Job summary
Please Note: This is a casual role
Are you an experienced patient safety professional looking for your next role?
We are looking for a Casual Regional Clinical Risk manager to hold responsibility for clinical risk across one of our regions either in the North or the East of the country. This is an interesting varied role, where you will have the opportunity to deliver Serious Incident investigations, hold an oversight of clinical risk in your region and work with local and regional teams. You'll also be involved in national improvement projects and delivering our very well received safety culture training.
If you're interested in Human Factors and how this can be used to transform patient safety, you'd be in the right place. Our team includes two registered ergonomists who will help and support you to develop skills in Human Factors and use tools in your investigations. If you have existing HF expertise, that would be very welcome too.
As this is a regional role, although you will be predominantly home based , you must be able to travel throughout your assigned region and occasionally further for national meetings.
Main duties of the job
About you:
The successful candidate will have significant
experience of working in a patient safety or risk role within healthcare or
similar environment. You will have experience undertaking incident
investigations and producing learning investigation reports to a high level.
With knowledge of and commitment to the principles
of fair and just culture, you will ensure investigations are conducted in a transparent and credible way. Experience of Datix Risk Management System (Mainframe and
Web) or similar risk management system is also key.
Duties of the role:
- To lead on second-line assurance of client safety for a defined region and support The Clinical Risk Manager in national oversight, cross-working regional Clinical Risk Managers as necessary.
- Investigate low-level and serious incidents using human factors methodologies
- Support incident response management at the local level through the provision of expertise
- Hold oversight of the incident themes and trends and clinical risk profile in their region, including client experience and complaints data working with the client experience manager and feedback from the regulatory compliance officer. Carrying out system analysis of safety.
- Assist the Director of Risk and Governance and The Clinical Risk Manager in the delivery of the Safety Strategy at a national level
- To be a patient safety advocate with delegated authority from the Risk and Governance Director to challenge practice that presents a risk to client safety
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.
For our clinical roles, a full clinical training package will be provided along with comprehensive support. Nursing & midwifery colleagues will have the opportunity to train in 1st & 2nd trimester sonography scanning, contraception fitting & STI testing. For surgical units you will gain experience in conscious sedation & general anaesthetic treatment in our operating departments.
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.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The full job description and terms and conditions of the role can be found on the right hand side of the advert, under supporting documents. These are available for you to download and review.
Further Information:
Location: Home based with frequent travel to BPAS locations. Travel expenses will be reimbursed
Salary:£21.36 - £25.64 per hour depending on skills and experience
Hours: Casual to cover holidays & Sickness
Interview:Please note there will be a 2 stage interview process for this role involving a task. Interviews will take place remotely via Microsoft Teams.
Interested so far? Don't delay, apply today!
This job advert may close before the advertised closing date if sufficient applications have been received. Please apply for this job as soon as you can, if interested.
The Small Print: All applicants must be pro-choice.
If you do not hear from us within 2 weeks of the closing date, unfortunately you will not have been shortlisted on this occasion.
References: All offers of employment are conditional based on satisfactory pre-employment checks. We require applicants to provide 3 years of employment references including information on reasons for leaving and any gaps in employment.
COVID-19: BPAS encourages all applicants to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 and we invite you to share evidence of your vaccination status. This is in addition to the requirement to provide evidence of vaccination/immunity against the following conditions of Tuberculosis, Hepatitis B, MMR and Varicella for clinical roles directly involved in patient care.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The full job description and terms and conditions of the role can be found on the right hand side of the advert, under supporting documents. These are available for you to download and review.
Further Information:
Location: Home based with frequent travel to BPAS locations. Travel expenses will be reimbursed
Salary:£21.36 - £25.64 per hour depending on skills and experience
Hours: Casual to cover holidays & Sickness
Interview:Please note there will be a 2 stage interview process for this role involving a task. Interviews will take place remotely via Microsoft Teams.
Interested so far? Don't delay, apply today!
This job advert may close before the advertised closing date if sufficient applications have been received. Please apply for this job as soon as you can, if interested.
The Small Print: All applicants must be pro-choice.
If you do not hear from us within 2 weeks of the closing date, unfortunately you will not have been shortlisted on this occasion.
References: All offers of employment are conditional based on satisfactory pre-employment checks. We require applicants to provide 3 years of employment references including information on reasons for leaving and any gaps in employment.
COVID-19: BPAS encourages all applicants to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 and we invite you to share evidence of your vaccination status. This is in addition to the requirement to provide evidence of vaccination/immunity against the following conditions of Tuberculosis, Hepatitis B, MMR and Varicella for clinical roles directly involved in patient care.
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Experience undertaking incident investigations and producing learning investigation reports to a high level
- Experience of direct or indirect management or of providing expertise at a senior level
- Experience of risk management
- Experience of setting effective action plans and monitoring the impact of changes
Desirable
- Experience of working within the independent sector and/or with Clinical Commissioning Groups
Knowledge and Skills
Essential
- Knowledge of and commitment to the principles of fair and just culture
- Datix Risk Management System (Mainframe and Web) or similar risk management system
- Understanding of CQC regulations
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
- Good IT skills (especially Word)
Qualifications
Essential
- Significant experience of working in a patient safety or risk role within healthcare or similar environment
- Education and training or equivalent experience in Quality improvement and Change Management
- Knowledge and experience of risk management and clinical governance processes
General
Essential
- Do you support a woman's right to choose abortion?
- Are you aware that this role involves frequent travel?
Desirable
- Please state any further information in support of your application
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Experience undertaking incident investigations and producing learning investigation reports to a high level
- Experience of direct or indirect management or of providing expertise at a senior level
- Experience of risk management
- Experience of setting effective action plans and monitoring the impact of changes
Desirable
- Experience of working within the independent sector and/or with Clinical Commissioning Groups
Knowledge and Skills
Essential
- Knowledge of and commitment to the principles of fair and just culture
- Datix Risk Management System (Mainframe and Web) or similar risk management system
- Understanding of CQC regulations
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
- Good IT skills (especially Word)
Qualifications
Essential
- Significant experience of working in a patient safety or risk role within healthcare or similar environment
- Education and training or equivalent experience in Quality improvement and Change Management
- Knowledge and experience of risk management and clinical governance processes
General
Essential
- Do you support a woman's right to choose abortion?
- Are you aware that this role involves frequent travel?
Desirable
- Please state any further information in support of your application
