Quality Governance and Risk Coordinator

at  Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust

The post of Quality Governance and Risk Coordinator will work with the WTWA Quality Governance and Risk Team, and the Clinical divisions, and have responsibility for the co-ordination of clinical governance activity, directly supporting divisional teams and services.
You will support the promotion and facilitation of the development of effective quality governance, risk and assurance within clinical divisions, including the implementing and monitoring of incident management process, and providing support to the divisions with the co-ordination, implementation and delivery of the corporate Clinical Governance agenda.
The successful candidate will be enthusiastic about improving services for our patients and staff, and will have the ability to adapt and work within our supportive multi-disciplinary team. With a proven track record in working across multi-disciplinary teams, building relationships and working effectively with others, the role will provide support and guidance to the divisional teams, in conjunction with the WTWA Quality Governance Managers.
You will have previous experience of clinical governance, and an ability to work flexibly and responsively to the needs of the service and the wider hospital. The role will involve working closely with the Divisional Leadership Teams, to achieve the WTWA clinical governance objectives for Achieving Excellence.
This involves the promotion and facilitation of the development of effective clinical governance, risk and assurance across the clinical divisions. This also includes the implementing and monitoring the incident management process, and providing support to the division with the co-ordination, implementation and delivery of the corporate Clinical Governance agenda.
MFT is one of the largest NHS Trust In England with a turnover of £2.6bn & is on a different scale than most other NHS Trusts. We’re creating an exceptional integrated health & social care system for the 1 million patients who rely on our services every year.
Bringing together 10 hospitals & community services from across Manchester, Trafford & beyond, we champion collaborative working & transformation, encouraging our 28,000 workforce to pursue their most ambitious goals. We set standards that other Trusts seek to emulate so you’ll benefit from a scale of opportunity that is nothing short of extraordinary.
We’ve also created a digitally enabled organisation to improve clinical quality, patient & staff experience, operational effectiveness & driving research, and innovation through the introduction of Hive; our Electronic Patient Record system which launched in September 2022.
We’re proud to be a major academic Research Centre & Education provider, providing you with a robust infrastructure to encourage and facilitate high-quality research programmes. What’s more, we’re excited to be embarking on our Green Plan which sets out how MFT continues to play its part in making healthcare more sustainable.
At MFT, we create and foster a culture of inclusion and belonging, provide equal opportunities for career development that are fair, open, and transparent, protecting your health and wellbeing and shaping the future of our organisation together.
To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience you’ll need, take a look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the ‘Supporting Documents’ heading. So that you’re even more equipped to make an informed decision to apply to us, you’ll need to take time to read the ‘ Candidate Essentials Guide’ that sits with the Job Description and Person Specification. This document provides you with details about the Trust, our benefits and outlines how ‘we care for you as you care for others’. Most importantly, it also contains critical information you’ll need to be aware of before you submit an application form.
Diversity Matters
MFT is committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating and valuing diversity and eliminating any form of unlawful discrimination across our workforce, ensuring our people are truly representative of the communities we serve. All individuals regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation are encouraged to apply for this post. As an inclusive employer, we are here to support you. If you have any special requirements to help you with your application, email our team at resourcing@mft.nhs.uk .
We’re looking forward to hearing from you

Please refer the Job description for details