Job summary
Supporting the Assistant Director of Patient Safety, focusing on developing a learning culture and tools for assurance, supporting the delivery of the patient safety incident investigation framework (PSIRF), the postholder will be an integral member of the Patient Safety Team.You will need to be self-driven with excellent communication and interpersonal skills with an ability to work at all levels of the organization.You will take pride in your work, be highly motivated, professional, have a flexible approach, good organisational skills, excellent attention to detail and be able to work to deadlines. Experience of undertaking learning reviews is essential.
Main duties of the job
o Building a learning culture through the development of high-quality learning responseso Supporting patient safety oversight and assurance through committee papers and reviews, working with safety analytics and improvement teams to improve patient careo Supporting the continued improvement of the Patient Safety Incident Response Framework leading to measurable cultural change in patient safety
About us
Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust provides a range of services including secondary mental health care across this area. Specialist provision comprises inpatient child and adolescent mental health services, perinatal mental health and forensic services including low and medium secure care.
The Trust also provides a range of physical health and well-being services in the community alongside a range of partners in the Lancashire, Cumbria and Sefton area.
Lancashire & South Cumbria Foundation Trust encourages flexible working, we believe that a positive work/life balance benefits NHS employees through improved health and wellbeing. We would consider working patterns such as; term time, part time, compressed hours, flexi-time and career breaks. We encourage applicants to state clearly on their application forms this request and discuss these options at interview.
Job description
Job responsibilities
For further information about the role, please see the attached recruitment pack which includes a detailed job description and person specification, or visit our website via Lancashire and South Cumbria NHS FT.
Job description
Job responsibilities
For further information about the role, please see the attached recruitment pack which includes a detailed job description and person specification, or visit our website via Lancashire and South Cumbria NHS FT.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Master's degree level education or relevant specialist qualification in patient safety
- Clinical qualification and current professional registration with extensive patient safety experience
- Evidence of continuing professional development
- Evidence of root cause analysis or similar investigation qualification/ training programme
Experience
Essential
- Experience of managing a patient safety team
- Experience of attend inquests and providing learning from incidents, and lessons learnt statements to coroners
- Evidence of designing and delivering patient safety training
Knowledge
Essential
- Significant knowledge of patient safety legislation, standards, and guidance
- Significant knowledge and understanding of PSIRF methodology and human factors
Skills
Essential
- Able to produce concise and clear reports
- Effective analytical and problem solving skills
- Ability to make judgements and decisions in a diverse range of situations
- Highly developed use of IRIS and Microsoft Office software
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Master's degree level education or relevant specialist qualification in patient safety
- Clinical qualification and current professional registration with extensive patient safety experience
- Evidence of continuing professional development
- Evidence of root cause analysis or similar investigation qualification/ training programme
Experience
Essential
- Experience of managing a patient safety team
- Experience of attend inquests and providing learning from incidents, and lessons learnt statements to coroners
- Evidence of designing and delivering patient safety training
Knowledge
Essential
- Significant knowledge of patient safety legislation, standards, and guidance
- Significant knowledge and understanding of PSIRF methodology and human factors
Skills
Essential
- Able to produce concise and clear reports
- Effective analytical and problem solving skills
- Ability to make judgements and decisions in a diverse range of situations
- Highly developed use of IRIS and Microsoft Office software
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.
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
