Patient Safety Manager

Community Eye Care CHEC; Preston; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in Preston is seeking a Patient Safety Manager to enhance patient safety and incident management. The role involves implementing safety frameworks and leading improvement projects. Join a thriving organization dedicated to community health.

Benefits

25 days holidays plus bank holidays

Company pension

Life assurance scheme

Gym membership

Cycle to work scheme

Qualifications

• Experience working with or implementing PSIRF.
• Ability to review incidents and data to inform decisions.

Responsibilities

• Promote a systems approach to incident investigations.
• Lead or support patient safety improvement projects.
• Develop and deliver education programmes for patient safety.

Skills

Communication

Organizational Skills

Education

Registered health care professional

Job description

The Vacancy

Job Title: Patient Safety Manager

Location: Fulwood, Preston

Contract Type: Permanent

Hours: 37.5 hours week

We are always looking for great talent to join our team and help achieve our ambitious goals and growth. We care about our people, and we care about the future of community health and how CHEC can play an innovative part in making this great, with your help.

If you are care focused and looking to join an organisation that is thriving on success, then CHEC is your employer of choice! We have an exciting opportunity for a new Patient Safety Manager to support our ambitious growth plans as we continue to expand throughout the UK.

About the Role

The Patient Safety Manager will be a key member of CHEC's Quality, Risk and Compliance Team, and will contribute to all aspects of patient safety and incident management functions to support the delivery of high quality, safe care for all who use our services.

The Patient Safety Manager will be confident in coordinating and implementing the NHS Patient Safety Incident Response Framework (PSIRF) in conjunction with the Regional Heads of Quality Governance, Risk & Patient Safety, the Chief Nurse and the Chief Medical Officer.

We are looking for someone who can:

• Promote a systems approach to incident investigations.
• Ensure that patient safety incidents are identified on the central database and reported onwards to the Learning from Patient Safety Events (LFPSE)
• Lead or support patient safety improvement projects. With a focus on leading the implementation of the NHS patient safety strategy and response framework.
• Develop and deliver a variety of education programmes for patient safety.
• Contribute to the Governance Team working closely with Regional Quality Governance, Risk & Patient Safety Leads in promoting patient safety, clinical quality and the Clinical Governance strategy within the hospital.
• Develop and implement patient safety systems, processes, and initiatives in line with national and organisational needs.

What you'll bring to the role:

• Experience working with or implementing PSIRF
• Ability to review incidents and data to inform decisions.
• Organised approach with the ability to manage multiple projects
• Registered health care professional (ie NMC,HCPC, GMC)
• Strong communication skills including internal and external stakeholder
• Thrives in a busy working environment

Why work for us?

• 25 days holidays plus bank holidays
• Buy and sell annual leave scheme
• Refer a friend scheme
• Company pension
• Company sick pay scheme
• Life assurance scheme
• Bluelight Card- 100's of discount and cashback options
• Performance review with a training and development plan
• Employee discounts portal
• Gym membership
• Cycle to work scheme
• Tech scheme

About CHEC

Since 2012, CHEC has been working with the NHS to increase patient choice and provide better access to exceptional, timely, locally-based ophthalmology and gastroenterology care - free at the point of care.

CHEC has a nationwide portfolio of community hospitals and clinics - operating in a unique hub-and-spoke model. We are proud to have a role alongside colleagues in the NHS, offering patients the choice of access to essential procedures and help achieve the best possible clinical outcomes. We continue to expand our community-based offering of vital healthcare to patients across England, including ENT (Ear, Nose and Throat) and Dermatology services.

CHEC is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all employees to share this commitment, this includes being aware of and adhering to all CHEC Safeguarding policies. Recruitment checks are undertaken in accordance with the NHS Employment Check Standards and successful applicants may be required to undertake an Enhanced Disclosure via the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS).

As An Employer

Good relationships are built on trust, integrity, and honesty, the values that underpin CHEC's commitment to the delivery of patient focused services. We strongly believe in a strong and open relationship with our employees.

As an employer, CHEC offers a great place to work and an enthusiastic team to work within. Amongst the benefits of becoming a CHEC team member are:

Generous salary and promotion policy

Corporate
learning

CHEC provide cross-functional experience

Good work
life balance

Positive
culture

Employee
relationships

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