# Patient Safety Partner > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/patient-safety-partner/26df7fc0-7d88-4b02-b24c-96ed1b001c40 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/patient-safety-partner/26df7fc0-7d88-4b02-b24c-96ed1b001c40.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust - **Town:** Crewe - **Region:** North West - **Country:** England - **Profession:** Manager and corporate - **Grade:** Band 5 - **Salary:** £150 per day - **Contract type:** Honorary: 3 years - **Employment type:** Flexible working, Other, 4 hours per week (It is envisaged that working hours are to remain flexible. Approximately 2 days per month is required.) - **Closing date:** 2026-06-16T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-06-02T11:52:13.030Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Cheshire/Crewe/Mid_Cheshire_Hospitals_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Patient_Safety/Patient_Safety-v7913813 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/7913813?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.mcht.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview Patient Safety Partners are patients, carers, family members or other lay people who are recruited to work in partnership with staff to influence and improve the governance and leadership of safety within an NHS organisation. This is an exciting  role, supported by NHS England to provide support and advice to the Trust, playing a key role in the development of a patient safety culture, safety systems and improvement activity. ### Main duties of the job - membership of safety and quality committees whose responsibilities include the review and analysis of safety data - involvement in patient safety improvement projects - working with patient safety specialist to consider how to improve safety - involvement in staff patient safety training - participation in patient safety investigation oversight groups ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities A patient safety partner (PSP) is actively involved in the design of safer healthcare at all levels in the organisation. This may include various activities in safety governance such as; - Becoming members of the safety and quality committee, whose responsibilities include the review and analysis of safety data. - Considering how safety issues should be addressed. - Providing appropriate challenge to ensure learning and change follows. - Supporting the development and implementation of relevant strategies and policies. - Being Involved in patient safety improvement projects. - Working with patient safety specialist to consider how to improve safety. - Being involved in staff patient safety training. - Participating in patient safety investigation oversight groups. - Supporting effective safety governance at all levels in the organisation. PSPs should ensure that any committee/group of which they are a member considers and prioritises the service user, patient, carer and family perspective and champions a diversity of views. ## Job Details Patient Safety Partners are patients, carers, family members or other lay people who are recruited to work in partnership with staff to influence and improve the governance and leadership of safety within an NHS organisation. This is an exciting role, supported by NHS England to provide support and advice to the Trust, playing a key role in the development of a patient safety culture, safety systems and improvement activity. ## Job Description membership of safety and quality committees whose responsibilities include the review and analysis of safety data - involvement in patient safety improvement projects - working with patient safety specialist to consider how to improve safety - involvement in staff patient safety training - participation in patient safety investigation oversight groups ## Responsibilities A patient safety partner (PSP) is actively involved in the design of safer healthcare at all levels in the organisation. This may include various activities in safety governance such as; - Becoming members of the safety and quality committee, whose responsibilities include the review and analysis of safety data. - Considering how safety issues should be addressed. - Providing appropriate challenge to ensure learning and change follows. - Supporting the development and implementation of relevant strategies and policies. - Being Involved in patient safety improvement projects. - Working with patient safety specialist to consider how to improve safety. - Being involved in staff patient safety training. - Participating in patient safety investigation oversight groups. - Supporting effective safety governance at all levels in the organisation. PSPs should ensure that any committee/group of which they are a member considers and prioritises the service user, patient, carer and family perspective and champions a diversity of views. ## Person Specification ### Desirable **Desirable** - Demonstrates knowledge of how NHS healthcare organisations operate and how safety‑related decisions are made. ### Essential **Essential** - Demonstrates strong written communication skills, including the ability to understand and respond to complex information or reports. ## Documents - [welcome to mcht (pdf, 1.7mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2862) - [psp job description (pdf, 200.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10207404) - [continuous improvement (pdf, 292.8kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2680) - [psp person specification (pdf, 144.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10207405) - [mchft safeguarding statement (pdf, 320.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=3026) - [welcome to vin surgical centre (pdf, 1.6mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?ddoc=2280) - [candidate guide to interviews (pdf, 238.8kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?ddoc=2302) - [recruitment process & timescales (pdf, 240.7kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?ddoc=1885) - [dbs checks and ex-offender guidance (pdf, 146.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?ddoc=1887) - [guide to completing the application (pdf, 518.8kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?ddoc=1884) - [mid cheshire hospitals benefits brochure (pdf, 1.7mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2791) - [improvement matters continuous improvement (pdf, 233.7kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?ddoc=2308) - [recruitment process & timescales (bank vacancies) (pdf, 249.3kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?ddoc=1886) ## 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.