Patient Safety Improvement Nurse

University Hospitals Bristol NHS Foundation Trust; Bristol; On-site; GBP 38,000 - 47,000; Part time

Job summary

The University Hospitals Bristol NHS Foundation Trust seeks a Patient Safety Improvement Nurse to advance quality improvement initiatives within the organization. This role involves engaging clinical staff, supporting training, and monitoring quality improvement metrics, suited for dedicated nurses looking to enhance their impact on patient safety.

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse with current professional registration.
• Experience leading quality improvement projects is required.
• Passionate about improving patient care.

Responsibilities

• Engaging and supporting clinical staff in quality improvement initiatives.
• Collecting, monitoring, and reporting data on quality improvements.
• Delivering training to frontline staff and developing support procedures.

Skills

Organisational skills

Communication skills

Negotiation skills

Quality Improvement methodology

Education

Professional Clinical Registration: Registered Nurse

Recognised quality improvement training

Evidence of leadership study or a leadership qualification

Job description

This post is only open to internal applicants.

Patient Safety Improvement Nurse

Band 6

Main area Quality Improvement Grade Band 6 Contract Secondment: 8 months Hours Part time - 18.75 hours per week Job ref 387-TS4069-JJ

Site UHBW Trust Headquarters Town Bristol Salary £38,682 - £46,580 pa pro rata Salary period Yearly Closing 04/07/2025 23:59

As an organisation we recognise the value of a healthy work-life balance. When applying, speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate flexible working, so your work life fits around your home life.

We particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian and minority ethnic candidates as they are under-represented within the Trust.

Are you an experienced Band 5 or 6 nurse?

Are you looking for an opportunity to try something a little different?

Are you keen to develop your skills in quality and patient safety improvement?

The Trust Patient Safety Improvement Team is looking for a highly motivated and engaging registered nurse to join us in supporting the effective management and delivery of a number of quality and patient safety improvement initiatives. This post is well suited to someone who is keen to advance their career and enhance their portfolio by gaining experience in quality improvement (QI) in patient safety and the use of QI tools to inform improvements in clinical practice.

The responsibilities of the role will include:

-Engaging and supporting clinical staff in specific improvement initiatives

-Working with clinical staff to test and refine improvement ideas

-Monitoring progress and assuring sustained improvement of previous quality priorities through audit and measurement activities

-Delivering training to frontline staff and developing procedures to support new ways of working

The successful candidate will

-Hold current professional registration

-Be passionate about improving patient care

-Be keen to engage with the digital agenda

-Possess sound clinical judgement

Support and training in quality improvement methodologies will be provided and there is some flexibility in working hours. This role would require travel between our Bristol and Weston hospital sites.

Main duties of the job

Provide direct support to the delivery of the Patient Safety Improvement Programme; promote quality improvement and the value of quality assurance measures, to act as a resource, promote innovation, sharing of information and best practice.

• Be an advocate for quality Improvement, engage, influencing and working with front line staff across the Trust to ensure a culture of continuous quality improvement.

• To support nursing quality and safety audits across the organisation; auditing, monitoring and gathering data to make quality improvements.

• Collect, monitor and report data monthly relating to a range of applicable quality improvements.

• Facilitating improvements in relation to findings of monitoring and audits, working collaboratively with departments across all disciplines of healthcare across the organisation.

• To prepare outcomes measures, data and improvements reports to a number of forums internally and externally.

• To assist (as required) in the implementation; roll out and upgrades of clinical digital systems, providing clinical expertise as required and ensuring staff are supported through changes.

• To assist on developing, reviewing and updating all appropriate clinical guidelines and policies

• To supportively challenge existing practice, when necessary, both at an organisational and individual level across all levels of the multidisciplinary team.

Working for our organisation

University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust (UHBW) is one of the largest acute Trusts in the country, bringing together a combined workforce of over 13,000 staff and over 100 different clinical services across 10 different sites, serving a core population of more than 500,000 people across South West England. UHBW has been rated by the CQC as ‘Good’ overall and our staff are proud to deliver excellent care to the people of Bristol, Weston and beyond. As a forward- thinking multi-award winning Trust and a digital exemplar committed to improving patient care, our world-leading research and innovations are having a positive local and global impact. Our hospitals are spread across Bristol and Weston, join us and you can enjoy the very best of both worlds; city living within a stone’s throw of the countryside or beside the seaside, both with easy access to all that the South West has to offer. UHBW is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. As an equal opportunities employer actively working towards a diverse workforce we aim to recruit and retain a workforce which represents the rich diversity of the local population at all levels and are committed to designing our services around the needs of individual patients and those around them. Anonymous information will be used from your application in order to ensure we’re meeting our pledge.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For a more detailed job description and main responsibilities, please refer to the job description document attached to this vacancy.

Person specification

Skills and Abilities

• Good organisational skills, and the ability to identify priorities
• Ability to work in a team, to work to deadlines and on own initiative
• Effective interpersonal negotiation and communication skills
• Ability to negotiate with and motivate staff to facilitate delivery of elements of a project/improvement initiative
• Ability to use quality improvement methodology to deliver tangible improvements in care
• Self-confidence – states own position on issues; unhesitatingly takes decisions when required within area of authority and commits self and others accordingly
• Self-motivated – possesses high internal work standards, sets stretching yet attainable goals; wants to do things better and to measure progress against targets
• Motivation – driven by a genuine interest and concern for the quality and appropriateness of patient services
• Be able to manage complex conversations or negotiations

Qualifications and Training

• Professional Clinical Registration: Registered Nurse
• Recognised quality improvement training
• Have experience of leading quality improvement projects
• Have evidence of leadership study or a leadership qualification

We hope that you will decide to join us and become part of this exciting journey, helping us to shape our future together.

· As an equal opportunities employer actively working towards a diverse workforce we aim to recruit and retain a workforce which represents the rich diversity of the local population at all levels and are committed to designing our services around the needs of individual patients and those around them. Anonymous information will be used from your application to ensure we’re meeting our pledge.

· The Trust is committed to investing in and caring for all our staff. We will support you in maintaining and improving your health and wellbeing, as well as your career development through management and training support - developing exceptional people for exceptional careers.

· UHBW is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people, and vulnerable adults.

· To comply with Part 7 of the Immigration Act 2016 all applicants must be able to speak fluent English to an appropriate standard which will be assessed at Interview.

· If you require sponsorship for a visa to work in the UK, to avoid disappointment, please check to ensure you are eligible under the UKVI points based system.

· The Trust uses electronic new starter forms on Trac to collect personal details. Information collected is securely stored and used to set up the employee record on the ESR HR system.

· By applying for this post, you are agreeing to University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust transferring the information contained in this application to its preferred applicant management system. If you are offered a job, information will also be transferred into the national NHS Electronic Staff Records system.

· Please be aware of scams – unless specified above, we will only communicate with you via @recruit.trac.jobs or nhs.net e-mails and we will never ask you for any payments.

IMPORTANT:

Please note that if you apply for a position with this Trust, you may be contacted via Trac or via email. This includes invites for job interviews. We therefore recommend that you regularly check your Trac account and email accounts. We may also contact you by texting the mobile number, if provided, on the application form.

Due to the high number of applications that are received for some posts we may close this vacancy before the advertised closing date. Therefore, please apply for this post as soon as you can, if you are interested and you meet the requirements of the Person Specification

Only those candidates who clearly demonstrate how they meet the person specification will be shortlisted for this job.

As a guide interviews should usually take place within 3 weeks of the closing date.

When providing employment reference details, please provide correct work-related email addresses so references can be sought promptly when we are looking to progress your application. Your referee must all be known to you in a line manager or professional lead capacity.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.