Head of Patient Safety & QI

Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation Trust; Bath; On-site; GBP 150,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job description

Job Responsibilities

• Embed the Patient Safety Incident Response Framework (PSIRF) and Patient Safety Incident Response Plan (PSIRP) at RUH.
• Ensure high quality and timely management of all Patient Safety Incident Investigations (PSIIs) and learning responses.
• Support the Associate Director for Patient Safety and Quality in developing strong governance insights, involvement and improvement activity across the organisation, ensuring that systems thinking, human factors understanding and just culture principles are embedded.
• Work closely with the Head of Quality Assurance and Head of Patient Experience and provide cross cover of the combined portfolio.
• Collaborate with divisional and speciality governance leads and senior leaders to triangulate the approach and ensure compliance with external regulatory bodies.
• Temporarily manage risk management functions to enable the Head of Quality Assurance to embed ongoing programmes of work.

About the RUH

At RUH we put people at the heart of what we do, working together as one team to make a difference for our patients, each other, and our community. We value everyone's contribution in supporting exceptional, person‑centred care and we are proud to be in the top 20 best hospitals to work for in the country. We are committed to creating a compassionate and inclusive environment, celebrating successes and listening to learn. A culture of learning, developing and innovating runs throughout our whole organisation and we want to support you to thrive, taking your career to its full potential.