Job summary
Closing Date: 14/08/2025
Shortlisting to take place after closing date: commencing 18/08/2025
Interview expected to take place in the week following shortlisting: commencing 25/08/2025
An exciting opportunity has arisen to lead the clinical risk, governance and assurance teams. The post holder will be responsible for driving the embedding of the Trust Strategies for governance and assurance. This will ensure that quality of care is seen as the responsibility of all staff within the organisation on our journey to be an outstanding provider of health care. In taking this role forward the post holder will:
Support and further develop a culture which empowers people to continuously improve care;
Build on the current structure to continuously improve quality of care across the organisation.
Align the Trust quality governance systems with those of corporate governance to ensure consistency and optimal effectiveness.
Main duties of the job
As part of the Senior Management Team; the role will include strong and visible leadership to the Trust across the whole quality, risk and patient safety agenda; including the provision of expert clinical knowledge in an acute hospital setting and taking part in the Trust Wide On Call rota.
The post holder will also lead on the Trust's approach to quality governance, to ensure its governance arrangements are robust and meet the requirements set by NHS England and the Regulations inspected by the CQC and take an active lead role in the "Moving to Outstanding " work streams.
About us
Our People Charter outlines the behaviours we can expect from one another and what you can expect from Bradford Teaching Hospitals Foundation Trust:
- We value people
- We are one team
- We care
We're keen to meet people who share these values and are passionate about delivering the highest quality of care to our patients.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The successful candidate is required to be able demonstrate the Trust values, the responsibilities of the job description and person specification.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The successful candidate is required to be able demonstrate the Trust values, the responsibilities of the job description and person specification.
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Leading change in complex systems across a number of projects or initiatives
- Previous work experience in a relevant professional environment
- Prior experience of service re-design or quality initiatives
- Presentation of Improvement work at National and International Level
- Managing staff and delivering appraisals
- Management of a portfolio of improvement work
- Development of organisation level Quality Improvement Strategy
- Development of organisation level workforce capability initiatives
- Teaching of quality improvement methods and techniques at all levels within an organisation
- Involvement in meeting Trust clinical governance objectives
Desirable
- Experience of working in an NHS Acute Trust
- Extensive experience using statistical process control (SPC) software
- Development of measurement for improvement principles at organisation level
- Experience of working at Executive level within an organisation
Skills
Essential
- Proven record of leading and effectively managing change across an organisation
- Proficiency with office systems and computers and working knowledge of Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint
- Ability to communicate verbally and in writing in a clear, concise and effective manner
- Ability to manage a diverse workload and to meet set deadlines
- Ability to work on own initiative and without supervision
Desirable
- Provide analytical capability of data and use of advanced statistical methods of quality improvement.
Knowledge
Essential
- Understanding of Information Governance and Confidentiality
- Knowledge of or previously undertaken training or courses provided by recognised QI bodies for example the Institute for Healthcare Improvement
- Wide variety of improvement methods and techniques for example
- oThe Model for Improvement and plan do study act cycles
- oLean tools
- oIHI Breakthrough Series Collaborative model
- oProcess mapping
Desirable
- Specialised knowledge and experience of recent clinical practice in an acute healthcare setting
- Wide variety of improvement methods and techniques for example
- oMicrosystems
- oSystem of Profound Knowledge
- oVariation analysis
- oQuality Improvement sampling methods
- oStatistical process control
Qualifications
Essential
- Relevant Degree or equivalent experience, knowledge or training
- Registered Professional Qualification/ Membership of a Professional Body
- Evidence of continuous professional development
Desirable
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Leading change in complex systems across a number of projects or initiatives
- Previous work experience in a relevant professional environment
- Prior experience of service re-design or quality initiatives
- Presentation of Improvement work at National and International Level
- Managing staff and delivering appraisals
- Management of a portfolio of improvement work
- Development of organisation level Quality Improvement Strategy
- Development of organisation level workforce capability initiatives
- Teaching of quality improvement methods and techniques at all levels within an organisation
- Involvement in meeting Trust clinical governance objectives
Desirable
- Experience of working in an NHS Acute Trust
- Extensive experience using statistical process control (SPC) software
- Development of measurement for improvement principles at organisation level
- Experience of working at Executive level within an organisation
Skills
Essential
- Proven record of leading and effectively managing change across an organisation
- Proficiency with office systems and computers and working knowledge of Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint
- Ability to communicate verbally and in writing in a clear, concise and effective manner
- Ability to manage a diverse workload and to meet set deadlines
- Ability to work on own initiative and without supervision
Desirable
- Provide analytical capability of data and use of advanced statistical methods of quality improvement.
Knowledge
Essential
- Understanding of Information Governance and Confidentiality
- Knowledge of or previously undertaken training or courses provided by recognised QI bodies for example the Institute for Healthcare Improvement
- Wide variety of improvement methods and techniques for example
- oThe Model for Improvement and plan do study act cycles
- oLean tools
- oIHI Breakthrough Series Collaborative model
- oProcess mapping
Desirable
- Specialised knowledge and experience of recent clinical practice in an acute healthcare setting
- Wide variety of improvement methods and techniques for example
- oMicrosystems
- oSystem of Profound Knowledge
- oVariation analysis
- oQuality Improvement sampling methods
- oStatistical process control
Qualifications
Essential
- Relevant Degree or equivalent experience, knowledge or training
- Registered Professional Qualification/ Membership of a Professional Body
- Evidence of continuous professional development
Desirable
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
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).
