Senior Leader, Patient Safety & Quality Improvement

Nhs Bristol, North Somerset And South Gloucestershire Integrated Care Board; West of England; On-site; GBP 58,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

NHS Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire Integrated Care Board is seeking a Senior Patient Safety & Quality Lead to drive patient safety, quality assurance and improvement across an agreed portfolio. The role will provide expert leadership across clinical governance, and work with providers to identify risks and turn learning into sustainable improvement.

You will use incident and performance intelligence to identify themes, drive improvement, and support PSIRF while embedding

Qualifications

• Registered health or social care professional with UK registration.
• Masters level education or equivalent senior-level experience.
• Extensive knowledge of healthcare policy and NHS system.
• Evidence of CPD and post-qualifying development.
• Proficient digital literacy and use of digital systems.

Responsibilities

• Lead quality management, assurance and improvement across commissioned services.
• Provide expert quality and governance advice to senior leaders and Boards.
• Monitor provider quality via reviews, audits, and performance data.
• Identify risks and drive learning and improvement across organisations.
• Embed health equity within commissioning and service development.
• Build relationships with providers, regulators and system partners.

Skills

Registered professional

Digital literacy

Strategic thinking

Policy understanding

Stakeholder engagement

Leadership

Budget awareness

Problem solving

Project management

Education

Master’s degree or equivalent

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

NHS Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire Integrated Care Board is seeking a Senior Patient Safety & Quality Lead to drive patient safety, quality assurance and improvement across an agreed portfolio. The role will provide expert leadership across clinical governance, and work with providers to identify risks and turn learning into sustainable improvement.

You will use incident and performance intelligence to identify themes, drive improvement, and support PSIRF while embedding