Patient Safety & Risk Lead

Job summary

BPAS is an independent healthcare charity that has been advocating & caring for women & couples for over 55 years, supporting over 100,000 women annually across more than 50 healthcare clinics nationwide.

Following significant organisational change & the establishment of a new Executive Leadership structure, we are looking for a Patient Safety & Risk Lead to join the Senior Operational Team.

As the Patient Safety & Risk Lead, you will play a pivotal role in advancing our patient safety agenda. You will lead the delivery of a robust patient safety & risk function, ensuring that BPAS continues to meet & exceed national & regulatory standards.

You will be responsible for the management & oversight of clinical risk, the investigation of incidents, & the implementation of effective safety monitoring systems. This includes managing our incident reporting framework, producing detailed analytical reports, & ensuring that learning from patient safety incidents is integrated into service improvements.

You will collaborate with senior clinical & operational leaders to ensure the highest standards of patient care & safety are upheld across all BPAS services. This role will also see you managing the Clinical Quality & Risk Team, providing leadership and direction to ensure the effective execution of BPAS's safety & risk strategies.

Working from home with travel required to our Head Office in Leamington Spa & BPAS units when required. This is for 36 hours per week over Monday to Friday.

Main duties of the job

• Deliver clinically informed analyses of patient safety issues
• Oversee the line management of the Clinical Quality and Risk team
• Contribute clinical and analytical expertise to all aspects of patient safety and risk intelligence, including developing the skills of colleagues

• Work with colleagues across BPAS to ensure intelligence and information on the safety of services and any emerging patient safety issues are used as the basis for wider patient safety improvement initiatives, advice and guidance
• Leading the identification, development, implementation and management of the organisations risk strategies and policies
• Ensure compliance with national, regional, and local policy requirements and adherence to reporting deadlines
• Produce and present assurance reports to relevant Board sub-committees, summarising issues, analysing trends, and interpreting data

About You

We're looking for a registered health professional registered with the NMC or HCPC, with extensive experience in patient safety, clinical governance, and incident management. You'll have strong leadership skills, demonstrated through managing teams & delivering complex safety & risk strategies. Experience in conducting incident investigations, including Root Cause Analysis, & a deep understanding of national safety standards is essential. You'll possess excellent communication skills, enabling you to influence and guide senior leaders, as well as the ability to embed learning from incidents into practice.

About us

British Pregnancy Advisory Service (BPAS) is the UK's largest independent women's reproductive healthcare charity. We work mainly on behalf of the NHS across the country providing abortion, contraception, STI testing & treatment. We specialise in evidence-based, not-for-profit care reproductive healthcare.

Working with us:

Alongside a supportive and friendly working environment, BPAS has generous benefits:

• Life assurance cover at 3 times salary

• 34 days annual leave per year
• A defined contribution pension scheme.
• You will have access to our employee benefits programme through BHSF which includes special health & wellbeing services & lifestyle offers for you & your family. This includes various salary sacrifice schemes, counselling services & free private GP appointments.

BPAS is committed to safeguarding & promoting the welfare of vulnerable adults, children & young people through a safer recruitment framework. This includes a thorough selection process & a number of pre-employment checks.