Job summary
Employer heading
Surgery Clinical Governance Coordinator
Band 7
London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust (LNWH) cares for the people of Brent, Ealing, Harrow and beyond.
Our team of more than 8,200 clinical and support staff serve a diverse population of almost one million people.
We run major acute services at:
- Northwick Park Hospital: home to one of the busiest emergency departments (A&E) in the country. The hospital provides a full range of services including the country’s top-rated hyper-acute stroke unit and one of only three hyper-acute rehabilitation units in the UK
- St Mark’s Hospital: an internationally renowned specialist centre for bowel disease
- Ealing Hospital: a busy district general hospital providing a range of clinical services, as well as 24/7 emergency department and urgent care centre, and specialist care at Meadow House Hospice
- Central Middlesex Hospital: our planned care site, hosting a range of surgical and outpatient services and collocated with an urgent care centre.
We are a university teaching NHS trust, in recognition of the important role we play in training clinicians of the future and bringing the benefits of research to the public.
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Our vision at London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust is to put “Quality at our HEART”. Find out more about our ambitious strategy
We are clear that our vision can only be achieved by our staff, who are our most valuable asset.
Our vision is driven by our HEART values and behaviours which were developed together with our staff.
- H onesty
- E quity
- A ccountability
- R espect
- T eamwork
These values describe how we interact with each other and our patients and must underpin everything we do to achieve our vision.
LNWUH is a flexible working friendly organisation, we want you to be able to work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Please speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement whether that’s job share, part time or another flexible pattern. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.
Job overview
We are looking for an enthusiastic, dynamic and highly motivated applicant to join our Surgical Clinical Governance Team as a Band 7 Governance Coordinator.
To oversee and help ensure the delivery of high quality, safe and effective care focused on improving outcomes and experiences for patients, families and carers. As a member of Surgery Divisional Governance Team to lead and be accountable for quality governance deliverables.
Main duties of the job
- The role includes:
- With the Divisional Governance Lead being accountable for quality governance deliverables within the Division.
- The role supports the Division by playing a pivotal role in ensuring the understanding and effective use of the Patient Safety Incident Response Framework (PSIRF) so that it is used to improve the outcome for people who use our services.
- To work with the Divisional Governance Lead to develop, implement and monitor the operation of the Trust’s Quality and Risk Management strategies and associated policies within the divisions and directorates.
Working for our organisation
London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust (LNWH) cares for the people of Brent, Ealing, Harrow and beyond.
Our team of more than 8,200 clinical and support staff serve a diverse population of almost one million people.
We run major acute services at:
- Northwick Park Hospital: home to one of the busiest emergency departments (A&E) in the country. The hospital provides a full range of services including the country’s top-rated hyper-acute stroke unit and one of only three hyper-acute rehabilitation units in the UK
- St Mark’s Hospital: an internationally renowned specialist centre for bowel disease
- Ealing Hospital: a busy district general hospital providing a range of clinical services, as well as 24/7 emergency department and urgent care centre, and specialist care at Meadow House Hospice
- Central Middlesex Hospital: our planned care site, hosting a range of surgical and outpatient services and co-located with an urgent care centre.
We are a university teaching NHS Trust, in recognition of the important role we play in training clinicians of the future and bringing the benefits of research to the public.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
To view the main responsibility, please see the attached the Job Description and Person Specification
Person specification
Education and Qualifications
Essential criteria
- RGN or other professional registration
- Previous experience in Governance
- Educated to Degree level
Desirable criteria
- Educated to Masters level
Knowledge and experience
Essential criteria
- Experience within medium to Large NHS organisition
- Experience managing complaints, systems and processes
- Experience of Audit
Desirable criteria
- previous experience of liaison with national / local teams to facilitate change
Skills, abilities
Essential criteria
- ability to resolve conflicts and negiotiate a way forward
- articulate and advanced written and verbal skills
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Joel Sedumedi
- Job title
- Divisional Governance Lead - Surgery
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07796705719
- Additional information
Please get in contact if you have any questions or queries.
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