Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic nurse or midwife to join our team to provide leadership and expertise on Clinical Effectiveness across Saint Mary's Hospital Managed Clinical Service, with a focus on Patient Experience.
This is an exciting time as we are moving forward with embedding Safety II, rethinking and reframing our approach to patient safety across MFT.
The post holder will work closely with the Assistant Director of Quality and Safety and the Medical Governance Lead to ensure that our priority is to ensure safe and effective care for our patients and their families.
The role provides an opportunity for a motivated individual to gain valuable experience working across our divisions as our diverse services expand. You will need to have experience of clinical governance and assurance and proven leadership skills.
Main duties of the job
Provide leadership and expert advice on Clinical Effectiveness and support the co-ordination of all aspects of Clinical Effectiveness across the MCS, ensuring integration of corporate Clinical Effectiveness agenda with that of the Quality and Safety Committee .
Monitor within the MCS, delivery on the key components of Clinical Effectiveness and report any variance from the plan, and recommend corrective action via liaison with the Assistant Director of Quality and Safety, the Medical Lead for Governance who will, in turn, advise the Medical Director and Director of Nursing and Midwifery.
Support the coordination the delivery and implementation of the Quality and Safety & Risk Management strategies, policies and work programmes, for the MCS
Support the delivery of the Infection Control and Harm Free Care agenda across the division
Distribute NICE guidance to divisions and collate responses, submit evidence and associated actions as required to support partial compliance
Working with the multidisciplinary team, identify and ensure appropriate responses to recommendations from national and regional bodies are reported to the MCS and ensure that appropriate plans are made to address these.
Support the MCS Health & Safety Committee and ensure that annual H&S audits are carried out across the MCS, collate the data for Group submission, monitor action plans, and liaise with to the Group Health and Safety Team as required
About us
MFT is one of the largest NHS Trust In England with a turnover of £2.6bn & is on a different scale than most other NHS Trusts. We're creating an exceptional integrated health & social care system for the 1 million patients who rely on our services every year.
Bringing together 10 hospitals & community services from across Manchester, Trafford & beyond, we champion collaborative working & transformation, encouraging our 28,000 workforce to pursue their most ambitious goals. We set standards that other Trusts seek to emulate so you'll benefit from a scale of opportunity that is nothing short of extraordinary.
We've also created a digitally enabled organisation to improve clinical quality, patient & staff experience, operational effectiveness & driving research, and innovation through the introduction of Hive; our Electronic Patient Record system which launched in September 2022.
We're proud to be a major academic Research Centre & Education provider, providing you with a robust infrastructure to encourage and facilitate high-quality research programmes. What's more, we're excited to be embarking on our Green Plan which sets out how MFT continues to play its part in making healthcare more sustainable.
At MFT, we create and foster a culture of inclusion and belonging, provide equal opportunities for career development that are fair, open, and transparent, protecting your health and wellbeing and shaping the future of our organisation together.
Job description
Job responsibilities
To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience youll need, take a look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the Supporting Documents heading. So that youre even more equipped to make an informed decision to apply to us, youll need to take time to read the Candidate Essentials Guide that sits with the Job Description and Person Specification. This document provides you with details about the Trust, our benefits and outlines how we care for you as you care for others. Most importantly, it also contains critical information youll need to be aware of before you submit an application form.
Diversity Matters
MFT is committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating and valuing diversity and eliminating any form of unlawful discrimination across our workforce, ensuring our people are truly representative of the communities we serve. All individuals regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation are encouraged to apply for this post. As an inclusive employer, we are here to support you. If you have any special requirements to help you with your application, email our team at resourcing@mft.nhs.uk.
Were looking forward to hearing from you!
Job description
Job responsibilities
To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience youll need, take a look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the Supporting Documents heading. So that youre even more equipped to make an informed decision to apply to us, youll need to take time to read the Candidate Essentials Guide that sits with the Job Description and Person Specification. This document provides you with details about the Trust, our benefits and outlines how we care for you as you care for others. Most importantly, it also contains critical information youll need to be aware of before you submit an application form.
Diversity Matters
MFT is committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating and valuing diversity and eliminating any form of unlawful discrimination across our workforce, ensuring our people are truly representative of the communities we serve. All individuals regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation are encouraged to apply for this post. As an inclusive employer, we are here to support you. If you have any special requirements to help you with your application, email our team at resourcing@mft.nhs.uk.
Were looking forward to hearing from you!
Person Specification
essential criteria
Essential
- Experience of managing patient safety
- Evidence of Continuing Professional Development
- Leadership skills
Desirable
- Post registration qualification in relevant field
- An in-depth understanding of clinical specialties
- Knowledge of the Clinical Governance and Risk Management principles within a Healthcare setting
- registered nurse/midwife
Person Specification
essential criteria
Essential
- Experience of managing patient safety
- Evidence of Continuing Professional Development
- Leadership skills
Desirable
- Post registration qualification in relevant field
- An in-depth understanding of clinical specialties
- Knowledge of the Clinical Governance and Risk Management principles within a Healthcare setting
- registered nurse/midwife
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).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
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).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
