Patient Safety Advisor

A fixed term, secondment or job share will be considered.

**Proposed closing date**: 20 February 2023

**Proposed Interview date**: 6 March 2023

To note there will be 3 parts to the process

1- An interview

2- A value based interview

3- A short test

Specific Responsibilities part 1

1. Evaluate the impact of the incidents.
2. Co-ordinate and manage the weekly SIRI forum, this will include:
- a. Identifying incidents for the weekly SIRI Forum draft agenda.
b. Present the SIRI forum draft agenda to the Director of Safety and Clinical Effectiveness so that an agenda can be formalised.
c. Manage the administration of the weekly SIRI forum meeting which will include taking minutes.
3. Attend the Patient Safety Response meetings with the Chief Medical Officer and documenting the outcomes on the clinical incident forms.
4. Enter information on the STEIS system when a SIRI is declared
5. Maintain the Divisional investigation log.
6. Maintain a close working relationship with Legal Services, Complaints, Tissue Viability team, Information Governance and Safeguarding to ensure effective communication about patient safety incidents and investigations

Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest teaching trusts in the UK, with over 13,000 staff providing compassionate care through over one million patient contacts each year. We provide a range of acute and specialist services to patients across Oxfordshire and the South East, alongside across the UK and further afield. We have an international reputation for the innovative treatments we provide and pioneer through our world-class research, education and university partnerships.

The Trust is made up of four hospitals - John Radcliffe Hospital (which includes the Children's Hospital, West Wing, Eye Hospital, Heart Centre and Women's Centre), Churchill Hospital, Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre and Horton General Hospital. We provide a wide range of clinical services, specialist services, medical education, training and research. The Trust Clinical Governance Department is looking for a highly motivated and enthusiastic individual to join a well-established team.

The Clinical Governance Team is a supportive, dynamic and motivated team and strives to advance the Trust values of compassion, respect and excellence. If you have the necessary skills and abilities and would like to join our friendly team we would like to hear from you.

Specific Responsibilities part 2

1. Help the Senior Patient Safety Advisor to manage a weekly teleconference with selected corporate teams to ensure a connected approach to cases.
2. Maintain links with Health & Safety locally to ensure that relevant aspects are communicated; e.g. potential Reporting of Incidents, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations (RIDDOR)
3. Liaise with the Assurance Team, the Clinical Commissioning Group and NHS England to ensure they are notified of any SIRIs or Never Events and that 72 hour reports submitted are as requested.
4. Provide evidence and an audit trail for the completion of Duty of Candour through Ulysses
5. Together with the Senior Patient Safety Advisor support Divisions in investigating SIRIs according to Trust policy, reviewing and approving draft investigation reports along with their action plans.
6. Monitor SIRI progress and ensure deadlines are met.
7. Maintain and update files for Divisional and Trust investigations and ensure storage of all relevant correspondence in relation to these incidents.
8. Update the Ulysses incident reporting system with incident investigation information and close Divisional and SIRI incidents.
9. Write and amend the patient safety teams local standard operating procedures
10. Provide written formatted reports for patients / relatives and our commissioners if a SIRI.