The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
This is an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic, conscientious and self-motivated individual to work as part of the Patient Safety Team in Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals.
The Patient Safety Support Officer role is based within the Clinical Governance and Risk Department at the Royal Victoria Infirmary. The successful candidate will be confident in the use of data and integral to the administrative functions of the Patient Safety Team, as well as contributing to the broader activities of the department.
The post would suit an individual who is eager to develop their knowledge and skills in a Trust-wide patient safety and clinical governance role, with the support of a well-established and friendly team.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will possess excellent written and verbal communication skills. They will be able to work well as part of a team and develop positive working relationships with other members of the department. The ability to work flexibly and demonstrate good interpersonal skills is essential.
The successful candidate will have a good working knowledge of a variety of digital based systems including Microsoft Office. They will be comfortable in the collection, analysis and presentation of different types of data. They will also possess strong clerical and administrative skills, often working to strict deadlines.
The Patient Safety Officer will work alongside the Patient Safety Coordinator and other members of the team and wider, to support Trust-wide patient safety and clinical governance workstreams.
Job responsibilities
* Responsible for the provision of clerical, administrative and secretarial support to the Patient Safety Team and to contribute to the broader activities within the team as required, ensuring information is validated, accurate and timely, to meet both national and local needs.
* Develop spreadsheets and reports from information systems to reflect the changing requirements of the role.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Knowledge
* Possess a sound working knowledge of computer based and other types of information systems including data collection, validation, reporting and presentation within the NHS or equivalent organisation.
Experience
* Possess previous experience of using spreadsheets and other types of information systems for data collection, reporting and analysis.
* Knowledge and experience of a range of secretarial/administration procedures and software programmes (Microsoft Word, Office, Excel etc).
* Be experienced in the use of Cerner eRecord or similar Electronic Patient Record (EPR).
* Experience of working in an NHS Informatics environment and pulling reports for Trust Committees.
Skill
* Possess good analytical, numerical and statistical skills.
* Possess previous experience of using spreadsheets.
* Have good communication skills and ability to work to deadlines.
* Have excellent written and verbal communication skills.
* Organisational skills and able to work to deadlines.
* Evidence of team working and relationship skills.
* Accuracy and attention to detail.
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.
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