Job Summary
Governance lead for the anaesthetic department at Furness General Hospital, excluding Intensive Care Unit. Working with a dynamic team to improve safety.

Main duties of the job

• Ensuring all incidents are actioned and reviewed in a timely manner.
• Attend the Monthly Directorate Business Meeting
• Attend SQG monthly 2nd Tuesday of the month, completing and delivering the service level report.
• Supporting the management and completing of incidents, disseminating learning and actions plans to the team.

About us
We operate from three main hospitals-Furness General Hospital (FGH) in Barrow, the Royal Lancaster Infirmary (RLI), and Westmorland General Hospital (WGH) in Kendal, as well as a number of community healthcare premises including Millom Hospital and GP Practice, Queen Victoria Hospital in Morecambe, and Ulverston Community Health Centre.

FGH and the RLI have a range of General Hospital services, with full Emergency Departments, Critical/Coronary Care units and various Consultant-led services.

WGH provides a range of General Hospital services, together with an Urgent Treatment Centre, that can help with a range of non-life threatening conditions such as broken bones and minor illnesses.

All three main hospitals provide a range of planned care including outpatients, diagnostics, therapies, daycase and inpatient surgery. In addition, a range of local outreach services and diagnostics are provided from community facilities across Morecambe Bay.

Job responsibilities
To review incidents, discuss outcomes with teams. Disseminate learning, respond to queries/questions and make appropriate changes to process.

Person Specification
Essential

• Currently working as an anaesthetist at RLI
• Consultant, Specialist or Specialty Grade

Desirable

• Management or Governance experience

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.

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.

Applicants must have current UK professional registration.