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

The Children's Trust; Tadworth; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading UK charity for children with brain injuries is seeking a Patient Safety, Experience, Risk and Quality Lead. This key leadership role involves ensuring the highest standards of safety and quality are maintained across services provided to children and families. Responsibilities include developing policies and fostering a culture of continuous improvement. Benefits include enhanced leave, adoption pay, and flexible working hours.

Benefits

London weighting

Shuttle bus

Time off for fertility treatment

Enhanced paternity leave

Paid carers leave

Additional annual leave for long service

Qualifications

• Provide strategic direction and leadership in quality, risk, patient experience, and patient safety initiatives.
• Develop and implement policies and procedures aligned with national standards.
• Promote a culture of safety and quality at all organizational levels.

Responsibilities

• Ensure highest standards of quality and safety across services.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams for continuous improvement.
• Monitor frameworks and initiatives enhancing patient experience.

Skills

Strategic direction in quality

Leadership in patient safety initiatives

Policy development

Engagement and communication

Flexibility in work hours

Job description

The Childrens Trust exists to support children and their families with acquired brain injuries and neurodisabilities. We are a complex organisation that constantly thrives 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. It includes developing, implementing, and monitoring frameworks and initiatives that enhance patient experience and safety, reduce risks, and ensure compliance with regulatory standards. The role requires collaboration across multidisciplinary teams to foster a culture of continuous improvement and excellence in care delivery.

Staff benefits include London weighting, shuttle bus, and more.

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.
• 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 Trust

The Childrens 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

• Adoption pay
• Time off for fertility treatment
• Enhanced paternity leave
• Paid carers leave
• Time out days for those experiencing menopause symptoms
• Time off for gender reassignment
• Additional annual leave days for those with long service (entitlements ranging from 35 to 41 days, including bank holidays, depending on length of service)