Patient Safety Incident Investigator

Dartford & Gravesham NHS Trust; Dartford; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A National Health Service provider in Dartford is seeking a key member for their patient safety team. This role involves coordinating safety investigations and supporting the NHS Patient Safety Strategy to ensure safe patient care. Applicants must have relevant experience and a valid right to work in the UK. The Trust is committed to inclusivity and diversity in the workplace.

Qualifications

• Experience in patient safety incident investigations.
• Knowledge of NHS Patient Safety Strategy and learning responses.

Responsibilities

• Support the Patient Safety Team in the annual work plan.
• Coordinate patient safety investigation activities across the Trust.
• Develop, apply, and review patient safety learning responses.
• Analyze and test the effectiveness of learning.
• Provide advice on patient safety matters.

Job description

Overview

This is an exciting and exceptional opportunity to become an integral member of the team who will be key to the evolving Patient Safety Strategy at Dartford and Gravesham NHS Trust. We as a Trust have fully adopted the Patient Safety Incident Response Framework (PSIRF) and Learn from Patient Safety Events (LFPSE). We are seeking an individual who will be a key member of our patient safety team. This person will work across our Trust sites supporting the clinical and non-clinical teams implementing thorough investigations into Patient Safety Incident Investigations (PSII) and/or other learning responses such as After Action Reviews (AARs) or case reviews as necessary, using appropriate investigative methodologies with emphasis on system factors and learning/improvements to ensure effective, safe patient care.

This position will not be supported for visa sponsorship. All applicants are expected to have valid right to work document to work in the UK when applying for this position.

Responsibilities

• Support the central Patient Safety Team with delivery of the annual work plan and NHS Patient Safety Strategy.
• Act as a coordinator for patient safety investigation activity across the Trust.
• Contribute to the development, application, monitoring and review of patient safety learning responses.
• Support the process of analysing and embedding and testing the effectiveness of learning across the Trust.
• Provide oversight and direction to Trust staff and act as the advisor in relation to patient safety matters for the Trust.
• Support the provision of integrated reports triangulating issues from concerns, incidents, complaints, claims and inquest cases, national and local investigations to ensure key learning and improvement is progressed across hospital services and the wider system.

Our Commitment and Model

We are committed to being an inclusive and diverse employer. We strive to employ people who reflect the communities we serve, and aim to create an inclusive culture where everyone can reach their full potential. Whatever your race, ethnicity, belief, generation, sexual orientation, gender or gender identity, disability or experience, you'll appreciate the opportunities we give you to work in an inclusive atmosphere. We welcome applications from people of diverse backgrounds, perspectives and experiences to build on the progress we've achieved to make our Trust diverse and the best place to work. We celebrate the diversity of thought, viewpoints and ideas that help us overcome challenges and embrace new possibilities. We have signed the Armed Forces Covenant Pledge and have a commitment to the Armed Forces Community.

We are dedicated to using our Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI) approach as our shared organisation model of change to enhance our services and ensure excellence in patient care.

Additional Information

If you are considering applying for a role, please be aware that as an NHS Employee you may have contact with vulnerable service users. We strongly encourage that all our staff are vaccinated against COVID-19 and are vaccinated annually against Flu, in order to protect the health and safety of our staff and patients. Your commitment will help us to put the safety and care of our patients first, as well as helping us to protect you and your colleagues.

How to apply / Contact

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Kirsty Bitmead
Job title: Head of Patient Safety
Email address: [e-mail]
Telephone number: 01322 428100