An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the Patient Safety Team at Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust in the role of 'Patient Safety Programme Manager'. You will be working as part of a dynamic, forward-thinking team who want to lead the way in organisation wide patient safety, research and innovation, and improvement.
This role involves monitoring and supporting the reduction of harms agenda across the organisation. You will work on different patient safety workstreams to enable a meaningful reduction in harm. You will interact with harms practitioners, specialists, leaders, and system partners to support and promote a positive safety culture and to deliver the national Patient Safety Strategy. You will be expected to keep abreast of new developments in patient safety sciences and be instrumental in establishing, supporting, and maintaining local governance function, provide specialist education and training, as well as impacting on systems and processes.
Are you up for the challenge? Come and join us for your next adventure.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will support the Head of Patient Safety and the Patient Safety Quality Clinical Lead in the implementation and delivery of Trust wide Patient Safety improvement interventions including the delivery of key work streams in the national Patient Safety Strategy.
The post holder will provide expert knowledge, as well as clear professional and clinical direction with divisional teams to progress workstreams to improve patient safety and reduce avoidable harm.
The post holder will be expected to take the lead on discrete work streams. This may also include leading clinical task groups, supporting improvement projects, facilitating research and innovation, and being the patient safety representative on groups/committees as appropriate.
About us
We are a dynamic and diverse, close knit and growing team of dedicated professionals, looking for the right person to complement and enhance our Patient Safety Team.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please refer to the job description in the job advert for detailed job description and main responsibilities.
Person Specification
Qualifications / training
Essential
* Registered Practitioner/clinician
* Further relevant postgraduate development
* Qualification to Masters level or equivalent level of clinical knowledge, research and educational skills.
Experience
Essential
* Experiences in the use of research and improvement/audit tools.
* Experience of resource management.
* Experience of standard setting and outcome monitoring.
* Involvement in clinical 'best practice' initiatives.
* Significant experience in developing and delivering presentations.
Skills/knowledge
Essential
* Knowledge and skills of National Patient Safety agenda.
* Knowledge and skills of safety and quality improvement programmes and the use of methodology.
* Ability to work effectively across organisation and professional boundaries.
* Proven networking skills.
* Ability to influence, engage and inspire staff.
* Ability to write reports.
* Ability to prioritise work and meet challenging deadlines.
* Ability to use initiative appropriately.
* Able to manage complex projects.
* Ability to deliver specialist training and education programmes.
Personal qualities
Essential
* Innovative.
* Decisive.
* Conceptual thinker.
* Self-motivation and resilience.
* Able to prioritise work and meet challenging deadlines.
Other job requirements
Essential
* Able to work flexible hours as required.
* Able to meet the travel requirements of the job role.
Employer details
Employer name
Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS FT
Address
3 Priestley Wharf
Holt Street
Birmingham
B74BN
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