Head of Patient Safety

4 days ago


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

This is an exciting post as the role of Head of Patient Safety is also the Trusts designated Patient Safety Specialist and provides strategic oversight of the patient safety agenda. The post-holder will be responsible for implementing the requirements of the national Patient Safety Strategy and PSIRF.

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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