Job summary This is an exciting opportunity to join our paediatric team as Lead Nurse for patient Safety and Quality. Working with the paediatric teams to support the development and dissemination of the Patient Safety and Risk strategy within the directorates. Main duties of the job To support the development and dissemination of the Patient Safety and Risk strategywithin the directorates. This involves fostering a culture amongst teams that ensures clinical quality and risk management remains one of the top priorities within the division through: Enabling all staff to actively participate in identifying, actioning and evaluating all patient safety and risk issues; Leading and supporting the communication and management of the issues through Datix in line with policy Support investigation leads in the investigation of serious incidents Analyse trends to ensure actions are put in place to reduce the risk of recurrence Writing timely reports which clearly identify the issues, lessons learned and changes to practice Triangulate all patient safety data to ensure divisional focus is appropriate to risk and protects patient safety About us Our Organisation The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust (PAHT) provides a full range of general acute, outpatient and diagnostic services at The Princess Alexandra Hospital in Harlow, the Herts and Essex Hospital in Bishop's Stortford, and St Margaret's Hospital in Epping. We employ 3,500 staff and serve a local population of around 350,000 people living in west Essex and east Hertfordshire, centred on the M11 corridor and the towns of Harlow, Bishop's Stortford and Epping. Our extended catchment area incorporates a population of up to 500,000 and includes the areas of Hoddesdon, Cheshunt and Broxbourne in Hertfordshire. Our Values The Princess Alexandra Promise to our patients as identified by our 3 values which will contribute to improving our patient experiences: Patient at heart - Always holding the patient and their wellbeing at the centre of our thoughts and efforts Everyday excellence - Sharing and celebrating our successes, being honest when we get it wrong, giving us the ability to learn from both Creative collaboration - Knowing strength comes from diversity, we combine our experiences, skills and talents, working together to find new and better ways to care The Trust believes in investing in all our staff and rewarding high standards of care whilst building for excellence and in return we expect our staff to uphold the Trust values to the highest level. Date posted 28 January 2025 Pay scheme Agenda for change Band Band 7 Salary £46,148 to £52,809 a year per annum plus 5% higher cost area supplement Contract Permanent Working pattern Full-time Reference number 292-6770258-CHWS Job locations The Princess Alexandra Hospital Hamstel Road Harlow CM20 1QX Job description Job responsibilities Please see the attached Job description and person specification. This is available to download at anytime. Job description Job responsibilities Please see the attached Job description and person specification. This is available to download at anytime. Person Specification Experience Essential registered childrens nurse Experience in relevant field Desirable Leadership experience Experience working in an environment with conflicting pressures and changing workload experince Essential Experience of working within a team and of developing good working relationships with internal and external staff at all levels Person Specification Experience Essential registered childrens nurse Experience in relevant field Desirable Leadership experience Experience working in an environment with conflicting pressures and changing workload experince Essential Experience of working within a team and of developing good working relationships with internal and external staff at all levels Disclosure and Barring Service Check This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions. Certificate of Sponsorship Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab). From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab). UK Registration Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window). Additional information Disclosure and Barring Service Check This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions. Certificate of Sponsorship Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab). From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab). UK Registration Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window). Employer details Employer name The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust Address The Princess Alexandra Hospital Hamstel Road Harlow CM20 1QX Employer's website https://www.pah.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)