Patient Safety Manager | East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust

Colchester Hospital University NHS Foundation Trust; Colchester; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading NHS Trust in Colchester is seeking an experienced Patient Safety Manager to oversee patient safety strategy implementation and incident investigations. The role requires strong leadership and the ability to develop training programs. Candidates should have experience in risk management and compliance with NHS standards, helping to nurture a culture of safety within the organization. Competitive benefits and professional development opportunities are provided.

Benefits

Generous pension scheme

NHS discounts

Flexible working options

Health and Wellbeing programs

27 days annual leave

Qualifications

• Experience in patient safety or risk management is preferred.
• Understanding of NHS guidelines and frameworks.
• Ability to develop training programs effectively.

Responsibilities

• Lead the NHS Patient Safety Strategy.
• Support incident investigations and learning.
• Provide expert advice on safety compliance.
• Promote a proactive safety culture.
• Deliver training on patient safety practices.

Skills

Patient safety management

Risk management

Incident investigation

Training development

Root cause analysis

Education

Relevant degree or qualification

Job description

Overview

Are you passionate about improving patient safety and driving high standards of care? We are seeking an experienced, dynamic and driven Patient Safety Manager to join our team and lead on initiatives that place patient safety at the heart of everything we do. This post is in Colchester but cross site working will be required.

Responsibilities

• Lead on the delivery of the NHS Patient Safety Strategy, the Patient Safety Incident Response Framework and associated national and local frameworks.
• Support and oversee incident investigations, ensuring learning is identified and shared.
• Provide expert advice on patient safety, risk management, and compliance with national guidance and standards.
• Promote a proactive safety culture, encouraging openness, reporting, and learning from experience.
• Develop and deliver training to staff on patient safety practices.
• Strengthen and promote a culture of patient safety, providing a visible presence to front line staff to support the investigation of, and learning arising from incidents to ensure change in practice takes place.
• Identify, develop and deliver training in incident reporting and investigation techniques to include root cause analysis skills, and action planning, to ensure that lessons learned from incidents are robust and ensure that all staff are empowered to take action to minimise risk to patient safety, patient experience and clinical effectiveness.
• Carry an individual portfolio of work, which is discrete, measurable and drives the direction of travel in relation to patient safety, including leading on specific patient safety projects/initiatives as directed by the Chief Nurse, Chief Medical Officer, or the Associate Director of Clinical Governance.
• Work in partnership and collegiately, providing professional support to the divisional governance facilitators to ensure consistent delivery of the patient safety agenda and encourage the development of the devolved clinical governance structure.
• Ensure the provision of a robust incident reporting system and that relevant and regular training programmes are provided to support staff in the reporting of incidents.

About ESNEFT

We are ESNEFT and we provide hospital and community health services to almost one million people across east Suffolk and north Essex. Our dedicated staff deliver care from acute hospitals in Colchester and Ipswich, community hospitals, surgeries, community clinics and in patients’ own homes. We are one of the largest NHS organisations in England, employing more than 12,000 staff.

What we offer

• Wide range of training and development opportunities, as well as flexible working options.
• Generous pension scheme, unsocial hours payments (where applicable), 27 days annual leave on commencement (pro rata) and access to a range of NHS discounts. Our Staff Health and Wellbeing programme offers a variety of services.

Our philosophy is that Time Matters to everyone. Across the Trust, we concentrate on improving the things we do and removing those which cause time delays for our staff and patients.

We are investing in our commitment to Time Matters with a partnership with leading electronic patient record (EPR) supplier Epic. This digital transformation will bring what’s widely regarded as the world’s best EPR system to ESNEFT, transforming life in hospital for staff and patients.

If you are passionate about patient care and want to develop your skills and knowledge, then we want to hear from you.

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For full details of the responsibilities and duties of this role please see the attached job description.

This advert closes on Tuesday 4 Nov 2025