Deputy PALS and Complaints Manager

An opportunity has arisen to join our team as a Deputy PALS and Complaints Manager. This is a very rewarding role with a chance to make a real difference to the lives of our service users., 1. Manage, monitor and ensure the maintenance of the Datix system, ensuring all records are accurate, enabling efficient management of the complaints/PALS department and the complaints/PALS processes. Maintain accurate and contemporaneous records on the Trust's DATIX system 2. Plan, organise and take full responsibility of your workload, acting independently within appropriate guidelines and where necessary referring to PALS and Complaints Managers 3. Undertake thorough, impartial investigations and draft complex response letters, to a high standard of written English, ensuring the principles of being open and duty of candor are applied and recommendations or actions are included 4. Support and advise staff, at all levels, when responding to complaints/PALS to ensure the complaints and concerns are appropriately investigated and responded to in a timely fashion as outlined in the NHS regulations 5. Communicate under pressure, remaining calm and avoiding conflict, dealing with people who may be in a highly emotional state or recently bereaved. These difficult conversations may be planned or unplanned 6. Monitor the complaint response times, as directed by the Complaints Manager 7. Respond to all complaints within the timescale set by the Trust and agreed with the complainant, utilising the Trust's escalation process if a complaint response becomes delayed.

If you are someone who has outstanding communication skills, excels in helping others, with a natural affinity for networking and building relationships, and capable of showing genuine compassion and empathy, we would love to hear from you.

Our values; Compassionate, Aspirational, Resourceful, Excellent, reflect the type of Trust we aspire to be and you can join our dedicated andtalented staff to make this happen.

Staff Benefits

• Flexible working opportunities and a strong emphasis on your work, life balance
• Annual leave - 27 days for new starters, plus bank holidays. Increasing to 29 days after 5 years and 33 days after 10 years NHS service. Pro rata for part time staff
• NHS pension scheme
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Money Advise Service
• Generous maternity, paternity and adoption leave for eligible staff
• On-site nursery (based at RBH)
• Full educational library services
• Cycle to work scheme, lockable storage for cycles
• Bus to work scheme
• Excellent rail and bus links
• A huge range of Health Service Discounts at hundreds of big brands from holidays to gadgets and restaurants to retail.