Job summary
- Main area
- Clinical Imaging and Medical Physics
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 8a
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- 37.5 hours per week (Full TIme)
- Job ref
- 196-COF10191
- Employer
- Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- St Thomas' Hospital
- Town
- London
- Salary
- £58,698 - £65,095 p.a. inclusive of HCA
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 09/05/2024 23:59
- Interview date
- 16/05/2024
Employer heading
Clinical Governance Manager / Facilitator
NHS AfC: Band 8a
Guy’s and St Thomas’ is among the UK’s busiest and most successful NHS foundation trusts. We provide a full range of hospital and community services for people in south London and as well as specialist care for patients from further afield including cancer, renal, orthopaedic, respiratory and cardiovascular services.
Guy’s is home to the largest dental school in Europe and a £160 million Cancer Centre opened in 2016. As part of our commitment to provide care closer to home, in 2017 we also opened a cancer centre and a kidney treatment centre at Queen Mary’s Hospital in Sidcup. St Thomas’ has one of the largest critical care units in the UK and one of the busiest emergency departments in London. It is also home to Evelina London Children’s Hospital.
Evelina London cares for local children in Lambeth and Southwark and provides specialist services across south east England including cardiac, renal and critical care services. We lead a number of specialist service networks aiming to ensure children are treated locally where possible, but have access to specialist expertise when they need it. Our community services include health visiting, school nursing and support for families of children with long-term conditions.
Our adult community services teams deliver care at the heart of the local communities we serve, working in partnership with GPs, local authorities and other healthcare and voluntary sector organisations. Working with our partners in Lambeth and Southwark, we are focusing on new ways of working to improve care for local patients.
In February 2021 the Royal Brompton and Harefield joined Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust, bringing together world-leading expertise in the care and research of heart and lung disease. Our merger provides a once in a generation opportunity to build a lasting, world-renowned heart and lung centre, providing the highest quality care for patients and conducting world-leading research.
We have a reputation for clinical excellence and high quality teaching and research. We are part of King’s Health Partners, one of eight accredited UK academic health sciences centres. In partnership with King’s College London we have dedicated clinical research facilities including an MHRA accredited Phase I clinical trials unit.
Patients are at the heart of everything we do and we pride ourselves on ensuring the best possible patient experience as well as safe, high quality care. We are proud to have one of the lowest mortality rates in the NHS. Following a comprehensive Care Quality Commission (CQC) inspection in 2019 we maintained our overall rating of ‘good’. Our adult community services achieved a rating of ‘outstanding’.
The commitment of our 23,500 staff is key to our success. We are one of the largest local employers and we aim to develop and support all our staff so they are able to deliver high quality, safe and efficient care. The 2019 NHS staff survey results show that we have one of the most engaged and motivated workforces in the NHS. We know this has a positive impact on the care provided to our patients.
We have one of the most ambitious capital investment programmes anywhere in the NHS.
Job overview
To lead the Clinical Governance agenda within the Clinical Imaging, Medical Physics and Clinical Engineering Directorate. This covers those systems and processes for monitoring and improving services, clinical governance including risk management, clinical audit, clinical effectiveness programs, education, training, regulatory compliance, and accreditation.
Specifically the post holder will provide multidisciplinary clinical staff with the support to effectively implement the principles and practice of clinical governance across all its component parts in a clinical setting, within a framework which uses information to guide reflection, leading to action and outcomes monitoring.
Main duties of the job
Provide multidisciplinary clinical staff with the support to effectively implement the principles and practice of clinical governance.
Lead on the development and implementation of the directorate clinical governance programme aimed at improving the quality of clinical care.
Take lead responsibility for risk management across the Directorate.
Line management of the Directorate Governance Team
Working for our organisation
The Radiology Service is the largest of the three services within Clinical Imaging, Medical Physics and Clinical Engineering (CLIMP), with an establishment of approximately 580 WTE based at Guy’s Hospital, St Thomas’ Hospital, Evelina Hospital, and Guy’s Cancer Centre. The service provides the full range of radiology modalities across the estate. The service is subdivided into Diagnostic Radiology, Paediatric Radiology and Interventional Radiology, with separate Clinical Service Leads for each area. It operates out of 7 fixed locations and, additionally, provides remote imaging support in theatres, wards and day surgery units. Diagnostic Imaging and Interventional Radiology support is provided 24 hours per day 365 days per year. The Service is one of the largest in the country and plays an active role in supporting both medical and allied health professionals’ training. The Interventional Radiology department, in particular, is recognised as a leading European centre, undertaking the broadest range of procedures. The department performs over 500,000 procedures for the Trust, Primary Care and other institutions per annum. We support a wide range of Clinical Specialists, as well as offering diagnostic guidance. The Department has an international reputation for innovation and early introduction of new technology and procedures.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
To lead the Clinical Governance agenda within the Directorate. This covers those systems and processes for monitoring and improving services, including user and public involvement, risk management, clinical audit, clinical effectiveness programs, staffing and staff involvement, education and training and the use of information.
Specifically the post holder will provide multidisciplinary clinical staff with the support to effectively implement the principles and practice of clinical governance across all its component parts in a clinical setting, within a framework which uses information to guide reflection, leading to action and outcomes monitoring.
The post holder will undertake these functions under the line management of the Head of Nursing, working in conjunction with the General Manager and Clinical Director.
Person specification
Education & Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Degree in relevant subject or equivalent experience
- Experience of working at Masters level
Desirable criteria
- Registered Nurse
Previous experience
Essential criteria
- Experience of B7 or above in a relevant role - Clinical Governance
Skills/ Knowledge/Ability
Essential criteria
- Thorough understanding of the principles and practice of clinical governance systems, required outputs and their use to improve clinical practice.
- Proven ability to analyse complex problems and to develop and successfully implement practical and workable solutions to address them.
- Ability to think and plan strategically, tactically and creatively, and to prioritise work programs in the face of competing demands;
- A strong sense of personal and team accountability coupled with a clear understanding of the boundaries around delegated authority;
- Ability to collaborate constructively with internal and external partners to create the conditions for successful partnership working;
- A good understanding of the changing NHS environment
- Well- developed leadership and influencing skills with the ability to enthuse, motivate and involve individuals and teams, and have them understand the Trust’s and your performance expectations.
- Experience of managing conflict and difficult situations and knowledge of a wide range of problem solving techniques.
- Ability to be flexible and to look beyond existing structures, ways of working, boundaries and organisations to produce more effective and innovative service delivery and partnerships
- Sound political judgement and astuteness in understanding and working with complex policy, and diverse interest groups, and common sense in knowing when to brief “up the line”.
- A commitment to improving services through an ability to sustain a clear performance focus on achieving demanding goals.
- Excellent inter-personal and communication skills with good listening skills and an ability to work with a wide range of professions.
- Strong written communication skills including report writing and presentation of information.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Paul Kenny
- Job title
- Head of Nursing
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07447057734
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