Head of Quality & Development Office

Together with the Head of Quality and Patient Safety, the Head of Quality and Patient Experience is

accountable for developing and driving the Trust’s strategy for quality, promoting the highest standards of

healthcare within the organisation. The role requires the post holder to communicate with staff at the highest

levels of the Trust and to engage with key local, regional and national stakeholder to inform development of

strategy and policy. Directly accountability to the Trust Board via the Chief Nurse and Medical Director, the

Heads of Quality provide vital assurance to the Board and its Committees that the Trust’s operations reflect

current best practice within the post holders’ designated areas of expertise and responsibility.

The Head of Quality and Patient Experience is the Trust lead for the following services:

•  Care Quality Commission registration and compliance
• Clinical Audit and Effectiveness
• Patient Experience and Involvement• Complaints management
• Chaplaincy (Spiritual and Pastoral Care)
• Patient Affairs (Bereavement office)
• Voluntary Services
• Promoting inclusion and diversity in relation to patient care – including provision of translating and
• interpreting services

Qualifications and Training

• Educated to Bachelor Degree level in a relevant subject, or hold an equivalent level

professional qualification or equivalent experience at senior level - E

• Relevant leadership or management qualification - E

• Evidence of strong and recent commitment to relevant ongoing professional development