Patient Safety Administrator

The Methodist Church in Britain; Hampstead; Hybrid; GBP 14,000 - 19,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual leave 27–33 days

Study/CPD funding

Days off to study

Flexible working

Occupational health

Staff discounts

Salary sacrifice

Onsite nursery

Car/Cycle to work

NHS Pension

Job summary

The Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a part-time Administrative Support role within the Patient Safety Team on a fixed-term basis to March 2027. The role focuses on governance, quality improvement, meeting coordination, and data management, with most work home-based and induction on site at Wonford hospital.

Ideal candidates will have strong organisational skills, the ability to prioritise, and thrive in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• Excellent organisational skills.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities.
• Comfort working in a fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities

• Manage and action the CQAT inbox
• Coordinate QAT schedules and prepare information packs for new assessments
• Provide administrative support across patient safety, governance and quality improvement activities
• Coordinate meetings and events
• Produce reports and documentation
• Maintain databases and systems
• Support investigations
• Help deliver major patient safety initiatives and improvement programmes

Skills

Excellent organisational skills

Ability to manage multiple priorities

Comfort working in a fast-paced enviro

Job description

The role supports the Patient Safety Team at Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust on a fixed-term basis to March 2027. The work centres on administration across patient safety, governance and quality improvement, from coordinating meetings and maintaining databases to supporting investigations and the Trust's Quality Assessment Tool programme. It is part-time at 20.5 hours a week and mainly home-based, though induction is on site at the Wonford hospital. Staff with Priority or At Risk status, including NHS At Risk staff across Devon, are given preference.

What the job involves

• Manage and action the CQAT inbox
• Coordinate QAT schedules and prepare information packs for new assessments
• Provide administrative support across patient safety, governance and quality improvement activities
• Coordinate meetings and events
• Produce reports and documentation
• Maintain databases and systems
• Support investigations
• Help deliver major patient safety initiatives and improvement programmes

Skills & knowledge

• Excellent organisational skills
• Ability to manage multiple priorities
• Comfort working in a fast-paced environment

What’s offered

• 27 days paid annual leave plus bank holidays, rising to 33 days
• Funding for a care certificate, degree or leadership qualifications
• Days off to study, CPD or rotational placements
• Flexible working schemes and family friendly policies
• Occupational health services, including counselling and wellbeing activities
• Staff discounts and salary sacrifice options, including an onsite nursery
• Car lease and cycle to work schemes
• NHS Pension scheme