Job overview

Are you clinically registered professional who is passionate about patient safety, clinical governance, clinical effectiveness and risk management? 

Do you demonstrate the Trust values and want to join a dynamic team which will be pivotal in delivering excellent clinical governance for the care group?

We are delighted to advertise an opportunity for the role of Clinical Governance Specialist within the Cancer, Specialist and Clinical Support Services Care Group (CSCS).

The post holder will assist the Clinical Governance Facilitator to develop, monitor and maintain Clinical Governance  processes to provide assurance for all areas of clinical governance, including clinical effectiveness, quality improvement, patient safety and risk management.

This post would ideally suit a dynamic professional who has demonstrable knowledge and experience of patient safety and clinical effectiveness in an acute NHS environment and is able to use their own initiative and have excellent organisational skills. 

You should be enthusiastic, proactive, and able to communicate effectively to support the delivery of the governance agenda and committed to delivering excellence in quality, safety, and patient experience.

Based at either York or Scarborough Hospital although some cross site support will be required.

Flexible/reduced hours  will be considered in line with business need - role requires minimum 30 hours over four days.

If you are interested in this post, we would love to hear from you!

Main duties of the job

In particular, we require the post holder to be able to demonstrate excellent negotiating and influencing skills, attention to detail,  proficient use of IT, in particular report writing and presentation skills, management of complex data processes, and the use of all internal and external systems, databases and action logs that will facilitate the efficient management of the Clinical Governance agenda.

Significant, demonstrable experience and knowledge of PSIRF, regulatory compliance, NICE, audit, clinical effectiveness and risk management is required.  

The post holder will support the Clinical Governance Facilitator (Manager) to manage the work carried out by the Clinical Governance team  and assist the Care Group  to develop, monitor and maintain processes to ensure assurance can be provided for all areas of clinical governance. 

This post would ideally suit a dynamic, experienced, professionally registered clinician, who has a passion for clinical effectiveness, patient safety and quality of care. You must be able to use your own initiative and have excellent organisational skills.

The post holder should be enthusiastic, proactive, and able to communicate effectively. Experience of line management is preferred.

In particular, we require the post holder to be a team player, work to deadlines and at pace,  be able to demonstrate excellent skills in IT and have an understanding of databases and action logs that will facilitate the efficient monitoring of local agendas.

Working for our organisation

Our benefits

We offer a range of benefits to support our staff including:

• Access to the NHS Pension Scheme, providing generous benefits upon retirement, as well as a lump sum and pension for dependants
• 27 days holiday rising to 33 days (depending on NHS Trust service)
• A variety of different types of paid and unpaid leave covering emergency and planned leave
• Confidential advice and support on personal, work, family and relationship issues, 24/7, from our Employee Assistance Programme
• NHS Car Lease scheme and Cycle to Work scheme
• An extensive range of learning and development opportunities
• Discounts on restaurants, getaways, shopping, motoring, cinema and finance from a range of providers

For further information on the fantastic range of benefits we offer please visit the Trust's dedicated Staff Benefits pages.