Experience

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  Camden and islington community services nhs trust

  Jul 1996 - Feb 1998

  Training and development administrator

  Camden and Islington Community Services NHS Trust focused on provision of integrated health services within the community. Also provided training services to the Whittington Hospital.Ensured daily smooth operation of training department to agreed quality standardsOrganisation of annual programme of trainingEffectively marketed training provision to Whittington Hospital; income generationDesigned and produced marketing information; standardised materials to agreed quality standardsEvaluation of training and production of reportsImplemented and maintained record systemsRe-designed and delivered monthly staff inductionMonitoring of budget/finances for the departmentKey IT trainer Show less

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  Camden primary care trust

  Mar 1998 - Mar 2011

  Camden Primary Care Trust (PCT) was a statutory NHS body responsible for delivering integrated community health services to the local population. Camden PCT commissioned health services, invested in primary and community care and also directly provided a range of services, integrating primary and community services as well as health and social care provision.Camden PCT also provided a number of shared services to Islington PCT and Camden andIslington NHS Foundation Trust (previously Camden and Islington Mental Health and Social Care Trust).SME lead on risk management for Camden PCT, Islington PCT and Camden andIslington NHS Foundation Trust; developing and implementing robust risk management systems and processes to support a culture of proactive and integrated risk assessment, management and learning across the Trusts.Provided advice, guidance and support to executives, managers and staff, developing strategies and policies and managing contracts for provision of relevant services. Show less

  • Risk and Facilities Manager

    Mar 2002 - Mar 2011

  • Business and Health and Safety Manager

    Mar 1998 - Feb 2002
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  Nhs north central london

  Apr 2011 - Mar 2013

  Risk manager

  NHS North Central London (NCL) was the two year NHS management cluster arrangement preceding the formation of commissioning support units and clinical commissioning groups.NCL consisted of Barnet, Camden, Enfield, Haringey and Islington Primary Care Trusts (PCTs) and was responsible for supporting transition within the NHS.SME lead on risk management within an integrated governance model.Advised and worked with executives, senior managers and staff to ensure safe management of risk was central to all activities.Lead on unifying a consistent and embedded risk management methodology across the 5 PCTs - managed and harmonised approach - including Risk Register, Assurance Framework, health and safety, incident management, legal, claims, audit and all supporting policies and procedures.Managed and reported on above areas, ensuring engagement with senior management, Board and external stakeholders - highlighting key trends.Key member of integrated governance groups within operating framework. Show less

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  Nhs nel commissioning support unit

  Apr 2013 - Jun 2017

  Risk manager

  NEL CSU provides expert support to clinical commissioners and NHS organisations to deliver improved health services. A trusted advisor, NEL supports clinical commissioning groups, acute and mental health trusts, GPs, prisons, NHS England and local authorities to focus expertise and leadership to secure the best patient outcomes.Integrated governance and risk management SME lead; ensuring risk management central to CSU activity.Risk Register and Assurance Framework management; providing leadership, support and guidance.Incident management lead; online reporting, investigation, report writing, root cause and trend analysis, action planning and lessons learned, ensuring scrutiny within organisation and external stakeholders.Staff training in risk management, assessment and incidents, embedding a learning culture.Ensured risk and governance activities compliant with policies, guidance and frameworks.Lead on risk, incident, health and safety policies, procedures and guidance.Health and safety, complaints, claims and legal lead.Business continuity and emergency planning lead, proactively working with stakeholders, investigation, action and learning by stakeholders.Estates lead, ensuring risks proactively managed, statutory compliance.Established estates and facilities service provision to challenge, supplement and improve external provision; ensuring delivered to high standards, customer service focus.Understanding of critical risk factors driving project success and business planning.Clinical governance lead, ensuring risks proactively managed, monitored and reported.Budget management and procurement - capital, legal, governance, facilities, health and safety.Recruitment and training of staff, agreeing objectives, target setting and appraisal.Key member of integrated governance groups within operating framework; Risk, Clinical, Information Governance, Human Resources, Finance, Audit and Estates and Facilities. Show less

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  Royal free london nhs foundation trust

  Oct 2017 - now

  Deputy head of quality governance

  The Royal Free trust delivers world class healthcare to patients at Barnet, Chase Farm and Royal Free Hospital, including world class clinical expertise in liver and kidney transplants, breast and plastic surgery, treating myeloma and neuroendocrine tumours and providing a high-level isolation unit for treatment of infectious diseases.Risk, governance, audit and compliance lead; delivering quality with an integrated approach, including clinical effectiveness and audit.Developing, implementing and monitoring effective systems, ensuring robust, best practice and reducing variation.Driving improvement in clinical effectiveness, clinical audit and quality standards; promoting a continuous improvement culture.Development and implementation of clinical audit, including participation in national audits (NCAPOP and Quality Account) and national confidential enquiries (NCEPOD), monitoring NICE guidance adherence, to bring about delivery of care improvements.Ensuring processes are robust, contemporary and withstand external scrutiny, in accordance with CQC.Identifying assurance gaps affecting achievement of CQC standards; ensuring action plans developed and delivered on time.Oversight of incident process, investigation, PSIRF, Datix and Risk Register.Interpreting national healthcare policy/legislation; ensuring Trust quality and clinical governance policies are robust and reflect national initiatives, legislation and prioritiesEnsuring effective information systems for dissemination of NICE guidance, assurance of compliance, alerts and action plans.Production and presentation of reports, analysis and identification of key trends, actions and learning; triangulating information and data from clinical governance activity.Reporting to Trust and external stakeholders on outcomes, improvements and recommendations. Show less