Assurance Manager

University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire (UHCW) NHS Trust, rated as good by the Care Quality Commission, is one of the largest teaching Trusts in the UK.

We are extremely proud of our skilled employees across our hospital sites in Coventry and Rugby, with high quality patient care positioned at the heart of everything we do.

Boasting some of the most modern facilities in Western Europe, the Trust is renowned for being at the forefront of research and innovation as part of its blossoming reputation as a national and international leader in healthcare.

By joining our exciting journey, you will form part of a passionate, talented team and will be able to access a wide range of learning and development opportunities.

There has never been a better time to join our team.

This is a really exciting time to join the Clinical Effectiveness and Assurance Team at University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire. The successful post holder will join a dedicated team within the Quality Department, focused on developing and monitoring quality assurance requirements. The post holder will provide direct support to the Head of Clinical Effectiveness and Assurance in strengthening a culture of assurance management across the organisation.

This role includes collaborative working , through leading on the monitoring of local quality requirements to provide assurance around safe patient care and lead in areas such as quality assurance visits , GIRFT, NTPs, the Care Quality Commission (CQC) Fundamental Standards, CQUIN compliance, and also provider negotiations regarding service quality developments where concerns and risks are identified.

The successful candidate will an experienced, aspiring graduate, with a clear vision, and have the ability to manage and prioritise their workload in line with changing service needs , including as we respond alongside partners to issues relating to the COVID-19 pandemic.

There will also be a key focus on providing and presenting quality assurance reporting to a range of stakeholder groups including internal and external Committees.

The role requires specialist knowledge in regulatory assurance, as well as excellent organisational and communication skills.

For further details / informal visits contact:

Name: Mumtaz Goolam Job title: Head of Clinical Effectiveness and Assurance

Email address: mumtaz.goolam@uhcw.nhs.uk

Telephone number: 07761042049

Informal discussions welcomed

Person specification

Qualifications
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• Meets all essential criteria

Desirable criteria

• meets all desirable criteria

Experience
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• Meets all essential criteria

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• meets all desirable criteria

Knowledge
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• Meets all essential criteria

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• meets all desirable criteria

Skills
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• Meets all essential criteria

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• meets all desirable criteria

Recruiting to Values

To ensure that we provide world-class patient care, UHCW recruits people that can demonstrate the Trust's Values and Behaviours in their everyday life. Therefore, if you are invited to interview, you will be undertaking a Values Based Interview/Assessment, which explores not only what you do but how and why you do it.
Before applying, we encourage you to review the Trust's Values and Behaviours Framework and Values Based Recruitment Factsheet which can be accessed on the right side of this page under the job description.
The Supporting Information Section in your application should therefore reflect your understanding of the Trust's Values and associated Behaviours. You will be expected to provide us with examples from work experience and/or personal life which demonstrate these values through your behaviour.
All correspondence will be sent by email; please check your account regularly including your Junk/SPAM folders

If you are invited to attend interview you will be asked to set up an account with the Trac recruitment system in order to confirm your interview time

If you are identified as the successful applicant and are currently not being paid by the Trust (new starter), depending on you level of exposure with patients you may be required to undertake a Standard or Enhanced DBS. The cost of this check will be charged to you and will be deducted from your salary over the first 3 months of employment at the current rate.

The University Hospitals of Warwickshire and Coventry is located in the West Midlands and is home to one of the largest teaching hospitals in England. Our mission to Care, Achieve and Innovate is demonstrated in our reputation for innovation, teaching and research and high quality patient care. University Hospital in Coventry is one of the most modern healthcare facilities in Western Europe.

The Trust is committed to Equal Opportunities within the workplace. All vacancies will be considered for Job Share unless otherwise stated. All applicants who have a disability and who meet the minimum criteria for the job will be interviewed. Where a post has an overwhelming response, this Trust may use random selection in order to reduce numbers to interview, any disabled applicants will automatically be guaranteed an interview and will be exempt from this process.

The Trust is committed to flexible working opportunities including job share.
Childcare Voucher Scheme available to help with the cost of childcare. University Hospitals has an on site Nursery at Coventry.

In submitting an application form, you authorise University Hospital Coventry & Warwickshire NHS Trust to confirm from your previous or current NHS employer and other prior employers; previous NHS service details and personal data held about you, including Occupational Health data (inoculations and screening tests). This data will be transferred using NHS Electronic Staff Record and third party systems via an automated process and only used for the purposes of obtaining and maintaining accurate employment records, should you be appointed to the post."

Applicant requirements

The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Documents to download

• Assurance Manager-JD ( PDF , 292.9 KB )
• Values Based Recruitment Factsheet ( PDF , 67.9 KB )
• Values and Behaviours Framework ( PDF , 190.3 KB )
• How to complete an application form & Values Fact Sheet ( DOCX , 874.6 KB )
• Welcoming Applicants with a Disability ( PDF , 53.2 KB )