Patient Safety Partners

Job summary

We are seeking members of our local community to join us as Patient Safety Partners to support our transition to the Patient Safety Incident Response Framework and the Trust's patient safety priorities.

The Patient Safety Partner (PSP) role is a new and innovative role in the NHS. PSPs will play a key role in improving patient safety by becoming an integral part of the patient safety and quality Team.

This is a fixed term role for 2 years in the first instance with the opportunity to extend. The total time commitment initially for each PSP is expected to be 1-2 full days per month. This includes preparation for and attendance at group meetings.

Membership of and attendance at the relevant meetings will mostly be held remotely via MS Teams and other options are available for candidates who do not have IT access.

These voluntary roles require attendance at one meeting every month and other activities between meetings.

Due to the Trust's commitment to safety and continuous improvement, it is likely that the role will evolve over time in consultation with the PSPs.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will

• be actively involved in contributing to the design of safer healthcare at all levels of the organisation
• talk with patients and staff about safety and what matters to them
• advocate for patients, carers, and families and ensuring that their perspectives and considerations are prioritised
• contribute to safety governance by sitting on relevant committees, reviewing, and commenting on meeting papers and reports
• be involved in how safety issues should be addressed, providing feedback and challenge to enable us to learn and change as an organisation

About us

Ashford and St. Peters Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust serves a population of more than 410,000 people living in North-West Surrey, parts of Hounslow and beyond.

Over 3,700 highly trained doctors, nurses, midwives, therapists, healthcare scientists and other support staff make up our workforce, providing a wide range of services across our two hospital sites, Ashford, Surrey and St Peter's, Chertsey, Surrey.

We also run many specialist clinics in the community and local community hospitals and other healthcare facilities.

Our vision is to be one of the best healthcare Trusts in the country. There has never been a better time to join us in the NHS at ASPH. We are committed to providing continuous professional development, staff benefits and flexibility to shape our workforce around our patient care.

This is an exciting time to join our Trust, as we work on the expansion of our theatres at Ashford Hospital and move towards this becoming our dedicated elective centre. We want to create a state-of-the-art centre for excellence for planned surgical procedures; with care delivered by dedicated, specialist teams in a modern and well-equipped environment.

We hope to use this centre to create an environment of learning and to facilitate training of the next generation of our skilled NHS workforce. Our plans are ambitious - why not, come and be a part of our journey.

Adverts may close early, so applicants are encouraged to submit an application as soon as possible.

Employer details

Employer name

Ashford & St. Peter's Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Address

St Peter's Hospital

Guildford Road

Chertsey

KT16 0PZ

Employer's website

https://www.ashfordstpeters.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

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Employer details

Employer name

Ashford & St. Peter's Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Address

St Peter's Hospital

Guildford Road

Chertsey

KT16 0PZ

Employer's website

https://www.ashfordstpeters.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

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