Head of Quality

The post holder will be responsible for the delivery of a robust governance framework within a defined locality/specialism as part of the Care Hub Triumvirate leadership team supporting the delivery of a high quality, safe and supportive health services and to support the quality and governance agendas of Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust.

The post holder will be responsible for co-ordinating all quality and governance activity including the development and / or implementation of policies, risk management strategies, training programmes and audit activity.

The post holder will be responsible for the planning, delivery and review of a comprehensive range of mental health services.

The post holder will participate in the on call rota.

To be a core member of the care hub tier 3 triumvirate working alongside the care hub associate director and clinical director to ensure effective planning, delivery and review of a comprehensive range of mental health services within the care hub.

• To hold joint responsibility for the management of the care hub ensuring the

effective implementation of both national and local strategies and the

achievement of service objectives within available resources.

• To represent the care hub at a senior level in both internal and external

meetings.

• To receive escalations for the care hub in relation to patient safety,

experience and effectiveness and to ensure appropriate management of

these to mitigate/reduce any identified risk.

• A requirement to support teams to understand their responsibility and

accountability for safety, experience and effectiveness. Including, undertake difficult conversations with staff and/or teams to hold them to account when concerns are raised in relation to clinical practice impacting on patient safety and quality of care.

We are proud to provide high quality mental health and learning disability services, both inpatient and in the community across five boroughs of Greater Manchester - Bury, Oldham, Rochdale, Stockport and Tameside and Glossop.

Our vision is for a happier and more hopeful life for everyone in our communities and our staff work hard to deliver the very best care for the people who use our services. We’re really proud of our #PennineCarePeople and do everything we can to make sure we’re a great place to work.

All individuals regardless of race, age, disability, ethnicity, nationality, gender, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage and civil partnership are encouraged to apply for this post. We would also encourage applications from individuals with a lived experience of mental illness, either individually or as a carer.

If you come and work for us we will offer a range of benefits and opportunities, including:

• Generous annual leave entitlement for Agenda for Change and Medical and Dental staff.
• Flexible working opportunities to support your work/life balance
• Access to Continued Professional Development
• Involvement in improvement and research activities
• Health and Wellbeing activities and access to an excellent staff wellbeing service
• Access to staff discounts across retail, leisure and travel

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Sarah Leah Job title: Network Director of Quality Email address: ***email_hidden*** Telephone number: 07517574922