Programme Manager – Patient Safety

NHS Jobs; Southampton; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

NHS Jobs is seeking a Programme Manager Patient Safety to manage and implement multiple projects within Health Innovation Wessex, delivering against NHSE specifications and local programme objectives. You will engage with providers, commissioners, partners and frontline clinicians to build skills and support for patient safety improvement.

The role focuses on coordinating performance, governance and data to reduce avoidable harm, while shaping a culture of quality improvement across the network

Responsibilities

• Performance and outcomes of projects to deliver Health Innovation Wessex Patient Safety Collaborative programmes.
• Implementing programme management plans to ensure milestones are achieved.
• Leading a suite of programmes (national and local IC S agreed programmes).
• Raising awareness of Quality Improvement and safety culture; coaching, mentoring and influencing clinicians.

Job description

The Opportunity As the Programme Manager Patient Safety you will manage and implement a number of projects within HIW, which will deliver against the national and local patient safety collaborative programme objectives detailed in the NHSE specification and supporting documents. This includes engaging and negotiating with Wessex health care providers, commissioners, academic organisations, social care, industry, patient partners and other key partners including senior leaders and front-line clinicians, with an ambition to give staff at all levels the skills and support they need to improve patient safety.

What You'll Be Responsible For

Performance and outcomes of projects to deliver Health Innovation Wessex Patient Safety Collaborative programmes. The role includes putting in place appropriate programme management plans to ensure key milestones are achieved; improvement team formation, monitoring and support; raising awareness of Quality Improvement and safety culture; coaching, mentoring and influencing clinicians; ensuring appropriate measurement of outcomes; Patient Safety Network creation and delivery to support the sharing of good practice; providing data, reports and evidence on progress and promoting dissemination, communication and spread across Wessex to reduce avoidable harm to patients. As work stream lead the role will be responsible for leading and delivering a suite of programmes (national and local IC S agreed programmes).

Join Us

This is an exceptional opportunity for a patient safety programme manager who wants to make a lasting difference to health outcomes, healthcare transformation and economic growth. If you are passionate about innovation, inspired by the future of the NHS and excited by the opportunity to shape the next chapter of Health Innovation Wessex, we would love to hear from you. Together, we can accelerate innovation, improve lives and create a healthier future for Wessex and beyond.