Job Summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a divisional governance and assurance officer to work within the Aintree site.
Reporting to the Head of Governance, the post holder will have a good understanding & knowledge of governance in a health care setting and will have responsibility for supporting all aspects of governance across their area of responsibility. This will include advice and support regarding incident and complaints management processes and clinical effectiveness.
The post holder will have good analytical skills as well as excellent written and verbal communication skills. Candidates should have skills and experience of key governance and assurance principles. This role also requires individuals with excellent organisational skills and the ability to manage their own workload without supervision within a busy environment.
Main Duties of the Job
1. Promote and facilitate the development of effective governance and assurance.
2. Provide support to key leaders within their area of responsibility in the delivery of their governance objectives.
3. Support local identification of incidents requiring more detailed investigation or review.
4. Support the effective monitoring of the Trust's Risk, Incident and Complaints process within their area of responsibility.
5. Provide leaders with regular data and reports that support them to take action and implement learning.
6. Implement systems and processes for effective and proactive dissemination of information arising from investigations and reviews to promote the sharing of information and lessons learnt.
7. Act as local point of contact for the Datix system and ensure the administrative requirements of incident, complaint and risk management process are met.
8. Provide support to the Governance Lead in the delivery of key governance objectives.
9. Work alongside colleagues in other key roles within the governance structure to ensure your areas of responsibility look at data and identify learning collaboratively.
10. Establish and maintain close working relationships with the Patient Advice and Complaints Team.
11. Establish and maintain close working relationships with Legal and Risk Managers established within the Trust.
12. Attend local meetings in relation to governance.
About Us
Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust comprises Aintree University Hospital, Broadgreen Hospital & Royal Liverpool University Hospital.
We are part of NHS University Hospitals of Liverpool Group, formed on 1 Nov 2024 from the coming together of LUHFT and Liverpool Women's NHS Foundation Trust. The Group was born from a shared aim to improve the care we provide our patients.
UHLG is one of the largest employers in the region, with over 16,800 colleagues dedicated to caring for our communities - from birth and beyond.
For the 630,000 people across Merseyside, we are their local NHS. We provide general and emergency hospital care, alongside highly specialised regional services for more than two million people in the North West.
Aintree University Hospital is the single receiving site for adult major trauma patients in Cheshire and Merseyside and hosts a number of regional services including an award-winning stroke facility. Broadgreen Hospital is home to elective surgical, diagnostic and treatment services, together with specialist patient rehabilitation. Liverpool Women's Hospital specialises in the health of women and babies, delivering over 7,200 babies in the UK's largest single site maternity hospital each year. The Royal Liverpool University Hospital is the largest hospital in the country to provide inpatients with 100% single bedrooms and focuses on complex planned care and specialist services.
Date Posted
13 February 2025
Pay Scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 6
Salary
£37,338 to £44,962 a year per annum
Contract
Permanent
Working Pattern
Full-time
Reference Number
287-AMED-329-24
Job Locations
Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Longmoor Lane, Liverpool, L9 7AL
Job Responsibilities
The post holder will work closely with the Divisional Management Teams and specialties, promoting and facilitating the Quality Governance Framework within the Division. Applicants should have a good understanding and knowledge of the Governance agenda across the NHS.
Reporting to the Medicine Divisional Governance Lead Aintree, the post holder will have responsibility for supporting all aspects of governance across the Division, including incident and complaint management, risk, and clinical audit and effectiveness processes.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential:
* Degree or equivalent
Experience
Essential:
* Demonstrable experience of applying key governance and assurance principles
* Demonstrable experience of risk & incident management in a health care setting
Knowledge
Essential:
* Basic knowledge of risk management principles
Desirable:
* Good understanding of the Governance agenda across the NHS
* Knowledge of Risk, Clinical Audit & Effectiveness, Regulatory Compliance and Incident and Complaints management processes
Skills
Essential:
* Excellent written and verbal communication skills
* Ability to carry out incident investigations
* Ability to convert complex sensitive medical information into "layman's terms".
* Ability to communicate with staff at all levels of the organisation and with patients.
* Ability to present information utilising basic IT skills
* Ability to interpret data and present in excel
* Understanding of the Serious Incident Framework and Governance agenda
* Ability to motivate, persuade and negotiate in pressurised and difficult situations.
* Ability to manage own workload without supervision
* Excellent organisational skills
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.
Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications.
For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website.
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement.
Employer Details
Employer Name: Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Address: Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Longmoor Lane, Liverpool, L9 7AL
Employer's Website: Liverpool NHS Foundation Trust
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