Devon Partnership NHS Trust

Patient Safety Partner

The closing date is 31 August 2025

Job summary

We are looking for new Patient Safety Partners to join Devon Partnership Trust Patient Safety team. Patient Safety Partners are an important voice for patients and communities and ensure that the patient, service user, carer, or family member perspective is at the forefront of all that we do to improve patient safety.

Please let us know if you are interested in the role, and the skills and lived experience you would bring to help us improve patient safety across the Trust. We are keen to have people apply from as many different communities and backgrounds as possible, so that we can continue to enhance the diversity of perspectives in patient safety.

Devon Partnership Trust Patient Safety team supports the organisation to continuously improve patient safety. There is much positive change currently to support the development of a safety culture within our Organisation and this role will contribute to these efforts. Patient Safety Partners bring important views, perspective, and challenge, which help our teams to make healthcare services safer for all.

Main duties of the job

What you will be doing as a PSP:

Working side by side with healthcare professionals, decision makers and experts on a variety of projects that match your interests, skills, and availability.
Actively ensuring your perspective as an advocate, service user, carer, or patient is heard and has a real positive impact on healthcare.
Learning new skills and knowledge and making connections with a wide range of people interested in patient safety.
Influencing multi-professional groups and national and regional committees from the perspective of your patient, service user or community voice.

What you can expect as a PSP:

Support including mentorship, training, and opportunities
Opportunities to collaborate with other PSPs and NHS staff
Most of the PSP role is undertaken during the working day and will usually be online using Microsoft Teams. You will be able to claim an involvement fee of £75 per half day (four hours or less) or £150 per day (more than 4 hours) for most of your involvement. You will also be able to claim for some expenses.

We really encourage you to have an informal chat about the role before you apply so that you have a chance to ask questions and understand the role better.

If you are interested in this DPT Patient Safety Team role please contact: Andrea Langley: andrea.langley@nhs.net

Shortlisting will be undertaken on a regular basis.

About us

About Devon Partnership Trust

We provide mental health, learning disability and neurodiversity services, as well as a range of specialist & secure services for the wider south west region & nationally. We are passionate about promoting good mental health & wellbeing. We strive to use the expertise & resources within our organisation, and through our partnerships, to deliver high quality services that are safe & focused on people's recovery.

We are committed to developing a culture of coproduction, involving patients, families & carers in everything we do

Our values

We not only recruit based on qualifications & experience - we recruit individuals who possess & demonstrate the behaviours which underpin our Trusts core values. These include such attributes as showing a commitment to quality of care, improving lives of others, giving respect, dignity & compassion. We can bring those values to life in our everyday tasks by giving a smile; making time for people; challenging ourselves & others, & being open to new ideas.

We are committed to being an inclusive employer & applications are encouraged & welcomed from all sections of the community, regardless of any protected characteristics as governed by the Equality Act 2010. Part time & flexible working applications will be considered & supported, where possible. We particularly encourage applicants with lived experience of mental health conditions, neurodiversity or learning disabilities. We are a Disability Confident Leader.

Date posted

11 July 2025

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

£75 to £150 a session £75 per half day and £150 per full day

Contract

Bank

Working pattern

Flexible working

Reference number

C9369-25-0512

Job locations

Franklyn House

Franklyn Drive

Exeter

Devon

EX2 9HS

Job description

Job responsibilities

Skills and experience desirable for this role

Patient safety partners bring a wide range of personal and professional knowledge and experience, and we aim to ensure diverse perspectives are represented. PSPs bring important views, perspective, and challenge into the team, which can help us to make healthcare services safer for patients. The following skills and experience will help new PSPs to be prepared for the core elements of the role from the start. During your role as a PSP, you will be supported to enable you to contribute to the best of your ability.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Skills and experience desirable for this role

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

Interaction with people and groups with differing and sometimes challenging viewpoints.
Experience of working in partnership with professional and/or community organisations.
Experience of championing diversity and inclusion, challenging inequalities, or speaking up.
Lived experience of patient safety challenges and their impact.
Passionate about healthcare.

Knowledge & Skills

Essential

Understanding of and broad interest in health care and patient safety, for example as a patient, service user, family member, carer or advocate. Understanding of the importance of equality, diversity and inclusion in healthcare.
Ability to communicate clearly verbally and in writing with a range of different people, including with senior professionals and leaders.
Ability to clearly and respectfully express views and experiences, as an advocate for patient safety.
Sound judgement and an ability to be objective.
Ability to read, understand and evaluate a range of information and evidence in English, such as Board reports, quantitative numerical data and research studies.
Able to speak up about their views, and where appropriate represent the views of others.

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

Interaction with people and groups with differing and sometimes challenging viewpoints.
Experience of working in partnership with professional and/or community organisations.
Experience of championing diversity and inclusion, challenging inequalities, or speaking up.
Lived experience of patient safety challenges and their impact.
Passionate about healthcare.

Knowledge & Skills

Essential

Understanding of and broad interest in health care and patient safety, for example as a patient, service user, family member, carer or advocate. Understanding of the importance of equality, diversity and inclusion in healthcare.
Ability to communicate clearly verbally and in writing with a range of different people, including with senior professionals and leaders.
Ability to clearly and respectfully express views and experiences, as an advocate for patient safety.
Sound judgement and an ability to be objective.
Ability to read, understand and evaluate a range of information and evidence in English, such as Board reports, quantitative numerical data and research studies.
Able to speak up about their views, and where appropriate represent the views of others.

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.