Job summary
A new role has arisen for a highly motivated, clinically registered individual (e.g., nurse or Allied Health Professional) to be our Patient Safety Lead. You will lead on elements of the National Patient Safety Strategy, such as the development of the Patient Safety Incident Response Framework (PSIRF) for the Trust.
What can you expect from us? As part of the Clinical Governance team, we can promise you a supportive working environment that will value your contribution and welcome your ideas. You will be an influential voice in shaping and delivering on the NHS patient safety agenda (PSIRF) with our three clinical divisions. We are also committed to supporting the health and well-being of all members of our team, helping our people to maintain a healthy work life balance through a range of flexible working options.
What are we looking for from you? Most importantly, you will be someone who shares our values and is committed to supporting clinical safety in the Trust and maintaining Outstanding Care, Personally Delivered. You will have a wide range of clinical experience, knowledge of incident and risk management principles (investigation techniques), but more important than previous experience is the capability and willingness to learn. You will want to make a difference to the people who rely on our services.
Main duties of the job
The Patient Safety Lead will have the overall clinical leadership of all aspects of patient safety and incident management functions to support the delivery of high quality, safe care for all who use the Trusts services.
You will contribute to the Trusts overall patient safety arrangements, supported by the Risk Manager. You will support and provide clinical guidance to clinicians/managers to ensure safe, quality services can be achieved, and deliver a framework of integrated governance for the Trust in a co-ordinated, systematic, transparent, and focused way.
You will be responsible for the co-ordination, implementation and continuous development of a patient safety environment and culture, through the effective oversight of the day-to-day management of systems and mechanisms to support the reporting of, and investigations of incidents, including serious incidents.
You will lead, co-ordinate and implement national directives in relation to the strategic direction of clinical governance, in line with the NHS Patient Safety Strategy (2019) and implementation of the Patient Safety Incident Response Framework (PSIRF).
The post holder will be responsible for the effective leadership of the Trusts Incident and Risk team and deputise for the Clinical Governance Manager (as requested), including occasional attendance at the Trust Coroner inquests.
About us
Royal Papworth Hospital NHS
Foundation Trust is the UKs leading heart and lung hospital, delivering care
to more than 50,000 patients a year in its new state-of-the-art hospital in
Cambridge.
It performs the most heart
and/or lung transplants in the UK and carried out the UKs first successful
heart transplant in 1979. It also offers emergency heart attack treatment,
sleep centre care and is one of just five centres nationally for those in
severe respiratory failure. Based on the Cambridge Biomedical Campus the
largest centre of medical research and health science in Europe the Trust is
at the heart of treatments of the future.
Royal Papworth became the first
hospital trust in the country to be rated outstanding in all five areas
assessed by the Care Quality Commission - a rating it still holds today.
The Trust holds its values
of compassion, excellence and collaboration at
its core, and all colleagues joining the team are expected to uphold these in
their day-to-day roles and interactions.
Royal Papworth is proud of its
diverse workforce and encourages people to embrace their individuality. The
Trust values difference and welcomes all
applications irrespective of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and
civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion and belief, sex and
sexual orientation. Providing they meet the minimum post criteria, applicants
with disabilities will be offered an interview.
Job description
Job responsibilities
On this page you will find a Role Profile which provides information about the hospital and full details about the role. We recommend that you review this and refer to it as you complete your application. Please include how you will meet the Trust Values Compassion Excellence Collaboration. If you would like more information about the role or working at Royal Papworth Hospital, please get in touch with the contact for this role.
Job description
Job responsibilities
On this page you will find a Role Profile which provides information about the hospital and full details about the role. We recommend that you review this and refer to it as you complete your application. Please include how you will meet the Trust Values Compassion Excellence Collaboration. If you would like more information about the role or working at Royal Papworth Hospital, please get in touch with the contact for this role.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Educated to degree level or relevant experience
- Evidence of continuing professional development in areas such as root cause analysis, appreciative enquiry/human factors, risk management, clinical governance
- Current NMC / HCPC / GMC or other professional registration
Desirable
- Leadership / management qualification
Experience
Essential
- Specialist practical experience across a range of procedures and practices that are underpinned by theoretical knowledge (particularly in connection with incidents and patient safety)
- Ability to operate independently, proposing and implementing service policy change.
- Experience of working with clinicians and multi-professional teams to achieve improvements in patient safety
- Good analytical skills with the ability to present complex information, and analysis in accessible formats.
- Experience in leading patient safety incident investigations and other types of investigations
- Motivating, coaching and developing individuals to achieve their potential
- Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
Values and Behaviours
Essential
- Evidence ability to uphold the Trusts values Compassion Excellence, Collaboration, and associated behaviour standard at all times
Other
Essential
- Adaptability, flexibility and ability to cope with uncertainty and change
- Personal resilience and coping strategies to deal with distressing or emotional circumstances, including challenging behaviour from patients / relatives / colleagues
- Ability to travel to the Trust bases in Cambridge and Huntingdon.
Knowledge, Skills & Abilities
Essential
- Good knowledge and understanding both integrated Governance and regulatory systems and requirements.
- Understanding of the Duty of Candour.
- Technical investigation and RCA knowledge, such as:
- Chronology/timeline tools
- Gathering and mapping information
- Interview cognitive and narrative
- Round table review
- Report writing
- Evidence of continuing professional development
- Evidence of issues affecting the NHS and clinical care
- Time management and prioritisation skills
- Effective Communications skills, assertiveness, negotiation and conflict resolution
- An ability to maintain confidentiality and trust
- Able to work and remain calm under pressure
- Methodical with attention to detail
- Natural leadership ability with ability to motivate and enthuse others
Desirable
- Good understanding of the national and local political context
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Educated to degree level or relevant experience
- Evidence of continuing professional development in areas such as root cause analysis, appreciative enquiry/human factors, risk management, clinical governance
- Current NMC / HCPC / GMC or other professional registration
Desirable
- Leadership / management qualification
Experience
Essential
- Specialist practical experience across a range of procedures and practices that are underpinned by theoretical knowledge (particularly in connection with incidents and patient safety)
- Ability to operate independently, proposing and implementing service policy change.
- Experience of working with clinicians and multi-professional teams to achieve improvements in patient safety
- Good analytical skills with the ability to present complex information, and analysis in accessible formats.
- Experience in leading patient safety incident investigations and other types of investigations
- Motivating, coaching and developing individuals to achieve their potential
- Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
Values and Behaviours
Essential
- Evidence ability to uphold the Trusts values Compassion Excellence, Collaboration, and associated behaviour standard at all times
Other
Essential
- Adaptability, flexibility and ability to cope with uncertainty and change
- Personal resilience and coping strategies to deal with distressing or emotional circumstances, including challenging behaviour from patients / relatives / colleagues
- Ability to travel to the Trust bases in Cambridge and Huntingdon.
Knowledge, Skills & Abilities
Essential
- Good knowledge and understanding both integrated Governance and regulatory systems and requirements.
- Understanding of the Duty of Candour.
- Technical investigation and RCA knowledge, such as:
- Chronology/timeline tools
- Gathering and mapping information
- Interview cognitive and narrative
- Round table review
- Report writing
- Evidence of continuing professional development
- Evidence of issues affecting the NHS and clinical care
- Time management and prioritisation skills
- Effective Communications skills, assertiveness, negotiation and conflict resolution
- An ability to maintain confidentiality and trust
- Able to work and remain calm under pressure
- Methodical with attention to detail
- Natural leadership ability with ability to motivate and enthuse others
Desirable
- Good understanding of the national and local political context
Additional information
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
