EIP Associate Quality & Governance Lead

Job summary
We are excited to be recruiting an EIP Associate Quality Governance lead to join the North Kirklees Early Intervention in Psychosis service.

The North Kirklees Insight team is a well established MDT team (Mental health nurses, Occupational Therapists, Social Workers, IPS worker, Cognitive Behavioural Therapists, Family Intervention Therapist, Support Workers, and Consultant Psychiatrist) working with a wide age range of service users from the ages of 14 up to 65 promoting that recovery is possible from first experience/episode of psychosis. The service in addition offers care and support for those who are at risk of developing psychosis.

An opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic and motivated individual to expand and develop their role by becoming an Associate Quality & Governance lead for North Kirklees Insight team. The post will be Band 7, and full time - 37.5 hours per week.

The post holder will work as part of a shared leadership team within North Kirklees Insight, alongside the team leader and Responsible Clinician, to achieve clinical excellence, patient safety and regulatory assurance. The post holder will lead, innovate and manage the development of improved clinical governance, performance and quality improvement within the Insight team, in partnership with other EIP teams within the Trust.

Main duties of the job
The post holder will demonstrate advanced people management skills including: Motivation of staff and team building, Development of positive interpersonal relationships, Negotiation, Decision Making, Leadership, Staff development, Conflict resolution and problem solving, Initiating and managing change, creativity.

The post holder will continue to have Care Coordination responsibilities, though their caseload will be reduced by 50%. They will provide managerial cover in the absence of the team leader. The postholder should expect to represent adult mental health services on occasion at meetings with other professional services. The postholder will take a lead in ensuring Insight staff are meeting the expected high standard for mandatory training. The postholder will also revisit pertinent themes with the team, for example confidentiality or safeguarding, at regular intervals to ensure lessons learned remain at the forefront of staffs minds.

The post holder will have the following special knowledge / skills: Has an understanding of clinical governance within the NHS, Understands and can translate national directives and agendas into appropriate local strategies and plans, Ability to prioritise and demonstrate effective time management and organisational skills, working autonomously, The ability to analyse complex issues, identify potential solutions and reach sound judgments and decisions and deal with difficult situations that may arise.

About us
We are a specialist NHS Foundation Trust that provides community, mental health and learning disability services for the people of Barnsley, Calderdale, Kirklees and Wakefield. We also provide low and medium secure services and are the lead for the west Yorkshire secure provider collaborative.

Our mission is to help people reach their potential and live well in their communities, we do this by providing high-quality care in the right place at the right time. We employ staff in both clinical and non-clinical services who work hard to make a difference to the lives of service users, families and carers.

We encourage and welcome applications from all protected characteristic groups, we value diversity and want our workforce to be reflective of our communities.

Being a foundation Trust means were accountable to our members, who can have a say in how were run. Around 14,300 local people (including staff) are members of our Trust.

Join us and you will be one of over 4,500 staff committed to supporting and improving the mental, physical and social needs of the thousands of people we meet and help each year.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all colleagues and volunteers to share this commitment.

We do reserve to right to close vacancy before the advertised closing date if necessary, so please apply as soon as possible.

Job responsibilities
JOB SUMMARY
The post holder will support and assist practice governance coaches to engage with operational managers and a number of key stakeholders to coach clinical teams in the achievement of clinical excellence, patient safety and regulatory assurance. Leading, innovating and supporting the development of improved clinical performance and compliance in service delivery across a range of healthcare services provided by South West Yorkshire Partnership Foundation Trust.

Main tasks / principal duties and responsibilities
Support Practice Governance Coaches in the development of a culture of high quality clinical practice that both meets the needs of the service users and provides assurance across all services, ensuring that quality and governance is owned by all staff. For example, implementation of NICE guidance to support practice.

• Assist in establishing and maintaining an effective communication and relationship system with BDU key stakeholders, colleagues, service users and partners relevant to the work being undertaken.
• Contribute to the development of a practice governance framework that fosters a culture of ownership and accountability whilst encouraging innovation and staff empowerment.
• Contribute to and influence the development of Trust policies and procedures both to ensure governance issues are fully represented in policy and assist professional staff to interpret policy into practice.
• Contribute to the overall financial management of the Trust, utilising influence to ensure services are delivered efficiently, effectively and represent good value for money. This will include deploying financial and other resources to achieve maximum benefit for patients and applying principles of financial governance.
• To support the Trusts commitment to patient, service user and carer and public involvement in the way services are planned, developed and provided and to incorporate this approach in a way which respects issues of equality and diversity in all aspects of work
• Make recommendations to Practice Governance Coachs on training needs as appropriate.

Communication & Relationship skills

• Establish and maintain effective communication and relationship system with colleagues, service users and partners relevant to the work being undertaken.
• Present information to formal groups (colleagues, service users & carers) where acceptance of and delivery of content is critical to compliance with the practice governance agenda.
• Use motivational skills to encourage collaborative working to improve practice.
• Maintain confidentiality during communication, consistent with agreed standards.
• Lead, produce and communicate project plans etc in conjunction with practice Governance Coaches.

Analytical and Judgement Skills

• Assist in the analysis, review and evaluation of the delivery of project plans to ensure that they are completed within agreed timescales and in accordance to the achievement of specific measures
• Interpret a broad range and significant volume of complex information (performance reports, compliance data, and observational information) and identify solutions to improve practice.
• Produce summary reports of activities and actions and outcomes.

Planning and Organisational Skills
Develop robust project plans (for teams within their sphere of responsibility) with clear objectives, milestones, robust resource plans and risk management strategies.

• Co-ordinate and facilitate the delivery of the project plans.
• Develop effective systems for tracking progress against overall plan ensuring that any slippage is highlighted quickly and action taken to address it. This will also involve ensuring that project plans remain focused on the realisation of the agreed goals.

Responsibility for Patient Care / Client Care
Provide practice governance advice on clinical care.

Ensure clinical teams are involving service users and carers sufficiently in their care to meet governance standards and provide quality care.

Develop links with patients/carers in supporting a culture of recognising and rewarding good practice within the BDU / directorate/ Trust.

We are aware that an increasing number of applicants are using AI technology to generate responses on NHS Job application forms. Over reliance on AI-generated content in application forms is strongly discouraged and we will conduct a thorough screening process before selecting candidates to progress to the next stage. If you are using AI to enhance your application, please disclose this in your NHS Jobs application form.

At the time of advertising, this role does meet the minimum requirements set by UK Visas and Immigration to sponsor candidates to work in the UK. We look forward to receiving your application.

All employees of the Trust are strongly encouraged to have their up-to-date flu vaccination to protect staff and patients.

Person Specification
Experience
Essential

• Recent clinical experience.
• Evidence of developing self and others.
• Setting and monitoring of standards.
• Ability to work as part of a large multi professional team.

Desirable

• Experience of being involved in projects.

Physical Attributes
Essential

• Ability to undertake the duties and demands of the post. A satisfactory sickness record over the previous 2 years (subject to the need to act with fairness and equality of opportunity, particularly where the sickness is related to a disability and/or pregnancy).

Personal Attributes
Essential

• Self-motivated, enthusiastic, innovative, and flexible.
• Ability to communicate complex information at all levels within the organisation and with external agencies.
• Assertive, approachable, open style leader.
• Ability to work on own initiative and facilitate work of others in a well organised manner.
• Excellent interpersonal skills.
• Proactive team player.
• Adaptable to changing environment.
• Excellent interpersonal skills.
• Proactive team player.

Special Knowledge & Skills
Essential

• Understanding of clinical governance within the NHS. Understand and translate national directives and agendas into appropriate local strategies and plans.
• Ability to prioritise and demonstrate effective time management and organisational skills, working autonomously.
• Working autonomously.
• The ability to analyse complex issues, identify potential solutions and reach sound judgments and decisions and deal with difficult situations that may arise.
• Committed to Continuous Professional Development of self and others.
• Able to demonstrate commitment to collaborative partnerships between practice and regulation.
• Ability to create and produce reports, excellent presentation skills.
• Understanding of current NHS issues and initiatives.
• Ensures that own actions support equality, diversity, rights and maintain quality.
• A Current driving licence and access to a car during the working day is essential (reasonable adjustments will be considered for any applicants who are unable to drive due to a disability).

Desirable

• IT skills use of email, word processing, PowerPoint, excel, internet searching.
• Demonstrate advanced people management skills.

Qualifications
Essential

• 1st level degree in health care.
• Relevant professional qualification e.g. Nurse, Occupational therapist, Social worker.
• Specialist knowledge to Masters level equivalent.

Desirable

• Post registration clinical qualification in relevant area that has enhanced clinical practice.
• Masters degree or equivalent experience at masters level.
• Post registration management/leadership qualification, or willingness to undertake same.
• Post registration leadership qualification.
• Coaching qualification or willingness to undertake same.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.