Risk & Patient Safety Lead

3 weeks ago


Southampton, United Kingdom University Hospital Southampton Nhs Trust Full time

Job summary University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust is delighted to offer a fantastic opportunity to work with us.Please see below for detailed job description of the role.
Main duties of the job The Division A Governance Team are seeking a highly skilled and motivated individual to lead the risk and patient safety agenda within an individual care group.
The post holder will provide support for all the departments for the care group and will be joining the governance team for the division.
They will play a key role in promoting and supporting excellence and quality in healthcare, in relation to patient safety and risk management.
They will demonstrate understanding of the risk assessment important part of the role is undertaking reviews of incidents under the Patient Safety Incident Response Framework (PSIRF) which will require the post holder to consider new ways of working; involve report writing and presenting of those reports to key meetings within the care group and organisation.
Specific to this role is the suitability for agile working which is a mixture of on-site and remote working.
Please talk to us at interview, when we can explore the possibilities that both meet your needs, and those of the role and service.
Attached you will find the person specification document which provides more detail about the essential and desirable skills and experience needed for this role.
We highly recommend you review this document and use it when completing your application as these criteria are used by hiring managers as guidance during shortlisting.
About us As one of the largest acute teaching Trusts in England, we offer learning and development opportunities to help you achieve the career you aspire to.UHS employees are able to access a range of NHS discounts, are entitled to a minimum of 35 days paid holiday (pro rata), and we offer a generous pension scheme.Southampton is an attractive place to live and work situated on the south coast, with an international airport and direct trains to London.
The New Forest National Park and beaches of the Jurassic coast are also right on our doorstep.
The city offers living costs 20% lower than London and 14 schools rated outstanding by Ofsted.
Job description Job responsibilities Your responsibilities: As a risk and patient safety lead within Division A, you will be responsible for the continued development and promotion of a positive risk management culture for a Care Group.
This will include: - Coordination of risk and patient safety processes and systems effectively.- Undertaking reviews of incidents, including investigations under the Patient Safety Incident Response Framework (PSIRF); the writing of associated reports and presenting these to the relevant governance groups.- Working with education teams and leaders across a Care Group to ensure lessons are learnt from serious incidents and that this is shared within the Care Group, Division and wider Trust.- Provided support and advice on risk and patient safety management.
What experience/skills are required: - Educated to a minimum degree level or able to demonstrate work at the graduate level or equivalent experience.- Risk and patient safety qualification at post-graduate diploma level or can demonstrate specialist knowledge and understanding of risk and safety management to an equivalent level.- Patient Safety Incident Investigation training.- Experience in managing policies and guidelines.- Experience in clinical governance issues and management of adverse event reports- An ability to work under pressure in a fast-paced environment; able to prioritise tasks effectively and work autonomously.
Person Specification Qualifications, Knowledge & Experience Essential Educated to a minimum of degree level or able to demonstrate work at graduate level, or equivalent experience Risk and Safety qualification at post graduate diploma level or can demonstrate specialist knowledge and understanding of risk and safety management to an equivalent level Patient safety incident investigation training or root cause analysis/investigation training Policy and guideline management experience Experience of setting and monitoring standards Experience of clinical governance issues and management of adverse event reports (AERs) Desirable Teaching and assessing qualification Training related to risk management Evidence of further education Registered AHP/Nurse with recent clinical experience Understanding of Child Protection/Safeguarding Clinical change management experience Management activities in nursing Research and audit experience Values & Behaviours Essential Patients First Always Improving Working Together



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