Head of Compliance

Job responsibilities

Role Summary

· Supporting the Director of Governance in the delivery and oversight of strategic level and service management for all compliance work streams including CQC, specialist compliance requirements and any external assurance matters for compliance.

· To work along side the Associate Director for Governance and the Associate Director of Quality to ensure the triangulation of all governance and compliance matters to provide assurance to the Director of Governance and wider organisation in relation to patient safety; utilising evidence as necessary to inform the CQC ‘moving to outstanding’ agenda.

· Ensuring the Trust meets its requirements under the Care Quality Commission’s fundamental standards and regulations and other quality regulators ensuring that there is a robust framework in place to monitor performance against the regulatory requirements.

· Working closely with the Executive Team, senior corporate managers and senior clinical and managerial staff within the Clinical Business Units and liaising with external stakeholders and agencies where appropriate.

· The monitoring of the Trusts overall CQC action plan and regulatory requirements including the ‘Moving to Outstanding’ plan. They will be the direct contact point for all CQC enquiries ensuring appropriate and timely response to requests.

· To promote and develop the culture of a learning organisation committed to high quality of care, innovation and continuous improvement.

· To oversee and provide assurance of all external inspections.

· To oversee, lead and provide assurance on the Trust Health and Safety agenda

· To Deputise for the Director of Governance as required and oversee/ lead the governance, clinical effectiveness, legal and quality agenda in the absence of the Associate Director of Governance and the Associate Director of Quality.

· To support the Director of Governance in the formulation, implementation and monitoring of strategies Trustwide.

· Prepare and deliver presentations accordingly.

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Specific role requirements

Essential

• Ability to travel and attend off-site meetings full driving licence required or the ability to travel to meetings in a reasonable time.
• Ability to manage a range of responsibilities simultaneously, which may be working at an unpredictable pattern, giving priority to all dimensions of the role appropriately, and meeting deadlines.

Skills, Knowledge & Competencies

Essential

• Knowledge of CQC regulatory framework, underpinned by theory and experience.
• Interpret national policy, research, guidance and standards relevant to integrated governance and compliance to ensure relevant integration and application.
• Able to communicate effectively with staff at all levels and professions across the organisation.
• Able to work effectively and confidently with the Executive team and Trust board of Directors.
• Excellent presentation skills; be able to confidently deliver to any staff group both internal and external to the organisation.
• Excellent organisational, interpersonal and negotiation skills.
• Detailed understanding of current healthcare policy and the implications of this for the Trust.
• An inclusive and proactive leadership style promoting broad engagement and transformational leadership with personal and professional credibility.
• Ability to provide, receive, convey, discuss and present highly complex, sensitive and/or contentious information to large groups that ensures full understanding and engagement.
• Analytical and problem solving skills, able to interpret and compare highly complex facts, situations and strategies, developing a range of options.
• Ability to deal with emotional and distressing circumstances on a frequent basis, including staff performance, highly sensitive information relating to CQC.
• Highly developed problem solving skills and ability to respond to sudden unexpected demands.
• Leads by example and demonstrates high levels of personal integrity.
• Proactive, solutions driven and keen to achieve consistently high standards of work.
• Standard keyboard skills and knowledge of Microsoft Office software.
• Formulation and delivery of strategy.
• Oversee delivery of the Trust Health and Safety agenda
• Project management skills
• High level report writing skills and experience of business case writing

Qualifications

Essential

• MSC level qualification or demonstrable equivalent experience working at a senior level in specialist area.
• Clinical qualification
• Evidence of continued professional development to support the delivery of a senior leadership role

Experience

Essential

• Experience of supporting and advising upon CQC matters.
• Experience in the monitoring and measurement of actions ensuring that any gaps identified are addressed in a timely manner.
• Liaison at a senior level with external providers.
• Formulation, implementation of complex strategies and realistic plans.
• Demonstrable record of achieving challenging targets.
• Experience of Governance and Incident reporting systems and triangulation

Other

Essential

• Ability to build purposeful relationships and command confidence amongst a variety of professions to achieve strong and positive partnerships.
• Ability to balance competing priorities on key tasks within a large and varied portfolio and deal with unpredictable and intense work patterns.
• Able to work flexibly to a frequently demanding work pattern.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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