Job summary
As a Paediatric Quality and Safety Nurse your role is to support the wider Multi disciplinary team with patient safety with a focus on risk management and sharing of learning from incidents.
To support teams to follow the PSIRF framework and provide expertise to facilitate the delivery of high quality reports.
To support families involved in patient safety incidents and support with undertaking Compassionate engagement.
Act as a professional role model, provide direct and indirect clinical care, teaching, audit and research, this involves managing a wide range of complex and sometime conflicting priorities.
To work with the Lead Nurse for Risk and Governance to monitor compliance relating to patient safety.
Main duties of the job
- Risk Nurse will be responsible for supporting the multi-disciplinary team when incidents have occurred in relation to patient safety.
- Working collaboratively with the governance team and medical directors to ensure robust investigations are carried out when incidents have occurred.
- Sharing between teams the learning from incidents that have occurred through the process of Safety huddles and teaching opportunities.
- Reviewing of incident reporting and undertaking local audits to improve patient outcomes. Collating of data relating to patient safety and risk management.
- Rolling out of new processes and guidance that support change in practice, providing high quality lived-experience specific supervision,
- Coordinate development to provide study days for nursing staff to provide further training on patient safety and incident management.Work closely with the external agencies for completion of incident reports.
About us
At Imperial College Healthcare you can achieve extraordinary things with extraordinary people, working with leading clinicians pushing boundaries in patient care.
Become part of a vibrant team living our values - expert, kind, collaborative and aspirational. You'll get an experience like no other and will fast forward your career.
Benefits include career development, flexible working and wellbeing, staff recognition scheme. Make use of optional benefits including Cycle to Work, car lease schemes, season ticket loan or membership options for onsite leisure facilities.
We are committed to equal opportunities and improving the working lives of our staff and will consider applications to work flexibly, part time or job share. Please talk to us at interview. .
Job description
Job responsibilities
The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. For both overviews please view the Job Description attachment with the job advert.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. For both overviews please view the Job Description attachment with the job advert.
Person Specification
Education
Essential
- Registered Nurse/RN Child/RSCN
- Post registration qualification in specialty
- Educated to postgraduate diploma/degree level or equivalent experience
Desirable
- MSc/MRes or working towards this qualification
Experience
Essential
- Knowledge and understanding of Risk Management and Audits in a clinical area
- Experience and knowledge of quality, standard setting and audit
- Experience in managing complaints and quality assurance
Desirable
- Evidence in Quality Improvement/Project Management
Skills
Essential
- Organisation and management skills, i.e. Negotiating skills, Team building skills and Appraisal skills
- Ability to manage change
- Articulate with advanced written and verbal communication skills.
- Ability to work effectively under pressure.
Desirable
- Governance and risk processes
- Service improvement experience
- IT Skills (Including proficiency with Microsoft Office Packages and accurate, fast typing skills)
- Capable of working strategically (business planning, service improvements, strategies for infection control)
Person Specification
Education
Essential
- Registered Nurse/RN Child/RSCN
- Post registration qualification in specialty
- Educated to postgraduate diploma/degree level or equivalent experience
Desirable
- MSc/MRes or working towards this qualification
Experience
Essential
- Knowledge and understanding of Risk Management and Audits in a clinical area
- Experience and knowledge of quality, standard setting and audit
- Experience in managing complaints and quality assurance
Desirable
- Evidence in Quality Improvement/Project Management
Skills
Essential
- Organisation and management skills, i.e. Negotiating skills, Team building skills and Appraisal skills
- Ability to manage change
- Articulate with advanced written and verbal communication skills.
- Ability to work effectively under pressure.
Desirable
- Governance and risk processes
- Service improvement experience
- IT Skills (Including proficiency with Microsoft Office Packages and accurate, fast typing skills)
- Capable of working strategically (business planning, service improvements, strategies for infection control)
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).
