Senior Director, Patient Safety & Risk Leadership

Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust; Worthing; On-site; GBP 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a senior leader to drive the development and delivery of the Patient Safety Incident Response Plan (PSIRP). You will lead learning from patient safety incidents and ensure improvements translate into safer care across the trust.

The role requires a current UK professional registration, a postgraduate patient safety qualification or equivalent experience, and a master’s level education.

Qualifications

• Current UK professional registration is required.
• Post-graduate patient safety qualification or relevant experience is expected.
• Master’s level education or equivalent is required.
• Role involves strategic leadership for patient safety across the Trust.
• Inclusion of learning from incidents to improve patient care.

Responsibilities

• Leadership for learning from patient safety incidents and turning learnings into measurable improvements in patient care.

Skills

Autonomous decision making

Strategic leadership

Systems thinking

Healthcare risk management

Communication with staff

Education

Master’s degree or equivalent

UK professional registration

Job description

Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a senior leader to drive the development and delivery of the Patient Safety Incident Response Plan (PSIRP). You will lead learning from patient safety incidents and ensure improvements translate into safer care across the trust.

The role requires a current UK professional registration, a postgraduate patient safety qualification or equivalent experience, and a master’s level education.