Job overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced and proactive Quality & Safety Manager to join Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust. We are seeking a skilled professional to help lead the Trust’s approach to patient safety, learning and improvement, working closely with clinical and corporate teams across the organisation.

 As a key member of the Office of the Medical Director, you will provide expert analysis and oversight of patient safety information, support the delivery of PSIRF and related governance processes, and identify themes and emerging risks to drive meaningful improvements in quality and safety.

You will play a key role in supporting senior leaders through high-quality reporting, assurance and insight, while building effective relationships across the Trust to promote a strong culture of learning and continuous improvement.

Main duties of the job

• You will be responsible for helping oversee the Trust’s patient safety governance and learning processes, ensuring effective oversight of PSIRF, patient safety events and learning responses.
• You will provide expert analysis of patient safety data and triangulate this with wider quality intelligence to identify themes, emerging risks and areas for improvement.
• Working closely with clinical and corporate teams, you will coordinate key patient safety governance meetings, oversee actions and performance against agreed measures, and provide accurate and timely reports and assurance to senior and executive leaders.
• You will provide advice and support to clinical teams on patient safety, PSIRF, quality governance and improvement, while managing the day-to-day administration of the Quality & Safety team.
• The role will also be responsible for identifying and monitoring themes, trends and opportunities for learning across the Trust, supporting the development and delivery of safety improvement priorities and ensuring learning is translated into effective improvement plans.
• You will build strong relationships with stakeholders across the Trust and wider healthcare system, using high-quality data, analysis and insight to support continuous improvement in quality, safety and patient care.

Working for our organisation

At Imperial College Healthcare you can achieve extraordinary things with extraordinary people, working with leading clinicians pushing boundaries in patient care.  

Become part of a vibrant team living our values - expert, kind, collaborative and aspirational. You’ll get an experience like no other and will fast forward your career. Benefits include career development, flexible working and wellbeing, staff recognition scheme.  Make use of optional benefits including Cycle to Work, car lease schemes, season ticket loan or membership options for onsite leisure facilities. 

We are committed to equal opportunities and improving the working lives of our staff and will consider applications to work flexibly,  part time or job share.  Please talk to  us at interview. 

Environmental sustainability
Climate change and poor air quality is a health emergency that harms people’s health and wellbeing and widens health inequalities. The Trust is also committed to reducing its impact on the environment by reducing our greenhouse gas emissions to Net Zero by 2045. All our employees have a role to play, and we have an active green network that supports staff to act in ways that ensures that our services are efficient, sustainable and reduce our impact on the environment www.imperial.nhs.uk/about-us/our-strategy/green-plan.