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Job summary

Main area
Nursing
Grade
Band 7
Contract
Fixed term: 12 months (Opportunity to extend based on performance)
Hours
37.5 hours per week (Full time)
Job ref
337-NP-7954SM-A
Employer
London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Northwick Park hospital
Town
Harrow
Salary
£51,883 - £58,544 per annum inclusive of HCAS
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
25/11/2024 23:59

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London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust logo

Surgery Clinical Governance Coordinator

Band 7

Careers at #LNWH

London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust (LNWH) cares for the people of Brent, Ealing, Harrow and beyond.

Our team of more than 8,200 clinical and support staff serve a diverse population of almost one million people.

We run major acute services at:

  • Northwick Park Hospital: home to one of the busiest emergency departments (A&E) in the country. The hospital provides a full range of services including the country’s top-rated hyper-acute stroke unit and one of only three hyper-acute rehabilitation units in the UK
  • St Mark’s Hospital: an internationally renowned specialist centre for bowel disease
  • Ealing Hospital: a busy district general hospital providing a range of clinical services, as well as 24/7 emergency department and urgent care centre, and specialist care at Meadow House Hospice
  • Central Middlesex Hospital: our planned care site, hosting a range of surgical and outpatient services and collocated with an urgent care centre.  

We are a university teaching NHS trust, in recognition of the important role we play in training clinicians of the future and bringing the benefits of research to the public.

Find out more about our Trust and why you should join us#WeAreLNWH

Find out more about Our HEART values

Find out more about our Trust Staff Benefits

Our vision at London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust is to put “Quality at our HEART”. Find out more about our ambitious strategy

We are clear that our vision can only be achieved by our staff, who are our most valuable asset.

Our vision is driven by our HEART values and behaviours which were developed together with our staff.

  • H onesty
  • E quity
  • A ccountability
  • R espect
  • T eamwork

These values describe how we interact with each other and our patients and must underpin everything we do to achieve our vision.

LNWUH is a flexible working friendly organisation, we want you to be able to work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Please speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement whether that’s job share, part time or another flexible pattern.  If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.

Job overview

We are looking for an enthusiastic, dynamic and highly motivated applicant to join our Surgical Clinical Governance Team as a Band 7 Governance Coordinator. 

 

To oversee and help ensure the delivery of high quality, safe and effective care focused on improving outcomes and experiences for patients, families and carers. As a member of Surgery Divisional Governance Team to lead and be accountable for quality governance deliverables.

 

 

Main duties of the job

  •          The role includes:
  •         With the Divisional Governance Lead being accountable for quality governance deliverables within the Division.
  •         The role supports the Division by playing a pivotal role in ensuring the understanding and effective use of the Patient Safety Incident Response Framework (PSIRF) so that it is used to improve the outcome for people who use our services.
  •        To work with the Divisional Governance Lead to develop, implement and monitor the operation of the Trust’s Quality and Risk Management strategies and associated policies within the divisions and directorates.

 

 

Working for our organisation

London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust (LNWH) cares for the people of Brent, Ealing, Harrow and beyond.

Our team of more than 8,200 clinical and support staff serve a diverse population of almost one million people.

We run major acute services at:

  • Northwick Park Hospital: home to one of the busiest emergency departments (A&E) in the country. The hospital provides a full range of services including the country’s top-rated hyper-acute stroke unit and one of only three hyper-acute rehabilitation units in the UK
  • St Mark’s Hospital: an internationally renowned specialist centre for bowel disease
  • Ealing Hospital: a busy district general hospital providing a range of clinical services, as well as 24/7 emergency department and urgent care centre, and specialist care at Meadow House Hospice
  • Central Middlesex Hospital: our planned care site, hosting a range of surgical and outpatient services and co-located with an urgent care centre.  

We are a university teaching NHS Trust, in recognition of the important role we play in training clinicians of the future and bringing the benefits of research to the public.

 

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

To view the main responsibility, please see the attached the Job Description and Person Specification

 

Person specification

Education and Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • RGN or other professional registration
  • Previous experience in Governance
  • Educated to Degree level
Desirable criteria
  • Educated to Masters level

Knowledge and experience

Essential criteria
  • Experience within medium to Large NHS organisition
  • Experience managing complaints, systems and processes
  • Experience of Audit
Desirable criteria
  • previous experience of liaison with national / local teams to facilitate change

Skills, abilities

Essential criteria
  • ability to resolve conflicts and negiotiate a way forward
  • articulate and advanced written and verbal skills

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Capital Nurse, LondonApprenticeships logoNo smoking policyAge positiveInvestors in People: GoldMindful employer.  Being positive about mental health.Disability confident employerArmed Forces Covenant

Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Documents to download

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Joel Sedumedi
Job title
Divisional Governance Lead - Surgery
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
07796705719
Additional information

Please get in contact if you have any questions or queries.