Neonatal Governance Lead

Barts Health NHS Trust; London; On-site; GBP 38,000 - 52,000

Job description

Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain's leading healthcare providers.

The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.

Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.

Barts Health supports the Pregnancy Loss Pledge and commits to supporting their staff through the distress of miscarriage.

Job overview

We are looking to appoint a Secondment to our Neonatal Governance Lead to cover maternity leave for a year. As the Neonatal Governance lead, the post holder will be responsible in leading investigations of serious incidents, producing and monitoring action plans. He/ She will also be responsible for leading on continuous improvement of service quality to promote an environment of excellence with the highest standards of care.

Main duties of the job

We are looking to recruit a dynamic, experienced and knowledgeable neonatal nurse to work as our Clinical Governance and Risk lead Nurse.

The post holder will be a key member of the NICU ward management team and will work closely with our dedicated NICU nursing and consultant team, and our maternity and obstetric teams.

As the Neonatal Governance Lead the post holder will take responsibility for leading investigations of significant events and patient safety events, producing and monitoring action plans. There will be an expectation that you will provide support and information for staff to learn from incidents, taking into consideration human factors, route cause analysis pathways, implementation of Patient Safety Incidence Response Framework (PSIRF) and assurance that changes in practice in the system have been embedded to prevent re-occurrence. They will promote a non-blame environment where clinical governance and patient safety are paramount to the service.

Working for our organisation

We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

We are dedicated to being an outstanding place to work and will work with you to get the best experience. We know flexible working is not a one size fits all and will mean something different to everyone. We are inclusive, so if you are interested in flexible working, please speak to the recruiting manager.

Although this position is a 12 months fixed-term contract, the actual contract duration will be adjusted to account for the time taken to advertise the post, complete the hiring process, and finalise pre-employment checks. This means the contract will begin when the candidate starts the role and may be slightly shorter than 12 months.

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria

• 1st Level Registered Nurse or Registered Midwife
• Post registration Qualification in Neonatology (QIS)
• Educated to First level degree (level 6 or above)
• Safeguarding Children training (Level 1-3)
• Evidence of continuing professional development
• Leadership or management training
• Mentorship/Teaching qualification

Desirable criteria

• Conflict Resolution Training
• QI training
• Human factors/route cause analysis training or experience of/willing to undertake.
• Current NLS certification

Experience

Essential criteria

• Significant post registration experience in an acute Neonatal setting
• Experience in the use of Safeguard/Datix system
• Experience of writing/reviewing policies and procedures, presenting reports and action plans.

Desirable criteria

• Risk Management Experience
• Previous experience of working in governance role
• Report writing Experience
• Complaints Management
• Leading investigations of significant events and patient safety events
• Experience in Quality improvement projects.
• Experience of managing change
• Training on PSIRF

Knowledge

Essential criteria

• Knowledge of audit and service improvement
• Working knowledge of the incident management process

Desirable criteria

• Knowledge of research
• Knowledge of PSIRF

Skills

Essential criteria

• Excellent verbal, written and presentation /communication skills
• Excellent problem solving and decision- making skills
• IT skills-Power Point, spread sheet and data bases.
• Ability to manage difficult/ stressful situations and conversations.
• Leadership skills.
• Presentation skills.

Other

Essential criteria

• Sensitive Pleasant and calm disposition
• Able to lead and motivate others
• Self-confident, reliable, with a good attendance record
• Eager to develop self and others
• Willing to accept change and help to implement
• Must be flexible and adaptable

Desirable criteria

• Experience in leading change

As an Equal Opportunities Employer we actively support applications from individuals' who apply under the Guaranteed Interview Scheme and will process your application as appropriate.

We reserve the right to expire vacancies prior to the advertised closing date once a sufficient number of applications has been received and we regret that we are unable to provide notification if your application is unsuccessful.

Barts Health is committed to safeguarding the welfare of children and to child protection. The Trust aims to ensure as far as is possible that anyone, paid or unpaid, who seeks to work in our organisation and who gains access to children, is safe to do so. As such, you may be required to undertake a Disclosure and Barring Check as part of the recruitment process if appointed to a post with direct access to children or vulnerable adults.

Barts Health promotes active travel as part of its goal to reach Net Zero. Each site is accessible by public transport and the Trust has a cycle to work scheme and some sites have Brompton Hire Pods.