Head of Patient Safety and Improvement

Job summary

The Healthcare Management Trust are seeking a Head of Patient Safety & Improvement to join our team and to help us move forward on the next phase of our growth journey. This role reports to the Director of Clinical Governance and Assurance.

The role will be remote with travel to sites as necessary.

The role will ideally be 0.6wte but both Part Time and Full Time options will be considered.

If you are interested and believe you have the experience we are looking for, please send your CV via email to admin@hmt-uk.org.HMTreserves the right to close this vacancy early, we therefore encourage early applications.

To find out more about The Healthcare Management Trust please visit www.hmt-uk.org

Main duties of the job

As HMTs designated Patient Safety Specialist, the Head of Patient Safety and Improvement plays a key part in the delivery of HMTs Patient Safety Incident Response Plan (PSIRP) and continuous quality improvement programmes. This role requires an individual who is driven, ambitious and passionate about the provision of high quality, safe and effective care to patients and residents with a desire to influence and work in close partnership with clinical, managerial, and operational teams.

The post holder will work across the organisation, providing support and expert advice and guidance to the Hospital Directors, Heads of Clinical Service, Care Home Managers, and medical advisory committees on the delivery of consistently high standards in patient safety, resident safety and continuous quality improvement.

This role will provide dynamic, senior leadership, visibility and expert support to the patient and resident safety culture and safety systems and have sufficient seniority to engage directly with the executive team.

At HMT we are obsessed with achieving our Vision to be the most innovative and best quality provider of niche health and social care services. This role is an opportunity to be part of this, not only in maximising the transformational elements of the Patient Safety Incident Response Framework but to shape a human factors offer for social care that supports our teams to deliver the best possible care for the people who use our services.

About us

The Healthcare Management Trust (HMT) is a purpose-led healthcare charity established over 35 years ago, employing over 600 team members and with an income of approximately £50 million. We care deeply for people; whether that be our team members, our patients and residents, or the communities we serve. We currently operate two acute hospitals in Swansea and Grimsby and several care homes; provide consultancy services to other charities; make grants and fund research; and promote healthy and active lifestyles across a wide age range in the communities in which we are based. We have an exciting development programme, which includes a new, state-of-the-art care home in Littlehampton.