Quality and Clinical Governance Lead
Sue Ryder Leckhampton Court Hospice
Leckhampton, Cheltenham GL53 0QJ
22.5 Hours per week
£43,582 - £49,101 pro rata
Main duties of the job
About the Role
Leckhampton Court Hospice is 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. This is an exciting opportunity for anyone who is passionate about and dedicated to providing high-quality palliative/end of life care to patients and their families, enabling palliative patients to receive the very best holistic care and quality. Reporting to and working closely alongside the Head of Clinical Services while supporting all Clinical Services; this is a lead role in supporting the development of quality initiatives/priorities, including Datix Management, audits, outstanding governance, CQC compliance, and supporting the national Sue Ryder Strategy. You will also deputise for the Head of Clinical Services in their absence and be included in the clinical on-call rota.
About us
Leckhampton Court is a Sue Ryder Hospice and is the only specialist palliative care inpatient unit in Gloucestershire. We support patients with life-limiting conditions to live the fullest life they can. Working for Sue Ryder provides a valuable opportunity to work alongside a wide variety of experienced clinicians, and offers many opportunities for education, development, and to share knowledge.
Job responsibilities
The highlights of the role include:
1. Drive a culture of continuous quality improvement demonstrated within a quality improvement plan and reported locally into the Quality Improvement Group and centrally into the Integrated Quality Performance report.
2. The post holder will provide clinical leadership within the Hospice to ensure clinical services meet relevant Care Standards Act, Environmental Standards and Health and Safety requirements incorporating best practice and service guidelines.
3. To provide clinical expertise to the inpatient and community services, supporting clinical governance, quality assurance, audit, and quality improvement.
4. To actively lead and engage with patients and other service users to monitor outcomes and service satisfaction.
Person Specification
Experience
* You will be a registered nurse with significant quality and governance experience within a similar setting.
* You will ideally hold management and teaching qualifications or the equivalent in experience.
* Registered Nurse with current NMC registration and educated to degree level or equivalent.
* Experience in speciality within a palliative care setting is desirable.
* Evidence of continuous professional development.
* Recognised teaching/assessing qualification (desirable).
* Evidence of Quality Improvement training in healthcare is highly desirable.
* IT Literate - Microsoft 360 packages.
Qualifications
* Qualified Nurse.
* Minimum one year UK-based nursing experience.
* Valid NMC registration.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
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