About this role
Job summary
Are you a registered Registered Mental Health or Learning Disabilities Nurse who is passionate about the quality and safety of care with an interest in quality monitoring and improvement in mental health?
Are you a tenacious, confident, flexible, and curious person, with excellent organisational, engagement, and communication skills, who can work autonomously and as part of a creative and motivated team?
If you are, we would really like to hear from you!
Main duties of the job
To provide management oversight of a rolling schedule of internal and external Quality and Safety Reviews. This includes the schedule, recruitment to review panels, supporting the QSR process, accurate and timely reporting. To participate in QSRs. To provide in depth analysis of various forms of information and produce detailed, accurate reports through the Trust governance framework as required. To attend and regularly aid the complex care panel in their decision making. To work in collaboration with the Clinical Governance Lead (QSRs and Regulation) on the continuous review and improvement of Quality and Safety Review processes. With the need to review clinical teams across the country, the ability to travel independently is required. Additionally, given the distances of travel, the role will likely require some overnight stays. Ideally you will have a good knowledge and experience of quality monitoring and inspecting mental health inpatient services.
About us
This is an exciting time to join NSFT as we commit to developing our Trust. We believe that staff, who feel valued by their employers and are truly engaged, and able to provide better outcomes for our service users.
Here at NSFT we pride ourselves on being a welcoming, talented, friendly and supportive team who like nothing better than sharing their experiences and learning from each other.
Benefits included with this role are:-
NHS pension a comprehensive in house & external training programmes starting annual leave of 27 days per annum increasing to 33 days pa based on length of service (plus paid bank holidays) staff physio service NHS discounts and many more.
We are a creative, motivated and compassionate team who are dedicated to the quality and safety of patient care.
Job description Job responsibilities
Please find attached our Job Description and Person Specification for more detail on your Key Accountabilities, If you feel you have what it takes to make a difference in your local communities, click APPLY!
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Person Specification
Qualifications Essential
Registered mental health or learning disabilities nurse Administrative qualifications such as EXCEL, data analysis and report writing Educated to Masters Degree or equivalent.
Skills Essential
Ability to develop and promote effective interpersonal relationships with colleagues across health and social care setting Able to assimilate and analyse information both quantitative and qualitative including data, narrative and utilising observational skills. Ability to communicate in a variety of settings, to achieve cooperation and influence others
Knowledge Essential
Governance systems, processes and approaches
Desirable
Awareness of national policies relating to governance
Experience Desirable
Project management experience.
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.
Certificate of Sponsorship Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer details Employer name Norfolk & Suffolk Foundation NHS Trust
Address County Hall
Martineau Lane
Norwich
NR1 2DH
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.nsft.nhs.uk/Pages/Home.aspx (Opens in a new tab)