The Deputy Medical Director (Quality, Safety and Clinical Transformation) is responsible for supporting the Medical Director to provide clear leadership and direction in respect of clinical quality and medical safety and improvement at the hospital to ensure excellent patient care.This role will have delegated authority from the Medical Director to provide clinical oversight and strategic leadership for the following:o National Safety Standards for Invasive Procedures (NATSSIPs)o National Patient Safety Alerts o Patient Safety Incident Investigation (PSII)o Elective Clinical Harm Review Leado Clinical Pathway transformation o Consento Health Inequalities o Shared decision making o Clinical audit o Getting It Right First Time o Learning from Deaths o Martha's rule and Call for Concern

The safety of patients is a paramount concern for the NHS. This post will provide senior medical leadership for patient safety, clinical governance and mortality surveillance working with relevant clinical leads, associate medical directors, and stakeholders such as the Integrated Care Board and the Care Quality Commission.

Main duties of the job

To support the Director of Transformation by actively leading engagement with clinical colleagues to provide appropriate activity to implement transformation projects which will have a positive impact on clinical service delivery, patient pathways and improve patient care.

Work to harmonise clinical procedures, guidelines and practice across all three acute providers.

Be a key member of the Digital Transformation Committee to support the review and improvement to clinical systems and processes across the organisation including preparation for the Electronic Patient Record (EPR), which will streamline processes for clinical staff and improve patient care.

To be the Trust Clinical Lead responsible for strategic direction and oversight of the implementation, development and improvements related to National Safety Standards for Invasive Procedures (NatSSIPs) guidance.

Take strategic responsibility for clinical service, policy development and implementation, particularly relating to national or regional initiatives, directives from NHS England (NHSE), the Care Quality Commission (CQC) and other national bodies including the National Institute of Clinical Excellence (NICE), National Patient Safety Agency (NPSA), Health Protection Agency (HPA), Department of Public Health Commissioners.

About us

At the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (NNUH), we know the benefits diversity can bring to our organisation such as creativity, innovation and compassion. All of which have a direct impact towards our staff and patient experience. We are committed to being a Hospital for All - being equitable and inclusive, and a place where all feel a sense of belonging. We therefore particularly encourage and welcome applications from candidates who are underrepresented in NNUH's workforce. These include people from Black, Asian, and Minority Ethnic backgrounds, people with diverse abilities and people within the LGBT+ community.

The NNUH is one of the largest NHS trusts in the UK with over 10,000 staff, providing first-class acute care for around one million people, living in Norfolk and surrounding areas. We are a teaching and research hospital, at the forefront of innovation, home to state-of-the-art facilities, such as the Quadram Institute. We are pleased to work closely with the University of East Anglia, providing teaching opportunities for our staff and placement opportunities for their students. We attract some of the best and leading professionals from across the country and are proud that our workforce represents 94 countries from across the world.

We are a friendly, collaborative hospital, working with local services and home to N& N Hospitals Charity

Job description
Job responsibilities

For further information about this post please read the detailed job description for Deputy Medical Director (Quality, Safety and Clinical Transformation) post attached

Person Specification
Qualifications, Skills, Attitude
Essential

• Unblemished registration with GMC
• Significant clinical and managerial leadership experience
• Strong decision making skills with the ability to take decisions and make recommendations upon analysis of opinions
• Excellent standard of documentation and record keeping
• Clear analytical skills to allow explanation, evaluation and interpretations of information and opinions

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