Head of Patient Outcomes (Group)

This vacancy is open to applications from Isle of Wight NHS Trust and Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust only.

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an exceptional leader to join our Single Corporate Services team as the Head of Patient Outcomes. This pivotal post supports both Isle of Wight NHS Trust and Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust working collaboratively to ensure we continue to provide safe effective and high-quality care across both organisations.

Reporting to the Associate Director of Quality Governance and accountable to the Chief Nurse. You will work collaboratively with the Chief Medical Officer and Associate Medical Directors of Patient Outcomes to ensure both Trusts meet their legal and regulatory obligations associated with patient outcomes and to ensure that there are robust arrangements in place to continue to be well led organisations. This includes:

• National audits & benchmarking (e.g. NCEPOD)
• NICE compliance
• GIRFT
• Mortality & the Learning from Deaths programme
• Triangulation of quality performance & safety data to drive meaningful improvement

You will also oversee the Patient Outcomes Team providing expert leadership governance oversight and assurance to senior executives and committees across both Trusts.

Key Responsibilities

• Accountable for the oversight of maintain good data quality used for reporting and managing mortality data patient outcomes data NICE guidelines national audits and for ensuring that these systems are fit for purpose.
• Provide senior leadership and expert oversight to triangulate patientoutcomes data with information from wider Trust programmes including performance strategy patient experience and patient safety to deliver a holistic assessment of care quality and identify opportunities for improvement.
• Responsible for reporting patientoutcomes issues internally to the Board of Directors and externally to relevant agencies. This includes providing expert advice and input into the identification and monitoring of the Trusts Patient Outcomes Quality Priorities which inform the development of the Trusts Quality Accounts
• Support on the delivery of the Group governance structures in relation to patient outcomes. This includes ensuring that Trust-wide outcomes committees operate within the Trusts governance framework and deliver against key standards.
• Ensure data from each team is systematically brought together and crosschecked with patient outcomes information so that Trustwide learning is identified and acted upon consistently and in a timely manner working collaboratively with Divisions Care Groups and Corporate Teams.
• Work with the Patient Safety Patient Experience Risk Health and Safety Security and Compliance teams to enable consolidation of data to flag emerging concerns and risks.

About You

We are seeking a dynamic and experienced leader with a proven track record at a senior level in a patient outcomes or clinical effectiveness related field in a large complex organisation. You will have:

• Significant senior management experience within the NHS or similar healthcare setting.
• In-depth understanding of quality governance patient outcomes/clinical effectiveness and compliance.
• Strong leadership negotiation and influencing skills with the ability to build relationships across multi-agency systems.
• Proven experience in developing and implementing strategic plans policies and reports.
• Strong ability to design plan and deliver both short and longterm organisational plans.
• A commitment to continuous improvement patient safety and the Trust values.

Please refer to the Job Description for further details.

Qualifications :

Qualifications

Essential qualifications:

• Registered Nurse or Midwife or Allied Health Professional (AHP)
• Educated to Masters degree level (or equivalent experience)
• Evidence of continued professional development.

Desirable:

• Project Management qualification
• Proven track record at a senior level in a patient outcomes or clinical effectiveness related field in a large complex healthcare organisation

Additional Information :

Why Join Us

Youll be joining a forward-thinking collaborative team working across two innovative NHS Trusts. We are committed to professional development inclusive leadership and fostering a culture of learning and excellence. Youll have the opportunity to influence at a senior level and shape the future of quality governance across both organisations.

The health and wellbeing of our staff is at the forefront of everything we do. We are proud to be able to offer our staff some fantastic benefits including our on-site Nursery access to our free Beach Hut for those long summer days our on-site Wellness Centre including a gym and a swimming pool access to our fantastic staff networks including LGBTQ Race Equality and DisAbility and awards ceremonies to recognise your achievements. We believe we can offer support to all of our staff when they need it the most.

We welcome the unique contributions that you can bring in terms of your education opinions culture ethnicity race sex gender identity and expression nation of origin age languages spoken veterans status colour religion disability sexual orientation and beliefs.

Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Full-time