Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust has been rated as Good by the Care Quality Commission (CQC).

We are a responsive and innovative Foundation Trust that places our values of Caring, Safe and Excellent at the heart of everything we do. We take great pride in our staff and believe that investing in you is key to us achieving our vision of outstanding care delivered by outstanding people.

We work with a wide range of partner organisations to deliver care and support to people in their own homes and from a number of hospitals and community bases. We focus on delivering care as close to home as possible.

An exciting new opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic and self-motivated individual to join the Mental Health Directorates’ Governance Team at Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust.

We are seeking a person with significant experience, skills and high level of attention to detail to take on the position of Interim Quality & Clinical Standards Facilitator. As the post holder you will be required to support the delivery of robust quality and governance systems within the Mental Health Directorates. This will include supporting the management of safety metrics, clinical effectiveness and clinical audit priorities within the Mental Health Directorates. You will also be supporting systems which facilitate the clear management of learning from incidents.

The post holder will be a key link and interface between the wider Directorate and the Corporate Governance teams supporting compliance with the Trust policies including clinical audit, best practice for NICE, Incidents and other quality improvement projects.

You will also support the Mental Health Directorates’ Governance Team in providing guidance to staff on internal processes and clinical audit practice to individuals or groups and assist in developmental events to promote quality patient care.

Benefits of working for Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust include:

  • Excellent opportunities for career progression
  • 27 days annual leave, plus bank holidays, with an increase to 33 days with continuous service
  • NHS Discount across a wide range of shops, restaurants and retailers
  • Staff accommodation
  • Competitive pension scheme
  • Lease car scheme
  • Cycle to work scheme
  • New starters have a 6 month probationary period. This, together with the induction process aims to create a positive supportive working environment allowing new employees to learn key elements of their role over a reasonable timescale.
  • Candidates not currently employed by the Trust who attend an interview for non-qualified Band 1-5 posts are required to undertake numeracy and literacy assessments.
  • Appointment to this post is subject to the trust receiving satisfactory references covering 3 years of employment or study. Please ask your referees to respond promptly to reference requests.
  • Employees are expected to undertake mandatory and statutory training related to their role.
  • We positively encourage applications from all areas of the community, regardless of gender, race, faith, disability, age or sexual orientation and we encourage applications from users of mental health services. This is part of our commitment to equality and reflecting the diversity of our population.
  • Oxford Health is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults, we expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

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