Consultant Psychiatrist, Director Patient Safety & Quality GovernanceNHS

Job summary

This is an exciting opportunity for a Consultant Psychiatrist to become Director of Patient Safety and Quality Governance. Based in Worthing, the post provides strategic leadership across patient safety, quality governance, regulatory assurance, risk and organisational learning.

The postholder will report to the Chief Nursing Officer, advise the Board and Executive Team, and undertake up to two clinical sessions aligned with their CCT and interests. The role is permanent, comprising 10 programmed activities and a £25,000 responsibility allowance.

Main duties of the job

The postholder will lead Trust-wide arrangements for patient safety and PSIRF, quality assurance, CQC readiness, risk management, health and safety, mortality review, suicide prevention and reducing restrictive practice. They will ensure that concerns are identified and escalated promptly, learning leads to measurable improvement, and the Board receives clear and timely assurance. The role includes senior cover for the Chief Nursing Officer, leadership of three direct reports and participation in the consultant on-call rota.

Job description

The Director will develop and continuously improve the Trusts quality-governance and assurance framework, strengthen Ward-to-Board reporting and lead regulatory engagement. They will bring together intelligence from incidents, complaints, deaths, audits, inspections and patient and carer feedback to identify risk, support learning and demonstrate sustained improvement. The postholder will provide expert advice to senior leaders, chair governance forums, oversee external reviews and lead relevant strategies, policies, budgets and teams. Clinical duties will comprise up to two sessions in an agreed community or inpatient setting.

About us

Sussex Partnership provides mental health, learning disability and neurodevelopmental services to people of all ages across Sussex. We employ around 5,700 staff and deliver care across 53 sites, including 15 inpatient units, working closely with NHS, local authority and voluntary-sector partners. Our vision is"Delivering great care and improving outcomes together." We offer structured induction, CPD and study leave, peer support, mentoring for new consultants, wellbeing services and flexible-working opportunities.