Band 7 Clinical Compliance Senior Officer
Requirements
Applicants need substantial experience in clinical compliance, governance, quality assurance or a related field, including supporting CQC inspections, interpreting regulations, advising stakeholders, and producing reports. They should have specialist knowledge acquired through training, experience or qualification to Master's level or equivalent, ongoing professional development, and experience developing processes, coordinating staff, and delivering presentations or training.
Job Description
This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced compliance professional to take on a varied and rewarding role within a large acute NHS Trust. As a Clinical Compliance Senior Officer, you will work with teams across University Hospitals Birmingham to strengthen regulatory compliance, provide assurance and support improvements in patient care.
Working closely with the Clinical Compliance Lead, you will help develop and maintain systems and processes that support the Trust in meeting its statutory, regulatory and best-practice requirements. You will support regulatory inspections, including those undertaken by the Care Quality Commission, coordinate internal and external audit and compliance activity, oversee accreditation requirements, and provide specialist advice to clinical and corporate teams. The role also includes line management responsibilities and opportunities to deputise for the Clinical Compliance Lead.
We are looking for someone with experience of working in compliance and supporting clinical regulatory inspections. You will be highly organised, able to work autonomously, manage competing priorities and communicate complex information clearly through reports, presentations and discussions. You will also be confident building effective relationships and working with colleagues at all levels, including senior leaders.
Main Duties, Tasks & Skills Required
The role will be based at Queen Elizabeth Hospital, with the opportunity for some homeworking. Travel to other UHB sites will be required for meetings, audits and inspections.
Main Duties
Working closely with the Clinical Compliance Lead, the post holder will coordinate and support a broad range of clinical compliance activities across University Hospitals Birmingham. This includes supporting CQC and other regulatory inspections, responding to regulatory queries, coordinating internal and external audits, monitoring accreditation and clinical licensing requirements, and following up actions arising from inspections and reviews.
The post holder will develop and maintain effective compliance systems and processes, analyse complex qualitative and quantitative information, and produce clear assurance and exception reports for senior leaders and Trust committees. They will provide specialist advice to clinical and corporate teams, identify opportunities to improve compliance and support the implementation and monitoring of agreed actions.
The role includes establishing and coordinating assurance audits and spot checks, preparing and delivering presentations and educational materials, and building effective relationships with colleagues and external organisations. The post holder will also line manage team members and deputise for the Clinical Compliance Lead when required.
About Us
University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust strives to have an inclusive culture where everyone feels like they belong, can thrive, knows that they add value and feels valued. We do this by developing compassionate and culturally competent leaders, being values driven in all that we do and by creating a welcoming and inclusive workplace that thrives on the diversity of our people. As such we want to attract and recruit talented individuals from all backgrounds, and for each of you to feel supported for the diversity you bring, to achieve your full potential. For those staff with a disability, including physical disability, long term health condition, mental health or neurodiverse condition, this also means being committed to making reasonable adjustments needed for you to carry out your role.
Job Description
Main Duties Continued: Please note for a specific detailed job description for this vacancy please see attached job description.
The successful candidate will be highly organised, analytical and self-motivated, with the ability to work autonomously, use initiative, manage competing priorities and meet tight deadlines. Excellent written, verbal, presentation and interpersonal skills are essential, together with the confidence to influence and communicate complex information clearly at all levels.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Professional knowledge and additional specialist clinical compliance or governance management knowledge acquired through training, experience and/or qualification to Master's level or equivalent.
- Evidence of continuing professional development.
Essential
- Substantial experience in clinical compliance, clinical governance, quality assurance or a related role.
- Experience supporting clinical regulatory inspections, including Care Quality Commission inspections.
- Experience interpreting regulatory requirements and providing specialist advice.
- Experience analysing complex information and producing formal reports or responses for senior audiences.
- Experience developing policies, procedures, systems and processes.
- Experience managing, supervising or coordinating staff and workloads.
- Experience developing materials and delivering presentations or training.
- Knowledge of clinical compliance and regulatory bodies, including the Care Quality Commission.
- In-depth knowledge of clinical audit and NICE requirements.
- Experience working in the NHS.
- Experience working with senior leaders and executive-level stakeholders.
- Knowledge of NHS care structures and information flows.
- Knowledge of clinical accreditation programmes, for example UKAS, and clinical licensing requirements.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website.
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants.
For Help With Your Application, Contact
Stacey Mills
stacey.mills2@uhb.nhs.uk
07827234256
Pay scheme
Agenda for Change
Band
Band 7
Salary
£49387.00 to £56515.00 Yearly
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-Time, Flexible Working
Reference number
304-1104324
Job locations
Trustwide
Mindelsohn Way
Birmingham
West Midlands
B15 2TH
Attachments
Job Description
JD PS - Band 7 Clinical Compliance Senior Officer Recruitment Pack - Updated.pdf – 450KB Opens in a new window
Education
Skills
About University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust
University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust (UHB) is one of the largest teaching hospital trusts in England, serving a regional, national and international population. It includes Birmingham Heartlands Hospital, the Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham, Solihull Hospital and Community Services, Good Hope Hospital in Sutton Coldfield and Birmingham Chest Clinic. We also run a number of smaller satellite units, allowing people to be treated as close to home as possible. We see and treat more than 2.2 million people every year across our sites and our hospitals deliver more babies than anywhere else in Europe. We are a regional centre for cancer, trauma, renal dialysis, burns and plastics, HIV and AIDS, as well as respiratory conditions like cystic fibrosis. We also have expertise in premature baby care, bone marrow transplants and thoracic surgery and have the largest solid organ transplantation programme in Europe. We provide a series of highly specialist cardiac, liver and neurosurgery services to patients from across the UK. We are world-renowned for our trauma care and have developed pioneering surgical techniques in the management of ballistic and blast injuries, including bespoke surgical solutions for previously unseen injuries. As a result of its clinical expertise in treating trauma patients and military casualties, the QEHB has been designated both a Level 1 Trauma Centre and host of the UK’s only £20m National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Surgical Reconstruction and Microbiology Research Centre (SRMRC). We have over 24,000 members of staff and we are committed to investing in their development and their health and wellbeing. UHB is a Stonewall Diversity Champion and aims to achieve positive change for LGBTQ+ people by creating an inclusive, inspiring and equal environment for both staff and service users.
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