The Patient Safety team at Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust is seeking an enthusiastic and dynamic individual to join our team in the role of Patient Safety Manager.
As the ideal candidate you should have a sound knowledge of the national patient safety strategy, PSIRF and a track record in delivering improvement in quality. You will also have excellent team and communication skills to enable you to influence and encourage working to enhance the safety of patients.
Main duties of the job
Reporting to the Head of Risk and Patient Safety, the Patient Safety Manager is responsible for ensuring that systems and processes are in place to monitor patient safety with an emphasis on learning from incidents and responding to national safety alerts.
The role will also include the delivery of the Trust patient safety and quality priorities, promotion of a safety culture that emphasises learning (including shared learning) and direct support to staff undertaking learning responses and thematic reviews.
Job responsibilities
The role of Patient Safety Manager will promote a culture in which reporting of incidents and learning is routine practice and recognised by staff as improving the quality of clinical care and reducing risks.
The post-holder will work autonomously and will lead on the development, management and support mechanisms for learning from patient safety events in line with the Trust's Patient Safety Incident Response Policy and Plan and excellence in practice.
The post-holder will be responsible for the collection and analysis of complex information from a number of sources, and producing high quality investigation reports alongside developing an implementation plan working in collaboration with relevant professional and governance leads.
The post-holder will support Care Groups in patient safety improvement activities with the aim of proactively reducing risks to patient safety and unanticipated adverse events. They will actively participate as a member of the Patient Safety Team to ensure compliance with regulatory and statutory requirements.
The post-holder will work across the organisation, providing support, expert advice and guidance to the Care Groups, Corporate Nursing and Medical Directorate teams on the delivery of sustained continuous patient safety and quality improvements.
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
* Experience of working within the acute sector of the NHS
* Experience of quality, safety and governance working in a complex organisation
Desirable
* Experience of working with partner organisations and Regulators
Qualifications
Essential
* Post graduate degree diploma level or equivalent or a related subject and/or relevant work experience
* Knowledge of Quality Improvement Methodologies
Desirable
* Leadership and management training/qualification
Employer details
Employer name
Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
Address
Hull Royal Infirmary
Hull
HU3 2JZ #J-18808-Ljbffr