Patient Safety, Experience, Risk and Quality Lead, Band 8a

The Children's Trust; Tadworth; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading charity for children with brain injury is seeking a Patient Safety, Experience, Risk and Quality Lead to enhance patient safety and quality across services. The role involves strategic leadership, policy development, and fostering a culture of safety and quality. Ideal candidates will have experience in patient safety initiatives, excellent communication skills, and the ability to engage staff effectively. The position offers competitive benefits and opportunities for career development.

Benefits

London weighting

Flexible benefits platform

On-site nursery

Enhanced maternity and paternity pay

Additional annual leave

Qualifications

• Experience in patient safety and quality initiatives.
• Ability to develop and implement policies.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills.

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic direction in quality and risk initiatives.
• Develop policies aligning with national standards.
• Promote safety culture across the organization.

Skills

Leadership in quality and risk management

Policy development

Staff engagement

Quality impact assessment

Job description

Overview

The Children's Trust exists to support children and their families with acquired brain injuries and neurodisabilities. We are a complex organisation that constantly strives to deliver the best outcomes for the children and young people we serve. The Patient Safety, Experience, Risk and Quality Lead at The Children's Trust is a key leadership role within the nursing directorate, reporting directly to the Head of Safety, Clinical Governance, Risk, and Quality. This position is responsible for ensuring that the highest standards of quality and safety are maintained across all services provided to children and families. Develop, implement, and monitor frameworks and initiatives that enhance patient experience and safety, reduce risks, and ensure compliance with regulatory standards. This role requires collaboration across multidisciplinary teams to foster a culture of continuous improvement and excellence in care delivery.

Role Requirements

• Provide strategic direction and leadership in quality, risk, patient experience, and patient safety initiatives.
• Develop and implement policies and procedures that align with national standards and best practices.
• Promote a culture of safety and quality across all levels of the organisation, encouraging staff engagement and ownership.
• Design and work across the organisation to embed a quality impact assessment process to support strategic decision making.
• The role requires flexibility in terms of hours of work, including the ability to work early and late and occasional weekend days to supervise the nursing and care services.

About The Children's Trust

The Children's Trust is the UK\'s leading charity for children with acquired brain injury, providing expert rehabilitation, education, therapy, and care at our national specialist centre in Tadworth, and to children and their families across the UK, via our Brain Injury Community Service.

Benefits

Staff benefits include London weighting, shuttle bus, and more. We offer a valuable range of benefits including our staff flexible benefits platform, on-site nursery, free eye tests, enhanced maternity and paternity pay, time out days for those experiencing menopause symptoms and time off for gender reassignment. We also offer additional annual leave days for those with long service, with entitlements ranging from 35 to 41 days (including bank holidays) depending on length of service. Other benefits include free on-site parking; a staff shuttle service from Epsom and Sutton train stations to Tadworth Court; subsidised cafeteria; on-site staff accommodation (subject to availability); the opportunity to retain or join NHS or Teacher\'s pensions or an alternative scheme; and opportunities to develop your career in a supportive and collaborative environment.

Rehabilitation of Offenders

Many roles at The Children\'s Trust are exempt from the provisions of Section 4 (2) of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974, by virtue of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as amended). Successful applicants will be required to complete an Enhanced Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) check, which will disclose all unspent convictions and relevant spent convictions or adult cautions. The exceptions to this are our retail roles within The Children\'s Trust shops, which are subject to Basic DBS checks which will disclose unspent convictions or adult cautions.