Job vacancy: Clinical Quality & Patient Safety Manager, West London NHS Trust, Southall

Job summary

Main area: Clinical Governance
Grade: Band 8b
Contract: Fixed term: 12 months (Maternity Cover)
Hours: Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Job ref: 222-CORP-016

Employer: West London NHS Trust
Employer type: NHS
Site: Trust HQ
Town: Southall
Salary: £72,719 - £83,505 per annum inclusive
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 15/09/2026 23:59

Clinical Quality & Patient Safety Manager

Band 8b

West London NHS Trust provides a full range of mental health, community and physical healthcare services for children, adults and older people living in the London boroughs of Ealing, Hammersmith & Fulham and Hounslow.

We also provide some specialist services that are commissioned regionally, such as our medium secure services; and nationally, such as the Cassel Hospital for people with complex and severe personality disorder and our high secure services at Broadmoor Hospital.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The Candidate Pack provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. Please view as attached

The person specification below is not the full person specification, but outlines the criteria against which your application form will be assessed.

Person specification

Qualifications and Training

Essential criteria

Educated to masters level (or equivalent level of experience of working at a senior level in specialist area)

Desirable criteria

Clinical registration with a professional body

Experience

Essential criteria

Evidence of post qualifying and continuing professional development
Practical involvement with delivering or designing PSIRF response plans
Ability to understand a broad range of complex information quickly and make decisions where opinions differ or where there is no obvious solution

Desirable criteria

Experience of managing clinical services and an understanding of the complexity of managing quality and safety in a clinical setting

Knowledge

Essential criteria

Extensive knowledge of specialist areas, acquired through post graduate diploma or equivalent experience or training plus further specialist knowledge or experience to master’s level equivalent
Understand the embedding and practical application of PSIRF

Desirable criteria

Working knowledge of Datix incident reporting system.

As an employee of West London NHS Trust, you have a responsibility to maintain a sound understanding of, and a commitment to uphold the National Health Service values and principles set out in the NHS Constitution.

We reserve the right to close adverts prior to the closing date stated should we receive a high volume of applications.

By applying for this post you are agreeing to West London NHS Trust transferring the information contained in this application to its preferred applicant management system. If you are offered a job, you will be required to undergo a pre-employment checks which can take between 4-8 weeks . After which your information will also be transferred into the national NHS Electronic Staff Records system (ESR ).

Please ensure you include email addresses for your referees which MUST be at supervisory or managerial capacity covering the last 3 years of employment to date to avoid delay in the recruitment process.

West London NHS Trust is committed to safeguarding all children and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

We encourage the thoughtful use of technology as a demonstration of strong time management and a commitment to innovation. However, we encourage applicants to personalise their recruitment application to showcase their unique skills and experiences.

While AI-generated content can be a helpful tool, relying solely on generic responses instead of highlighting your own strengths and achievements may impact the success of your application. The success of an application will always be assessed against the essential and desirable criteria for the role, so it is important to ensure that your application and any supporting information clearly demonstrate how you meet these requirements.