Employer Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type:
NHS Site:
County Hall Town:
Norwich Salary:
£88,168 - £101,677 gross per annum Salary period:
Yearly Closing:
07/02/2025 23:59 Deputy Director of Safer Care
Band 8d
Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust provides child and adult mental health services, learning disability, wellbeing, older people's and eating disorder services across Norfolk and Suffolk. At any one time, around 23,000 people in Norfolk and Suffolk are receiving care and attention from the Trust. We believe in whole life care - seeing people in the context of their whole lives, understanding the importance of good physical health, friends, family, spirituality, culture, home, work, education and a sense of purpose and achievement to experience good mental health. Nearly 3,800 full and part-time practitioners care for our service users in hospitals, in the community and in their own homes, whilst an additional 1,400+ staff provide non-clinical support, including cleaning, catering, delivering supplies, ward administration, information technology, human resources and financial services. We are committed to equality, diversity and inclusion and want to reflect the diversity of our local communities within our teams. We welcome applications from all talented individuals with the relevant qualifications, skills, knowledge and experience. We are committed to delivering quality driven mental health services. Every individual makes a valuable contribution. We are proud of our staff who have been commended for the care they provide. Do you value working positively, respectfully and together? If so, we’d love you to join us! We will consider flexible working arrangements for our roles; please indicate in your application if this is something you require. Job overview
As part of our internal re-organisation to strengthen the support to the newly created care group structure of Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust, we are looking to recruit an experienced
Deputy Director Safer Care. The post holders will work in partnership and will work closely with the Care Group leadership structures, and wider trust to create an environment which promotes and supports safety for our patients, staff and visitors; ensures we are providing right care for the right patients and that service users and their carers experience is captured understood and responded to. To ensure that key safety management functions are implemented and embedded throughout NSFT, which is instrumental in reducing harm and maximises learning, and by so doing positively influences the Trust's position which provides the greatest level of assurance in relation to the Care Quality Commission (CQC), National Health Service England (NHSE), NHS Resolution (NHSR) and the Health and Safety Executive (HSE). Main duties of the job
To work with the Director of Safer Care (patient safety and safeguarding) and Chief Nurse in taking forward the strategic and corporate agenda for Patient Safety Incident Reporting Framework (PSIRF). Develop strong engagement with staff and patients, to help grow the understanding of safer care in order to inform and measure future improvement. To ensure that patient experience & intelligence from safety incidents informs future plans for service redesign and service improvement via a network of patient experts including Patient Safety Partners. To promote equality and diversity in all aspects of service delivery. As the senior leader for safer care in the organisation, the post holder will work with many people who already have specific patient safety responsibilities and they will support the Director of Safer Care (patient safety and safeguarding) in supporting and overseeing work to make patient safety a core element of training for every member of staff in the Trust. Working for our organisation
Here at NSFT we pride ourselves on being a welcoming, talented, friendly and supportive team who like nothing better than sharing experiences and learning from each other. In addition to ongoing training and development opportunities, we are committed to providing an environment in which you can thrive. Why work for us?
We have challenges as a Trust, but we have ambitious aspirations, are pushing ahead with exciting transformation work and we need dedicated individuals to support us on our journey. We have strong, established professional networks coupled with an exceptional leadership team who will ensure you are truly cared for and cared about. Why Norfolk and Suffolk?
The people here are warm and welcoming, you’ll never be far from the beautiful coastline or Broads National Park. We’re an hour and a half away from London and have an international airport in Norwich too. Our villages, towns and cities are packed full of history, independent cafes, shops and theatres. We have excellent shopping, eating out, top ranking schooling and affordable house prices too. Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please find attached our Job Description and Person Specification for more detail on your Key Accountabilities, then if you feel you have what it takes to make a difference in your local communities, click APPLY! Some of the benefits you can expect: a comprehensive in house & external training programmes career progression starting annual leave of 27 days per annum increasing to 33 days pa based on length of service (plus paid bank holidays) NHS discounts and many more. Interview dates are yet to be set; you will be contacted via email and invited to book a time. These emails may go to your SPAM, so please keep checking all your emails if applying. Person specification
Experience
Experience at senior manager or nursing level in mental health Qualifications
Registered Nurse Educated to master’s or equivalent level, or equivalent experience of working at a senior level Strong evidence of continuing personal & professional development Knowledge of specialist patient safety, human factors and quality improvement experience developed through practical experience, post graduate training or short courses Leadership qualification and/or experience at a senior role within health care QI coach/qualification EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES
Apart from its legal duties in relation to equality and diversity, the Trust recognises and actively promotes the benefits of a diverse workforce and is committed to treating all employees with dignity and respect regardless of race, gender, disability, age, sexual orientation, religion or belief. As a part of the Disability Confident Employer Guaranteed Interview Scheme we interview all disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria for the job vacancy (outlined in the Person Specification). We encourage you to indicate your eligibility through TRAC jobs when applying. DISCLOSURE AND BARRING SERVICE CHECK (formerly CRB) FOR POSTS WITH DIRECT SERVICE USER CONTACT - Please be advised that due to recent changes in the DBS Service, organisations no longer receive copies of DBS Disclosures – these are sent directly to candidates only. Therefore, it will be your responsibility, if successful, to ensure that this is taken to the appointing officer as soon as you receive it. Alternatively, if you have subscribed to the update service, we will be able to check your status once we have your authority to do so. The Trust has now introduced a DBS Update Service which is a contractual requirement. You need to subscribe when you have applied for your DBS clearance and there is a time limit to subscribe of 19 days after receipt of your DBS disclosure. Please ensure that this is completed within the set time scale. This update service is an annual subscription at a cost of £13 to you. This will enable the Trust to have instant online access to your DBS record, with your consent, and so will remove the need for you to have to apply for this repeat check again. Employer certification / accreditation badges
You must have appropriate UK professional registration. This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
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NHS Site:
County Hall Town:
Norwich Salary:
£88,168 - £101,677 gross per annum Salary period:
Yearly Closing:
07/02/2025 23:59 Deputy Director of Safer Care
Band 8d
Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust provides child and adult mental health services, learning disability, wellbeing, older people's and eating disorder services across Norfolk and Suffolk. At any one time, around 23,000 people in Norfolk and Suffolk are receiving care and attention from the Trust. We believe in whole life care - seeing people in the context of their whole lives, understanding the importance of good physical health, friends, family, spirituality, culture, home, work, education and a sense of purpose and achievement to experience good mental health. Nearly 3,800 full and part-time practitioners care for our service users in hospitals, in the community and in their own homes, whilst an additional 1,400+ staff provide non-clinical support, including cleaning, catering, delivering supplies, ward administration, information technology, human resources and financial services. We are committed to equality, diversity and inclusion and want to reflect the diversity of our local communities within our teams. We welcome applications from all talented individuals with the relevant qualifications, skills, knowledge and experience. We are committed to delivering quality driven mental health services. Every individual makes a valuable contribution. We are proud of our staff who have been commended for the care they provide. Do you value working positively, respectfully and together? If so, we’d love you to join us! We will consider flexible working arrangements for our roles; please indicate in your application if this is something you require. Job overview
As part of our internal re-organisation to strengthen the support to the newly created care group structure of Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust, we are looking to recruit an experienced
Deputy Director Safer Care. The post holders will work in partnership and will work closely with the Care Group leadership structures, and wider trust to create an environment which promotes and supports safety for our patients, staff and visitors; ensures we are providing right care for the right patients and that service users and their carers experience is captured understood and responded to. To ensure that key safety management functions are implemented and embedded throughout NSFT, which is instrumental in reducing harm and maximises learning, and by so doing positively influences the Trust's position which provides the greatest level of assurance in relation to the Care Quality Commission (CQC), National Health Service England (NHSE), NHS Resolution (NHSR) and the Health and Safety Executive (HSE). Main duties of the job
To work with the Director of Safer Care (patient safety and safeguarding) and Chief Nurse in taking forward the strategic and corporate agenda for Patient Safety Incident Reporting Framework (PSIRF). Develop strong engagement with staff and patients, to help grow the understanding of safer care in order to inform and measure future improvement. To ensure that patient experience & intelligence from safety incidents informs future plans for service redesign and service improvement via a network of patient experts including Patient Safety Partners. To promote equality and diversity in all aspects of service delivery. As the senior leader for safer care in the organisation, the post holder will work with many people who already have specific patient safety responsibilities and they will support the Director of Safer Care (patient safety and safeguarding) in supporting and overseeing work to make patient safety a core element of training for every member of staff in the Trust. Working for our organisation
Here at NSFT we pride ourselves on being a welcoming, talented, friendly and supportive team who like nothing better than sharing experiences and learning from each other. In addition to ongoing training and development opportunities, we are committed to providing an environment in which you can thrive. Why work for us?
We have challenges as a Trust, but we have ambitious aspirations, are pushing ahead with exciting transformation work and we need dedicated individuals to support us on our journey. We have strong, established professional networks coupled with an exceptional leadership team who will ensure you are truly cared for and cared about. Why Norfolk and Suffolk?
The people here are warm and welcoming, you’ll never be far from the beautiful coastline or Broads National Park. We’re an hour and a half away from London and have an international airport in Norwich too. Our villages, towns and cities are packed full of history, independent cafes, shops and theatres. We have excellent shopping, eating out, top ranking schooling and affordable house prices too. Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please find attached our Job Description and Person Specification for more detail on your Key Accountabilities, then if you feel you have what it takes to make a difference in your local communities, click APPLY! Some of the benefits you can expect: a comprehensive in house & external training programmes career progression starting annual leave of 27 days per annum increasing to 33 days pa based on length of service (plus paid bank holidays) NHS discounts and many more. Interview dates are yet to be set; you will be contacted via email and invited to book a time. These emails may go to your SPAM, so please keep checking all your emails if applying. Person specification
Experience
Experience at senior manager or nursing level in mental health Qualifications
Registered Nurse Educated to master’s or equivalent level, or equivalent experience of working at a senior level Strong evidence of continuing personal & professional development Knowledge of specialist patient safety, human factors and quality improvement experience developed through practical experience, post graduate training or short courses Leadership qualification and/or experience at a senior role within health care QI coach/qualification EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES
Apart from its legal duties in relation to equality and diversity, the Trust recognises and actively promotes the benefits of a diverse workforce and is committed to treating all employees with dignity and respect regardless of race, gender, disability, age, sexual orientation, religion or belief. As a part of the Disability Confident Employer Guaranteed Interview Scheme we interview all disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria for the job vacancy (outlined in the Person Specification). We encourage you to indicate your eligibility through TRAC jobs when applying. DISCLOSURE AND BARRING SERVICE CHECK (formerly CRB) FOR POSTS WITH DIRECT SERVICE USER CONTACT - Please be advised that due to recent changes in the DBS Service, organisations no longer receive copies of DBS Disclosures – these are sent directly to candidates only. Therefore, it will be your responsibility, if successful, to ensure that this is taken to the appointing officer as soon as you receive it. Alternatively, if you have subscribed to the update service, we will be able to check your status once we have your authority to do so. The Trust has now introduced a DBS Update Service which is a contractual requirement. You need to subscribe when you have applied for your DBS clearance and there is a time limit to subscribe of 19 days after receipt of your DBS disclosure. Please ensure that this is completed within the set time scale. This update service is an annual subscription at a cost of £13 to you. This will enable the Trust to have instant online access to your DBS record, with your consent, and so will remove the need for you to have to apply for this repeat check again. Employer certification / accreditation badges
You must have appropriate UK professional registration. This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
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