Job summary Integrated Non-Custodial services IN-CS are anew suite of services brought together under a prime contract starting in April 2025. AWP will be the prime contractor and will work with 4 other organisations to provide the whole service. This role is pivotal in the safe delivery of services for the client group and in the effective monitoring and reporting of key performance indicators to our commissioners and stakeholders. The successful candidate will be competent in all aspects of data management and have a strong interest/background in safeguarding and investigations. As a service we strive for clinical excellence and governance is at the heart of ensuring the safety, quality and effectiveness of client care. Main duties of the job To develop and implement systems and processes for managing governance within the IN-CS Partnership. To maintain an overview of compliance, and governance related risks across the partnership maintaining a central record of all actions required and completed to achieve or maintain compliance with applicable standards, as identified through governance processes. To extract, understand and translate the data from IQ and the National datasets to ensure that reports are presented appropriately. To provide information to team and service managers about their services using all systems available and help them with the development and implementation of action plans to address lessons learned, recommendations and gaps in compliance identified through a range of governance processes (e.g audit, health and safety assessments, service user/carer feedback including complaints, investigations of adverse incidents) About us We are AWP (Avon and Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust):a diverse organisation with over 5,000 dedicated staff providing inpatient and community-based mental health care. We provide services from a range of locations to approximately 1.8 million people living in Bath and North East Somerset (B&NES), Bristol, North Somerset, South Gloucestershire, Swindon, across the county of Wiltshire and in parts of Dorset. Our outstanding people promote mental health and wellbeing. The expertise and resources within AWP are dedicated to a person-centred approach for those who use our services and for all employees. We recognise that happy and fulfilled employees give better care. At AWP we actively encourage applicants from all backgrounds; we are particularly keen to encourage applications from people from Black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds, those with disabilities and from the LGBTQ community. We want people to bring their unique blend of experiences, backgrounds, perspectives and knowledge to AWP, as diversity makes us stronger. Date posted 27 January 2025 Pay scheme Agenda for change Band Band 5 Salary £29,970 to £36,483 a year Contract Permanent Working pattern Full-time Reference number 342-SS007-0125 Job locations Bybrook Lodge Blackberry Hill Bristol BS16 2EW Job description Job responsibilities 1. Collection and collation of evidence regarding Compliance Work with the IN-CS Partnership oversight group, service and team managers to ascertain evidence required to underpin assurance and compliance across the range of applicable governance requirements and standards Ensure the accurate collections of all data sets required by the contract and their timely upload to the National Portal. Assist managers and teams within the partnership in gathering and compiling evidence, including detailed data where required, regarding compliance with a range of governance requirements and standards. Have a lead role in maintaining collated evidence across the Partnership of compliance standards. Maintain records which provide an accessible summary of the partnerships compliance with standards and governance requirements. Work with the IN-CS Partnership Governance group to develop robust systems across all services to demonstrate compliance and provide evidence to support any external scrutiny and assessments. 2. Production of reports Take a lead role as required in the preparation of reports regarding compliance with: I. Governance requirements II. Action plans III. Implementation plans IV. Dataset analysis Develop and maintain tools which enable the teams within the Partnership to collect and maintain evidence and records of compliance, spreadsheets which collate and analyse data regarding compliance and performance across the services and to produce reports which summarises the information. 3. Support action and action planning to address compliance requirements Liaise with the IN-CS Partnership Oversight Group, Professional Leads, LDU Governance facilitators to identify priority areas of governance and service improvement initiatives requiring support. Disseminate guidance to managers and practitioners regarding aspects of governance, performance and standards. Assist in the development, implementation and monitoring of actions and action plans to address compliance. Implement appropriate systems to ensure that learning form incidents is tracked and can be considered appropriately at all levels of the organisation. Maintain a central record of actions required to meet governance requirements across the IN-CS Partnership Liaise and develop effective working relationships with all relevant departments within the Trust to develop the role in the wider context of the Governance of the Trust. Work with the IN-CS Partnership Oversight group to develop and maintain the Partnership risk register Take a lead role in the collation and development of resources to enable managers within the Partnership to develop and improve services. Contribute to guidance documents and protocols to meet quality standards and compliance requirements Work with the partnership to ensure all systems such as IQ, datasets and Ulysses are accurate and any improvements are supported. Develop and implement local systems and processes to cascade internal safety alerts ensuring clear audit trails are maintained and timescales achieved. Job description Job responsibilities 1. Collection and collation of evidence regarding Compliance Work with the IN-CS Partnership oversight group, service and team managers to ascertain evidence required to underpin assurance and compliance across the range of applicable governance requirements and standards Ensure the accurate collections of all data sets required by the contract and their timely upload to the National Portal. Assist managers and teams within the partnership in gathering and compiling evidence, including detailed data where required, regarding compliance with a range of governance requirements and standards. Have a lead role in maintaining collated evidence across the Partnership of compliance standards. Maintain records which provide an accessible summary of the partnerships compliance with standards and governance requirements. Work with the IN-CS Partnership Governance group to develop robust systems across all services to demonstrate compliance and provide evidence to support any external scrutiny and assessments. 2. Production of reports Take a lead role as required in the preparation of reports regarding compliance with: I. Governance requirements II. Action plans III. Implementation plans IV. Dataset analysis Develop and maintain tools which enable the teams within the Partnership to collect and maintain evidence and records of compliance, spreadsheets which collate and analyse data regarding compliance and performance across the services and to produce reports which summarises the information. 3. Support action and action planning to address compliance requirements Liaise with the IN-CS Partnership Oversight Group, Professional Leads, LDU Governance facilitators to identify priority areas of governance and service improvement initiatives requiring support. Disseminate guidance to managers and practitioners regarding aspects of governance, performance and standards. Assist in the development, implementation and monitoring of actions and action plans to address compliance. Implement appropriate systems to ensure that learning form incidents is tracked and can be considered appropriately at all levels of the organisation. Maintain a central record of actions required to meet governance requirements across the IN-CS Partnership Liaise and develop effective working relationships with all relevant departments within the Trust to develop the role in the wider context of the Governance of the Trust. Work with the IN-CS Partnership Oversight group to develop and maintain the Partnership risk register Take a lead role in the collation and development of resources to enable managers within the Partnership to develop and improve services. Contribute to guidance documents and protocols to meet quality standards and compliance requirements Work with the partnership to ensure all systems such as IQ, datasets and Ulysses are accurate and any improvements are supported. Develop and implement local systems and processes to cascade internal safety alerts ensuring clear audit trails are maintained and timescales achieved. Person Specification Qualifications Essential oEducated to degree level or able to demonstrate an equivalent level of knowledge and experience. Desirable oProfessional registration and qualification Knowledge Essential oAn understanding of quality assurance principles and their application through standards, performance and governance frameworks in Health oExperience and competence in the use of information technology and office applications Desirable Previous experience within the criminal justice services Skills Essential oAbility to accurately interpret, analyse and present data using a range of software oAbility to provide the level of attention to detail and accuracy of data inputting and extraction required for National reporting templates oGood critical and analytical skills with a sound grasp of the systems and processes likely to be required to ensure consistent delivery across the teams oAbility to develop and maintain effective and constructive working relationships with a range of staff form all disciplines and from various organisations oAble to facilitate groups to understand the value and benefit for service users of effective governance Person Specification Qualifications Essential oEducated to degree level or able to demonstrate an equivalent level of knowledge and experience. Desirable oProfessional registration and qualification Knowledge Essential oAn understanding of quality assurance principles and their application through standards, performance and governance frameworks in Health oExperience and competence in the use of information technology and office applications Desirable Previous experience within the criminal justice services Skills Essential oAbility to accurately interpret, analyse and present data using a range of software oAbility to provide the level of attention to detail and accuracy of data inputting and extraction required for National reporting templates oGood critical and analytical skills with a sound grasp of the systems and processes likely to be required to ensure consistent delivery across the teams oAbility to develop and maintain effective and constructive working relationships with a range of staff form all disciplines and from various organisations oAble to facilitate groups to understand the value and benefit for service users of effective governance 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. Employer details Employer name Avon & Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust Address Bybrook Lodge Blackberry Hill Bristol BS16 2EW Employer's website http://www.awp.nhs.uk/about-us/working-for-us/ (Opens in a new tab)