Patient Safety Co-ordinator

2 weeks ago


Northampton, United Kingdom Northampton General Hospital NHS Trust Full time

To work as part of the Patient Safety and Governance Team, supporting the Trust’s transition to the Patient Safety Incident Response Framework by providing key administrative functions including, monitoring trackers within the local incident management system (DATIX), facilitating the process for receiving and acknowledging CAS alerts, assisting with the learning from deaths process, patient safety improvement data collection (Sepsis/AKI), general administration of meetings and quality assuring internal reports.

Upload Patient Safety incidents to external bodies (currently National Reporting & Learning System - NRLS) in a timely manner

Facilitate and monitor the process for the safe receipt and closure of alerts sent via the Central Alerting System including National Patient Safety Alerts.

Receipt, collation and presentation of data to support Sepsis/AKI improvement practitioners

To produce accurate high-quality communications and correspondence, often of a distressing and emotional nature, letters and other documents, many of which are non-routine as required using audio/copying typing and word processing systems as required

Receipt, collation, and provision of relevant information in response to complex information sharing requests under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 and GDPR, where required.

Undertake ad hoc work on relevant projects as directed by the Head of Patient Safety Improvement

Quality assure internal reports

Support the Patient Safety and Governance team with the daily review of reported incidents.

To assist, develop and maintain platforms for communicating shared learning, Trust intranet and newsletters

Northampton General Hospital is one of the largest employers in the area and we are on an exciting journey. All of our divisions are committed to doing things better, with more efficiency as we update, modernise, and advance. We have also entered into a Group Model with neighbouring Kettering General Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and become University Hospitals of Northamptonshire.

Our Excellence Values

Compassion

Accountability

Respect

Integrity

Courage

We want to recruit the best people to deliver our services across the University Hospitals of Northamptonshire and help to unleash everyone’s full potential. As an organisation, we value how we communicate and promote our vacancies to all communities.

We understand that we need to work with colleagues from diverse backgrounds and make sure the environment they work in is inclusive and collaborative.

We have active Networks that promote and support colleagues from all backgrounds. This ensures everyone feels supported and has a sense of belonging working for Kettering and Northampton General Hospitals.

The post holder will be a key member of the Patient Safety and Governance team, supporting the team as well as staff within divisions.

**CAS Alerts**:
Facilitate and monitor the process for the safe receipt and closure of alerts sent via the Central Alerting System including National Patient Safety Alerts.

**Incident Trackers**:
Facilitate the process for the trackers that are used to monitor Trust safety investigations.

**Learning from Deaths**:
Facilitation, co-ordination and monitoring of the Trust’s Learning from Deaths process.

**National Reporting**:
Upload Patient Safety incidents to external bodies (currently National Reporting & Learning System - NRLS) in a timely manner

Receive and respond to information requested from the ICB and CQC

Complete local, regional and national Benchmarking submissions as required

**Patient Safety Improvement**:
Receipt, collation and presentation of data to support Sepsis/AKI improvement practitioners

To provide administrative support to the Trust’s Deteriorating Patient Operational Group.

**General Admin duties (not exhaustive)**:
To provide administrative support function to the Patient Safety team including information and actions being added to the Trust’s incident reporting system.

To support the Band 3 administrators with the administrative function of investigations ensuring identified incidents are appropriately allocated, facilitated and monitored to achieve compliance with strict timeframes.

To work with Divisional representatives and the Lead Patient Safety Investigator/Learning from Deaths Lead to monitor and facilitate assurance requests arising from reviews

To develop and produce accurate high-quality data presentations and reports using computer software, in a format which is clear and relevant to the report required.

Provide information which is relevant and accurate which contributes to effective management of patient safety.

Undertake ad hoc work on relevant projects as directed by the Head of Patient Safety Improvement

Support the Patient Safety and Governance team with the daily review of reported incidents.



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