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A leading healthcare trust is seeking a dedicated Patient Safety Manager to oversee the Quality and Patient Safety Team. The role involves driving the delivery of the Patient Safety Incident Response Policy across the organization, incident management, and providing training. The position offers hybrid working with the base at Trust Headquarters in Worcester, alongside routes for professional development.
Job summary
We are looking to recruit a passionate, engaging, and dynamic individual to work in the Quality and Patient Safety Team, leading the service delivery and operational development of Patient Safety. The role includes embedding the Patient Safety Incident Response Policy and Plan across the organisation, incident management, patient safety training and staff management. The role is full timeand involves hybrid working, with the base being at Trusts Headquarters in Worcester. The ability to travel to other sites for meetings, training or service needs is also required.
As a service we will provide the successful individual with the resources to develop and progress a long-term career, as well as flexibility, continual professional development and a wide range of wellbeing and support opportunities.
If you would like to discuss informally if this is the right role for you, get in touch with Vicks Clayton who is happy to talk through this opportunity.
Main duties of the jobThe successful candidate will:
Manage the Trusts Patient Safety Team.
Lead on incident management processes.
Produce monthly reports for corporate and service delivery units integrated governance processes
Promote the Patient Safety agenda across the Trust.
Work with the Patient Safety Specialists to embed the Trusts Patient Safety Strategy.
Work alongside Clinical Effectiveness and Patient Relations to align workstreams.
Work with system partners, stakeholders and the wider NHS. This is to share learning, inform service development and be aware of new and emerging policy and guidance.
About usAt Herefordshire and Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust, we are working together to deliver outstanding care. We run community hospitals and community health services across Worcestershire and provide mental health and learning disability services across both Herefordshire and Worcestershire.
Our people (all 4500+ of them) provide services for people of all ages, experiencing both physical and/or mental health conditions from over 100 sites.
We will support you to thrive; offer flexible working options for a great work-life balance, help you fulfil your ambitions, and empower you to make positive changes within your team or service. We value diversity and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds, cultures, and ethnicities.
What we offer;
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Details Date posted30 June 2025
Pay schemeAgenda for change
BandBand 8a
Salary£55,690 to £62,682 a year
ContractPermanent
Working patternFull-time
Reference numberC9798-1506
Job locations2 Kings Court
Charles Hastings Way
Worcester
Worcestershire
WR5 1JR
For full details of the duties and criteria for the role please refer to the job description and person specification attached.
Job description Job responsibilitiesFor full details of the duties and criteria for the role please refer to the job description and person specification attached.
Person Specification Qualifications EssentialThis post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Certificate of SponsorshipApplications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
Additional information Disclosure and Barring Service CheckThis post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Certificate of SponsorshipApplications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
Employer details Employer nameHerefordshire and Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust
Address2 Kings Court
Charles Hastings Way
Worcester
Worcestershire
WR5 1JR
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Employer details Employer nameHerefordshire and Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust
Address2 Kings Court
Charles Hastings Way
Worcester
Worcestershire
WR5 1JR