Patient Safety Lead

Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust; Oxford; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in England is seeking a Patient Safety Lead to oversee patient safety initiatives across various clinical teams. The ideal candidate will have expertise in patient safety reviews and must be a registered nurse or allied health professional. Responsibilities include providing leadership, monitoring compliance with national guidelines, and delivering training. This role offers opportunities for career progression and generous benefits including annual leave and a competitive pension scheme.

Benefits

Excellent opportunities for career progression

NHS Discount across various retailers

27 days annual leave, rising to 33 days

Competitive pension scheme

Qualifications

• Registered nurse, Allied Health Professional (AHP), social worker, or significant senior experience in health care services.
• Experience in leading reviews and providing expert advice in patient safety or related fields.

Responsibilities

• Provide leadership in patient safety across the team and clinical teams.
• Monitor and interpret national guidance to ensure compliance with best practice.
• Review patient safety incidents and produce high-quality reports.
• Share learning across the Trust and deliver patient safety training.

Skills

Expertise in Patient Safety

Leadership Skills

Analytical Skills

Education

Registered nurse or Allied Health Professional qualification

Job description

Overview

Leadership in patient safety across the patient safety team, directorate and clinical teams in all aspects of patient safety. The post requires expertise in Patient Safety and reviews, including Systems Engineering Initiative for Patient Safety (SEIPS) and Human Factors. The role involves working flexibly as part of the wider Patient Safety team and may require travel to different sites across the geographical area.

Responsibilities

• Provide leadership in patient safety across the patient safety team, directorate and clinical teams in all aspects of patient safety.
• Be an expert in Patient Safety and reviews, techniques and practice, including SEIPS and Human Factors.
• Monitor and interpret national guidance and policy to ensure that Trust procedures and practice comply with or exceed best practice.
• Review patient safety incidents and/or complex complaints, acting as a role model and expert advisor for staff involved in the reviews, ensuring reviews are carried out to the highest standards.
• Produce high quality reports identifying the system and process factors that led to incidents/complaints, and suggest safety improvement areas for change in practice.
• Analyse themes and patterns from incidents and complaints to support learning and changes; present these findings in internal and external forums.
• Share learning across the Trust and deliver patient safety training.
• Work flexibly as part of the wider Patient Safety team, undertaking duties relevant to the post to improve the experience of patients and staff.
• Travel to different sites across the geographical area as required.

Qualifications and experience

• Registered nurse, Allied Health Professional (AHP), social worker, or significant senior experience in health care services.
• Experience in leading reviews and providing expert advice in patient safety or related fields.

About the role and team

The team works across all directorates within the Trust, including community, dental, mental health, forensic and learning disability services. The role provides exposure to a variety of services and incident types, with some incidents (e.g., self-harm/suicide-related) being more prevalent due to service nature. The Trust operates across Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Swindon, Wiltshire, Bath and Northeast Somerset.

Our vision and values

Our vision is that you will tell us that you receive: "Outstanding care delivered by an outstanding team". Our values are: "Caring, safe and excellent".

Benefits

• Excellent opportunities for career progression
• Access to tailored individual and Trust-wide learning and development
• 27 days annual leave, plus bank holidays, rising to 33 days with continuous service
• NHS Discount across a wide range of shops, restaurants and retailers
• Competitive pension scheme
• Lease car scheme
• Cycle to work scheme
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Mental Health First Aiders
• Staff accommodation (waiting lists apply)
• Staff networking and support groups hosted by Equality, Diversity & Inclusion team