The post holder will provide comprehensive administrative support to the Clinical Governance team.
As a proactive member of the team, acting as an ambassador for the service, the post holder will often act as the first line of contact for staff seeking assistance regarding the reporting and reviewing of incidents and as such, will need to deliver an excellent and consistent standard of interpersonal skills.
Meeting Management
To organise, and co-ordinate key clinical governance meetings across the Trust. Including preparing agendas, collating, filing and chasing papers, minute taking and maintaining an action log, forward scheduling in accordance with the groups cycle of business/forward plan.
Key meetings include but may not be limited to:
• Patient Safety Group
• Clinical Outcomes and Effectiveness Group
• Mortality Group
• Deteriorating Patient Group
• Thrombosis Group
Clinical Governance Support
• To provide administrative support to the Patient Safety and Clinical audit team including but not limited to:
• Requesting and collating clinical records.
Providing administrative support for Incident Investigations.
Datix Administration Datix is an information system used by the Trust to record and report patient safety incidents.
• The post-holder will support the patient safety team in the administrative review of incidents via the Datix system, escalating incidents of concern to the patient safety manager and clinical governance facilitators.
The Hillingdon Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is the only acute Hospital in the London Borough of Hillingdon and offers a wide range of services including accident and emergency, inpatient care, day surgery, outpatient clinics and maternity services. The Trust’s services at Mount Vernon Hospital include routine day surgery, delivered at a modern treatment centre, a minor injuries unit and outpatient clinics.
The safety and well-being of our patients and of our staff is paramount and we are making urgent improvements to address this – particularly in infection prevention and control. We are making progress and going forward by working in partnership with local GPs, charities,
community services, academic partners, our local authority, neighbouring hospitals and the wider North West London Integrated care system, and ensuring that we listen and work in partnership with our local population. We are absolutely focused on ensuring that our hospitals
provide high quality, safe and compassionate care, while drive forward the building of the new Hillingdon Hospital.
We have over 3,500 members of staff that are proud to care for nearly half a million people, with a vision to be an outstanding provider of healthcare through leading health and academic partnerships, transforming services, to provide the best care where needed.
General Administration
• To maintain the departmental roster e.g., annual leave via the Trust electronic roster system.
• To raise and manage orders and requisitions for general office supplier e.g., paper, ink toner, general stationary etc.
• Organise, maintain and systematically file electronic documents
• Support the clinical governance team in collating information from IT systems, and other media as required.
Please refer to the attached Job Description and Person Specification for a full list of role requirements and main responsibilities.
This advert closes on Wednesday 5 Feb 2025