Job summary
The Quality Assurance Team is responsible for developing and providing systems and information to support clinical and operational work across the trust in the following areas: Patient Experience, NICE implementation, Clinical Audit, Accreditation, Quality Governance and Clinical Regulatory Compliance (CQC).
The Head of Assurance post-holder will provide strategic and operational leadership to the Quality Assurance Team.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will ensure the Trust meets its clinical regulatory requirements as set out in the Health and Social Care Act 2008.
The post holder has full operational responsibility for monitoring and maintaining compliance with clinical regulatory standards and will be the lead source of expert advice and guidance in relation to clinical regulation.
The post-holder will support the management of relationships with the Care Quality Commission, will manage the administration of maintaining registration, and co-ordinate arrangements for any announced CQC regulatory visits
The post holder will take the lead on quality reporting and the management of the Trust's corporate Quality Committee.
About us
Our mission is to make a positive difference to people's lives by improving the quality of life for all we serve. Our values are: We Care, We Respect, We are Inclusive - so we are looking for people who live and breathe these qualities when supporting service users and carers, and in their relationships with colleagues in the Trust and our partner organisations.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- Provide strategic leadership for Corporate Quality Assurance
- Lead on regulatory compliance component of Quality Assurance work plan
- Have oversight of, and provide strategic support and direction to all quality assurance work streams Trust wide
- Oversee effective relationships between the Quality Assurance Team and Directorate Management Teams
- Lead on quality reporting to Trust Board including the quality report for the Trust Board, the annual Quality Accounts, and other quality reporting
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Educated to Masters level in a relevant subject or have equivalent experience
- Evidence of continuing professional development
Desirable
- Evidence of relevant professional management training and/or qualification
- Quality Improvement qualification
Experience
Essential
- Significant experience of working in clinical governance systems and the delivery of robust assurance
- Significant experience of coordinating and leading preparation for CQC inspection
- Significant experience of working at a senior level in an NHS quality or assurance role
- Excellent track record of managing multiple concurrent projects and deliverables
- Significant experience of leading teams and managing people
- Experience of writing formal reports to Trust Board and relevant subcommittees
Desirable
- Experience of effectively managing budgets
Skills / Abilities
Essential
- Ability to think strategically in order to produce long term strategic solutions
- Ability to communicate highly complex, contentious information to senior managers to seek agreement and cooperation
- Ability to communicate effectively with all groups of people (clinical, non-clinical, technical, non-technical, service user, staff, senior leader, external partner)
- Ability to communicate potentially complex and/or contentious information to a wide range of stakeholder audiences
- Excellent written and oral communication skills
- Ability to deal with an unpredictable work pattern, maintain composure under pressure, deal with frequent interruptions and work to tight deadlines
- Ability to collate, appraise, analyse and interpret large amounts of complex information. Sound judgement in interpreting data and nuances of information
- Emotional intelligence and personal resilience to remain effective in complex and often stressful circumstances
- Motivated, organised and able to work autonomously and make clear decisions in senior forums
- A team player and effective team builder
Knowledge
Essential
- Detailed understanding of the regulatory system, and the standards and methods of the Care Quality Commission
- Understanding of Corporate governance
- Awareness of the role and functioning the wider regulatory landscape
- Broad understanding of current NHS issues
- Knowledge of Quality Improvement methodology
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.
Certificate of Sponsorship
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Employer details
Employer name
East London NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Trust Headquarters
9 Alie Street
London
E1 8DE
United Kingdom
Employer's website
https://www.elft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
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