# Head of Patient Safety and Mortality > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/head-of-patient-safety-and-mortality/38d59b99-4703-403f-b8c9-bee54d41994c - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/head-of-patient-safety-and-mortality/38d59b99-4703-403f-b8c9-bee54d41994c.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust - **Town:** Carlisle - **Region:** North East and Yorkshire - **Country:** England - **Grade:** Band 8 - **Salary:** £66,582 - £77,368 pa pro rata - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week - **Closing date:** 2026-07-28T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-07-07T11:51:53.468Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Cumbria/Carlisle/North_Cumbria_Integrated_Care_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Patient_Safety/Patient_Safety-v8105667 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8105667?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.ncic.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview The Head of Patient Safety and Mortality is a senior clinical leadership role responsible for the strategic development, delivery and continuous improvement of the Trust’s patient safety, mortality and organisational learning systems. The post holder is accountable for ensuring that patient safety intelligence translates into measurable improvements in clinical outcomes, reduction in avoidable harm and sustained organisational learning The post holder provides expert leadership for: - Patient Safety Incident Response Framework (PSIRF) - Learning from Deaths and mortality surveillance - Incident management and safety learning systems - Safety culture, human factors and just culture / being fair development The role operates within a matrix leadership model across the organisation, in particular with the Senior Medical Directorate team, and the Corporate Nursing Team,. The individual will also work closely with other members of the Medical Directorate, Quality Governance and Legal Services Teams. ### Main duties of the job The post holder has leadership responsibility for patient safety and mortality systems. Corporate functions relating to risk management, complaints, legal services, patient experience and clinical effectiveness sit elsewhere within the Trust’s governance framework. The role works in close partnership with these and other relevant functions to ensure alignment, shared organisational learning and coordinated improvement, recognising that accountabilities may evolve over time. The post holder will lead the development of a modern, intelligence-led safety system, ensuring that insights from safety events, mortality reviews and other relevant sources are translated into measurable and sustainable improvement. The role will work in close partnership with the Quality Improvement (QI) function to ensure that learning is embedded into improvement programmes across clinical services. The post holder will be expected to work flexibly across organisational structures, adapting to changes in governance and operating models while maintaining a clear focus on patient safety, mortality and learning. The post holder will have the freedom to act autonomously and be responsible for providing expert advice on patient safety, with an ability to challenge where necessary, in order to bring about change, evidence and learning. Due to the nature of the role, the post holder will be expected to deal with complex and often contentious, sensitive and/or emotional matters. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities Please see attached job description and person specification for further information regarding the role and the essential and desirable criteria required to be met by applicants. 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Disclosure and Barring Service: This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions. The cost of the DBS must be met by the successful candidate(s) through salary deduction. DBS charges are as follows if applicable to the post: Standard Check: £21.50 + Administration cost of £6.50 = £28.00. Deducted from salary over following 4 months or one off payment. Enhanced Check: £49.50 + administration cost of £6.50 = £56.00. Deducted from salary over following 4 months or one off payment. NCIC can offer successful future employees the following benefits: 27-day holiday scheme rising to 33 after 10 years Flexible working Scheme NHS Discounts* Salary Sacrifice schemes including lease cars and Cycle to Work* Excellent opportunities for development* Competitive NHS Pension scheme Vivup is a free, confidential counselling and information service to assist with personal or work-related problems *Subject to eligibility Important Information Please ensure that you document evidence of meeting all the essential criteria in the supporting information. If sufficient response is received this post could be closed earlier than the specified closing date, please apply as soon as possible to ensure that your application is considered. Candidates who have been successfully shortlisted for interview will be asked via an email notification to log on to their Trac account to select an interview time. This will usually be within 2 weeks of the closing date. ## Person Specification ### Skills **Essential** - Highly developed leadership and influencing skills - Strong clinical credibility - Ability to analyse complex information and translate into actionable insight - Excellent communication and presentation skills - Ability to lead in complex and sensitive situations - Strategic thinking with strong delivery focus - Ability to work effectively across organisational boundaries ### Knowledge **Essential** - In-depth knowledge of national patient safety policy and priorities - Understanding of systems thinking, human factors and safety science - Knowledge of mortality surveillance and review methodologies - Strong understanding of quality improvement approaches - Understanding of governance and regulatory frameworks ### Experience **Essential** - Significant senior clinical leadership experience in a complex healthcare organisation - Experience of leading patient safety or clinical governance systems - Experience of PSIRF implementation or equivalent safety frameworks - Experience of mortality review processes and Learning from Deaths - Experience of working at or influencing Board or senior executive level - Demonstrable experience of leading change and service improvement - Experience of multidisciplinary and matrix working - Experience of delivering measurable improvement outcomes **Desirable** - Experience of Board assurance and regulatory interaction (CQC, NHSR) ### Qualifications **Essential** - Registered healthcare professional - First degree or equivalent experience - Evidence of ongoing professional development - Patient Safety Specialist (PSS) accreditation OR willingness to undertake training on appointment **Desirable** - Postgraduate qualification in patient safety, quality improvement, human factors or related field - Leadership or management qualification ### Personal Qualities **Essential** - Integrity and professionalism - Resilience and sound judgement - Collaborative and inclusive leadership style - Commitment to patient-centred care and continuous improvement ## Documents - [a-26-8105667 head of patient safety and mortality (pdf, 232.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10422009) ## Agent Notes - This Markdown page is generated from the same Job Clerk job record as the HTML job detail page. - Use the canonical HTML URL for user-facing references. - Use the application URL when the user wants to apply on the source NHS site.