Non Clinical - Quality Governance and Safety Advisor

  • Department Corporate Nursing - Quality Governance Surgery
  • Salary £37,338.00 – £44,962 per annum
  • Closing Date 22/04/2025
  • Location The Royal Shrewsbury Hospital
  • Grade NHS AfC: Band 6
  • Job ref 223-GSA-229
  • Pension NHS Pension
  • Holidays Generous Holiday Allowance
  • NHS discount Eligible for NHS Discounts
  • Contract Fixed term for 12 months to cover Maternity Leave
  • Hours 30 hours per week

Job overview

We are seeking to appoint a Quality Governance and Safety Advisor to join the Quality Governance Team, working collaboratively across disciplines and leading on all aspects of quality governance including incident investigations, as delegated by the Quality Governance Officer.

The successful applicant will be educated to degree level (or have the equivalent experience) and must have previous experience of dealing with incidents/complaints procedures along with the ability to analyse complex problems and offer practical and workable solutions to address them.

This is a 30 hours per week, fixed term position to cover maternity leave.

Main duties of the job

The role will incorporate the promotion of a positive learning environment where changes are established and embedded to improve patient safety, experience and outcomes. An open learning culture will be fostered which will ensures that both lessons are learnt and appropriate action is taken in response to mistakes and service failures as well as learning from excellent practice and contributing to the dissemination of this.

The post holder will support the Quality Governance and Safety Officer and the Clinical Governance Leads for the Division to ensure that all areas of quality governance and safety including clinical incidents, serious clinical Incidents and the wider Trust Clinical Governance and Quality Improvement agenda are addressed and actioned.

The post holder will be required to ensure investigations are investigated in accordance with Trust and National procedures (where applicable). The post holder will be required to ensure appropriate linkage of such investigations to complaints and HMC investigations (where applicable).

Working for your organisation

Join us at The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust, where our passion for excellence drives everything we do.

We're on a mission to provide high quality, safe care to our patients, in an environment our incredible staff are proud to work in.

Our vision, 'To provide excellent care for the communities we serve,' is not just a statement; it's a promise we live by every day. Guided by our core Values - Partnering, Ambitious, Caring, and Trusted - we're determined to make a real difference in the lives of those who matter most: our patients and their families.

If you're ready to be part of a team that's dedicated to continuous improvement, come join us and let's make a difference together!

The well-being of our staff is of the upmost importance to us.  If you are offered a role at our Trust, and fall into the increased and higher risk categories as set out by Public Health England (PHE) and NHSI/E, your line manager will complete an risk assessment with you.  This will be completed in conjunction with the latest guidance from Public Health England in relation to Covid-19.

By submitting your application to Trac, you are giving your consent for parts of your application data to be transferred to the NHS Electronic Staff Record (ESR) and other secure, internal NHS Workforce systems. This is to support and manage your recruitment and employment within your employing organisation. 

If successful, by completing the NHS Jobs application form you authorise the Trust to obtain any previous NHS service details including all electronically held sickness information, via the Inter Authority Transfer process on the national ESR.

If the role requires a qualification/professional registration, you will need to provide proof during the recruitment process. By submitting your application you are giving the Trust permission to check the qualification certificates provided back to the source provider. Please note that a sample of all applicant’s qualifications will be checked with the educational institution or provider.

In the event of a high response to this advertisement, this post will be closed. Early applications are advised.
 
Unfortunately we do not accept CVs or keep them on file. If you are unable to apply online please contact the person named in the advertisement for the post you are interested in.
 
We are committed to offering an interview to all applicants with a disability who meet the minimum criteria for the above position and will support reasonable adjustments wherever possible.  In addition, whilst all applicants will be judged on merit alone, we particularly welcome applications from candidates who are male, from black and minority ethnic backgrounds or who have a disability, as these are currently under-represented in our workforce.
 
We are committed to equal opportunities in employment. The policies and practices of the Trust aim to promote an environment that is free from all forms of unlawful or unfair discrimination and values the diversity of all people. At the heart of our policy, we seek to treat people fairly, flexibly and with dignity and respect.

Thank you for your interest in The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust, we look forward to receiving your application for employment.

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