Job summary
Patient Safety Incident agenda, in order tosupport the delivery of high quality, safe and supportive services and the fulfilment of the Health Board's governance priorities.The post holder will ensure that quality and patient safety remains firmly embedded within the Health Board and at the centre of careprovision, ensuring that the ethos of Clinical Governance is fully embraced and adopted so that staff that deliver care believe that quality and safety is an integral part of patient care.The post holder will be responsible for supporting corporate patient safety incident activity including the development and / orimplementation of policies, risk management strategies, training programmes and audit activity.To provide leadership for the review and implementation of effective systems and procedures for the management of patient safety incidentswithin the Health Board.The post holder will support the Head of Safety and Learning in the development of systems to monitor the quality of clinical practice throughaudit and measurement of clinical risk, incidents, benchmarking and ensure changes to practice are introduced and monitored whereappropriate.The post holder will assist in the promotion of learning from patient safety incidents.
Main duties of the job
The post-holder plays a vital part in ensuring our organisation works towards implementing the NHS Quality and Safety Framework tostrive for excellent standards of patient safety and care. Working as part of the Corporate Patient Safety Incident Team you will beresponsible for supporting patient safety incident investigations as per the Health Boards Patient Safety Incident Reporting &Management Policy.
The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply.
About us
Aneurin Bevan University Health Board is a multi-award-winning NHS organisation with a passion for caring. The Health Board provides an exceptional workplace where you can feel trusted and valued. Whatever your specialty or stage in your career, we have opportunities for everyone to start, grow and build your career. The health board provides integrated acute, primary and community care serving a population of 650,000 and employing over 16,000 staff.
We offer a fantastic benefits package and extensive training and development opportunities with paid mandatory training, excellent in-house programmes, opportunities to complete recognised qualifications and professional career pathways including a range of management development programmes. We offer flexible working and promote a healthy work life balance, provide occupational health support and an ambitious plan for a Wellbeing Centre of Excellence to support you at work.
Our Clinical Futures strategy continues to enhance and promote care closer to home as well as high quality hospital care when needed. Join us on our journey to pioneer new ways of working and deliver a world-class healthcare service fit for the future.
Job description
Job responsibilities
You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or please click Apply now to view in Trac
Job description
Job responsibilities
You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or please click Apply now to view in Trac
Person Specification
English
Essential
- Able to work and deliver under pressure; working to tight deadlines with constantly changing and sometimes conflicting priorities. o Able to produce and present complex, sensitive information of a high quality to a range of stakeholders. o Ability to develop good working relationships with staff at all levels - internal and external. o Ability to communicate effectively - written and oral. o Ability to work well under pressure and achieve objectives. o Team Player. o Excellent interpersonal skills. o Enthusiastic, assertive and credible. o Ability to persuade and influence.
English
Essential
- Educated to degree level or equivalent educational attainment/demonstrable experience. o Experience of working in a changing organisation where flexibility and adaptability are essential to meet service needs. o Experience of dealing with multi-disciplinary teams and other organisations. o Demonstrate initiative to organise workload and meet deadlines. o Excellent planning and organisational skills. o High level of expertise in word-processing, spreadsheets and databases, RL Datix Risk Management system. o Excellent numerical, analytical and data management skills. o Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including report writing skills. o Able to establish and maintain administrative systems and processes.
Desirable
- Evidence of continuous training and development o Experience of working in the NHS o Ability to speak Welsh o Skills in producing action plans (moved from essential).
Person Specification
English
Essential
- Able to work and deliver under pressure; working to tight deadlines with constantly changing and sometimes conflicting priorities. o Able to produce and present complex, sensitive information of a high quality to a range of stakeholders. o Ability to develop good working relationships with staff at all levels - internal and external. o Ability to communicate effectively - written and oral. o Ability to work well under pressure and achieve objectives. o Team Player. o Excellent interpersonal skills. o Enthusiastic, assertive and credible. o Ability to persuade and influence.
English
Essential
- Educated to degree level or equivalent educational attainment/demonstrable experience. o Experience of working in a changing organisation where flexibility and adaptability are essential to meet service needs. o Experience of dealing with multi-disciplinary teams and other organisations. o Demonstrate initiative to organise workload and meet deadlines. o Excellent planning and organisational skills. o High level of expertise in word-processing, spreadsheets and databases, RL Datix Risk Management system. o Excellent numerical, analytical and data management skills. o Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including report writing skills. o Able to establish and maintain administrative systems and processes.
Desirable
- Evidence of continuous training and development o Experience of working in the NHS o Ability to speak Welsh o Skills in producing action plans (moved from essential).
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).
