Job summary
- Main area
- Patient Safety
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 5
- Contract
- 18 months (Fixed Term Contract)
- Hours
- Flexible working
- Other
- Job ref
- 083-7683028-HO
- Employer
- Sirona care & health CIC
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Sirona care and health Headquarters
- Town
- Yate
- Salary
- £77 - £154
- Salary period
- Session by session
- Closing
- 28/01/2026 23:59
Employer heading
Patient Safety Partner
NHS AfC: Band 5
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Job overview
Sirona care & health is working to deliver the National Patient Safety Strategy which looks at building on the foundations of our culture of safety and ensuring the systems we have in place are working effectively to keep patients safe.
Patient Safety Partners make a vital contribution to meeting this challenge by becoming an integral advisory member of our meetings and our teams, assessing the quality and safety of our services. It is vital that the people we serve are involved in decisions to ensure our services are safe and of a high quality, and the Patient Safety Partner role is key to ensuring that we are working together on this.
In addition their role is to support the design of safer healthcare at all levels in the organisation. The PSP will be involved in key projects related to patient safety.
They will reflect the voice and needs of the people that use our community-based health services. Contributing their unique perspective of how patient safety issues can impact service users, they will help us to improve safety and develop safer services in partnership with patients, families and carers.
Main duties of the job
These voluntary roles require attendance at one meeting every month and other activity between meetings.
The role attracts an involvement payment at meetings and reimbursement for reasonable expenses and are for 18 month fixed periods.
The main role of the patient safety partner is to ensure that the patient voice is heard within Sirona care & health, with the core purpose of improving safety and quality.
Candidates will need to have a genuine commitment to developing excellent health services along with an understanding of and broad interest in patient safety. As an advocate of patient safety,
there is a requirement that candidates will have the confidence to communicate well verbally with senior leaders over strategic issues and provide a patient carer or lay perspective. They will be expected to apply their skills, knowledge, and experience to support decision making that will drive forward Sirona care & health’s ambition are at the centre of shaping our safety agenda.
Working for our organisation
Ever dreamt about a career that sparks excitement and fosters your professional growth? Picture yourself waking up eager to make a real difference in our community, surrounded by teams who value your unique ideas.
We are Sirona care & health – England’s largest provider of Adult’s and Children’s Community Services and we’d love for you to join us in Bristol, North Somerset or South Gloucestershire.
Agenda for Change Salary, full NHS benefits, 27+ days’ annual leave, and participation in the NHS Pension Scheme – just a glimpse of the benefits you’ll receive.
We welcome and encourage all applicants. We are committed to having a workforce that reflects the communities we support and are proactively seeking to improve the diversity of our workforce. We know diversity fosters creativity and innovation.
We are committed to equality of opportunity, to being fair and inclusive, and to being a place where all belong. We aim to draw upon the widest possible range of views and experiences to meet the changing needs of our colleagues, partners and communities we serve.
Whether you're starting your journey in healthcare, looking for a fresh challenge within the NHS, or contemplating a career change, don't be daunted by the prospect of something different – we create development opportunities for all our colleagues and apprentices.
Interested? View our benefits leaflet which you can find attached to this vacancy.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see the attached Job Description for a full list of duties and responsibilities before applying for this position.
Please note we are unable to offer sponsorship for this paid volunteer position.
Person specification
Skills, Knowledge & Experience
Essential criteria
- Ability to understand and evaluate a range of information and evidence.
- Ability to plan time to prepare for meetings and undertake any other activities required as part of the role.
- Possess integrity and commitment to openness, inclusiveness and high standards.
Desirable criteria
- Confidence to communicate well verbally with senior leaders about strategic issues, as an advocate for patient safety.
- Experience of championing health improvements; able to be a critical friend.
- Experience of interaction with multiple stakeholders including NHS staff, voluntary sector and community groups e.g. Health watch and patient user groups.
Other
Essential criteria
- Possess integrity and commitment to openness, inclusiveness and high standards.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Chiara Lloyd-Yeates
- Job title
- Involvement Lead
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07974 283093
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