Job overview

The Patient Safety Lead will be responsible for leading and coordinating all Patient Safety Incident Investigations (PISIIs) for Planned Care Group in line with the expectations of PSIRF, engaging with a range of internal and external stakeholders to identify opportunities for learning using recognised tools encompassing principles of human factors and ergonomics, systems engineering, psychology, and investigation best practice as required. A high level of sensitive and compassionate engagement with patients, families, staff, and others affected by incidents is expected of this role. The role holder will be expected to maintain up to date skills and knowledge to enable them to carry out this element of the role in line with nationally mandated standards.

The job holder will need to be flexible to carry out any other duties as may be reasonably required by their line manager. The Patient Safety Lead will work closely within the Care Group structure as part of one or more of the Care Groups, particularly supporting the relevant Care Group Director, and other Care Group staff to deliver clinical quality assurance leading to improvement by providing specialist advice and information to specialty and group forums. 

Main duties of the job

·        Act as a role model and expert advisor to other staff involved in reviews and investigations, ensuring all are carried out to the highest possible standard and embed compassion within all approaches.

·       To provide specialist advice and support on patient safety incident investigations and other incident learning responses to all relevant stakeholders including patients and families.       Feedback learning identified through investigations through the safety oversight system, to progress changes in training, development, systems, and policy to improve the quality of the care provided by the Trust.

·       To contribute to the development and improvement of systems learning approach and cultural changes associated with the introduction of PSIRF and lead on allocated improvement and innovation projects.

·       To continuously review and improve various elements of the Trusts incident investigation process in line with current guidance under the Patient Safety Incident Response Framework (PSIRF). This may include developing elements such as compassionate engagement of those involved in incidents (patients, families, and staff), learning responses, investigation processes, governance structures and improvement processes.     Provide patient safety expertise within the organisation; demonstrating compassionate leadership, visibility, and engagement for development of the requirements for the Trust to meet the national Patient Safety Strategy.

Working for our organisation

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Inequality exists and the journey to eliminate it is not easy. Every step we take will be a purposeful step forward to deliver a truly inclusive culture where all our people are enabled to deliver outstanding care, where background is no barrier, and where everyone can be their authentic self and we truly represent our patient community.

We are committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from all sections of the community, regardless of any protected characteristics. Reasonable adjustments will be made for disabled applicants where possible. All applicants who have a disability and meet the minimum criteria for the post can opt for a guaranteed interview.

If you need additional help with your application please get in touch by calling the recruitment team on 0118 322 6997 or 0118 322 5342.

Our primary method of communication will be via email. However, if you would prefer to be contacted through a different method, please inform the recruitment team.