Clinical Quality Lead

at  NHS Shropshire Telford and Wrekin Integrated Care Board

We are seeking to attract a Clinical Quality Lead within Shropshire Telford and Wrekin ICB. Reporting to the Head of Quality, and professionally accountable to the Director of Nursing, the Clinical Quality Lead is responsible for leading, developing and implementing an effective, robust and comprehensive clinical governance, learning from events, patient safety, quality strategy and associated work programme within the area of responsibility to mitigate against clinical risk, ensuring the delivery of a safe, effective and person centred service within the area of responsibility in response to strategic and national direction.
We are looking for a highly motivated, clinical professional who has experience of working within a governance and safety framework, who can demonstrate credible clinical knowledge as well as a diverse range of operational experience within a complex healthcare system. This post will require leadership, confidence, and drive to deliver improvements to outcomes for patients who need the support of the Shropshire region.
This is a full-time position . The post location is hybrid working between home, office (Telford) with in person meetings, visits, and events, as necessary.
For an informal discussion on this exciting opportunity, please contact Tracey Slater Head of Quality on tracey.slater4@nhs.net
The Clinical Quality Lead takes responsibility within the ICB for the influence, promotion, and oversight in the consistency of high-quality clinical standards of patient care in their portfolio. The post holder will monitor the audit cycle of continuous improvement regarding patient safety and experience in respect of their portfolio. The post-holder will ensure patient and family safety and experience are at the forefront of clinical practice and governance processes. Key to this role is the monitoring of a robust clinical quality and governance framework within their portfolio. The post-holder will gather evidence to provide assurance in relation to the National quality indicators, safety of service and clinical outcomes relating to their portfolio. The post holder will ensure that concerns are addressed in a timely manner and that learning is embedded in practice. The post will support operational and strategic delivery of quality oversight and assurance providing subject matter expertise.
Using their clinical expertise, the Clinical Quality Lead will work with ICB colleagues to monitor safety, quality and patient experience within each area relating to their portfolio linking to the ICB’s quality assurance and governance processes and strategy.

Our goal as an organisation is to lead and support delivery of the four Integrated Care System (ICS) aims across STW.

• Improving outcomes in population health and care
• Tackling inequalities in outcomes, experience, and access
• Enhancing productivity and value for money
• Helping the NHS to support broader social and economic development.

All staff are required to model the values of the organisation detailed below, to support the ICB to successfully deliver these aims. Our Values & Behaviours
We embody compassion, respect, drive, and integrity in our unique role within the STW health and care system. We value diverse contributions, drawing on the expertise and experience of local people, staff and partners, alongside high-quality intelligence to serve our communities effectively.

Key Duties & Responsibilities

• Provide a specialist clinical perspective in relation to the development and implementation of clinical governance and oversight frameworks in place in the ICB for providers.
• Work in a supportive manner with provider trusts to gather assurance in relation to the safety, quality, and patient experience across their portfolio
• Benchmark the services against national and local trajectories and outcome reports and make recommendations on the actions the ICB needs to take with the Trust.
• Have in-depth knowledge of the most up to date national guidelines, policies, and strategies in relation to their portfolio.
• Develop effective ways of working and create strong partnerships and relationships with all stakeholders to support the ICB monitoring and assurance processes.
• Contribute to the development and implementation of an enhanced quality surveillance and assurance framework and associated monitoring process, including leading clinical audit activity.
• Contribute to broader transformation, commissioning, contracting and performance monitoring activities across the ICB.
• Be the immediate point of contact for the portfolio areas reporting on progress, risks, and mitigation.
• Develop effective working relationships between all ICB operational teams to ensure that the implications of commissioning decisions are appropriately reflected in contracts and agreements.
• Contribute to the interpretation and implementation of complex national guidance and development of associated policies and guidelines as necessary.
• Contribute to the development of service specifications and contribute to the development and redesign of care pathways to ensure services commissioned provide quality and value for money.
• To contribute to the setting of CQUIN schemes and quality schedules for respective areas.
• Have full awareness of the budgetary implications of activity.
• Lead and participate in Quality improvements projects.

• Provide a specialist clinical perspective in relation to the development and implementation of clinical governance and oversight frameworks in place in the ICB for providers.
• Work in a supportive manner with provider trusts to gather assurance in relation to the safety, quality, and patient experience across their portfolio
• Benchmark the services against national and local trajectories and outcome reports and make recommendations on the actions the ICB needs to take with the Trust.
• Have in-depth knowledge of the most up to date national guidelines, policies, and strategies in relation to their portfolio.
• Develop effective ways of working and create strong partnerships and relationships with all stakeholders to support the ICB monitoring and assurance processes.
• Contribute to the development and implementation of an enhanced quality surveillance and assurance framework and associated monitoring process, including leading clinical audit activity.
• Contribute to broader transformation, commissioning, contracting and performance monitoring activities across the ICB.
• Be the immediate point of contact for the portfolio areas reporting on progress, risks, and mitigation.
• Develop effective working relationships between all ICB operational teams to ensure that the implications of commissioning decisions are appropriately reflected in contracts and agreements.
• Contribute to the interpretation and implementation of complex national guidance and development of associated policies and guidelines as necessary.
• Contribute to the development of service specifications and contribute to the development and redesign of care pathways to ensure services commissioned provide quality and value for money.
• To contribute to the setting of CQUIN schemes and quality schedules for respective areas.
• Have full awareness of the budgetary implications of activity.
• Lead and participate in Quality improvements projects