Job summary
We are looking for a passionate and committed Patient Safety Partner (PSP) to act as an independent advisor to support our national Governance Team. By joining our team, you will play a crucial role in prioritising the safety requirements of our patients. Your work will focus on maximising positive outcomes and minimising any potential issues that may arise for individuals receiving our services.
As a PSP you will be actively involved in the design of safer healthcare systems at all levels within the organisation. This includes roles in safety governance, such as attending relevant committees to support compliance monitoring how safety issues are addressed. Your valuable input and appropriate challenges will contribute to fostering a culture of learning and change. Furthermore, you will support the development and implementation of strategies and policies that promote patient safety.
Main duties of the job
In your role, it will be essential for you to ensure that any committee or group you are a part of considers and prioritises the perspectives of service users, patients, caregivers, and families. You will champion a diversity of views, contributing to a comprehensive understanding of patient needs. Upholding compliance with relevant policies is paramount, and you will maintain strict confidentiality in discussions and when handling sensitive information.
About us
Only when choice is a reality for each of us, can we create a better, more equal world for everyone. Here at MSI Reproductive Choices UK we are proud to be a social enterprise that is changing the world for the better, we reinvest and donate our profits towards creating a positive social change across 37 countries globally.
As one of the world's leading providers of sexual and reproductive healthcare our aim is simple: to empower clients to make the reproductive choices that are right for them. That is what we mean by client-centred care.
At MSI, our client-centred care philosophy means respecting our clients as active partners in their own service, caring about who our clients are, their experiences, and how they feel before, during and after they access care with us.
We're proud to be a Disabilty Confident Level 1 equal opportunities employer and give equal consideration to all qualified applicants without regard to race, ethnicity, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, or age. MSI Reproductive Choices is committed to safeguarding: promoting the welfare and safety of everyone involved in the delivery or receipt of sexual and reproductive health services, especially children, young people and vulnerable adults.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Are you passionate about patient safety? Join MSI UK in an exciting new role as a Patient Safety Partner and make a real difference to our patients!
Location: Remote (occasional travel to a main centre)
Hours: 15 hours per month (flexible on hours/days worked but must be flexible to business requirements)
Contract type: Sessional
Salary: £300 per month (expenses paid)
Closing date: 12 July 2023 (midnight GMT). Interviews may take place before this date for exceptional candidates.
Why choose MSI? Because we offer more than just a job:
Only when choice is a reality for each of us, can we create a better, more equal world for everyone. Here at MSI Reproductive Choices UK we are proud to be a social enterprise that is changing the world for the better, we reinvest and donate our profits towards creating a positive social change across 37 countries globally.
As one of the worlds leading providers of sexual and reproductive healthcare our aim is simple: to empower clients to make the reproductive choices that are right for them.
At MSI, our client-centred care philosophy means respecting our clients as active partners in their own service, caring about who our clients are, their experiences, and how they feel before, during and after they access care with us.
Were proud to be an equal opportunities employer and give equal consideration to all qualified applicants without regard to race, ethnicity, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, or age. We are proud to be a level one disability confident employer.
MSI Reproductive Choices is committed to safeguarding: promoting the welfare and safety of everyone involved in the delivery or receipt of sexual and reproductive health services, especially children, young people and vulnerable adults.
For more information about the role, please view the job description.
In order to streamline our recruitment process, we reserve the right to expire vacancies prior to the advertised closing date once we have received a sufficient number of applications.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Are you passionate about patient safety? Join MSI UK in an exciting new role as a Patient Safety Partner and make a real difference to our patients!
Location: Remote (occasional travel to a main centre)
Hours: 15 hours per month (flexible on hours/days worked but must be flexible to business requirements)
Contract type: Sessional
Salary: £300 per month (expenses paid)
Closing date: 12 July 2023 (midnight GMT). Interviews may take place before this date for exceptional candidates.
Why choose MSI? Because we offer more than just a job:
Only when choice is a reality for each of us, can we create a better, more equal world for everyone. Here at MSI Reproductive Choices UK we are proud to be a social enterprise that is changing the world for the better, we reinvest and donate our profits towards creating a positive social change across 37 countries globally.
As one of the worlds leading providers of sexual and reproductive healthcare our aim is simple: to empower clients to make the reproductive choices that are right for them.
At MSI, our client-centred care philosophy means respecting our clients as active partners in their own service, caring about who our clients are, their experiences, and how they feel before, during and after they access care with us.
Were proud to be an equal opportunities employer and give equal consideration to all qualified applicants without regard to race, ethnicity, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, or age. We are proud to be a level one disability confident employer.
MSI Reproductive Choices is committed to safeguarding: promoting the welfare and safety of everyone involved in the delivery or receipt of sexual and reproductive health services, especially children, young people and vulnerable adults.
For more information about the role, please view the job description.
In order to streamline our recruitment process, we reserve the right to expire vacancies prior to the advertised closing date once we have received a sufficient number of applications.
Person Specification
Skills
Essential
- An understanding of and a broad interest in patient safety.
- The ability to communicate well in writing and read comprehensive reports.
- The ability to understand and evaluate a range of information and evidence.
- Confidence to communicate well verbally with senior leaders about strategic issues, as an advocate for patient safety.
- Ability to provide a patient, carer, or lay perspective and to put forward views on behalf of the wider community/groups of patients (not own opinion only).
- Experience of championing health improvements; able to be a critical friend.
- Interaction with multiple stakeholders at senior management level.
- Experience of working in partnership with healthcare organisations or programmes.
- Sound judgement and an ability to be objective.
- Personal integrity and commitment to openness, inclusiveness and high standards.
Person Specification
Skills
Essential
- An understanding of and a broad interest in patient safety.
- The ability to communicate well in writing and read comprehensive reports.
- The ability to understand and evaluate a range of information and evidence.
- Confidence to communicate well verbally with senior leaders about strategic issues, as an advocate for patient safety.
- Ability to provide a patient, carer, or lay perspective and to put forward views on behalf of the wider community/groups of patients (not own opinion only).
- Experience of championing health improvements; able to be a critical friend.
- Interaction with multiple stakeholders at senior management level.
- Experience of working in partnership with healthcare organisations or programmes.
- Sound judgement and an ability to be objective.
- Personal integrity and commitment to openness, inclusiveness and high standards.
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.
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
