Job summary
We are looking to appoint a Director of Quality & Safety. Our organisation is driven by our strategic objectives and organisational values and we want people who are strongly aligned with them.
You will be joining our organisation at an exciting time as we go through a period of transformation, having recently made changes to our senior leadership structure and how we operate across both our major sites. Having made this change within the newly formed Clinical Groups and senior site operational roles. You will have the opportunity of contributing to and ensuring the delivery of the Quality Strategy, and for its further development.
Ensure that emerging national policy continues to inform the Trust's strategy.
Management of all roles including clinical risk and safety with a clear articulation of operational versus corporate and strategic responsibilities.
Ensure clinical incidents are appropriately reported, investigated, actions taken to minimise recurrence.
Be accountable for the development and delivery of planned programme of quality assurance in line with Board and regulatory requirements.
Manage and contribute to the monthly production of the integrated quality and performance report and help oversee its continued development.
Provide analysis for the Board of data relevant to clinical quality.
Working closely with all executive directors to ensure the quality is reflected within the Trust's Board Assurance Framework, operational agenda and business planning processes.
Main duties of the job
The Director of Quality & Safety is a key senior management team post. This post will be of critical importance in the realisation of the BHRUT journey to outstanding and coordinating all aspects of quality for the purposes of ward to board governance. Key working relationships will be with the executive team and healthcare leadership teams. A critical success factor to this role is the relationship between this post and the Chief Medical Officer (CMO) and the Chief Nurse (CN) who are the executives accountable to the Board of Directors for quality of care including, patient safety, clinical effectiveness and patient experience.
About us
We're an organisation that is getting better and better. We were the most improved Trust in England for A&E performance in 2023/24; we're no longer in special measures; and Matthew Trainer, our Chief Executive, has been named the top CEO by the Health Service Journal. Our improvements are driven by a determination to deliver care we're proud of and that our patients are happy with.
Many of our 8,000 staff - who come from 146 different countries - live in the three diverse London boroughs we serve and the majority are from black, Asian and minority ethnic groups. More than 400 of them are on apprenticeship programmes and we're proud to be a London Living Wage employer.
We operate from two main sites - King George Hospital (KGH) in Goodmayes and Queen's Hospital in Romford. We have two of the busiest emergency departments in London - more than 300,000 people visited our A&Es in 2023.
Patients across north east London are benefitting from two new state of the art theatres at KGH and our Community Diagnostic Centres at Barking Community Hospital and St George's Health and Wellbeing Hub will significantly increase the number of scans that can be carried out.
We're looking forward to introducing an electronic patient record next year. This will mean the records of any patient visiting one of the seven hospitals run by BHRUT and Barts Health will be accessible to the clinical teams. It'll make things easier for staff and will be better for patients.
Job description
Job responsibilities
For further information on this role, please see the attached detailed Job Description and Person Specification.
The person specification listed below is not the full specification requirements for the role. Please ensure you review the full specification on the job description prior to submitting your application.
Applicants are advised to read all the information on the advert and the supporting information before completing and submitting an application. As you complete your application please ensure you clearly demonstrate how you meet the criteria in the person specification for this post by adequately completing the supporting information section of the application form.
All new staff appointed at the Trust are subject to a probationary period.
Applications should be made online, however, queries regarding the application process or assistance with completion of the form (for applicants with a disability) can be made to Bali Dhani, Recruitment Manager on 01708 435000 ext. 5923. Further details regarding the post may be obtained by contacting the manager as per the contact details above.
Job description
Job responsibilities
For further information on this role, please see the attached detailed Job Description and Person Specification.
The person specification listed below is not the full specification requirements for the role. Please ensure you review the full specification on the job description prior to submitting your application.
Applicants are advised to read all the information on the advert and the supporting information before completing and submitting an application. As you complete your application please ensure you clearly demonstrate how you meet the criteria in the person specification for this post by adequately completing the supporting information section of the application form.
All new staff appointed at the Trust are subject to a probationary period.
Applications should be made online, however, queries regarding the application process or assistance with completion of the form (for applicants with a disability) can be made to Bali Dhani, Recruitment Manager on 01708 435000 ext. 5923. Further details regarding the post may be obtained by contacting the manager as per the contact details above.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- oMaster's degree in health-related subject or equivalent experience.
- oRelevant post-graduate qualification or equivalent experience.
- Registered with a relevant professional registration body.
Experience/Knowledge
Essential
- Quality governance management experience at a senior level
- Previous significant experience of leading change in a complex environment
- Significant experience of building effective multi-disciplinary teams and networks, including across organisation boundaries.
- Demonstrate a track record of strategy development, including producing high level strategic documents and plans to Boards and external agencies.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- oMaster's degree in health-related subject or equivalent experience.
- oRelevant post-graduate qualification or equivalent experience.
- Registered with a relevant professional registration body.
Experience/Knowledge
Essential
- Quality governance management experience at a senior level
- Previous significant experience of leading change in a complex environment
- Significant experience of building effective multi-disciplinary teams and networks, including across organisation boundaries.
- Demonstrate a track record of strategy development, including producing high level strategic documents and plans to Boards and external agencies.
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
Additional information
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
