Directorate Quality & Safety Co-ordinator for Imaging

Directorate Quality & Safety Co-ordinator for Imaging

Band 6

Main area Imaging Grade Band 6 Contract 6 months (Fixed term: 6 months) Hours Full time - 37.5 hours per week Job ref 290-WCCS-2687

Site Hammersmith Hospital Town London Salary £47,951 - £56,863 pa inclusive Salary period Yearly Closing 24/09/ :59

Fulfil your potential in hospitals that make history:

Charing Cross, Hammersmith, St Mary’s, Queen Charlotte’s & Chelsea and Western Eye.

With five world-renowned hospitals, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust is full of opportunity if you are looking to develop your healthcare career.

We are an NHS Trust of approximately 16,000 people, providing care for over a million and a half patients from north west London and beyond every year.

We have a rich heritage and an ambitious vision for the future of our patients and local communities.

With our partners, Imperial College London, and The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust, we form Imperial College Academic Health Science Centre, one of 6 academic health science centres in the UK, working to ensure the rapid translation of research for better patient care and excellence in education.

We are proud of our heritage in innovation and we are early adopters of new insights in technologies, techniques and treatments for improving health.

Job overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Quality & Safety Coordinator to join the Imaging department on a fixed term contract. The postholder will be pivotal in co‑ordinating and supporting delivery of the directorate’s Quality & Safety portfolio.

The role will include responsibility for co‑ordinating and maintaining core documentation, information and reporting, the scheduling and maintenance of meetings, monitoring progress against key targets and be the first point of contact for enquiries related to Quality & Safety at directorate level.

The successful candidate will be responsible for creating, managing and maintaining spreadsheets and management of their processes through the system.

The postholder will have broad knowledge and experience and use their reasoning, intellect and judgement to manage their workload, make decisions and proactively deal with issues independently.

The post is based at Hammersmith hospital but may require cross site working to meet the needs of the service.

Main duties of the job

• Providing support, as required, to team members in the preparation of documentation, including investigation reports, action plans, progress tracking and minute taking
• Inputting data, producing reports as requested and monitoring progress against key targets.
• Organising and coordinating meetings and events for the Directorate Quality & Safety Team, providing support to shared governance meetings as part of the strategy for the Directorate, Divisional & CQC agenda
• Electronic diary management for the Quality & Safety Team
• Working as part of the team to build and sustain effective partnerships and relationships with a range of internal and external groups and organisations, especially the Medical Directors’ Office
• Organising and coordinating meetings and communication with relevant internal and external stakeholders
• Working collaboratively with the team to build and sustain effective partnerships and relationships with a range of internal and external groups and organisations

Working for our organisation

At Imperial College Healthcare you can achieve extraordinary things with extraordinary people, working with leading clinicians pushing boundaries in patient care.

Become part of a vibrant team living our values - expert, kind, collaborative and aspirational. You’ll get an experience like no other and will fast forward your career.Benefits include career development, flexible working and wellbeing, staff recognition scheme. Make use of optional benefits including Cycle to Work, car lease schemes, season ticket loan or membership options for onsite leisure facilities.

We are committed to equal opportunities and improving the working lives of our staff and will consider applications to work flexibly, part time or job share. Please talk to us at interview.

Environmental sustainability
Climate change and poor air quality is a health emergency that harms people’s health and wellbeing and widens health inequalities. The Trust is also committed to reducing its impact on the environment by reducing our greenhouse gas emissions to Net Zero by 2045. All our employees have a role to play, and we have an active green network that supports staff to act in ways that ensures that our services are efficient, sustainable and reduce our impact on the environment .

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. For both overviews please view the Job Description attachment with the job advert.

Person specification

Education

• Educated to degree level or diploma level
• Experience of reporting to a senior level in a specialist area, for example healthcare
• Knowledge of different programme and project management methodologies and training programmes.
• Knowledge of reporting methodologies
• Knowledge of quality improvement methodologies

Experience

• Experience of co-ordinating staff and management
• Experience of co-ordinating, reviewing and disseminating large volumes of information
• Maintaining activity to deadlines so progress remains on track
• Experience of collating reports for committees and meetings
• Experience of writing reports for committees and meetings

Skills

• Ability to use incident reporting and risk register systems
• Able to manage own workload, working to tight and often changing timescales.
• Ability to implement policies and propose changes to own practices & procedures
• Ability to plan and organise a broad range of complex activities and adjust plans where necessary
• Able to propose improvements to procedures outside of own working area

Right to work

If you need sponsorship to work in the UK, please visit the Home Office website for information on sponsorship and visa status before you fill in your application form. Due to recent changes in the UK immigration rules which affect Skilled Worker Visas, Global Business Mobility, Higher Skill Level and Increased Salary Thresholds, please ensure that you are able to meet the requirements to live and work in the UK before applying. Further information about eligibility is available on UK Visas and Immigration - GOV.UK

We operate a joint recruitment hub across the North West London Acute Provider Collaborative Group. As part of this, your application and personal data may be shared with partner trusts within the group for recruitment and workforce purposes, in line with general data protection regulation (GDPR).

Vacancy Closing Date

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

Please ensure you check your emails regularly as this is how we will communicate with you throughout the recruitment process. If you are shortlisted you will be contacted by email and text message (if you provide a mobile contact number).

Employer certification / accreditation badges

The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.

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