Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen
to work as a Patient Safety Team within a dynamic and progressing Patient Safety
team on a fixed term basis.
The post holder will be
responsible for overseeing the delivery of the Trust's Patient Safety Incident
Response plan. The post holder will provide leadership and support to the
patient safety team. The post holder will also be responsible for coordinating
thematic reviews, patient safety investigations and learning from safety
events.
The post holder will be highly skilled in the
development of patient safety investigation reports and will be a key driver of
Trust wide safety initiatives.
The post holder will be proative
in delivering patient safety improvement and work collabroatively with the
wider trust and external partners.
Main duties of the job
The successful candidate will lead the day to day delivery
of the Trust's patient safety incident response plan to support the delivery of
safer systems of care.
A large part of the role will be ensuring that learning and
improvements occur from patient safety incidents with the aim of reducing
future risk and helping make care safer, whilst ensuring that patients, their
families, and staff are supported.
The post holder will provide line management and
leadership to the paitent safety team and provide patient safety expertise to
the wider team.
About us
If you are being interviewed you must accept an interview slot in the system to continue, even if you have arranged with the manager.
You must be able to produce ALL certificates stated essential in the person specification or you will not be able to complete pre-employment checks.
We provide hospital services from two acute sites - Darlington Memorial Hospital and University Hospital of North Durham. We have a centre for planned care in Bishop Auckland and provide care from community hospitals in Chester-le-Street, Shotley Bridge, Barnard Castle, Sedgefield and Weardale as well as over 80 other community based settings and providing care in patients' homes.
We particularly welcome applications from disabled and Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) candidates as BAME and disabled people are currently under-represented
From April 1 2024 we are unable to offer sponsorship for healthcare roles that do not meet the minimum salary, If you are in the UK on a VISA please ensure you have no restrictions that would prevent you from taking this post.
Full Job Descriptions can be found in the adverts supporting documents.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Provide
patient safety expertise/leadership within the organisation; demonstrating
compassionate leadership, visibility and supporting the continued development
of the patient safety culture.
The post
holder will lead, enable and facilitate change within the patient safety arena
to deliver innovative ways of working that are patient safety centered.
The post
holder will manage the the patient safety budget.
Responsible
for ensuring that there are organisational effective systems and processes are
in place for the management of incidents and the use of the Ulysses system, ensuring a sound system exists in line
with national guidance.
As a
senior manager in the patient safety team, ensure ongoing monitoring against
all required standards and approprately escalate any concerns to the management
team, where a service falls below those standards, ensure the production of a
comprehensive action plan, and ongoing assurance of delivery of the required
action plan, to help eliminate poor quality care and improve service delivery
and compliance.
Oversee
the implementation of Patient Safety Incident Response Plan.
Identify
and provide clear rationale for locally defined incidents requiring local
Patient Safety Incident Investigation (PSII) approval.
Complete
training needs analysis to enable the
delivery of the response plan.
Work
autonomously as an investigator and in conjunction with subject matter experts
and clinical colleagues.
Responsible
for the management of day to day overview of investigations.
Manage a
complex workload to tight deadlines and meet the requirements of a large number
of stakeholders with minimal supervision.
Provide
management and leadership to the Patient Safety team.
Work in
collaboration and partnership with other key stakeholders to coordinate events
around patient safety priorities including falls, pressure damage and
infection, prevention and control.
Use highly
developed motivational skills to encourage collaborative working.
Will gather
and analyse a variety of data in different formats from a number of sources to
identify patient safety related trends and themes and prioritise them for
targeted action.
Please note the person spec asks for a car driver - this should read as abilty to travel between trust sites
Job description
Job responsibilities
Provide
patient safety expertise/leadership within the organisation; demonstrating
compassionate leadership, visibility and supporting the continued development
of the patient safety culture.
The post
holder will lead, enable and facilitate change within the patient safety arena
to deliver innovative ways of working that are patient safety centered.
The post
holder will manage the the patient safety budget.
Responsible
for ensuring that there are organisational effective systems and processes are
in place for the management of incidents and the use of the Ulysses system, ensuring a sound system exists in line
with national guidance.
As a
senior manager in the patient safety team, ensure ongoing monitoring against
all required standards and approprately escalate any concerns to the management
team, where a service falls below those standards, ensure the production of a
comprehensive action plan, and ongoing assurance of delivery of the required
action plan, to help eliminate poor quality care and improve service delivery
and compliance.
Oversee
the implementation of Patient Safety Incident Response Plan.
Identify
and provide clear rationale for locally defined incidents requiring local
Patient Safety Incident Investigation (PSII) approval.
Complete
training needs analysis to enable the
delivery of the response plan.
Work
autonomously as an investigator and in conjunction with subject matter experts
and clinical colleagues.
Responsible
for the management of day to day overview of investigations.
Manage a
complex workload to tight deadlines and meet the requirements of a large number
of stakeholders with minimal supervision.
Provide
management and leadership to the Patient Safety team.
Work in
collaboration and partnership with other key stakeholders to coordinate events
around patient safety priorities including falls, pressure damage and
infection, prevention and control.
Use highly
developed motivational skills to encourage collaborative working.
Will gather
and analyse a variety of data in different formats from a number of sources to
identify patient safety related trends and themes and prioritise them for
targeted action.
Please note the person spec asks for a car driver - this should read as abilty to travel between trust sites
Person Specification
Special Skills & Knowledge
Essential
- Competent IT skills.
- Highly developed communication skills.
- Prioritisation skills able to work to tight deadlines.
- Ability to work effectively in a highly complex and continually changing environment.
Special Requirements
Essential
- Car driver to enable travel between sites.
Qualifications
Essential
- Masters or equivalent experience.
- Patient safety qualification.
Desirable
- Qualification - leadership or project management.
- Professional registration.
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working in a patient safety related role.
- Experience of management.
- Experience of data analysis.
- Knowledge of PSIRF.
- Knowledge of patient safety strategy.
- Experience working with incident system management system.
Desirable
- Experience in delivering training.
- Experience of writing or contributing to large public-facing documents.
- Experience of analysing data to support and deliver quality improvement.
Person Specification
Special Skills & Knowledge
Essential
- Competent IT skills.
- Highly developed communication skills.
- Prioritisation skills able to work to tight deadlines.
- Ability to work effectively in a highly complex and continually changing environment.
Special Requirements
Essential
- Car driver to enable travel between sites.
Qualifications
Essential
- Masters or equivalent experience.
- Patient safety qualification.
Desirable
- Qualification - leadership or project management.
- Professional registration.
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working in a patient safety related role.
- Experience of management.
- Experience of data analysis.
- Knowledge of PSIRF.
- Knowledge of patient safety strategy.
- Experience working with incident system management system.
Desirable
- Experience in delivering training.
- Experience of writing or contributing to large public-facing documents.
- Experience of analysing data to support and deliver quality improvement.
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).
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).
Employer details
Employer name
County Durham & Darlington NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Darlington Memorial Hospital NHS Trust
Hollyhurst Road
Darlington
County Durham
DL3 6HX
Employer's website
https://www.cddft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
