Head of Patient Safety & Risk Management

University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire (UHCW) NHS Trust; Coventry; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust is seeking an experienced leader to deliver the Patient Safety Incident Response Framework (PSIRF) and ensure robust governance across all safety incidents. You will work with clinical and corporate leaders to drive learning, assurance, and measurable improvements in patient care.

The role requires expertise in governance, risk management, and data analytics, with strong digital skills to leverage BI tools for assurance and improvement

Qualifications

• Experience in patient safety governance and risk management.
• Proven leadership of incident response and learning systems.
• Analytical capability with data systems and BI tools.

Responsibilities

• Lead operational delivery of learning responses under PSIRF.
• Collaborate with Associate Director to align PSIRP with national PSIRF requirements.
• Oversee governance of learning responses and investigations.
• Ensure learning outputs are evidence-based and high quality.
• Maintain staffing and resourcing for the patient safety function.
• Integrate learning into wider governance and quality systems.

Skills

Leadership

Patient safety

Governance

Risk management

Analytical skills

Digital skills

Data systems

Education

Degree in healthcare/management

Tools

Power BI

BI tools

SQL

Job description

The post holder will ensure the effective delivery of the Patient Safety Incident Response Framework (PSIRF), whilst maintaining robust governance, assurance and oversight arrangements for all patient safety incidents reported across the Trust.

Working closely with clinical and corporate leaders, the post holder will lead systems that support incident reporting, learning responses, risk identification, assurance and organisational learning. They will use data and intelligence to identify emerging risks, monitor performance and ensure that learning is translated into measurable improvements in patient care and safety.

The role requires an experienced leader with expertise in patient safety, governance and risk management, supported by strong analytical and digital skills, capable of using data systems and business intelligence tools to provide assurance and drive improvement.

• Lead the operational delivery of learning responses under the Patient Safety Incident Response Framework (PSIRF), ensuring timely, high-quality outputs that drive improvement and learning across the Trust.
• Work in close collaboration with the Associate Director of Quality for Patient Safety and Risk to ensure the Trust maintains a robust and responsive Patient Safety Incident Response Plan (PSIRP) that aligns with national PSIRF requirements.
• Oversee the end-to-end governance of learning responses and investigations undertaken under PSIRF, ensuring proportionate responses are delivered, learning is identified and improvement actions are monitored to completion.
• Ensure that all learning response outputs, including checklists and reports, are of consistently high quality, evidence-based, and aligned with the Trust’s PSIRP and broader patient safety strategy.
• Maintain oversight of the staffing and resourcing of the patient safety response function, ensuring capacity is sufficient to meet demand and that staff are supported and trained to deliver their roles effectively.
• Ensure that learning responses are integrated into the Trust’s wider governance and quality improvement systems, with clear mechanisms for tracking actions, monitoring impact, and sharing learning across the organisation.

We are extremely proud of our employees across our hospital sites, with high quality patient care at the heart of everything we do.

Boasting some of the most modern facilities in Western Europe, the Trust is renowned for being at the forefront of research and innovation as part of its blossoming reputation as a worldwide leader in healthcare.

We are proud to be recognised as a Pathway to Excellence - University Hospitals Coventry & Warwickshire (uhcw.nhs.uk)

By joining our exciting journey, you will form part of a passionate, talented team and will be able to access a wide range of learning and development opportunities. There has never been a better time to join our team.

The Trust is committed to building an organisation that makes full use of the talents, skills, experience, and different perspectives available in our diverse society. We want everyone to feel they are respected, valued, can achieve their potential and receive the most appropriate and relevant care. We will create an environment where the equality and human rights principles of fairness, respect, equality, dignity and autonomy are promoted and are part of the organisation's core values.

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Sam Caton Job title: Associate Director of Quality, Patient Safety&Risk Email address: [e-mail] Telephone number: 02476965181

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