The Division of Cancer, Diagnostics and Clinical Support (CDCS) is offering an exciting opportunity to join our fabulous Team in the role of Clinical Governance Advisor, continuously improving the quality of the services we provide and safeguarding high standards of care for our patients and staff.
CDCS is a passionate, innovative Division comprising 5 specialised Business Units: Cancer, Pharmacy, Imaging, Therapies, and Derbyshire Pathology.
Applicants will need to be motivated, enthusiastic, and demonstrate excellent communication skills. Essential is the ability to work under pressure and maintain high standards while working at a senior level.
The candidate should ideally have an understanding of the current role. They will be expected to work in collaboration with both clinical and nonclinical staff and interface with other Multidisciplinary Teams across UHDB Trust.
The candidate must be able to work independently, escalating appropriately any areas of outstanding concern.
The successful candidate will work closely with the Divisional Clinical Governance Facilitator in delivering all aspects of The Trust Risk Management Strategy and influencing and supporting UHDB in the implementation, review, and ongoing monitoring of the Patient Safety Incident Review Framework (PSIRF).
Key Responsibilities
1. To promote, support & facilitate all patient safety management activities within the Division.
2. To implement specific risk management activities as part of the Division’s responsibility in delivering the Trust Risk Strategy.
3. To implement and evaluate changes in practice to improve patient safety and patient and staff experience.
4. To provide clinical governance advice/guidance to all grades of staff, which will contribute to the delivery of a clinically effective service in line with Local and National development plans and trust policies and procedures.
Closing date of advert: 26 March 2025
Date of interview: 9 April 2025
As a trusted organisation at the heart of our communities, we recognise the important role we can play in supporting the public, patients, our own people, and local partners in achieving the best of health for the local population and the communities in which they live by providing Exceptional Care Together.
Our fundamental Values of Compassion, Openness, and Excellence underpin how we intend to work as a Trust and the associated behaviours are becoming embedded in all aspects of how we work.
In Return We Will Offer
* Development opportunities, both professional and leadership development.
* On-going support from recruitment to when you join our team and beyond.
* Staff benefits including employee assistance programme, discounted gym membership, onsite fitness classes, car schemes.
Key Facts
* We see on average 4810 OP appointments a day.
* We are the 4th busiest Trauma & Orthopaedic outpatients department in England – an average of 2077 per week.
* An average of 1115 patients are seen in A&Es across our network every day – 3rd largest in the country.
* Our hospitals admit an average of 195 emergency patients daily.
* Last year we undertook almost 33,700 planned surgical operations in our 57 operating theatres.
* We are one of only 7 Trusts nationally with more than 50 operating theatres.
* We carry out more than 140 elective procedures each working day.
* UHDB is a research-active University Hospital with a large and varied portfolio of clinical trials and research opportunities for all staff.
For further details / informal visits contact:
Name: Catherine Wood
Job title: Clinical Governance Facilitator
Email address: catherine.wood11@nhs.net
Telephone number: 01332 783329
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