Job summary
Are you passionate about patient safety and dedicated to improving the quality of healthcare services?
Do you possess strong leadership skills and a commitment to fostering a culture of continuous improvement?
If so, we have an exciting opportunity for you to join our team as a Clinical Risk & Quality Governance Lead.
We are a leading healthcare organisation dedicated to providing exceptional patient care in sexual and reproductive health services. Committed to excellence and innovation, we strive to ensure the safety and well-being of all our patients.
The role involves collaborating closely with senior managers to integrate the Safety Strategy, offering guidance and setting an example of best safety practices. Leading the development of a service culture centred on transparency and continuous learning, the position requires a proactive approach to anticipate and prevent patient safety incidents, as well as to implement safety recommendations effectively. The role will also involve providing support in managing incident responses and monitoring emerging themes and trends, and assistance in executing the Safety Strategy on a national scale.
Main duties of the job
- Provide support and guidance on patient safety to divisional leaders and operational managers.
- Conduct clinical risk reviews and audits to ensure compliance with standards.
- Collaborate with senior managers to embed the Safety Strategy and promote a fair and just culture.
- Investigate incidents using human factors methodologies and identify key learning points.
- Support incident response management and provide expert advice to staff.
- Monitor incident themes and trends, conducting system analysis of safety.
- Support local teams in the development and assurance of action plans.
- Share lessons learned from investigations and contribute to national safety strategies.
About You
We are looking for someone with a Professional qualification such as RN, RM, or ODP, along with significant experience in patient safety or clinical governance within healthcare. You will have the ability to prioritise workload and work effectively under pressure while maintaining confidentiality and psychological safety.
We are also looking for
- Knowledge of regulatory bodies and healthcare governance frameworks.
- Experience in incident investigation and risk management.
- Knowledge of CQC regulations and NHS Patient Safety Strategy
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
- Ability to analyse complex data and produce detailed reports.
About us
British Pregnancy Advisory Service (BPAS) is the UK's largest independent women's reproductive healthcare charity. We work mainly on behalf of the NHS across the country providing abortion, contraception, STI testing & treatment. We specialise in evidence-based, not-for-profit care reproductive healthcare.
Working with us:
Alongside a supportive and friendly working environment, BPAS has generous benefits:
- Life assurance cover at 3 times salary
- 34 days annual leave per year
- A defined contribution pension scheme.
- You will have access to our employee benefits programme through BHSF which includes special health & wellbeing services & lifestyle offers for you & your family. This includes various salary sacrifice schemes, counselling services & free private GP appointments.
BPAS is committed to safeguarding & promoting the welfare of vulnerable adults, children & young people through a safer recruitment framework. This includes a thorough selection process & a number of pre-employment checks.
Job description
Job responsibilities
A full detailed job description and terms and conditions with salary information is available for you to download and review.
Further information
Location: Home based with travel to BPAS units and Head Office as
required.
A full list of BPAS locations where travel will be expected, can be
found on our website www.bpas.org
Salary: £45,650 - £53,650 per annum depending on skills and experience.
Hours Per Week: 36 hours
Hours of Work: Monday to Thursday 09:00-17:00, and Friday 09:00 -15:30.
Interested so far? Don't delay, apply today!
This job advert may close before the advertised closing date if sufficient applications have been received. Please apply for this job as soon as you can, if interested.
The Small Print: All applicants must be pro-choice.
If you do not hear from us within 2 weeks of the closing date, unfortunately you will not have been shortlisted on this occasion.
References: All offers of employment are conditional based on satisfactory pre-employment checks. We require applicants to provide 3 years of employment references including information on reasons for leaving and any gaps in employment.
Job description
Job responsibilities
A full detailed job description and terms and conditions with salary information is available for you to download and review.
Further information
Location: Home based with travel to BPAS units and Head Office as
required.
A full list of BPAS locations where travel will be expected, can be
found on our website www.bpas.org
Salary: £45,650 - £53,650 per annum depending on skills and experience.
Hours Per Week: 36 hours
Hours of Work: Monday to Thursday 09:00-17:00, and Friday 09:00 -15:30.
Interested so far? Don't delay, apply today!
This job advert may close before the advertised closing date if sufficient applications have been received. Please apply for this job as soon as you can, if interested.
The Small Print: All applicants must be pro-choice.
If you do not hear from us within 2 weeks of the closing date, unfortunately you will not have been shortlisted on this occasion.
References: All offers of employment are conditional based on satisfactory pre-employment checks. We require applicants to provide 3 years of employment references including information on reasons for leaving and any gaps in employment.
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Significant experience of working in a patient safety or Clinical/Quality governance within healthcare organisations
- Knowledge of corporate governance, risk management and assurance frameworks.
- Experience undertaking incident investigations and producing learning investigation reports.
- Experience of communicating with people directly affected by incidents, including patients, patients, their families, and the staff members involved in order to ensure their experiences are represented in investigations.
Desirable
- Experience in sexual health and/or abortion services
- Experience of working within the independent sector
General
Essential
- Do you support a woman's right to choose abortion?
- Please state your Professional body and membership e.g. NMC Midwives (RM)
- Please state your Membership/Registration number along with your expiry/renewal date (If Applicable)
- Are you the family or friend of a current BPAS employee? If yes, please state the name and nature of the relationship.
Desirable
- Please list any other information in support of your application
Qualifications
Essential
- Professional Qualification such as RN, RM, ODP.
- Educated to degree / equivalent qualification & experience.
Desirable
- Education and training or equivalent experience in Quality improvement and Change Management
Knowledge & Skills
Essential
- Knowledge of and commitment to the principles of fair and just culture
- Datix Risk Management System (Mainframe and Web) or similar risk management system
- Able to produce reports in statistical and graphical format and write detailed and accurate reports.
- Able to thematically analyse and interpret complex reports and data from national and local data sets.
Desirable
- Understanding of risks related to sexual and reproductive healthcare and in particular abortion care
- Understanding of the legal framework for abortion in Britain
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Significant experience of working in a patient safety or Clinical/Quality governance within healthcare organisations
- Knowledge of corporate governance, risk management and assurance frameworks.
- Experience undertaking incident investigations and producing learning investigation reports.
- Experience of communicating with people directly affected by incidents, including patients, patients, their families, and the staff members involved in order to ensure their experiences are represented in investigations.
Desirable
- Experience in sexual health and/or abortion services
- Experience of working within the independent sector
General
Essential
- Do you support a woman's right to choose abortion?
- Please state your Professional body and membership e.g. NMC Midwives (RM)
- Please state your Membership/Registration number along with your expiry/renewal date (If Applicable)
- Are you the family or friend of a current BPAS employee? If yes, please state the name and nature of the relationship.
Desirable
- Please list any other information in support of your application
Qualifications
Essential
- Professional Qualification such as RN, RM, ODP.
- Educated to degree / equivalent qualification & experience.
Desirable
- Education and training or equivalent experience in Quality improvement and Change Management
Knowledge & Skills
Essential
- Knowledge of and commitment to the principles of fair and just culture
- Datix Risk Management System (Mainframe and Web) or similar risk management system
- Able to produce reports in statistical and graphical format and write detailed and accurate reports.
- Able to thematically analyse and interpret complex reports and data from national and local data sets.
Desirable
- Understanding of risks related to sexual and reproductive healthcare and in particular abortion care
- Understanding of the legal framework for abortion in Britain
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
