Advanced Nurse Practitioner - Darlington, County Durham, United Kingdom - County Durham & Darlington NHS Foundation Trust

Description

An exciting opportunity has arisen to support in Clinical and Quality Governance in the Medicine Care Group at County Durham and Darlington NHS Foundation Trust, on a full time 37.5 hours per week on an initial fixed term contract of 6 Months.

We welcome applicants with a clinical background to apply for the Band 8a Quality and Governance Matron

The Quality and Governance Matron, using their knowledge of clinical and quality governance and experience, will support the Associate Director of Nursing & Care Group Triumvirate, to ensure the efficient and effective and co-ordinated governance of quality, patient safety, risk and incident management.

They will work closely with the Associate Director of Nursing, as well as other key stakeholders to ensure measurable improvement within the Medicine Care Group and the Trust, and to ensure the Medicine Care Group meets statutory, regulatory and NHS requirements for safe and effective patient care.

Karen Strickland Associate Director of Nursing via Emily Powton (PA)

The Care Group Quality and Governance Matron will be working for an incredibly vibrant and fast paced Care Group within CDDFT.

They will be working across 3 sites within CDDFT and will be required to provide and receive complex, sensitive and potentially contentious information in the area of clinical governance.

The post-holder will be able to persuade, motivate and train all key stakeholders and provide direct support in meeting and achieving expectations of the Board in respsone to complaints, CQC enquires, PHSO enquires and support clinical teams produce reports in relation to patient safety issues and consideration for Coroners requests.

Key lines of communication will be with the Associate Director of Nursing for the Medicine Care Group, the Senior Triumverate, General Managers, Matrons and Ward Managers.

He/ she will also provide direct line mangement and support to the Care Group Governance team in their role in facilitating and providing administrative support to this role
We provide hospital services from two acute sites - Darlington Memorial Hospital and University Hospital of North Durham.

We have a centre for planned care in Bishop Auckland and provide care from community hospitals in Chester-le-Street, Shotley Bridge, Barnard Castle, Sedgefield and Weardale as well as over 80 other community based settings and providing care in patients' homes.

We particularly welcome applications from disabled and Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) candidates as BAME and disabled people are currently under-represented

From April we are unable to offer sponsorship for healthcare roles that do not meet the minimum salary 23,200, to apply you must have Right to Work in the United Kingdom.

If you are in the UK on a VISA please ensure you have no restrictions that would prevent you from taking this post

Promote the Trusts core values of care, quality, respect, leadership and achievement by adherence to the behavioural competencies as detailed on the Trusts website/intranet site.

Put delivery of high quality services at the forefront of what you do
Challenge the status quo and lead on the development of the Governance structures within the Medicine Care Group

Establish excellent working relationships with clinicians at all levels within the Care Group and across organisations to enable transformation and delivery on all areas of performance.

Lead on the delivery of all aspects of performance including quality of services, patient experience, access, finance, governance, HR and organisational development.

This extends beyond your direct area of influence to include leadership across other associated services and Care Groups.

Lead on and be proactive in ensuring that the delivery of compliance with national requirements in relation to nursing quality measures and standards.

To support and develop new ways of working to continually improve the quality of the service.
Facilitate the provision of an environment conducive to the learning needs of all staff including students.

Participate in staff appraisals, formulation of Personal Development Plans and succession planning for all staff whom direct line management is assigned too.

Long term sickness, recruitment and retention, investigations potentially leading to disciplinary action.
Observe the rules and The Code as laid down by the NMC / HCPC.

To develop a key role in effective team working and building by maintaining effective communication and working relationships with other professional groups and external agencies.

Ensure your practice, attitude and behaviour, and that of the staff, is in keeping within the maternity philosophy of care and trust values and behaviours framework.

To participate in the on-call weekend / Bank holiday Matron for the site roster (nursing only)
Able to travel across Trust sites to meet the requirements of the post

Educated to degree level in Health Related Subject
Experience of clinical governance & quality issues in health care

Working Knowledge of patient safety, clinical audit, patient experience, risk register processes
Significant post registration experience in an acute hospital setting. Band 7 or above or equitable experience
Experience of clinical audit/ research and development processes and practice
Experience of quality and governance development and processes.

Relevant experience of the health service within a clinical governance/quality related discipline
Working in an appropriate manner with patient sensitive data

Understanding of National Health Service improvement methodologies including: Working with risk management processes including, patient safety, risk registers, CAS / NICE Guidance.

Management of complex data streams and ability to analyse data

Computer literate - ability to use Word/Excel/PowerPoint
Knowledge of medical terminology
Knowledge and impact of the key national and local drives in relation to governance
Able to demonstrate an understanding of health policy and its impact on the professional nursing agenda and CDDFT

County Durham & Darlington NHS Foundation Trust
Darlington Memorial Hospital NHS Trust