Maternity Patient Safety Specialist

Job summary

Fixed term contract or secondment opportunity

Do you have a passion for patient safety? An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the Maternity Team at Dudley

The post holder lead on patient safety across the maternity unit, working full time on patient safety. They will provide dynamic, leadership, visibility and expert support to the patient safety work in the maternity unit. They will support the development of a patient safety culture and safety systems and work in networks to share good practice and learn from each other. The role will play a key role in the delivery of the Trust's Continuous Quality Improvement and Patient Safety programmes.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will lead, and may directly support, patient safety improvement activity and ensure that systems thinking, human factors understanding and just culture principles are embedded in all patient safety processes in the maternity unit. They will promote patient safety thinking beyond why things go wrong in healthcare (Safety I), to examining why things routinely go right and how that can be maximised (Safety II). They will support their organisations' 'patient safety partners' (patient and public representatives specifically involved in patient safety) as identified in the NHS Patient Safety Strategy.

The post holder will ensure that patient safety is appropriately prioritised and considered in the work of the maternity unit and support work across the organisation. They will build and maintain good working relationships with a broad range of internal and external stakeholders on issues relating to patient safety. Healthcare Safety Investigation Branch, patient safety collaboratives and Academic Health Science Networks, Health Education England, Care Quality Commission and relevant parts of profession regulators such as the Nursing and Midwifery Council.

About us

At the Dudley Group our patients and staff are at the heart of all that we do and that is to provide a world class service that aligns with our vision of "excellent health care, improved health for all". We are seeking to recruit staff who share our vision and values of making Dudley Group an incredible workplace.

We are committed to becoming a diverse and an inclusive employer and where people feel sense of belonging. Seeking to expand diversity within our teams, we positively encourage applications from under-represented groups such as ethnically diverse, disabled and LGBTQ+ groups. We are also under-represented in-terms of gender within nursing roles and we would welcome applications from people from male and non-binary backgrounds.

The Dudley Group NHS Foundation Trust recognises the values and transferable skills that the Armed Forces community bring and recognise their compatibility with NHS roles.

We are committed to home life balance through flexible working and making reasonable adjustments where possible.