University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
An exciting opportunity has arisen within the Patient Safety Improvement Team at University College London Hospitals for a highly motivated, enthusiastic, critical thinker, and experienced improvement leader to join us as Patient Safety Improvement Lead. This role is pivotal in providing support to deliver the safety improvement projects from patient safety priorities and emerging patient safety themes in line with the implementation of the patient safety incident response framework (PSIRF). You will have proven change management, quality improvement, and project management experience as well as understanding and appreciation of the various clinical patient safety issues to drive the safety improvement agenda and be successful in the role. You will be required to work in close partnership with leaders across the Trust and with external stakeholders to continue our improvement journey. Main duties of the job
Project management - Establish a clear project management infrastructure for the patient safety improvement projects, identified in the patient safety incident response plan, in line with recognised project management methodology. Quality improvement - Take responsibility for facilitating quality improvement and support the introduction of quality improvement methodology including being able to adapt QI tools to different safety improvement work streams. Provide corporate leadership, lead the monthly progress report and learning on specific safety improvement projects. Information and data - Lead and coordinate data management and analysis as well as the establishment of a robust system for monitoring, reporting, predicting performance, identifying key risk areas, and agreeing an improvement plan with the relevant teams to support actions from patient safety incident investigations and inform the safety improvement plan. Safety Culture - Investigate patient safety incident investigations (PSIIs) as appropriate and provide training and coaching for the development of patient safety improvement projects. Communication - Lead on communication activities, support effective working relationships and disseminate organisational learning internally and externally to build awareness and capability across the healthcare sector. About us
University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (UCLH) is one of the most complex NHS trusts in the UK, serving a large and diverse population. We provide academically led acute and specialist services, to people from the local area, from throughout the United Kingdom and overseas. Our vision is to deliver top-quality patient care, excellent education, and world-class research. We provide first-class acute and specialist services across eight sites: University College Hospital (incorporating the Elizabeth Garrett Anderson Wing) National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery Royal National ENT and Eastman Dental Hospitals University College Hospital Grafton Way Building Royal London Hospital for Integrated Medicine University College Hospital Macmillan Cancer Centre The Hospital for Tropical Diseases University College Hospital at Westmoreland Street We are dedicated to the diagnosis and treatment of many complex illnesses. UCLH specialises in women's health and the treatment of cancer, infection, neurological, gastrointestinal and oral disease. It has world-class support services including critical care, imaging, nuclear medicine and pathology. We are committed to sustainability and have pledged to become a carbon net zero health service, embedding sustainable practice throughout UCLH. We have set an ambitious target of net zero for our direct emissions by 2031 and indirect emissions by 2040. Job responsibilities
For the full Person Specification and more information regarding the main responsibilities of this role, please refer to the attached Job Description. The post holder will provide specific project support to the trust patient safety priority and emerging patient safety themes ensuring that improvement projects are initiated and managed in a manner consistent with UCLH's aims and the project deliverables. The post will also lead on the use of data in improvement. Person Specification
Knowledge and Qualifications
Graduate or equivalent Higher professional or management degree or equivalent (or in exceptional circumstances - able to demonstrate significant level of equivalent experience) Clinical background Experience
Project management experience, with a track record of delivery Quality improvement experience Experience of leading and supervising a team Experience of management within the NHS Experience of Epic (EHRS) Experience of PowerBI or other data analysis tool Skills and abilities
Personal and people development
Clear evidence of leadership potential, and the ability to inspire and motivate a team. Disclosure and Barring Service Check
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. University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Senior Patient Safety and Quality Improvement Lead £61,927 to £68,676 a year per annum inclusive of HCAS
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An exciting opportunity has arisen within the Patient Safety Improvement Team at University College London Hospitals for a highly motivated, enthusiastic, critical thinker, and experienced improvement leader to join us as Patient Safety Improvement Lead. This role is pivotal in providing support to deliver the safety improvement projects from patient safety priorities and emerging patient safety themes in line with the implementation of the patient safety incident response framework (PSIRF). You will have proven change management, quality improvement, and project management experience as well as understanding and appreciation of the various clinical patient safety issues to drive the safety improvement agenda and be successful in the role. You will be required to work in close partnership with leaders across the Trust and with external stakeholders to continue our improvement journey. Main duties of the job
Project management - Establish a clear project management infrastructure for the patient safety improvement projects, identified in the patient safety incident response plan, in line with recognised project management methodology. Quality improvement - Take responsibility for facilitating quality improvement and support the introduction of quality improvement methodology including being able to adapt QI tools to different safety improvement work streams. Provide corporate leadership, lead the monthly progress report and learning on specific safety improvement projects. Information and data - Lead and coordinate data management and analysis as well as the establishment of a robust system for monitoring, reporting, predicting performance, identifying key risk areas, and agreeing an improvement plan with the relevant teams to support actions from patient safety incident investigations and inform the safety improvement plan. Safety Culture - Investigate patient safety incident investigations (PSIIs) as appropriate and provide training and coaching for the development of patient safety improvement projects. Communication - Lead on communication activities, support effective working relationships and disseminate organisational learning internally and externally to build awareness and capability across the healthcare sector. About us
University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (UCLH) is one of the most complex NHS trusts in the UK, serving a large and diverse population. We provide academically led acute and specialist services, to people from the local area, from throughout the United Kingdom and overseas. Our vision is to deliver top-quality patient care, excellent education, and world-class research. We provide first-class acute and specialist services across eight sites: University College Hospital (incorporating the Elizabeth Garrett Anderson Wing) National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery Royal National ENT and Eastman Dental Hospitals University College Hospital Grafton Way Building Royal London Hospital for Integrated Medicine University College Hospital Macmillan Cancer Centre The Hospital for Tropical Diseases University College Hospital at Westmoreland Street We are dedicated to the diagnosis and treatment of many complex illnesses. UCLH specialises in women's health and the treatment of cancer, infection, neurological, gastrointestinal and oral disease. It has world-class support services including critical care, imaging, nuclear medicine and pathology. We are committed to sustainability and have pledged to become a carbon net zero health service, embedding sustainable practice throughout UCLH. We have set an ambitious target of net zero for our direct emissions by 2031 and indirect emissions by 2040. Job responsibilities
For the full Person Specification and more information regarding the main responsibilities of this role, please refer to the attached Job Description. The post holder will provide specific project support to the trust patient safety priority and emerging patient safety themes ensuring that improvement projects are initiated and managed in a manner consistent with UCLH's aims and the project deliverables. The post will also lead on the use of data in improvement. Person Specification
Knowledge and Qualifications
Graduate or equivalent Higher professional or management degree or equivalent (or in exceptional circumstances - able to demonstrate significant level of equivalent experience) Clinical background Experience
Project management experience, with a track record of delivery Quality improvement experience Experience of leading and supervising a team Experience of management within the NHS Experience of Epic (EHRS) Experience of PowerBI or other data analysis tool Skills and abilities
Personal and people development
Clear evidence of leadership potential, and the ability to inspire and motivate a team. Disclosure and Barring Service Check
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. University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Senior Patient Safety and Quality Improvement Lead £61,927 to £68,676 a year per annum inclusive of HCAS
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