Quality Governance & Risk Management Lead – Child Health & CAMHS

The Family Care Division is looking to recruit a member of staff to join the Divisional Quality Governance Team. This is an opportunity for someone with an interest and experience in quality governance and risk management. Applicants should have a clinical background, professional registration or equivalent, and demonstrate excellent communication and inter-personal relationship skills. Applicants must have experience of using an incidnet reporting system for the management of incidents, practical experience and knowledge of incident investigations and an understanding of the Trust’s complaints and incidnet management processes. The post holder will contribute to the effective and efficient organisation and co-ordination of quality governance requirements for Child Health and CAMHS , providing support and guidance when required. This will include the investigation of complaints and clinical incidents, to ensure these are completed within specified timescales.

This post is AfC Band 6 development to band 7, full time hours (37.5 hours a week)

The post holder will, in collaboration with the Divisional Head of Quality Governance and Risk management , and the Divisional Quality Governance Team, co-ordinate, maintain and monitor the quality governance/ risk management processes for Family Care Division, in line with the overarching Trust quality governance framework, working to create a positive organisational safety and learning culture.

The post holder will be supported to take full responsibility for leading investigations, producing reports and improvement plans.

The post holder will provide education and training for staff within the Division, related to quality governance and risk management issues, and ensure learning from clinical incidents, complaints and investigations is cascaded to all relevant staff groups.

Chesterfield Royal Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is North Derbyshire’s only acute district general hospital, with 24 hour Emergency Department services; we’re responsible for providing care and treatment to more than 400,000 people who live in our communities. We are modern, well-resourced and in commuting distance of Sheffield, Derby, Nottingham and close to the Peak District. The Care Quality Commission rated the Trust as ‘Good’. Our vision is to be an outstanding provider of sustainable healthcare services, delivering the best possible care to our patients and being a great place to work for our people

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Clare Smithers Job title: Divisional Head Quality Governance/Risk Management Email address: [email protected] Telephone number: 01246 512214