1. RESPONSIBILITIES Incident, Risk, Investigations Maintain professional behaviour at all times and promote a positive image of Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust at all times, in line with World Class Care values. Access, monitor and review clinical incidents reported via the Trusts incident reporting system (DCIQ). Liaising with senior nursing teams and clinical governance lead to ensure investigations are completed and presented in line with Trust timescales. In collaboration with the Head of Quality Governance have oversight and responsibility for all aspects of the quality governance agenda, developing an effective patient safety framework that is quality centric. Ensure delivery of the rolling programme of governance activities in line with trust, hospital, division and service requirements Develop and coordinate good integrated governance practice within the business unit. Supporting the development and maintenance of effective working relationships, communication, co-operation and engagement with internal stakeholders. Support the Head of Quality Governance in interpreting and assessing the relevance of national policy and guidance, providing support to governance teams regarding implementation and evaluation. Liaise with the Head of Quality Governance to agree and achieve deliverables, as appropriate. Provide specialist advice on quality assurance around patient safety and clinical governance. Provide scrutiny and challenge of highly complex, technical, and sensitive clinical and non-clinical information. Analyse complex information from incident investigations (including patient safety incident investigations) and audits and working with performance and contracting colleagues to support the establishment of appropriate action plans to bring about positive change. Leading and ensuring divisions compliance on the Duty of Candour. Work with the complaints and legal team to triangulate information from thematic reviews arising out of complaints, legal claims and incident data. Provide monthly, quarterly and yearly reports triangulating the information and data from clinical governance activity. Leading the management of patient safety events and the sharing of learning from these events. This includes reviewing and ensuring that investigations have been appropriately carried out in accordance with agreed guidelines and timeframes and to determine if the investigation is fair and/or in need of further information or interviews and providing feedback on key areas for improvement, challenge or further actions. This will include: i. Validating SEIPS investigation methodology, AAR, MDT, and resultant action plans. ii. Producing thematic reviews of patient safety events to identify trends and patterns for a defined population. iii. Facilitating the dissemination of wider learning and sharing good practice and supporting quality improvement. iv. Ensuring that recommendations from patient safety events are integrated into quality improvement strategies and plans. Support the Head of Quality Governance in ensuring that the Learning from Deaths policy is embedded in the hospital site, with a process for regular robust reviews. Encouraging a culture of openness and transparency that responds rapidly to potential or actual failures. Support the oversight and co-ordination of the hospital participation and implementation of recommendations from NCEPOD and NatSSIPs 2 To conduct appraisals and ensure staff are compliant in mandatory and statutory training and records are kept up to date. Act as an effective role model and mentor promoting excellence through practice.