Patient Safety Manager

Allscreens Nationwide Ltd; Greater London; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a patient safety governance professional to support clinical teams in identifying factors contributing to incidents and system improvements using quality improvement methods and human factors.

You will oversee maternity incident reporting, ensure data quality in electronic risk management systems, and prepare regular safety reports for governance meetings and the Trust Board.

Qualifications

• Experience applying patient safety incident reporting and governance processes.
• Ability to prepare regular safety reports and dashboards for governance bodies.

Responsibilities

• Support clinical teams to identify contributory factors and system improvements.
• Maintain oversight of maternity incident reporting and ensure data quality in risk management systems.
• Prepare regular patient safety reports and dashboards for governance committees and Trust Board.
• Monitor the implementation and effectiveness of recommendations from investigations, complaints and safety alerts.
• Disseminate learning and outcomes across areas.

Skills

Quality improvement

Human factors

Data analysis

Risk management

Tools

Electronic risk management system

Job description

Support clinical teams to identify contributory factors and system improvements arising from patient safety incidents, using quality improvement methodologies and human factors principles to strengthen patient safety and reduce recurrence. Maintain robust oversight of maternity incident reporting, ensuring the quality, completeness and accuracy of incident data and supporting the effective use of electronic risk management systems. This is for the purpose of monthly maternity governance meeting and relevant divisional meetings, and this includes gynaecology as directed by patient safety manager in her absence. Analyse incident data, identify emerging trends, themes and areas of concern, and prepare regular patient safety reports and dashboards for the Maternity Governance Committee, Divisional Governance structures and Trust Board, working collaboratively with Business Intelligence and data teams as required. Monitor the implementation and effectiveness of recommendations arising from patient safety investigations, MNSI reports, complaints, inquests and national safety alerts, ensuring learning is embedded into clinical practice and improvements are sustained. Ensure learning and outcomes are disseminated across all areas.

South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust