The closing date is 6th Feb 2025
Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the Governance and Patient Safety Department at University Hospitals Birmingham as one of the Governance Facilitation Officers.
Working under the direction of the Governance Facilitation Lead, the candidate will support a range of governance and quality activities plus supporting the Clinical Delivery Group's (CDG) and Specialties with implementing the Governance Framework. You will be involved in the day-to-day delivery of risk management, quality assurance and other activity centred around service improvement within the department and the across the CDGs, whilst ensuring that the clinical quality governance and risk management agenda is proactively managed and consistently delivered.
Main duties, tasks & skills required
The ideal candidate will have a keen drive for improvement, be a resilient team player and be confident to work autonomously as required. The role will require an ability to create strong working relationships with clinical and non-clinical colleagues at all levels, as well as an ability to frequently present to a wide and varied audience. You will be required to attend relevant committee meetings as required and actively contribute, setting standards of practice and behaviour.
The candidate will need to have the skills to undertake analysis of complex information (qualitative, quantitative, and statistical information) to inform and measure the effectiveness of projects and work streams. You will be required to participate in the preparation for any external regulatory visit i.e. CQC as required.
We are looking for a forward-thinking dynamic individual and expect flexibility in the role and a high standard of communication skills. If you are the person for this role, please contact us for a discussion.
About us
We are recognised as one of the leading NHS Foundation Trusts in the UK. Our vision is to Build Healthier Lives, and we recognise that we need incredible staff to do this.
Our commitment to our staff is to create the best place for them to work, and we are dedicated to:
Investing in the health and wellbeing of our staff, including a commitment of offering flexible working where we can;
Offer our staff a wide variety of training and development opportunities, to support their personal and career development objectives.
UHB is committed to ensuring that our staff are treated fairly and feel that they belong, by creating a kind and inclusive environment. This is about equity of opportunity; removing all barriers, including discrimination and ensuring each individual member of staff reach their true potential, achieve their ambitions and thrive in their work. This is more than words. We are taking action. Our commitment to an inclusive culture is embedded at all levels of the organisation where every voice is heard, driven by our diverse and active staff networks, and at Board level by the Fairness Taskforce led by our CEO. We nurture a culture which empowers staff to challenge discriminatory behaviours and to enable people to bring their 'whole self' to a kinder, more connected and bold place to work.
University Hospitals Birmingham is a Smoke-Free premises hospital.
Job description
Please note for a specific detailed job description for this vacancy please see attached job description.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential
* Degree or equivalent qualification and/or significant relevant experience.
Experience
Essential
* Evidence of a methodical approach and effective organisational skills.
* MS Office to intermediate/advanced level.
* Working with departmental systems. Use of the internet.
* Ability to work to tight deadlines.
* Production of high quality work in written reports
* Applied knowledge of risk management and clinical audit
* Knowledge and application of relevant audit and evaluation methodologies and statistical procedures, qualitative and quantitative
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.
For help with your application, contact:
Ailie Moseley
ailie.moseley@uhb.nhs.uk
Pay scheme
Agenda for Change
Band
Band 5
Salary
£29970.00 to £36483.00 Yearly
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-Time, Flexible Working
Reference number
304-1091719
Job locations
Trustwide
Mindelsohn Way
Birmingham
West Midlands
B15 2TH
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