Associate Head of Governance and Risk - London - ref. g73126219
We cover all disciplines in pathology including allergy, biochemistry and endocrinology, haematology and blood transfusion, histopathology and cytology, immunology, and microbiology and serology, with each laboratory equipped with the best available analytical instrumentation.
Main duties of the job Deputise for the Head of Governance as required.Provide direction for the facility to ensure a patient focused quality governance agenda is defined and reported via reports and presentations to the Senior Management Team.Responsible for ensuring that quality and risk management is embedded throughout the laboratory by providing support, advice and guidance on all aspects of quality governance.To support the Head of Governance to ensure management of all complaints is effective and transparent in line with legislation is open, transparent, and responsive and meets the duty of candour and that learning from complaints is disseminated across all areas.To maintain robust relationships with key stakeholders, developing a system of quality assurance and monitoring.To support the Head of Governance in providing strategic leadership and direction to the governance team.To lead on root cause analysis for serious incidents.
Develop and ensure effective mechanisms are in place for learning from serious incidents to encourage a patient focused learning culture.Ensuring that the Senior Leadership Team is advised in a timely manner of high-risk incidents, or matters that might have a substantial impact on patient safety, staff safety or reputation of the HCA Healthcare UK.To ensure that risk registers are kept up to date and effectively used to drive the implementation of the HCA Laboratories Division and Healthcare UK strategy, and supports the Corporate Governance Framework.
Job responsibilities Associate Head of Governance and Risk London, HCA Laboratories (Shropshire House) Full time, 37.5 hours per week Permanent Salary: Competitive dependent upon experienceDuties information and guidance in order to support service development and delivery.Support and facilitate the implementation of the HCA Healthcare UK Business Continuity and Health, Safety & Wellbeing policies and any other corporate policies that may be applicable to the Laboratory Division.
What you will bring: Extensive experience as a Laboratory Quality ManagerExperience in risk management and Laboratory health and safetyUnderstanding ISO15189, ISO15190 and ISO22367Qualification in Laboratory Quality Management Disclosure and Barring Service Check This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.