This post supports the Director of Quality and Clinical Services at Barnet CCG to commission local services that are safe, effective and efficient. The post-holder will provide outstanding leadership on quality at Barnet CCG in order to commission the best possible standards of healthcare on behalf of the local population.Provide credible, effective and visible leadership within the CCG and make a corporate contribution to the development of the NCL CCG quality strategyProvide… Show more This post supports the Director of Quality and Clinical Services at Barnet CCG to commission local services that are safe, effective and efficient. The post-holder will provide outstanding leadership on quality at Barnet CCG in order to commission the best possible standards of healthcare on behalf of the local population.Provide credible, effective and visible leadership within the CCG and make a corporate contribution to the development of the NCL CCG quality strategyProvide support to Director of Quality and Clinical Services at Barnet CCGContribute to the strategic leadership of Barnet CCG and deputise for the Director of Quality and Clinical Services at internal and external meetings with NHS England London region, provider Trusts, and a range of CCG quality forumsProvide input to CCG programmes to ensure quality, patient safety and patient experience are considered at all stages of development for projects, proposals, plans and contracts.Demonstrate passion and commitment to continuously improving outcomes, tackling health inequalities and delivering best value for money and financial sustainability at CCG and local system levelPlay a key role in the evaluation and scrutiny of quality standards, making recommendations to the Executive Team about areas which need further evaluation or improvementBe responsible for establishing strong working relationships with healthcare providers, specialist commissioners and other agencies to improve the quality of healthcare services for the local populationFoster and develop relationships and new ways of working with various agencies and stakeholders as the NCL CCGs implement the North London Partners in Health and Care Show less

Deputy Director of Quality for Tower Hamlets, Waltham Forest and Newham CCG'sThe role was established to review the requirement for quality management across three Clinical Commissioning Groups following cessation of the CSU contract and make recommendation regarding future structures. The role supported Tower Hamlets, Waltham Forest and Newham CCG’s and all of the provider services under its commission. A significant part of the role covered working with Barts Health the largest NHS… Show more Deputy Director of Quality for Tower Hamlets, Waltham Forest and Newham CCG'sThe role was established to review the requirement for quality management across three Clinical Commissioning Groups following cessation of the CSU contract and make recommendation regarding future structures. The role supported Tower Hamlets, Waltham Forest and Newham CCG’s and all of the provider services under its commission. A significant part of the role covered working with Barts Health the largest NHS Trust in the United Kingdom recently placed into special measures by the CQC.The key job role covered;Working with providers to ensure a common agenda of on quality and maintain a strong clinical influence into commissioner led service improvement. Ensuring a systematic approach to the monitoring and management of quality and patient safety providing advice to the CCG on governance and quality.Reviewing quality and safety and ensuring issues of unsafe and poor quality practice and service are identified and rapidly addressed. Show less

Key ResponsibilitiesSupport the direct implementation of Clinical Governance and Patient Safety strategies across all areas of the organisation.Deputise for the Deputy Chief Nurse in relation to Clinical Governance and Patient Safety matters.Implementation of national and local quality and safety initiatives and contractual reporting obligations.Support the implementation and development of the Clinical Governance Framework through the directorates and enabling lessons to be… Show more Key ResponsibilitiesSupport the direct implementation of Clinical Governance and Patient Safety strategies across all areas of the organisation.Deputise for the Deputy Chief Nurse in relation to Clinical Governance and Patient Safety matters.Implementation of national and local quality and safety initiatives and contractual reporting obligations.Support the implementation and development of the Clinical Governance Framework through the directorates and enabling lessons to be learned to be embedded into practice.Lead and review the management of inquests within the trust establishing standards, policies and reporting to board.Develop communication methods for learning lessons across the trust.Key achievementsDeveloped the Trusts Sign up to Safety harm reduction strategy.Developed a standard operating procedure for the management of inquests with key roles and responsibilities.Complied reports and papers for Trust Board in relation to Clinical Governance for example the Francis Report, Duty of Candour, Sign up to Safety, review and gap analysis of the Quality Strategy.Managed the recruitment to new posts for Clinical Governance Managers.Led on development of the key themes for learning lessons Trust wide. Show less

Key Responsibilities:The Associate Director’s portfolio includes corporate responsibility for Quality Governance including patient experience, clinical effectiveness, and patient safety, risk management, the Central Alerting System (CAS), incidents including serious incidents management, Being open/Duty of Candour, Datix, NICE and NCEPOD quality standards, preparation of the quality account, evaluating assurance of and compliance with the Care Quality Commission requirements, legal… Show more Key Responsibilities:The Associate Director’s portfolio includes corporate responsibility for Quality Governance including patient experience, clinical effectiveness, and patient safety, risk management, the Central Alerting System (CAS), incidents including serious incidents management, Being open/Duty of Candour, Datix, NICE and NCEPOD quality standards, preparation of the quality account, evaluating assurance of and compliance with the Care Quality Commission requirements, legal affairs including claims, complaints and PALS, access to health records, and policy management. The role also requires working with the informatics, data and performance analytics teams to ensure the aspects of quality governance that relate to data quality are developed, improved and maintained in line with standards. Show less

Main Achievements:Established governance structures within the division and service delivery units enabling the divisional board and thus trust board assurance of quality, safety and effectiveness.Established and commissioned a hyper acute stroke unit centralising services to one site. This unit is now ranked as one of the top 10 in the country.Led the team that managed patient flow in the organisation to achieve the required quality standards and achievement of the 95%… Show more Main Achievements:Established governance structures within the division and service delivery units enabling the divisional board and thus trust board assurance of quality, safety and effectiveness.Established and commissioned a hyper acute stroke unit centralising services to one site. This unit is now ranked as one of the top 10 in the country.Led the team that managed patient flow in the organisation to achieve the required quality standards and achievement of the 95% target.Working to and achieving nursing budget and cost improvement targets.Led on ensuring key standards at ward level. Developing a back to basics project aimed at promoting accountability to achieve standards and framework of support and performance management.Moved the division from a position of non-achievement to achievement of the complaints standards, including timeliness and quality of responses.Worked with partners to set up co working for an urgent care centre. Show less

Divisional lead incorporating emergency and elective activity for surgical specialities and critical care. The division employed over 1000 members of staff and has a budget of 60 million.Main Achievements:Led on the introduction of single sex accommodation, developing standard operating procedures and a data management system.Established the productive ward project across the organisation.Completed a skill mix review based on patient dependency and worked internally to… Show more Divisional lead incorporating emergency and elective activity for surgical specialities and critical care. The division employed over 1000 members of staff and has a budget of 60 million.Main Achievements:Led on the introduction of single sex accommodation, developing standard operating procedures and a data management system.Established the productive ward project across the organisation.Completed a skill mix review based on patient dependency and worked internally to release funding to support establishment uplift in key areas.Chair of the domestic services review group with other service providers and stakeholders.Led on staff consultations for reconfiguration of services, working with different staff groups, internal stakeholders and unions.Established clinical governance structures for the service delivery units, focusing on learning from complaints and incidences.Developed a system enabling timely, quality complaints response which has improved divisions response time for complaints making it compliant with required targets, reduced re opened complaints and enhanced learning. Show less