Job Overview
As the Head of Patient Safety, you will support the Associate Director for Patient Safety and Quality on leading the patient safety, quality and risk agenda at the Trust. The role will provide expert advice and leadership across the organisation, ensuring rigorous systems and processes are in place for managing events and improvement. The post holder will be proactive in their approach and will encourage an open and transparent reporting culture.
Main duties of the job
You will be responsible for embedding the Patient Safety Incident Response Framework (PSIRF) and Patient Safety Incident Response Plan (PSIRP) at the RUH. The role will ensure high quality and timely management of all Patient Safety Incident Investigations (PSIIs) and learning responses. You will support the Associate Director for Patient Safety and Quality in developing strong governance insights, involvement and improvement activity across the organisation and ensuring that systems thinking, human factors understanding and just culture principles are embedded within all we do.
You will work closely with the Head of Quality Assurance and Head of Patient Experience and be expected to provide cross cover of the combined portfolio. As a central team, we will work to ensure we can evidence the above to support external scrutiny of the Trust and compliance with external regulatory bodies. You will work closely with divisional and speciality governance leads and senior leaders to ensure triangulation in our approach.
The role will temporarily manage risk management functions to allow for the Head of Quality Assurance to embed several ongoing programmes of work.
Working for our organisation
At the RUH we put people at the heart of what we do, working together as one team to make a difference for our patients, each other, and our community. No matter what your role is, we value everyone’s contribution in supporting the exceptional, person-centred care we pride ourselves on.
We are proud to be in the top 20 best hospitals to work for in the country.
We are committed to creating a compassionate and inclusive environment. This can be seen in our growing community of staff networks – celebrating successes and creating opportunities to listen and learn. We value our differences, champion kindness and civility, and truly believe that diversity makes us stronger.
A culture of learning, developing and innovating is the thread that runs throughout our whole organisation. We want to support you to thrive, taking your career to its full potential.
We value staff wellbeing, with a well-established programme of support. We believe in a holistic approach spanning all aspects of living a healthy life, including physical, emotional, spiritual and financial wellbeing. We’ve even got a pool!
We are committed to supporting you and hope you want to join our team. In the meantime, find out more about living and working the beautiful historic city of Bath, learn about our extensive package of staff benefits, and read about how we’re providing healthcare fit for the future with the landmark Dyson Cancer Centre and our passion for research.
Detailed Job Description And Main Responsibilities
Please see the attached job description and person specification for more information about the role.
Person specification
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Please note - Due to recent changes in UK immigration and visa rules applicants who do not currently have the right to work in the UK may not be considered unless an alternative right to work solution can be provided. Candidates requiring sponsorship (or will need sponsorship at the end of a current visa e.g. those with graduate visa's) should review the eligibility criteria on the gov.uk website before applying: Prove your right to work to an employer: Overview - GOV.UK
Applicant requirements
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
- Head of Patient Safety & Quality Improvement (Patient Safety Specialist) JD (PDF, 600.3KB)
- Join the RUH (PDF, 1.1MB)
Further details / informal visits contact
Name Christopher Lafferty Job title Associate Director of Patient Safety & Quality Email address christopher.lafferty@nhs.net
