Jobs at Guardian in United Kingdom

All Trusts in England must employ a Guardian of Safe Working (GoSW). The GoSW is an independent role responsible for protecting the safeguards for resident doctors as outlined in the Terms and Conditions of Service (2016) and must provide assurance to the Trust Board that doctors remain safe to carry out their clinical duties.

1. Act as the champion of safe working hours for doctors in approved training programmes and locally employed doctors to ensure that action is taken to ensure that the working hours within the Trust are safe.
2. Provide assurance to the Trust Board or equivalent body that trainee doctors are safely rostered and are working hours that are safe and in compliance with the TCS (2016).
3. Actively promote safe working practices and ensure good practices are shared within the organisation.
4. Advise and support clinical teams with highlighted areas of difficulties.
5. Chair the Resident Doctor Forum (RDF) where safety issues and the improvement to resident doctors' working can be discussed/addressed.
6. Attend the Joint Local Negotiating Consulting Committee (JLNCC).
7. Attend the resident doctors' induction to raise awareness of the role and the relevance of exception reports.
8. Attend relevant forums i.e. Clinical Group Education Boards regarding exception reports.
9. Represent the Trust at regional and national Guardian of Safe Working events.

MFT is one of the largest NHS Trusts in England with a turnover of £2.8bn and is on a different scale than most other NHS Trusts. We're creating an exceptional integrated health & social care system for the 1 million patients who rely on our services every year.

Bringing together 10 hospitals & community services from across Manchester, Trafford & beyond, we champion collaborative working & transformation, encouraging our 30,000 workforce to pursue their most ambitious goals. We set standards that other Trusts seek to emulate so you'll benefit from a scale of opportunity that is nothing short of extraordinary.

We've also created a digitally enabled organisation to improve clinical quality, patient & staff experience, operational effectiveness & driving research, and innovation through the introduction of Hive our Electronic Patient Record system which launched in September 2022.

We're proud to be a major academic Research Centre & Education provider, providing you with a robust infrastructure to encourage and facilitate high-quality research programmes. What's more, we're excited to be embarking on our Green Plan which sets out how MFT continues to play its part in making healthcare more sustainable.

At MFT, we create and foster a culture of inclusion and belonging, provide equal opportunities for career development that are fair, open, and transparent, protecting your health and wellbeing and shaping the future of our organisation together.

To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience you'll need, take a look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the Supporting Documents heading. So that you're even more equipped to make an informed decision to apply to us, you'll need to take time to read the Candidate Essentials Guide that sits with the Job Description and Person Specification. This document provides you with details about the Trust, our benefits and outlines how we care for you as you care for others. Most importantly, it also contains critical information you'll need to be aware of before you submit an application form.

MFT is committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating, and valuing diversity and eliminating any form of unlawful discrimination across our workforce, ensuring our people are truly representative of the communities we serve. All individuals regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation are encouraged to apply for this post. As an inclusive employer, we are here to support you. If you have any special requirements to help you with your application, email our team at resourcing@mft.nhs.uk.

We're looking forward to hearing from you!

• Specialist knowledge of the requirements of TCS (2016) for doctors and dentists in training relating to safe working.

• Experience of involvement with exception reporting.

Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust

Oxford Road Campus
Oxford Road
Manchester
M13 9WL

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