting Trust’s quality improvement and governance agenda.