Patient Safety Partner Volunteer

Job overview

Be part of the patient safety governance in the Trust – e.g. support compliance monitoring and how safety issues should be addressed and providing appropriate challenge to ensure learning and change – and in the development and implementation of relevant strategy and policy.

• Support learning lessons and they are implemented and evaluate

• Be actively involved in the design of safer healthcare at all levels in the organisation
• Act as an advocate for patient safety
• Support the Trusts patient safety governance processes

Main duties of the job

General Responsibilities

• Communicate well in writing and read comprehensive reports
• Confidence and ability communicate in a wide range of matters
• Ability to understand a range of information and evidence
• Support clinical audits relating to patient safety as necessary
• Display sound judgement and an ability to be objective
• To attend PSP support meetings and training events
• Support and guide new PSPs where required
• Take part in PSP networks to receive peer support and share learning
• Report any safety incidents to staff
• Ensure that patient confidentiality is always maintained
• Adhere to the principles of the PSP agreement.
• Inform relevant person if unable to attend meetings or undertake another identified task

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please view the attached job description and person specification to view the full details about the role

We reserve the right to close the vacancy early if there are a high amount of applications

***If you require any support with applications or submitting any information, please contact [email protected] for details of drop-in support sessions with the Volunteer team***