Job overview

A great opportunity has arisen for an experienced nurse or AHP to undertake the new role of Divisional Clinical Governance Facilitator - an integral clinical post within the Division of Surgery.

You will be a nurse or AHP with significant experience across the governance agenda. The post holder will be responsible for supporting the Divisional Management Team and Directorate triumvirates with all aspects of quality and clinical governance a mangement, and will provide key support to the Divisional Director and Associate Director of Nursing on the divisional risk management, governance arrangements, patient safety, learning response delivery and associated quality improvement across the Division.

The post holder will provide support and guidance to clinicians and managers in all aspects of quality and clinical governance and ensure that the divisional commitment to managing risk and learning responses is systematically coordinated.

The Divisional Governance Facilitator will also be responsible for supporting the Division to ensure safety of services and delivery of high standards of patient care.

Interviews will take place on Tuesday 10^th June.

For Further information or discussion please contact:

Denyse Ghisayawan – Deputy Associate Director of Nursing

[email protected]

Tel: 020 3594 0326

Helen Mencia – Associate Director of Nursing

[email protected]

Tel: 020 3594 2974

Main duties of the job

To co-ordinate the clinical governance agenda within the surgery division directorates. This covers those systems and processes for assessing, monitoring and improving services, including patient and public involvement, risk management, clinical audit, clinical effectiveness programmes, staffing and staff involvement, education and training, and the use of information.

Specifically the postholder will provide multidisciplinary clinical staff with the support to implement effectively the principles and practice of clinical governance and quality improvement across the directorates, within a framework that uses information to guide reflection, leading to action and outcomes monitoring. The postholder will work closely with the central clinical governance team to deliver Trust approved work programmes.

The postholder will undertake these functions under the line management of the Associate Director of Nursing and Deputy Divisional Director of Operations (this will be determined locally), the postholder will, in the first instance, have support from the Divisional Lead for Governance and the Assistant Director of Clinical Governance.

Working for our organisation

Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain’s leading healthcare providers.  

The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.  

Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.  

We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.