Quality & Patient Safety Advisor

Marie Curie; United Kingdom; Hybrid; GBP 44,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

Marie Curie is seeking two Quality & Patient Safety Advisors to enhance end-of-life care across the UK. This hybrid role involves overseeing clinical governance, leading quality improvement initiatives, and collaborating with teams to ensure high standards of patient safety and experience.

Benefits

27 days annual leave plus 8 public holidays

Hybrid working

Continuous Professional Development

Industry leading training programmes

Defined contribution pension schemes

Life assurance for all employees

Qualifications

• Experience in end-of-life care setting.
• Leadership or management experience in quality improvement.
• Ability to interpret and analyze qualitative and quantitative data.

Responsibilities

• Oversee clinical governance and assurance processes.
• Lead national initiatives for quality standards and improvements.
• Design and facilitate quality improvement education for clinical staff.

Skills

Clinical governance

Quality assurance

Quality improvement

Data analysis

Facilitation

Education

Registered Nurse, AHP or equivalent

First level degree in a clinical subject

Job description

Job Description

Marie Curie is the UK's leading end-of-life charity. We are the largest non-NHS provider of end-of-life care in the UK, the only provider across all 4 nations, delivering community nursing and hospice care across the country, while providing information and support on all aspects of dying, death, and bereavement. Our leading research pushes the boundaries of what we know about good end-of-life, and our campaigns fight for a world where everyone gets to have the best possible quality of life while living with an illness they're likely to die from.

The care and support we provide is highly valued by the people we care for and their loved ones, but at present we are only reaching around 10% of dying people at the end of life. Right now, one in four people in the UK with a terminal illness, do not get the care or support they deserve at the end of their lives.

We are recruiting 2 Quality & Patient Safety Advisors to join our place-based team, these positions will be hybrid (home based and UK Place-Based Teams)

Salary: £44,550 to £49,489 per annum

Hours: Full time - 35 hours per week (Monday to Friday)

Contract: Permanent

Closing Date: 1st June 2025

As a Quality & Patient Safety Officer, you will collaborate with geographically designed place-based teams, overseeing clinical governance and assurance processes. You will lead national initiatives according to the Nursing and Quality workplan, providing essential support in delivering quality standards and improvements related to patient safety, experience, and clinical outcomes.

Drawing upon your clinical expertise and knowledge, you will serve as a subject matter expert in clinical governance, quality assurance, and quality improvement. You will promote the identification and dissemination of learning within and outside Marie Curie, with a focus on devolved nations' policies, quality standards, regulatory requirements, and best practices. Additionally, you will lead the development and review of specific Marie Curie clinical policies.

You will have the opportunity to advocate for quality improvement methodologies to enable continuous improvement and sustained change in clinical service delivery and redesign. This may involve leading or facilitating cross-organisational clinical quality improvement initiatives to contribute to the Marie Curie Quality Strategy objectives. You will also design and facilitate quality and quality improvement education and training for clinical staff as needed.

You will demonstrate an effective facilitation style that supports collaboration across Marie Curie and with identified external partners

What we're looking for:

• Registered Nurse, AHP or equivalent.
• Experience of working in an end-of-life care setting
• First level degree level in a clinical subject or equivalent knowledge gained through experience.
• Experience of leadership or management within a quality/ quality improvement role.
• Comprehensive experience of using facilitation, persuasion and influencing with internal/external stakeholders to drive quality improvement and change.
• Understanding of regulatory requirements and standards.
• Able to interpret and analyse both qualitative and quantitative data and share with colleagues in a meaningful way.

What's in it for you:

• Annual leave allowance 27 days plus 8 public holidays (pro rata)
• Hybrid working
• Competitive Policy for parental/sick Leave
• Continuous Professional development
• Industry leading training programmes
• Season ticket loan for travelling to and from work
• Defined contribution schemes for Pension
• Marie Curie Group Personal Pension Scheme
• Loan schemes for bikes; computers and satellite navigation systems
• Introduce a friend scheme
• Help with childcare cost (T & C's apply)
• Entitled to Marie Curie Blue Light Card
• Entitled to Benefit-Hub Discount Scheme
• Life assurance - for all employees

To view the job description, please click here

To apply, please send us your most recent CV and a cover letter detailing your experience, how you meet the person specification and why you would like to work for Marie Curie.

For more information or an informal chat please contact Lisa Gair, Talent Acquisition Advisor - [e-mail]

Marie Curie is committed to its values, which underpin our work. We take stringent steps to ensure that the people who join our organisation through employment or volunteering, are suitable for their roles and are committed to safeguarding all our people from harm. This includes our staff, volunteers and all those who use or come into contact with our services. We are dedicated to creating not just a safe place to work but also a supportive and rewarding one.

We believe that diversity makes us stronger. Join Marie Curie and be part of an inclusive and equitable workplace where everyone's unique perspectives and experiences are valued. We welcome candidates from all backgrounds and walks of life. Apply today to bring your talents to our diverse and inclusive charity.

We're committed to making reasonable adjustments to support you throughout the application and selection process. You can request support via [e-mail]

This role will be subject to receiving an enhanced DBS criminal record check.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early. Agencies need not apply.

About Us

Every day of your life matters - from the first to the last. When you work for Marie Curie, you understand that better than ever. We're a passionate, committed and diverse team of more than 4,400 staff and 12,000 volunteers, here for people living with any terminal illness, and their families. We offer expert care, guidance and support, to help them get the most from the time they have left.

Everyone knows our daffodil, but it's our warmth, creativity and care that touch lives. Here, we take the time to really get to know the people we care for and those who love them. And we do whatever it takes to give them the final days and hours they deserve.