Patient Safety Lead

ADHD360 LTD

The closing date is 02 May 2025

Job summary

Want to be part of a healthcare revolution? ADHD 360 isn't just changing lives we're transforming the entire narrative around neurodiversity. As the UK's leading ADHD diagnosis and treatment provider, recently crowned Medical Service of the Year 2024/25, we're on a mission to make neurodiversity something to celebrate, not hide.

Main duties of the job

Lead for clinical risk management processes and patient safety for adults and children across the organization including:

Oversight and governance of the waiting list risk assessment process.

Ownership of the clinical risk management and PSIRF policies and processes, ensuring that they remain up to date, relevant and are consistent with practice, procedure, and the national patient safety agenda.

Delivery of regular audits of clinical risk management processes and preparation and dissemination of documentation ensuring that lessons identified, learned are disseminated robustly.

Organisation, scheduling and co-facilitation (with L&D support) of risk management training for clinical and non-clinical staff.

Provision of staff support for clinical risk management queries and issues.

Familiarity of key national strategies affecting patient safety (national suicide prevention programme, the National Patient Safety Strategy, Patent Safety Incident Framework (PSIRF) ensuring that internal processes and procedures are aligned with these.

Undertaking and reporting on patient safety Incident investigations ensuring learning outcomes are identified and learned.

Interdepartmental liaison with key internal services leads such as Head of Performance, Clinical Governance Lead, Medication Management Lead, Safeguarding Lead, to identify and address patient safety issues.

About us

The Patient Safety Lead will be responsible for continuing driving and improving patient safety within ADHD 360. The role involves leading the development and implementation of safety strategies, monitoring and analysing safety data, investigating incidents, and fostering a culture of safety and continuous improvement across the organisation. This role requires pragmatism, an eye for detail and a medical / clinical background.

Date posted

17 April 2025

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

£50,000 a year

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

E0443-25-0050

Job locations

ADHD 360 First Floor- Unit 5 Deepdale Enterprise Park

Deepdale Lane

Nettleham

Lincolnshire

LN2 2LL

Parkway Business Centre Ltd

99 Parkway Avenue

Sheffield

S9 4WG

Job description

Job responsibilities

Job Summary:

The Patient Safety Lead will be responsible for continuing driving and improving patient safety within ADHD 360.The role involves leading the development and implementation of safety strategies, monitoring and analysing safety data, investigating incidents, and fostering a culture of safety and continuous improvement across the organisation. This role requires pragmatism, an eye for detail and a medical / clinical background.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

Lead for clinical risk management processes and patient safety for adults and children across the organization including:

Oversight and governance of the waiting list risk assessment process.

Delivery of regular audits of clinical risk management processes and preparation and dissemination of documentation ensuring that lessons identified, learned are disseminated robustly.

Organisation, scheduling and co-facilitation (with L&D support) of risk management training for clinical and non-clinical staff.

Provision of staff support for clinical risk management queries and issues.

Undertaking and reporting on patient safety Incident investigations ensuring learning outcomes are identified and learned.

Qualifications and Experience:

Qualified mental health nurse, current UK registration and PIN with the NMC (Essential)

Previous experience in clinical risk management and patient safety (Essential)

Qualified Non-medical Prescriber (NMP) with current registration (Desirable)

Specialist ADHD Nurse with experience (Desirable)

To work unsupervised and independently within the NMC Code of Professional Conduct. (Essential)

Expert level of understanding of the pharmaceutical treatment options for ADHD (Desirable)

Demonstrable Skills:

Demonstrable ability to connect with and provide support for children and/ or Adults

Familiarity with EPR systems, and high level of computer literacy

Willingness to learn and follow clinics standards of practice

Excellent communication skills, ability to communicate effectively with staff and patients

Sufficient IT skills to be able to navigate electronic record keeping systems

Ability to work alongside others within a multi-disciplinary team setting

Professional approach consistent with regulatory body expectations

Excellent time management and ability to manage own workload

Previous line management experience

Strong desire to uphold clinical standards and deliver best practice