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Job summary

Main area
admin
Grade
Band 3
Contract
Permanent
Hours
  • Full time
  • Flexible working
37.5 hours per week
Job ref
408-24-516-A
Employer
Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Arrowe Park Hospital
Town
Upton, Wirral
Salary
£22,816 - £24,336 per annum
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
11/07/2024 23:59

Employer heading

Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust logo

Clinical Governance Assistant

Band 3

Apprenticeship Eligibility Criteria 

Should this vacancy be recruited as an apprenticeship, the following criteria will apply:

UK nationals or other persons with a right of abode have an eligible residency status if they have been ordinarily resident in the UK or the British Overseas Territories, or the Crown Dependencies (Channel Islands and Isle of Man) for at least the previous 3 years on the first day of the apprenticeship.

To find out why you should apply for a role at Wirral University Teaching Hospital, please view our video and listen to what our staff say working at WUTH is really like: https://youtu.be/Z5oMaNXprn8

 

Job overview

To provide administrative and clerical support to the Divisional Clinical Governance team within Diagnostics & Clinical Support.  This includes supporting with the implementation, monitoring and escalation of clinical governance matters, including the risk management agenda, across the division. 

Main duties of the job

  • Provide accurate and effective clerical support to the Clinical Governance Team for the Division.
  • Be responsible for maintaining information systems to:
    • comply with CQC/ legislative/ Divisional requirements
    • support  accurate collation of information for use in audits and producing corporate and divisional reports
  • Be responsible for organising meetings including confirmation of dates, booking of rooms and preparation and distribution of papers.
  • Be responsible to take, transcribe and distribute minutes of meetings  within agreed time frames.
  • Support the Clinical Governance Co-ordinator to gather and record information from serious incident review processes within the division, including requesting/ monitoring factual statements from staff.
  • Support the Clinical Governance Co-ordinator to ensure compliance with the statutory Duty of Candour compliance and all administration relating to Duty of Candour requirements is recorded accurately and in a timely way.
  • Be responsible for maintaining confidentiality of information about patients, clients and staff and trust business in accordance with the Data Protection Act 1998 and Information Governance.
  • Be responsible for welcoming visitors to the service and deal effectively with telephone and email enquiries.
  • Assist members of the Clinical Governance Team  with all administrative tasks commensurate with the requirements of the role.
  • Manage own workload effectively ensuring that work is completed within agreed time scales.

Working for our organisation

All new colleagues can expect to receive a warm and friendly Wirral welcome from the very first time they make contact with us. We are described as “competent and caring staff” by our patients.

Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is situated on The Wirral peninsula which has a stunning coastline and beautiful countryside surroundings, with great activities for its residents.

We are one of the largest and busiest acute Trusts in the North West of England, comprising of the Wirral’s only Emergency Department. We provide a high quality range of acute care services and employ over 6,000 staff, who serve a population of approximately 400,000 people across Wirral, Ellesmere Port, Neston, North Wales and the wider North West footprint.

We have approximately 855 beds trust-wide and our financial turnover is in excess of £337m.

The Wirral is easily accessible with excellent transport links including motorway, train, bus or ferry and within easy reach to the major cities of Liverpool, Chester and Manchester as well as neighbouring North Wales.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see attached Job Description for further information 
about the Clinical Governance Assistant position available at WUTH.

 

Person specification

Qualifications, Specific Experience & Training

Essential criteria
  • ECDL or RSA 2 equivalent
  • Educated to NVQ level 3/ have three years appropriate experience

Knowledge and Skills

Essential criteria
  • • High level of computer literacy to effectively use Office systems, such as Word, Excel, Teams and PowerPoint
  • • Effective administrative skills
  • • Effective time management and organisational skills
  • • Have good written, verbal and communication skills
Desirable criteria
  • • Knowledge of Trust policies & procedures relevant to the post, including confidentiality, data protection, equality & diversity and health & safety

Personal Attributes

Essential criteria
  • • Have ability to maintain focused concentration on administrative tasks on a daily basis in an environment where there are constant interruptions
  • • Be able to use a computer for extensive periods of time, within Health and safety regulations
  • • Ability to work under minimal supervision and to be able to meet deadlines and cope with differing demands from staff
  • • Have a confident and committed approach to all duties
  • • Ability to maintain a flexible, patient and reliable working attitude
  • • Recognise the importance of confidentiality and sensitivity of issues, and be able to act with utmost discretion

Other Requirements

Essential criteria
  • • Willingness and ability to work cross-site (inter-site bus service is available).

Employer certification / accreditation badges

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Nicole Copping
Job title
Business Partner - Quality Governance
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
0151 604 7797
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