Job summary
- Main area
- Governance
- Grade
- Band 7
- Contract
- 2 vacancies available: x1 permanent role, 1x fixed term/secondment up too 12 months
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 419-7585287-CGF-SY
- Employer
- York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- York Hospital
- Town
- York
- Salary
- £47,810 - £54,710 per annum/pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 17/11/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Clinical Governance Facilitator
Band 7
Please note that contact with applicants will usually be by email, and so please check all of your mail folders regularly (unfortunately some providers filter our messages into junk mail folders).
Our Values
- We are KIND
- We are OPEN
- We pursue EXCELLENCE
We are looking for applications from people who share our values to help make us a valued and trusted partner within our care system, that delivers safe effective care to our local population.
People for Patients. Our People, our Patients, our Priority
Job overview
We have exciting opportunities to join our governance team at York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals.
We are recruiting for x1 12 Month fixed term/secondment Clinical Governance Facilitator in the Medicine Care Group based in Scarborough.
If you are currently employed by the Trust and you wish to apply for this role on a secondment basis, please seek permission from your current line manager before applying for the post.
We are also recruiting for x1 Permanent Clinical Governance Facilitator in the Surgery Care Group based in York with the need for cross site travel.
Main duties of the job
· To facilitate the effective delivery of Clinical Governance and risk activities across the Care Group
· Responsible for leading on investigations into serious incidents across the Care Group, collating highly complex information, communicating with staff, patients and relatives, where they may be cultural issues on communication.
· Responsible for supporting complaint investigation officers within the Care Group to investigate complaints across the Care group and produce timely and comprehensive responses to all formal complaints.
· Responsible for co-ordinating, facilitating and supporting the Care Group working towards achieving compliance with best clinical practice and external national requirements, for example, Care Quality Commission regulation.
· Responsible for providing teaching, support and advice on quality issues, patient safety, clinical governance and risk management to all clinical staff, allied health professionals, nurses, support workers and medical staff.
· Responsible for co-ordinating and facilitating systems and processes across the Care Group to ensure the dissemination and implementation of lessons learnt from SI’s, Complaints, audit results, internal and external reviews and recommendations.
Working for our organisation
Trust Information Pack: https://yorkhospitals.pagetiger.com/hdjgxd
Our benefits
We offer a range of benefits to support our staff including:
- Access to the NHS Pension Scheme, providing generous benefits upon retirement, as well as a lump sum and pension for dependants
- 27 days holiday rising to 33 days (depending on NHS Trust service)
- A variety of different types of paid and unpaid leave covering emergency and planned leave
- Confidential advice and support on personal, work, family and relationship issues, 24/7, from our Employee Assistance Programme
- NHS Car Lease scheme and Cycle to Work scheme
- An extensive range of learning and development opportunities
- Discounts on restaurants, getaways, shopping, motoring, cinema and finance from a range of providers
For further information on the fantastic range of benefits we offer please visit the Trust's dedicated Staff Benefits pages.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
A full description of the role is available in the attachment: job description.
Please note that if a high number of applications are received this advert may close early. You are advised to submit you application at the earliest opportunity.
Working for the Trust
Across our organisation, people are guided by values that were co-developed with staff: we are kind; we are open; and we pursue excellence.
Our values play into our ambition to develop a more diverse workforce, truly representative of our communities. We welcome applications from everyone, while working with our Staff Networks - including our Race Equality, LGBTQ+, Disability and Carers Networks - to increase the number of applications we receive from different backgrounds. If there is anything we can do to make our application process more accessible to you, please contact: [email protected].
As part of seeking to become more inclusive, we will consider requests for flexible working from the start of your employment. It may not be suitable for every role, but we will try and be supportive where we can. We would encourage you to speak to the recruiting manager named within this advert to discuss any requirements you may have.
Armed Forces Friendly Employer
We are holders of the Gold Award from the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme, which is helping actively promote SaBRE - Supporting Britain’s Reservists and Employers. This means that we have made a statement of intent to support all Defence personnel, including with applications for employment
Person specification
Education Qualification and Training
Essential criteria
- Education to Degree level or equivalent
- Registered qualification in medicine/nursing/AHPs/ or any health care profession
- Post Graduate Qualification in Risk Management or equivalent experience.
Desirable criteria
- Additional RCA risk management training/education
- Datix management and development skills
Experience and Knowledge Required
Essential criteria
- Knowledge of Databases, MS Word and Excel
- Awareness of the Trust Incident Reporting Procedure
- Awareness and understanding of NHSLA standards & assessment process
- Demonstrate an understanding of the role CQC
- Understanding of the risk assessment process
- Understanding of Clinical Governance Agenda
Desirable criteria
- Awareness of Health and Safety at Work Act 1974
Skills and Attributes
Essential criteria
- Advanced report writing skills
- Ability to work within a multi-professional team and to develop team working
- Presentation skills
- Ability to deliver education and training
- Highly motivated with excellent negotiation and persuasion skills and an ability to develop and maintain constructive relationships with all professional disciplines
- Ability to analyse highly complex clinical issues/problems, identify necessary action and make recommendations and follow these through
- Pro-active approach to problem solving with a proven ability in the formation and drafting of policy/strategy within national guidelines
Aptitude and Personal Qualities
Essential criteria
- Awareness for the need of confidentiality
- Good previous attendance record
- Leaderships skills
- Articulate
- Flexible approach to working hours and practices
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Alison Pollard
- Job title
- Associate Chief Nurse Surgery Care Group
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Additional information
Lynne Roberts - Associate Chief Nurse Medicine Care Group
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