Governance and Health & Safety Lead

We are excited to offer the post of Governance / Health & Safety Lead to work as part of the Senior Managemnt Team at Royal Primary Care. This is a full time permanent position and you will be based at The Grange Practice in Grangewood, Chesterfield., The post holder will engage with key stakeholders to motivate individuals and teams to deliver and sustain the highest standards in Governance and Health and Safety.

To lead on management of RPC's risk register, ensuring a systematic approach to the identification and recording of strategic and operational risks, including the assessment and quantification of risk, and the formulation of clear decisions (with timely actions) to either optimise or accept risk.

Oversee RPC processes in relation to the development, review and ratification of Trust policies, procedures, and guidelines.

Represent RPC at relevant fora and work with external agencies, and regulatory bodies on the development of integrated quality governance activities as and when required.

Ensure the effective functioning of Quality Governance through timely and appropriate support, including the chairing of the Governance meeting thus enabling the organisation to receive assurance on the delivery of quality.

We are looking for a dynamic individual with knowledge of the Governance framework along with experience in Health & Safety protocols and policies.

Currently rated "Good" by the Care Quality Commission, we're striving towards being Outstanding. Our vision is to be an exceptional provider of family medicine, dedicated to our patients, and we're on a mission to improve our community's health and reduce inequality.

Royal Primary Care surgeries are part of Chesterfield Royal Hospital Foundation Trust and this brings the benefits of being part of a larger organisation. As well as an NHS pension, you'll have access to training and development opportunities and a whole raft of well-being initiatives to look after your physical and mental health. At Royal Primary Care, your happiness is at the heart of our appraisal system and we place great importance on everyone feeling included. You'll have an equal say in how we look after you through access to our annual staff survey.