Directorate Quality & Safety Co-ordinator for Imaging

Job description

Fulfil your potential in hospitals that make history:

Charing Cross, Hammersmith, St Mary's, Queen Charlotte's & Chelsea and Western Eye.

With five world-renowned hospitals, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust is full of opportunity if you are looking to develop your healthcare career.

We are an NHS Trust of approximately 16,000 people, providing care for over a million and a half patients from north west London and beyond every year.

We have a rich heritage and an ambitious vision for the future of our patients and local communities.

With our partners, Imperial College London, and The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust, we form Imperial College Academic Health Science Centre, one of 6 academic health science centres in the UK, working to ensure the rapid translation of research for better patient care and excellence in education.

We are proud of our heritage in innovation and we are early adopters of new insights in technologies, techniques and treatments for improving health.

Job overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Quality & Safety Coordinator to join the Imaging department on a fixed term contract. The postholder will be pivotal in co-ordinating and supporting delivery of the directorate's Quality & Safety portfolio.

The role will include responsibility for co-ordinating and maintaining core documentation, information and reporting, the scheduling and maintenance of meetings, monitoring progress against key targets and be the first point of contact for enquiries related to Quality & Safety at directorate level.

The successful candidate will be responsible for creating, managing and maintaining spreadsheets and management of their processes through the system.

The postholder will have broad knowledge and experience and use their reasoning, intellect and judgement to manage their workload, make decisions and proactively deal with issues independently.

The post is based at Hammersmith hospital but may require cross site working to meet the needs of the service.

Main duties of the job

• Providing support, as required, to team members in the preparation of documentation, including investigation reports, action plans, progress tracking and minute taking
• Inputting data, producing reports as requested and monitoring progress against key targets.
• Organising and coordinating meetings and events for the Directorate Quality & Safety Team, providing support to shared governance meetings as part of the strategy for the Directorate, Divisional & CQC agenda
• Electronic diary management for the Quality & Safety Team
• Working as part of the team to build and sustain effective partnerships and relationships with a range of internal and external groups and organisations, especially the Medical Directors' Office
• Organising and coordinating meetings and communication with relevant internal and external stakeholders
• Working collaboratively with the team to build and sustain effective partnerships and relationships with a range of internal and external groups and organisations

Working for our organisation

At Imperial College Healthcare you can achieve extraordinary things with extraordinary people, working with leading clinicians pushing boundaries in patient care.

Become part of a vibrant team living our values - expert, kind, collaborative and aspirational. You'll get an experience like no other and will fast forward your career. Benefits include career development, flexible working and wellbeing, staff recognition scheme. Make use of optional benefits including Cycle to Work, car lease schemes, season ticket loan or membership options for onsite leisure facilities.

We are committed to equal opportunities and improving the working lives of our staff and will consider applications to work flexibly, part time or job share. Please talk to us at interview.

Environmental sustainability
Climate change and poor air quality is a health emergency that harms people's health and wellbeing and widens health inequalities. The Trust is also committed to reducing its impact on the environment by reducing our greenhouse gas emissions to Net Zero by 2045. All our employees have a role to play, and we have an active green network that supports staff to act in ways that ensures that our services are efficient, sustainable and reduce our impact on the environme