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County Durham & Darlington NHS Foundation Trust
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Darlington, United Kingdom Job Category:
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22.01.2025 Expiry Date:
08.03.2025 Job Description:
Job summary An exciting opportunity has arisen to work as part of the Patient Safety Team within a dynamic and progressing environment on a fixed-term basis. The post holder will be responsible for overseeing the delivery of the Trust's Patient Safety Incident Response plan. They will provide leadership and support to the patient safety team, and coordinate 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 drive Trust-wide safety initiatives. They 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 safer systems of care. A significant part of the role will involve ensuring that learning and improvements occur from patient safety incidents, aiming to reduce future risk and enhance care safety, while supporting patients, their families, and staff. The post holder will provide line management and leadership to the patient safety team and offer patient safety expertise to the wider team. About us We provide hospital services from two acute sites - Darlington Memorial Hospital and University Hospital of North Durham. We have a centre for planned care in Bishop Auckland and provide care from community hospitals in Chester-le-Street, Shotley Bridge, Barnard Castle, Sedgefield, and Weardale, as well as over 80 other community-based settings and providing care in patients' homes. We particularly welcome applications from disabled and Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) candidates as BAME and disabled people are currently under-represented. From April 1, 2024, we are unable to offer sponsorship for healthcare roles that do not meet the minimum salary. If you are in the UK on a VISA, please ensure you have no restrictions that would prevent you from taking this post. Full Job Descriptions can be found in the adverts supporting documents. Job Responsibilities
Provide patient safety expertise/leadership within the organisation; demonstrating compassionate leadership, visibility, and supporting the continued development of the patient safety culture. The post holder will lead, enable, and facilitate change within the patient safety arena to deliver innovative ways of working that are patient safety-centered. The post holder will manage the patient safety budget. Responsible for ensuring that effective systems and processes are in place for the management of incidents and the use of the Ulysses system, ensuring compliance with national guidance. As a senior manager in the patient safety team, ensure ongoing monitoring against all required standards and appropriately escalate any concerns to the management team. Where a service falls below those standards, ensure the production of a comprehensive action plan and ongoing assurance of delivery to eliminate poor quality care and improve service delivery and compliance. 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. Responsible for the management of day-to-day overview of investigations. Manage a complex workload to tight deadlines and meet the requirements of a large number of stakeholders with minimal supervision. Provide management and leadership to the Patient Safety team. Work in collaboration and partnership with other key stakeholders to coordinate events around patient safety priorities including falls, pressure damage, and infection prevention and control. Use highly developed motivational skills to encourage collaborative working. Gather and analyze a variety of data in different formats from multiple sources to identify patient safety-related trends and themes and prioritize them for targeted action. Please note the person specification asks for a car driver; this should read as the ability to travel between Trust sites. Person Specification
Special Skills & Knowledge Essential Competent IT skills. Highly developed communication skills. Prioritization skills able to work to tight deadlines. Ability to work effectively in a highly complex and continually changing environment. Special Requirements Essential Ability to 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 analyzing data to support and deliver quality improvement.
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Darlington, United Kingdom Job Category:
- EU work permit required:
Yes Job Reference:
2777f039e93b Job Views:
6 Posted:
22.01.2025 Expiry Date:
08.03.2025 Job Description:
Job summary An exciting opportunity has arisen to work as part of the Patient Safety Team within a dynamic and progressing environment on a fixed-term basis. The post holder will be responsible for overseeing the delivery of the Trust's Patient Safety Incident Response plan. They will provide leadership and support to the patient safety team, and coordinate 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 drive Trust-wide safety initiatives. They 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 safer systems of care. A significant part of the role will involve ensuring that learning and improvements occur from patient safety incidents, aiming to reduce future risk and enhance care safety, while supporting patients, their families, and staff. The post holder will provide line management and leadership to the patient safety team and offer patient safety expertise to the wider team. About us We provide hospital services from two acute sites - Darlington Memorial Hospital and University Hospital of North Durham. We have a centre for planned care in Bishop Auckland and provide care from community hospitals in Chester-le-Street, Shotley Bridge, Barnard Castle, Sedgefield, and Weardale, as well as over 80 other community-based settings and providing care in patients' homes. We particularly welcome applications from disabled and Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) candidates as BAME and disabled people are currently under-represented. From April 1, 2024, we are unable to offer sponsorship for healthcare roles that do not meet the minimum salary. If you are in the UK on a VISA, please ensure you have no restrictions that would prevent you from taking this post. Full Job Descriptions can be found in the adverts supporting documents. Job Responsibilities
Provide patient safety expertise/leadership within the organisation; demonstrating compassionate leadership, visibility, and supporting the continued development of the patient safety culture. The post holder will lead, enable, and facilitate change within the patient safety arena to deliver innovative ways of working that are patient safety-centered. The post holder will manage the patient safety budget. Responsible for ensuring that effective systems and processes are in place for the management of incidents and the use of the Ulysses system, ensuring compliance with national guidance. As a senior manager in the patient safety team, ensure ongoing monitoring against all required standards and appropriately escalate any concerns to the management team. Where a service falls below those standards, ensure the production of a comprehensive action plan and ongoing assurance of delivery to eliminate poor quality care and improve service delivery and compliance. 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. Responsible for the management of day-to-day overview of investigations. Manage a complex workload to tight deadlines and meet the requirements of a large number of stakeholders with minimal supervision. Provide management and leadership to the Patient Safety team. Work in collaboration and partnership with other key stakeholders to coordinate events around patient safety priorities including falls, pressure damage, and infection prevention and control. Use highly developed motivational skills to encourage collaborative working. Gather and analyze a variety of data in different formats from multiple sources to identify patient safety-related trends and themes and prioritize them for targeted action. Please note the person specification asks for a car driver; this should read as the ability to travel between Trust sites. Person Specification
Special Skills & Knowledge Essential Competent IT skills. Highly developed communication skills. Prioritization skills able to work to tight deadlines. Ability to work effectively in a highly complex and continually changing environment. Special Requirements Essential Ability to 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 analyzing data to support and deliver quality improvement.
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