Deputy Director of Quality Governance

The Deputy Director of Quality Governance will support the Chief Nurse by working closely with the senior operational clinical team and other corporate services, to provide strong quality governance to ensure that the Trust provides high quality services and is fully compliant with the regulatory bodies.

The role offers an exciting opportunity for collaborative working between Stockport Foundation Trust and Tameside and Glossop integrated care, with the future potential for the position to extend across both trusts, allowing for broader impact and professional growth.

The Deputy Director of Quality Governance will support the Chief Nurse and Medical Director to develop a governance framework to be embedded across the organisation to ensure quality governance arrangements are robust and have oversight of Trust compliance across corporate and operational service. They will work in close partnership with the Trust Secretary on the board assurance framework and governance assurance meetings system.

The Deputy Director of Quality Governance will have strategic responsibility to oversee the delivery of compliance, complaints, inquests and claims, risks, incidents and serious incidents, health and safety, policy governance, and patient experience.

The post-holder will work in a proactive partnership with the senior operational/clinical team and key external senior governance leads to ensure robust, effective and flexible governance arrangements are in place across the Trust.

In collaboration with the senior leadership team, provide leadership and direction to ensure there are effective clinical governance systems implemented across all divisions, ensuring all risks are identified and managed in accordance with the Trust’s assurance framework processes. Ensure that the Trust complies with statutory, regulatory, contractual and best practice requirements in relation to governance quality, with effective monitoring processes in place.

We hold a unique position in the Stockport community as the provider of healthcare and we are one of its largest employers.

We believe that the best organisations are those that reflect the communities they serve. We are therefore seeking to improve the diversity of our workforce to make it truly representative of our local population.

We actively encourage applications irrespective of race, age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage & civil partnership, or pregnancy or maternity. Recognising those communities that are underrepresented within our workforce, we would particularly welcome applications from you.

If you require support with your application please contact a member of the recruitment team, who can discuss alternative application methods.

We recognise that flexible working is important. We take requests for flexible working seriously, consider any request we receive and try to work with you, so we can explore if your request may fit with the needs of the service.

Benefits We Offer To You

1. Between 27-33 days of annual leave plus bank holidays
2. NHS pension scheme membership
3. Salary sacrifice schemes for lease cars, home electronics and more, to make your salary go further
4. NHS Staff discounts
5. Cycle to work scheme
6. Salary finance – for loans, savings, budget planning and tips on managing debt
7. Stockport Credit Union– for local financial advice

For further details / informal visits contact:
Name: Nicola Firth
Job title: Chief Nurse
Email address: Nicola.Firth@stockport.nhs.uk
Telephone number: 0161 419 5014