Job summary
We are looking for an experienced, motivated, and committed nurse to join the corporate Patient Safety Team .
You will join a hardworking team that pride themselves on their drive to always improve the safety culture in the organisation , and want to provide resolution to families that have experienced untoward incidents in the Trust.
We investigate safety incidents in the organisation, liaise with families, collate themes from incident reports and work with multidisciplinary teams across the organisation to understand their safety concerns . There will be a requirement to deliver training in the role.
If you are motivated, have good attention to detail and want to help our small team make a big impression on the Trust then we want to hear from you.
This is an exciting time to join the team as we prepare to implement the new patient strategy and development of the Patient safety incident response framework.
Main duties of the job
The successful candidate will be expected to be able to thoroughly review patient care, produce a chronology of the care and critically comment on the care given.
You will be required to present care concerns at meetings and be able to produce comprehensive reports following panel reviews of care. Organisational skills and meeting deadlines is key.
Excellent communication skills are vital to enable the team to address concerns at all levels and often distressed families. These will also be important in the delivering of training across the Trust.
About us
Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust provides NHS hospital servicesforaround 900,000 people across Berkshire, Hampshire, Surrey and south Buckinghamshire.
As well as delivering excellent general hospital services to local people, we provide specialist heart attack, vascular, stroke, spinal, cystic fibrosis and plastic surgery services across a much wider area.
We have three main hospitals - Frimley Park in Frimley near Camberley, Heatherwood in Ascot and Wexham Park near Slough.
Our threecore values, and the behaviours that support them, guide everything we do and set out what we expect of our staff in the way they treat patients, visitors, service users and each other,Committed to Excellence,WorkingTogether and Facing the Future.
We are also proud to host the Defence Medical Group South East at Frimley Park with military surgical, medical and nursing personnel working alongside the hospital's NHS staff providing care to patients in all specialties
Job description
Job responsibilities
The successful candidate will be expected to be able to thoroughly review patient care, produce a chronology of the care and critically comment on the care given.
You will be required to present care concerns at meetings and be able to produce comprehensive reports following panel reviews of care. Organisational skills and meeting deadlines is key .Excellent communication skills are vital to enable the team to address concerns at all levels and often distressed families. These will also be important in the delivering of training across the Trust.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The successful candidate will be expected to be able to thoroughly review patient care, produce a chronology of the care and critically comment on the care given.
You will be required to present care concerns at meetings and be able to produce comprehensive reports following panel reviews of care. Organisational skills and meeting deadlines is key .Excellent communication skills are vital to enable the team to address concerns at all levels and often distressed families. These will also be important in the delivering of training across the Trust.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Current NMC registration or evidence of working knowledge around clinical practice/systems in the NHS
Desirable
- Teaching qualification (e.g., Cert Ed)
- Risk Management experience/qualification
- At or working towards degree level, in relevant studies
Competencies
Essential
- Evidence of on-going professional development
- Ability to motivate staff in their professional development
- Ability to identify and address poor practice
- Able to make logical operational decisions based on the current situation
- Experience of practice development
- Excellent verbal and written skills with evidence of good quality report writing, logical problem solving and analytical skills
Desirable
- Recent experience of working in relevant speciality
- Understanding of risk assessment
- Experience of clinical audit/promoting quality issues within healthcare
- Able to influence and negotiate change
- Able to assess, plan, implement and evaluate own and others training needs
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Current NMC registration or evidence of working knowledge around clinical practice/systems in the NHS
Desirable
- Teaching qualification (e.g., Cert Ed)
- Risk Management experience/qualification
- At or working towards degree level, in relevant studies
Competencies
Essential
- Evidence of on-going professional development
- Ability to motivate staff in their professional development
- Ability to identify and address poor practice
- Able to make logical operational decisions based on the current situation
- Experience of practice development
- Excellent verbal and written skills with evidence of good quality report writing, logical problem solving and analytical skills
Desirable
- Recent experience of working in relevant speciality
- Understanding of risk assessment
- Experience of clinical audit/promoting quality issues within healthcare
- Able to influence and negotiate change
- Able to assess, plan, implement and evaluate own and others training needs
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.
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.
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).
