Deputy Director for Quality and Safety

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Job overview

As one of the largest and highest profile Foundation Trusts in the UK, UCLH NHS Foundation Trust comprises the state-of-the-art University College Hospital and six leading-edge specialist hospitals, providing world-class acute and specialist services locally, nationally and internationally.

An opportunity has risen for Deputy Director of Quality and Safety to join the team.
The postholder will be responsible for implementation of the patient safety incident response framework (PSIRF) including patient safety improvement, claims and inquests and through the head of quality for the CQC compliance, clinical effectiveness, learning from deaths and the medical examiner service and risk management including all modules on the risk system InPhase.

We encourage and support professional development in all aspects of quality, making this an excellent opportunity for those looking to make a real impact in patient safety.

Main duties of the job

The Deputy Director for Quality and Safety will support the Director for Quality and Safety, leading on patient safety, overseeing central patient safety functions, and developing the Trust’s patient safety approach, including PSIRF. The successful candidate will manage the Head of Quality and ensure progress in all quality and safety aspects. They will have a keen interest in patient safety and experience of PSIRF. They will also be pivotal in the leadership for patient safety partners and work closely with patient safety specialists.

Person specification

Knowledge and Qualifications

Essential criteria

• Master’s degree or equivalent relevant experience
• Evidence of successful study at a higher level within a specialist environment of management / patient safety/ or equivalent specialist knowledge.
• Clinical background / qualification or relevant similar qualification

Experience

Essential criteria

• Significant and demonstrable experience of working in the NHS at a senior level in relevant fields including patient safety and PSIRF implementation
• Substantial experience of staff leadership and management across a range of functions.
• Significant experience of working in a large and complex health environment at a senior level and directly influencing at corporate level.

Skills and Abilities

Essential criteria

• Ability to develop strong professional networks
• Ability to present complex information in an understandable and concise manner, drawing on different writing styles including reports, business plans, action plans, summaries and policies as necessary.
• Current in-depth awareness of incident management issues and the ability to keep abreast of ongoing developments in the field.
• Able to deliver an effective incident management function in the Trust which complies with national standards and reflects new developments.

Requirement

Essential criteria

• In depth understanding of patient safety and the patient safety incident response framework Good understanding of the wider quality agenda (e.g. claims and inquest, risk, patient complaints etc.)

Communication

Essential criteria

• Excellent strategic communication skills
• Ability to deal confidently and appropriately with staff at all levels of the organisation, including at a very senior level.
• Ability to negotiate with and influence front line and management staff at all levels, including senior managers and directors.
• Ability to work within a team as a team member or leader, including the ability to enthuse and motivate reporting staff.
• Able to work in a collaborative and facilitative working style, including the ability to encourage and enthuse others as well as work across boundaries and breakdown barriers.
• Articulate, influential and persuasive
• Able to encourage and enthuse others,
• Confident when speaking in public and at large meetings

Personal and People Development

Essential criteria

• Experience of active and appropriate staff management of directly reporting staff, including appraisal, objective setting and performance management in line with Trust policies.

Responsibilities towards promoting Equality Diversity and Inclusion

Essential criteria

• A commitment to promoting equality and diversity in the workplace and in service delivery and development including a demonstratable understanding of the Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion and/or Knowledge of the NHS obligations under the Equality Act 2010 and the Public Sector Equality Duties

At UCLH, we have a real ‘One Team’ ethos, and our values – safety, kindness, teamwork and improving, are central to the way we work. This is supported by our staff, who voted us as the #1 NHS Acute Trust to work for in the whole of England.

At UCLH we take equality of opportunity seriously and are committed to being a diverse and inclusive employer, with a culture that creates a real sense of belonging and trust. It is our fundamental aim, to recruit, retain and promote a diverse mix of people who are representative of our local communities.

This vacancy may close before the current listed closing date. You are advised not to delay submitting your completed application.

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