Head of Patient SafetyNHS

Job summary

We are looking for an experienced senior leader with expertise in patient safety, clinical governance, PSIRF methodologies, systems thinking and healthcare risk management. Candidates should be educated to Master's level or equivalent experience and hold a relevant professional registration. You will have excellent leadership, communication and influencing skills with experience of working across organisational boundaries to improve patient safety and quality.

We are seeking a self-motivated professional to join our Clinical Governance Team to lead the Patient Safety agenda. You will be a registered clinician (Nurse, Occupational Therapist, Social Worker, Psychologist etc) with the experience and motivation to provide strategic leadership for patient safety across Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust.

As the Trust's designated Patient Safety Specialist, you will lead the NHS Patient Safety Strategy and Patient Safety Incident Response Framework (PSIRF), ensuring robust systems are in place for incident management, learning, improvement and assurance. You will support the Trust to deliver safe, high-quality care by embedding a positive patient safety culture and ensuring learning from incidents leads to measurable improvements.

Working closely with senior clinical and operational leaders, you will provide expert advice on patient safety matters, oversee incident response and learning and act as a key contact with NHS England, the Integrated Care Board and other stakeholders

Main duties of the job

The Head of Patient Safety will provide Trust-wide leadership for patient safety and quality improvement, ensuring compliance with national patient safety policy and best practice.

Responsibilities include:

o Leading the NHS Patient Safety Strategy and Patient Safety Incident Response Framework (PSIRF)

o Providing expert patient safety leadership and advice to the Trust Board, Executive Team, clinical services and external partners

o Leading arrangements for learning from patient safety incidents and ensuring learning translates into measurable improvements in patient care

o Overseeing patient safety investigations, learning responses, Duty of Candour compliance and incident management processes

o Leading the development and delivery of the Trust's Patient Safety Incident Response Plan (PSIRP)

o Supporting analysis of patient safety data to identify trends, risks and opportunities

o Ensuring effective systems respond to National Patient Safety Alerts and meet reporting requirements, including Learn from Patient Safety Events (LFPSE)

o Promoting a culture of safety, openness, learning and continuous improvement

o Developing productive relationships with patients, carers, Patient Safety Partners and external organisations

o Providing leadership and support to Patient Safety Learning Response Leads and contributing to wider Clinical Governance and Quality Assurance objectives.

Job description

Please see attached job description and person specification for more details on the

main duties of the role.

About us

We provide mental health and learning disability care for children, young people and adults across Sussex and for children and young people inHampshire.

Working in Sussex & Hampshire:

Travel easily between coast and countryside, with a blend of picturesque villages and seaside towns.

Enjoy a range of beautiful rural settings and bustling city locations.

With easy access to Gatwick and Heathrow and excellent railway links across the UK there is plenty of opportunity for adventure.