Patient Safety Support Nurse

University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust; East Midlands; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 44,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Development opportunities

Staff benefits

EAP

Gym membership discount

Onsite fitness classes

Car schemes

Job summary

University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a dedicated nurse to join the Patient Safety Team and support the implementation of Martha's Rule trust-wide. You will provide education and guidance to clinical staff and managers to promote patient safety and contribute to local and national improvement workstreams.

You will work under the direction of the Patient Safety Practitioner, delivering local education programmes and helping embed a culture of safety across the

Qualifications

• Registered nurse with current registration and practising license.
• Experience in patient safety or clinical governance is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Deliver local education programmes on Martha's Rule and patient safety.
• Support the implementation of Martha's Rule trust-wide.
• Provide advice to clinical staff and managers on patient safety topics.
• Support projects and initiatives within the deteriorating patient workstream.

Skills

Nursing

Patient safety

Education delivery

Job description

Do you have a passion for patient safety? An exciting opportunity has arisen within the Patient safety Team at University Hospitals of Derby and Burton Hospitals NHS FT (UHDB) to support the implementation of Martha's Rule trust wide. We are seeking to recruit an enthusiastic and motivated nurse to support the local education and overall delivery of this important patient safety initiative as well as support projects within the deteriorating patient workstream. The Patient Safety Support Nurse will support the delivery of the patient safety elements of the Trust strategies, working under the direction of the Patient Safety Practitioner. This will involve: Providing advice and support to clinical staff and managers relating to patient safety subjects and specifically the implementation of Martha's Rule. Providing programmes of local education to colleagues to facilitate the implementation of the elements of Martha's Rule both from a knowledge and system perspective. Facilitating and supporting staff in embedding Martha's Rule as part of the patient safety culture across the organisation. Promoting approaches to improving clinical quality performance. Supporting patient safety related projects and being part of the team that ensures projects are established, run and monitored in line with Trust standards. Supporting the team to drive forward national and local initiatives to deliver and measure improvements in patient safety.

As a trusted organisation at the heart of our communities, we recognise the important role we can play in supporting the public, patients, our own people and local partners in achieving the best of health for the local population and the communities in which they live by providing Exceptional Care Together. Our fundamental Values of Compassion, Openness and Excellence underpin how we intend to work as a Trust and the associated behaviours are becoming embedded in all aspects of how we work.

In return we will offer:

• Development opportunities, both professional and leadership development
• On-going support from recruitment to when you join our team and beyond.
• Staff benefits including employee assistance programme, discounted gym membership, onsite fitness classes, car schemes

Key Facts:

• We see on average 4810 OP appointments a day.
• We are the 4th busiest Trauma & Orthopaedic outpatients department in England - an average of 2077 per week.
• An average of 1115 patients are seen in A&Es across our network every day - 3rd largest in the country.
• Our hospitals admit an average of 195 emergency patients daily.
• Last year we undertook almost 33,700 planned surgical operations in our 57 operating theatres.
• We are one of only 7 Trusts nationally with more than 50 operating theatres.
• We carry out more than 140 elective procedures each working day.
• UHDB is a research active University Hospital with a large and varied portfolio of clinical trials and research opportunities for all staff.