Bank Quality and Governance Specialist

Bank Quality and Governance Specialist | Competitive Hourly Rate | Flexible Working | Methley – LS26

Spire Methley Park is currently recruiting for an experienced governance specialist to join their Clinical Governance team on a flexible, bank basis.

As Governance Specialist, you will support the Patient Safety and Governance Lead and other staff within the department with Safety, Governance and Audit activities. Provide an administrative function for the department ensure all data and information is processed and archived in order that evidence can be recalled as required.

Spire Methley Park Hospital situated in Methley in South Leeds, has recently completed a 7.6 million refurbishment, which included a new theatre equipped with cutting-edge technology enabling us to carry out complex surgery across a variety of clinical specialties. At Spire Methley Park Hospital caring for our patients is at the heart of what we do. We provide expert medical care in our modern, well-equipped hospital for all of our patients.

Duties and responsibilities;

• Co-ordinate a programme of Clinical Governance (CG) meeting dates for the hospital
• Prepare and circulate agenda action plans and supporting papers for all CG meetings and other CG activities including clinical effectiveness meetings 
• Provide data and papers for governance meetings through use of reports from Datix and other data sources 
• Support with managing incidents and alerts within Datix on a daily basis
• Co-ordinate AQUA activity and associated audit requirements ensuring these are submitted in line with requirements
• Cascade changes in corporate policies as required, and maintain a database of local policies, ensure same are in standard template and updated as required
• Co-ordinate activity to support the safety cross activity across the hospital

Who we're looking for

• Computer Literate with a comprehensive demonstrable understanding of word and excel
• Ability to set up and maintain multiple databases and embed documents 
• Educated to GCSE/GCE/CSE standard in English and Mathematics
• Articulate and compassionate – able to build a rapport with colleagues
• Able to analyse and solve problems 
• Good listening and interpersonal skills
• Have an eye for detail
• Able to work independently, organise and prioritise effectively in line with Safety and CG Lead priority setting
• Good written communication style
• Experience working within a healthcare setting preferable

Benefits

• Bank colleagues are paid weekly
• Access to Spire Healthcare pension
• Access to Blue Light Card discounts
• Smartspending discounts (in addition to Blue Light discounts) via ‘Spire for You’
• Wellbeing Centre access via ‘Spire for You'
• Free uniform
• Free DBS
• Full induction, including mandatory training updates
• Opportunities for further training and progression into permanent posts
• Knowledge, support and guidance through your recruitment journey from Spire’s specialist Resourcing Team
• We offer competitive rates to our bank colleagues who work on a flexible basis, often to cover busy periods, sickness or annual leave.
• The MyGymDiscounts benefit is now also available to all Spire Bank workers, as of October 2024.
• MyGymDiscounts is a fitness benefit that offers huge savings on gym memberships, digital fitness subscriptions and multi-activity memberships. With over 3,800 gyms, leisure centres, and more across the UK on offer, there are many options to suit location, preference, and budget. 
• To find out more, Bank Workers should visit Spire for You (rewardgateway.co.uk)

Our Values

We are extremely proud of our heritage in private healthcare and of our values as an organisation:

• Driving clinical excellence
• Doing the right thing
• Caring is our passion
• Keeping it simple
• Delivering on our promises
• Succeeding and celebrating together
• Our people are our difference; it's their dedication, warmth and pursuit of excellence that sets Spire Healthcare apart.

For us, it's more than just treating patients; it's about looking after people

We commit to our employees well-being through work life balance, on-going development, support and reward.

Spire Healthcare is a leading independent hospital group in the United Kingdom and the largest in terms of revenue. From 39 hospitals and 8 clinics across England, Wales and Scotland, Spire Healthcare provides diagnostics, inpatient, day case and outpatient care.

Spire Healthcare are proud to be an equal opportunities employer.   We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive culture for all. Our people are our difference, it’s their dedication, warmth and pursuit of excellence that sets Spire Healthcare apart. 

Closing date: In order to streamline our recruitment process, we reserve the right to expire vacancies prior to the advertised closing date once we have received a sufficient number of applications