Patient Safety Director

3 days ago


Norwich, Norfolk, United Kingdom Norfolk & Suffolk Foundation NHS Trust Full time

About the Role

We are seeking a highly skilled and enthusiastic Senior Manager to lead our Patient Safety activities with strategic direction, visionary leadership, and the development of effective frameworks.

This is a hybrid role, with the option to work in either Norfolk or Suffolk and remotely too.

The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in healthcare management and patient safety, bringing both innovative ideas and proven strategies to the role.

Main Responsibilities

  • Strategic Leadership: Provide strategic direction and leadership to the Trust's Patient Safety activities.
  • Relationship Management: Develop and maintain proactive and effective working relationships with Non-Executive Directors, Executive Directors, Commissioners, staff at all levels within the Trust, and other local health organisations.
  • Support and Guidance: Be visible and accessible, providing lead support and guidance to healthcare professionals, managers, and staff in all aspects of patient safety.
  • Incident Management: Oversee the Trust's Serious Incidents requiring investigation process, ensuring a coordinated, systematic, transparent, and focused approach.
  • Learning from Mortality: Manage the Learning from Mortality process, ensuring the Trust learns from every incident.
  • Duty of Candour: Lead the Duty of Candour process, promoting transparency and honesty in patient care.
  • Confidential Inquiries: Oversee the National Confidential Inquiry into Suicide and Homicide and external reviews, including Domestic Homicide Reviews.
  • Team Management: Manage the staff within the Patient Safety function, fostering a supportive and effective team environment.

About Us

Norfolk & Suffolk Foundation NHS Trust is a welcoming, talented, friendly and supportive team who like nothing better than sharing experiences and learning from each other.

We are committed to providing an environment in which you can thrive, with ongoing training and development opportunities.

Why Work for Us?

We have challenges as a Trust, but we have ambitious aspirations, are pushing ahead with exciting transformation work and we need dedicated individuals to support us on our journey.

We have strong, established professional networks coupled with an exceptional leadership team who will ensure you are truly cared for and cared about.

Why Norfolk and Suffolk?

The people here are warm and welcoming, you'll never be far from the beautiful coastline or Broads National Park.

We're an hour and a half away from London and have an international airport in Norwich too.

Our villages, towns and cities are packed full of history, independent cafes, shops and theatres.

We have excellent shopping, eating out, top ranking schooling and affordable house prices too.



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