An exciting opportunity has arisen to work as a Patient Safety Team within a dynamic and progressing Patient Safety team on a fixed term basis.
The post holder will be responsible for overseeing the delivery of the Trust's Patient Safety Incident Response plan. The post holder will provide leadership and support to the patient safety team. The post holder will also be responsible for coordinating thematic reviews, patient safety investigations, and learning from safety events.
The post holder will be highly skilled in the development of patient safety investigation reports and will be a key driver of Trust-wide safety initiatives.
The post holder will be proactive in delivering patient safety improvement and work collaboratively with the wider trust and external partners.
Main duties of the job
The successful candidate will lead the day-to-day delivery of the Trust's patient safety incident response plan to support the delivery of safer systems of care.
A large part of the role will be ensuring that learning and improvements occur from patient safety incidents with the aim of reducing future risk and helping make care safer, whilst ensuring that patients, their families, and staff are supported.
The post holder will provide line management and leadership to the patient safety team and provide patient safety expertise to the wider team.
Job responsibilities
Provide patient safety expertise/leadership within the organisation demonstrating compassionate leadership, visibility, and supporting the continued development of the patient safety culture. Lead, enable, and facilitate change within the patient safety arena to deliver innovative ways of working that are patient safety-centered. Manage the patient safety budget. Ensure effective systems and processes are in place for the management of incidents and the use of the Ulysses system, ensuring alignment with national guidance. Ensure ongoing monitoring against all required standards and appropriately escalate any concerns to the management team. Oversee the implementation of the Patient Safety Incident Response Plan. Identify and provide clear rationale for locally defined incidents requiring local Patient Safety Incident Investigation (PSII) approval. Complete training needs analysis to enable the delivery of the response plan. Work autonomously as an investigator and in conjunction with subject matter experts and clinical colleagues. Manage day-to-day overview of investigations. Provide management and leadership to the Patient Safety team. Work in collaboration with key stakeholders to coordinate events around patient safety priorities. Gather and analyse data to identify patient safety-related trends and themes.
Person Specification
Special Skills & Knowledge
Essential
Competent IT skills. Highly developed communication skills. Prioritisation skills to work to tight deadlines. Ability to work effectively in a highly complex and continually changing environment.
Special Requirements
Essential
Car driver to enable travel between sites.
Qualifications
Essential
Masters or equivalent experience. Patient safety qualification.
Desirable
Qualification in leadership or project management. Professional registration.
Experience
Essential
Experience of working in a patient safety-related role. Experience of management. Experience of data analysis. Knowledge of PSIRF. Knowledge of patient safety strategy. Experience working with incident management systems.
Desirable
Experience in delivering training. Experience of writing or contributing to large public-facing documents. Experience of analysing data to support and deliver quality improvement.
Employer details
Employer name
County Durham & Darlington NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Darlington Memorial Hospital NHS Trust
Hollyhurst Road
Darlington
County Durham
DL3 6HX
Any attachments will be accessible after you click to apply.
C9439-25-0029 #J-18808-Ljbffr
The post holder will be responsible for overseeing the delivery of the Trust's Patient Safety Incident Response plan. The post holder will provide leadership and support to the patient safety team. The post holder will also be responsible for coordinating thematic reviews, patient safety investigations, and learning from safety events.
The post holder will be highly skilled in the development of patient safety investigation reports and will be a key driver of Trust-wide safety initiatives.
The post holder will be proactive in delivering patient safety improvement and work collaboratively with the wider trust and external partners.
Main duties of the job
The successful candidate will lead the day-to-day delivery of the Trust's patient safety incident response plan to support the delivery of safer systems of care.
A large part of the role will be ensuring that learning and improvements occur from patient safety incidents with the aim of reducing future risk and helping make care safer, whilst ensuring that patients, their families, and staff are supported.
The post holder will provide line management and leadership to the patient safety team and provide patient safety expertise to the wider team.
Job responsibilities
Provide patient safety expertise/leadership within the organisation demonstrating compassionate leadership, visibility, and supporting the continued development of the patient safety culture. Lead, enable, and facilitate change within the patient safety arena to deliver innovative ways of working that are patient safety-centered. Manage the patient safety budget. Ensure effective systems and processes are in place for the management of incidents and the use of the Ulysses system, ensuring alignment with national guidance. Ensure ongoing monitoring against all required standards and appropriately escalate any concerns to the management team. Oversee the implementation of the Patient Safety Incident Response Plan. Identify and provide clear rationale for locally defined incidents requiring local Patient Safety Incident Investigation (PSII) approval. Complete training needs analysis to enable the delivery of the response plan. Work autonomously as an investigator and in conjunction with subject matter experts and clinical colleagues. Manage day-to-day overview of investigations. Provide management and leadership to the Patient Safety team. Work in collaboration with key stakeholders to coordinate events around patient safety priorities. Gather and analyse data to identify patient safety-related trends and themes.
Person Specification
Special Skills & Knowledge
Essential
Competent IT skills. Highly developed communication skills. Prioritisation skills to work to tight deadlines. Ability to work effectively in a highly complex and continually changing environment.
Special Requirements
Essential
Car driver to enable travel between sites.
Qualifications
Essential
Masters or equivalent experience. Patient safety qualification.
Desirable
Qualification in leadership or project management. Professional registration.
Experience
Essential
Experience of working in a patient safety-related role. Experience of management. Experience of data analysis. Knowledge of PSIRF. Knowledge of patient safety strategy. Experience working with incident management systems.
Desirable
Experience in delivering training. Experience of writing or contributing to large public-facing documents. Experience of analysing data to support and deliver quality improvement.
Employer details
Employer name
County Durham & Darlington NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Darlington Memorial Hospital NHS Trust
Hollyhurst Road
Darlington
County Durham
DL3 6HX
Any attachments will be accessible after you click to apply.
C9439-25-0029 #J-18808-Ljbffr
