Patient Safety Specialist

Job overview

Closing Date:  16/05/2025  (this may change dependent on response)

Shortlisting to take place in the week following closing date:  commencing 19/05/2025

Interview expected to take place in the week following shortlisting:  commencing 26/05/2025

An exciting opportunity has arisen to be part of Quality Governance team.

To strengthen our focus on patient safety we have would like to appoint a patient safety expert, working fulltime supporting clinical teams in achieving the priorities as set out in the national patient safety strategy . They will provide dynamic, compassionate and collaborative senior leadership, visibility and expert support to the patient safety work in the organisation. They will support the development of the patient safety culture and safety systems and work in networks to share good practice and learn from each other.

Main duties of the job

You will work closely with the wider Quality Governance team acting as an enabler and change agent.

If you are passionate about patient safety, quality and have skills and knowledge in improvement science, systems thinking, human factors and leadership skills that will support a just culture, you can be part of a team that is innovative and ambitious in achieving excellence in every aspect of healthcare.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The post holder will be the lead patient safety expert in the organisation, working fulltime on patient safety. They will provide dynamic, compassionate and collaborative senior leadership, visibility and expert support to the patient safety work in the organisation. They will support the development of the patient safety culture and safety systems and work in networks to share good practice and learn from each other.

The post holder will lead and directly support patient safety improvement activity and ensure that systems thinking, human factors understanding and just culture principles are embedded in all patient safety processes. They will promote patient safety thinking beyond why things go wrong in healthcare (Safety I), to examining why things routinely go right and how that can be maximised (Safety II). They will support the organisations ‘patient safety partners’ (patient and public representatives specifically involved in patient safety) as identified in the NHS Patient Safety Strategy.

The post holder will work as part of a wider team to ensure that patient safety is appropriately prioritised and considered in the work of the organisation. The post holder will support an aligned approach to the improvement of safety by working closely with the trusts Medicines Safety Officer (MSO), Medical device safety officer (MDSO), Central Alerting System (CAS )lead, Controlled drugs accountable officer (CDAO), Revalidation Officer (RO), Medical Examiner (ME), Learning from deaths lead, safeguarding leads, Maternity safety champion and GIRFT lead.

They will build and maintain good working relationships with a broad range of internal and external stakeholders on issues relating to patient safety. Including Healthcare Safety Investigation Branch, patient safety collaboratives and Academic Health Science Networks, Health Education England, Care Quality Commission and relevant parts of profession regulators such as the Nursing and Midwifery Council.