A Vacancy at Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.
An exciting opportunity has a risen to appoint an Advanced Clinical Governance and Risk Practitioner (Team Leader) within the Surgery, Women's & Oncology Division. The Division is looking for an enthusiastic and self-motivated team member who feels confident in working independently and also as a member of the wider multi-disciplinary team. The candidate should have had exposure to managing risk, involvement in incident investigation and have safety at the core of their agenda.
The post holder will work closely with the Divisional Director of Nursing in leading the clinical governance agenda within SUWON Division, managing the clinical governance team in the further development of robust systems and processes throughout the Division in relation to clinical governance and quality, which underpin safe clinical practice. This role encompasses risk management, patient safety, clinical audit and clinical effectiveness programmes.
Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest NHS teaching trusts in the country. It provides a wide range of general and specialist clinical services and is a base for medical education, training and research. Find out more here
The Trust comprises four hospitals - the John Radcliffe Hospital, Churchill Hospital and Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre in Headington and the Horton General Hospital in Banbury.
Our values, standards and behaviours define the quality of clinical care we offer and the professional relationships we make with our patients, colleagues and the wider community. We call thisDelivering Compassionate Excellenceand its focus is on our values of compassion, respect, learning, delivery, improvement and excellence. These values put patients at the heart of what we do and underpin the quality healthcare we would like for ourselves or a member of our family. Watch how we set out to deliver compassionate excellence via the OUH YouTube channel
The successful candidate must be an excellent communicator, confident and with the ability to manage a demanding and ever changing workload and will assist with the implementation of the Governance strategy in order to improve the quality of services and clinical care within the Trust.
This role works in close consultation with the relevant Divisional/Directorate Leaders driving forward the Organisational strategic intents and goals related to Clinical Governance and Risk, operationalising the varying work activities. This role is pivotal in building the relationships at all levels with the Division, and linking the Central Clinical Governance Department with the Division.
This is a hands-on role and we are looking for someone with significant knowledge, skills and experience relating to the job description and person specification.
This advert closes on Sunday 5 Jan 2025
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