Job summary
- Main area
- CHIC
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 8a
- Contract
- Secondment: 6 months (up to)
- Hours
- Part time - 34 hours per week
- Job ref
- 374-CF8A11
- Employer
- East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Cross Site
- Town
- Eastbourne or Hastings
- Salary
- £53,755 - £60,504 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 24/11/2024 23:59
Employer heading
Governance Lead
NHS AfC: Band 8a
We are proud to provide ‘Outstanding’ care and be a great place to work.
East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust provides safe, compassionate and high quality hospital and community care to the half a million people living in East Sussex and those who visit our local area.
We are one of the largest organisations in East Sussex with an annual income of £568 million and we are the only integrated provider of acute and community care in Sussex.
Our extensive health services are provided by over 7,000 dedicated members of staff working from two acute hospitals in Hastings and Eastbourne, three community hospitals in Bexhill, Rye and Uckfield, over 100 community sites across East Sussex, and in people’s own homes.
In 2020 the Care Quality Commission (CQC) rated us as ‘Good’ overall, and ‘Outstanding’ for being Caring and Effective. The Conquest Hospital in Hastings and our Community Services were rated ‘Outstanding’ and Eastbourne DGH was rated ‘Good’ Our two acute hospitals have Emergency Departments and provide 24 hour a day care, offering a comprehensive range of surgical, medical, outpatient and maternity services, supported by a full range of diagnostic and therapy services.
In the summer of 2020, the Trust launched its ambitious ‘Building for our Future’ (BFF) programme. This once in a lifetime programme aims to redevelop and expand our hospitals at Eastbourne, Hastings and Bexhill, transforming the environment in which we provide care for generations to come.
We provide safe, compassionate and high quality hospital and community care to over half a million people living in East Sussex and those who visit our local area.
We are one of the largest organisations in East Sussex with an annual income of £650 million and we are the only integrated provider of acute and community care in Sussex. Our extensive health services are provided by over 8,000 dedicated members of staff working from two acute hospitals in Hastings and Eastbourne, three community hospitals in Bexhill, Rye and Uckfield, over 100 community sites across East Sussex, and in people’s own homes.
In 2020 the Care Quality Commission (CQC) rated us as ‘Good’ overall, and ‘Outstanding’ for being Caring and Effective. Conquest Hospital and our Community Services were rated ‘Outstanding’ and Eastbourne DGH was rated ‘Good’.
Our two acute hospitals have emergency departments and provide 24 hour a day care, offering a comprehensive range of surgical, medical, outpatient and maternity services, supported by a full range of diagnostic and therapy services. Our centre for trauma services and obstetrics is at Conquest Hospital, while our centre for urology and stroke services is at Eastbourne DGH. At Bexhill Hospital we offer a range of outpatient, day surgery, rehabilitation and intermediate care services. At Rye, Winchelsea and District Memorial Hospital we offer outpatients, rehabilitation and intermediate services. At Uckfield Community Hospital we provide day surgery and outpatient care.
In the community, we deliver services that focus on people with long term conditions living well outside hospital, through our integrated locality teams working with district and community nursing teams. Community members of staff also provide care to patients in their homes and from a number of clinics, health centres and GP surgeries.
Job overview
East Sussex Healthcare Trust is an Integrated Acute and Community organisation, our focus is the care of our patients and our colleagues across our acute, community and intermediate care services. As an organisation we are passionate about supporting transformation change across acute and community pathways including working with primary care, Adult social care and developing relationships with voluntary and third party organisations.
We are looking for a Governance Lead to join the Community Health and Integrated Care Division on a fixed term contract or secondment for up to 6 months – our ambition is to deliver excellent care to our population. The successful candidate will demonstrate experience in delivering outstanding clinical services, have a proven track record on delivering quality improvements in nursing and integrated teams and be passionate about working as a collaborative leader within the organisation and within the wider system.
If you are an internal member of staff applying for a secondment opportunity, you should discuss with your line manager before applying. Full details can be found in the secondment policy available on the Trust extranet.
Main duties of the job
Be responsible for leading the CHIC quality and clinical governance programme.
Have a proven track record of delivering quality improvements in nursing care
Develop relationships with key stakeholders across Sussex.
Support the implementation of the clinical governance framework.
Support the development of policies and procedures and ensure policies are embedded in practice.
Support practices with delivery of their quality action plans.
Working for our organisation
A wide range of staff benefits are available to our staff including staff development, enrolment in the NHS pension scheme, auto-enrolment to our Temporary Workforce Service, access to nurseries at Conquest Hospital and Eastbourne District General Hospital, staff restaurants and on-site staff accommodation.
In addition to an internal Occupational Health department, all staff also have access to free psychological support through our confidential Employee Assistance Programme which is available to staff 24 hours a day 7 days a week. Onsite parking is available for a small administration fee.
There has never been a better time to join East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust, submit your application today.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please refer to the job description attached.
If you have any questions about this position please do not hesitate to contact us.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Registered Practitioner, First Level Qualified Nurse or relevant experience.
- A minimum of four years’ experience in Risk Management with a Clinical Diploma in Risk Management or equivalent.
- Patient Safety Incident or equivalent training e.g. NHSE Level 1 and 2
- Evidence of continuing relevant professional development to masters or equivalent level of knowledge and experience
Experience
Essential criteria
- Proven experience of working in a clinical setting
- Experience with Serious Incident Framework and knowledge/understanding of PSIRF
- Previous experience of implementation of Clinical Governance processes and procedures at a senior management level
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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Application numbers
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Blessing Mazanzi
- Job title
- Assistant Director of Nursing
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07974139214
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