Head of Patient Safety

2 weeks ago


West Bromwich, Sandwell, United Kingdom Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust Full time

This is a really exciting opportunity for an experienced and enthusiastic leader to shape the implementation of the Patient Safety Incident Response Framework (PSIRF) across the SWBH footprint.

We are looking to appoint a Head of Patient Safety who will also be the Trust Patient Safety Specialist.

You will have a passion for supporting a wide range of staff groups to effectively report potential learning opportunities, both where things have gone well and where improvements have been identified.

You will also support the dissemination of identified learning and improvements across all areas of the Trust.

You will lead our existing Patient Safety Team through this period of change and liaise directly with our Trust Board team to support their understanding and transition to the PSIRF model.

Understanding of changing cultures and human factors are a fundamental part of this role to ensure a positive and successful experience for our patients, our people and our population.


The post sits within Governance, part of the Strategy & Governance Directorate, reporting to the Deputy Director of Governance - Safety & Risk and accountable to the Chief Medical Officer.


The Head of Patient Safety will also be the designated Patient Safety Specialist and will be the lead patient safety expert in the Trust, working full time on patient safety.

They will provide dynamic, senior leadership, visibility, and expert support to the patient safety work in the Trust.

They will support the development of a patient safety culture and safety systems and have sufficient seniority to engage directly with the executive team.

They will work in networks to share good practice and learn from each other.


The Head of Patient Safety will lead, and may directly support, patient safety improvement activity and ensure that systems thinking, human factors understanding and just culture principles are embedded in all patient safety processes.


They will also provide a visible, accessible, and authoritative presence that takes responsibility for the functioning and oversight of the National Patient Safety Strategy and all related processes (incident management systems, national reporting databases, education and training, policies, procedures, and related templates).


The Head of Patient Safety will work as part of a wider team to ensure that patient safety is appropriately prioritised and considered in the work of the Trust.


This role includes supporting the Trust to ensure that the patient is at the center of all patient safety activity.


The Trust's vision is t be the best integrated organisation in the NHS with support for new ways of working and innovation.


This is supported by our strategic objectives of Patients, People and Population and our values of Ambition, Respect and Compassion.

A full job description and person specification is available and attached to this job advertisement.

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