Deputy Director of Clinical Governance and Risk
Job overview
The post holder will be a key member of the Clinical Governance Directorate (part of the wider Joint Chief Medical Officers' Directorate) and Trust wide senior management team, with specific responsibility for deputising for the Director of Clinical Governance across aspects of the role relating to quality governance, quality assurance, and the management of risk.
Main duties of the job
To work collaboratively with the Associate Director of Clinical
Governance (Clinical Effectiveness), the Associate Director of Clinical
Governance (Patient Safety & complaints), to ensure seamless
provision of services from within the Directorate of Clinical
Governance.
Responsible for strategic development & leadership of implementation
of strategies with specific focus on quality governance & risk
management. Working collaboratively with key stakeholders, including
Board of Directors, Trust Secretary and Trust’s Clinical
leadership, leading ongoing development of high
quality, integrated & effective governance structures & teams
across Corporate & Clinical Groups supporting deployment of
the Trust’s strategy ‘Where Excellence Meets Compassion’. You will
take a leadership role ensuring that robust, proportionate
& responsive clinical governance structures are embedded
throughout the Trust .
With direct line management responsibilities for the central
Risk & Incident team & for Clinical Governance teams
embedded across six Clinical Groups, you will have a
diverse and varied portfolio.
You will provide highly specialist leadership across risk
management & quality governance & will provide expert
compliance & regulatory advice as required across the Trust, as well
as being an expert resource on national issues and local interpretation
of national and local regulatory policy, guidance and best practice.
Working for our organisation
MFT is one of the largest NHS Trusts in England with a turnover of £2.8bn & is on a different scale than most other NHS Trusts. We’re creating an exceptional integrated health & social care system for the 1 million patients who rely on our services every year.
Bringing together 10 hospitals & community services from across Manchester, Trafford & beyond, we champion collaborative working & transformation, encouraging our 30,000 workforce to pursue their most ambitious goals. We set standards that other Trusts seek to emulate so you’ll benefit from a scale of opportunity that is nothing short of extraordinary.
We’ve also created a digitally enabled organisation to improve clinical quality, patient & staff experience, operational effectiveness & driving research, and innovation through the introduction of Hive; our Electronic Patient Record system which launched in September 2022.
We’re proud to be a major academic Research Centre & Education provider, providing you with a robust infrastructure to encourage and facilitate high-quality research programmes. What’s more, we’re excited to be embarking on our Green Plan which sets out how MFT continues to play its part in making healthcare more sustainable.
At MFT, we create and foster a culture of inclusion and belonging, provide equal opportunities for career development that are fair, open, and transparent, protecting your health and wellbeing and shaping the future of our organisation together.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience you’ll need, take a look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the ‘Supporting Documents’ heading. So that you’re even more equipped to make an informed decision to apply to us, you’ll need to take time to read the ‘Candidate Essentials Guide’ that sits with the Job Description and Person Specification.This document provides you with details about the Trust, our benefits and outlines how ‘we care for you as you care for others’. Most importantly, it also contains critical information you’ll need to be aware of before you submit an application form.
Diversity Matters
MFT is committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating, and valuing diversity and eliminating any form of unlawful discrimination across our workforce, ensuring our people are truly representative of the communities we serve. All individuals regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation are encouraged to apply for this post.As an inclusive employer, we are here to support you. If you have any special requirements to help you with your application, email our team at [email protected].
We’re looking forward to hearing from you!
Person specification
Essential
Essential criteria- Educated to Doctorate degree level or equivalent training & experience
- Evidence of other additional relevant specialist training to postgraduate level
- Significant experience of leadership & management at a very senior level
- Experience of managing risk & risk functions within a large and complex organisation
- Experience of delivering patient safety and governance systems
- Knowledge of the regulatory environments within health and compliance required by provider organisations
- Evidence of training in compliance and risk