A Vacancy at West Hertfordshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust.
Quality is a key priority for the trust, this post holder will have a key role in ensuring patient safety and will have direct line management responsibility for the harm free care team.
With a clinical leadership focus for all aspects of patient safety and clinical risk management and clinical governance; the post holder is expected to be one of the named patient safety specialists in line with the Patient Safety Response Framework.
Key workstreams which form part of the day-to-day responsibilities are:
• Patient Safety Incident Response Framework
• Support the development and operational translation of the patient safety/quality strategy, infrastructure and culture across the organisation
• Patient Safety Specialist
• Ward accreditation scheme
• Harm Free Care
• Quality Account
• Duty of Candour
• To provide quality assurance, ensuring the fundamentals of care are delivered effectively and efficiently against recognised best practice
• Support the Deputy Director of Nursing – Quality and Safety in working with external stakeholders to implement the governance framework relating to clinical quality and safety in the HCP and wider linking in with the ICB. This includes working across boundaries with health and social care organisations to ensure the best possible outcomes for patients
The post holder will be skilled and have expertise as a qualified healthcare professional with NHS patient safety syllabus training. They must have knowledge of the Patient safety incident response framework as well as the function of the harm free care team; this includes falls prevention, pressure ulcer prevention, nutrition and hydration, continence management and VTE.
Having knowledge of quality governance and leadership skills in managing complex issues.
Experience in working in a patient safety, quality, risk management or clinical governance in addition to harm free care and ward accreditation.
With a new hospital planned for Watford and work underway to update theatres at St Albans City Hospital, this is an exciting time to join us.
We are building on the success of our award-winning virtual hospital and re-imagining models of care, working ever more closely with partners and making the most of advances in digital healthcare.
Staff wellbeing and development are a priority at our Trust, as is the role of innovation in improving clinical care, outcomes and patient experience.
Our vision is Excellent patient care, together and our values are to be empowered, compassionate, professional and inclusive. They capture an important balance across what we must all do as individuals and to support others.
We offer a variety of flexible working options as we recognise the importance of a good work life balance.
If you have a disability or long-term health condition and should you require support or guidance please contactwestherts.recruitment@nhs.net
If you are a Service Leaver, Veteran, Military Reserve, Cadet Force Adult Volunteer, or partner/spouse of those serving please tick "Member of the Armed Forces Community" on the application form.
We reserve the right to close this advert early due to the volume of applicants. Please apply as soon as possible to avoid disappointment.
If you do not hear back within 3 weeks of your application, please assume you have been unsuccessful on this occasion.
Core hours will be Monday to Friday.
The job responsibilities are to lead, enable and facilitate change on quality initiatives to support the delivery of key objectives and strategic goals driving quality and improvement.
The post holder will deputise for the Deputy Director of Nursing, Quality & Safety.
Day to day line management of the Harm Free Care Matrons.
Clinical input into the implementation and delivery of the PSIRF related activities and leading on learning responses to patient safety incidents as assigned.
This advert closes on Monday 21 Apr 2025