Programme Manager – Patient Safety

The Methodist Church in Britain; Southampton; Hybrid; GBP 55.000 - 85.000; Vollzeit

Benefits dieser Stelle

Hybrid working

Professional development

Zusammenfassung

Health Innovation Wessex, hosted by University Hospital Southampton, is recruiting a Programme Manager for Patient Safety on a 23-month secondment or fixed-term basis. The post leads projects that deliver national and local patient safety programmes and coaches clinicians to improve care.

The role requires a clinical background with patient safety or quality improvement experience and offers hybrid working with at least two days in the office. Collaboration across NHS partners is essential.

Qualifikationen

• Degree-level qualification in nursing, midwifery, allied health, public health or social care.
• Master's degree or equivalent postgraduate qualification in a relevant discipline, or equivalent demonstrable experience.

Aufgaben

• Lead and deliver projects delivering the HIW patient safety collaborative programme objectives.
• Form, monitor and support improvement teams across organisations.
• Provide data, reports and evidence on progress and outcomes.

Kenntnisse

Project management

Clinical leadership

Quality improvement

Data analysis

Stakeholder engagement

Ausbildung

Master's degree or equivalent

Jobbeschreibung

Health Innovation Wessex, hosted by University Hospital Southampton, is recruiting a Programme Manager for Patient Safety on a 23-month secondment or fixed-term basis. The post runs projects that deliver national and local patient safety collaborative programmes, including building improvement teams, coaching clinicians and reporting on outcomes across Wessex. It is a work stream lead role with hybrid working, with at least two days in the office or visiting partners. A clinical background and patient safety or quality improvement experience are essential.

What the job involves

• Manage and implement projects delivering the HIW patient safety collaborative programme objectives
• Lead and deliver a suite of national and local ICT-agreed programmes as work stream lead
• Put in place programme management plans to meet key milestones
• Form, monitor and support improvement teams
• Raise awareness of quality improvement and safety culture
• Coach, mentor and influence clinicians
• Ensure appropriate measurement of outcomes
• Create and deliver a Patient Safety Network to share good practice
• Provide data, reports and evidence on progress
• Promote dissemination, communication and spread across Wessex to reduce avoidable harm to patients
• Engage and negotiate with providers, commissioners, academics, social care, industry, patient partners, senior leaders and frontline clinicians

What’s required

Qualifications

• Degree-level qualification in nursing, midwifery, allied health, public health or social care
• Master's degree or equivalent postgraduate qualification in a relevant discipline, or equivalent demonstrable experience

Registration & licences

• NMC or HCPC registration where appropriate

Experience

• Relevant clinical experience
• Clinical management experience
• Patient safety experience in an NHS or care setting
• Quality improvement experience using tools such as process mapping, PDSA cycles and run charts
• Project management experience in an NHS or care service setting
• Integrated working across professional boundaries and several organisations

Skills & knowledge

• Knowledge of the Patient Safety Strategy
• Knowledge of NHS and local health and social care functions
• Knowledge of specialist work practices or professional guidelines relevant to patient safety
• Strong communication and project management skills
• Ability to build new relationships quickly
• Ability to manage and report data and organise events

Other

• Tenacity to succeed

Nice to have

• Project management training such as PRINCE2
• Institute for Healthcare Improvement Breakthrough Series training or equivalent
• Institute for Healthcare Improvement Patient Safety Executive Course or equivalent
• Coaching or mentoring training or experience
• Knowledge or experience of the priority Safety Improvement Programmes in the Patient Safety Strategy
• Ability to teach or facilitate QI methodology
• Experience evaluating projects
• Experience organising or managing events

What’s offered

• Flexible and hybrid working
• Commitment to professional development, leadership growth and continuous learning
• Collaborative, ambitious and supportive culture
• Modern office facilities at Southampton Science Park in Chilworth