Medical Governance Assistant

NHS; Yeovil; Hybrid; GBP 20,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job description

This is an exciting opportunity for somebody to join the governance team within the medical service group to support governance functions and processes, and the continuous improvement of learning from events. The post requires flexibility and the ability to provide a wide range of administrative duties as part of a small and friendly team. The successful candidate can base at either Yeovil District Hospital or Musgrove Park Hospital with the expectation to travel between sites to meet the requirements of the post when needed, with the opportunity to work from home.

Main duties of the job

The role of a Medical Governance Assistant is to provide a comprehensive and effective administrative service to support the smooth and efficient running of the Medical Service Group Governance team, working countywide across the Service Group.

This supports the service group in providing high quality patient care by ensuring a cycle of continuous improvement, learning from all governance functions and other sources of information. This will include supporting the service group and governance team providing administrative support with investigations of incidents and dissemination of learning.

The post holder will be required to support the medical service group with the administration of the following functions: incidents, complaints, PALS, risks, audits, NICE guidance, safety alerts, policies and procedures, claims, inquests and actions plans.

There will be a need to take minutes for monthly governance and learning meetings, and support the coordination of agendas.

About us

At Somerset NHS Foundation Trust, we're committed to supporting our employees with a range of benefits designed to enhance your professional and personal life. We offer:

• Flexible working options to help you balance work and life
• NHS pension scheme for long-term financial security
• Generous annual leave allowance to recharge and relax
• A strong focus on career development to help you grow and achieve your potential

Additionally, you'll gain access to our Blue Light Card, unlocking exclusive discounts on shopping, dining, and leisure activities, as well as NHS-specific perks to support you both inside and outside of work.

We are proud to foster a diverse, skilled, and inclusive workforce, and we encourage applications from all backgrounds.

Job responsibilities

Please see attached Job Description & Person Specification for further details of duties and responsibilities.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• NVQ in Business Administration or equivalent experience
• GCSE Maths and English (C or 4 and above/equivalent)

Experience

• Outstanding care
• Listening and leading
• Working together
• Experience of working to multiple deadlines
• Standard keyboard skills/inputting and manipulating data
• Use of Microsoft programmes
• Ability to create clear reports and documents
• Evidence of a good standard of Literacy / English language skills
• Ability to effectively communicate with all clinical and non-clinical bands and specialities
• Can plan own workload to priorities tasks in relation to service demands
• Knowledge of governance functions
• Experience of using multiple different information systems at once
• Experience of working in the NHS
• Is able to coordinate multiple spreadsheets and action plans at any one time

Additional Criteria

• Use of computer for long periods of time
• Requirement for prolonged concentration
• Ability to travel between sites

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.