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Essential
11 listedRequirements the employer expects applicants to meet.
- Qualifications / Training Required
Degree-level qualification in nursing or midwifery, allied health / public health / social care, including professional registration e.g. NMC or HCPC registration where appropriate
- Qualifications / Training Required
A Master’s degree level or equivalent postgraduate qualification in relevant discipline or equivalent demonstrable experience
- Qualifications / Training Required
Knowledge of the specialist work practices and/ or professional guidelines relevant to patient safety
- Qualifications / Training Required
Knowledge and experience of the NHS and local health and social service functions
- Previous or relevant experience necessary
Relevant Clinical experience
- Previous or relevant experience necessary
Clinical Management experience
- Previous or relevant experience necessary
Knowledge of the Patient Safety Strategy
- Previous or relevant experience necessary
Patient Safety experience in an NHS or care setting
- Previous or relevant experience necessary
Quality Improvement experience (using QI tools and techniques such as process mapping, PDSA cycles, run charts or equivalent)
- Previous or relevant experience necessary
Project management experience in an NHS or care service setting
- Previous or relevant experience necessary
Experience of integrated working across professional boundaries and involving several organisations
Desirable
9 listedAdditional qualities the employer would prefer.
- Qualifications / Training Required
Project Management training (e.g. PRINCE II)
- Qualifications / Training Required
Institute of Health Care Breakthrough Series Training (or equivalent)
- Qualifications / Training Required
Institute of Health Care Patient Safety Executive Course (or equivalent)
- Qualifications / Training Required
Coaching / mentoring training
- Previous or relevant experience necessary
Knowledge / experience of the priority Safety Improvement Programmes (in the Patient Safety Strategy)
- Previous or relevant experience necessary
Ability to teach/facilitate the use of QI methodology
- Previous or relevant experience necessary
Experience in evaluating projects
- Previous or relevant experience necessary
Experience of organising/ managing events
- Previous or relevant experience necessary
Coaching / mentoring experience
Job overview
Health Innovation Wessex (HIW) is pleased to offer an opportunity to join one of England's leading health innovation organisations as programme manager – patient safety at a pivotal moment for the NHS, life sciences sector and the wider health and care system.
This is a 23 month secondment / fixed-term vacancy.
Main duties of the job
We are an ambitious organisation, looking for passionate and motivated people to join us with a proven track record of delivery.
You will need a tenacity to succeed, great communication and project management skills, an ability to build new relationships quickly, and the capability to manage and report data, and organise events.
A clinical background is required with patient safety / quality improvement experience. We welcome applications from people with a wide range of additional past experiences, whether that be clinical, NHS management or from industry.
Experience in programme management is also advantageous. An appreciation of the challenges involved with innovation deployment and transformation in the NHS is an advantage to succeed in this role.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The Opportunity
As the Programme Manager – Patient Safety you will manage and implement a number of projects within HIW, which will deliver against the national and local patient safety collaborative programme objectives detailed in the NHSE specification and supporting documents. This includes engaging and negotiating with Wessex health care providers, commissioners, academic organisations, social care, industry, patient partners and other key partners including senior leaders and front-line clinicians, with an ambition to give staff at all levels the skills and support they need to improve patient safety.
What You'll Be Responsible For
- Performance and outcomes of projects to deliver Health Innovation Wessex Patient Safety Collaborative programmes.
- The role includes putting in place appropriate programme management plans to ensure key milestones are achieved; improvement team formation, monitoring and support; raising awareness of Quality Improvement and safety culture; coaching, mentoring and influencing clinicians; ensuring appropriate measurement of outcomes; Patient Safety Network creation and delivery to support the sharing of good practice; providing data, reports and evidence on progress and promoting dissemination, communication and spread across Wessex to reduce avoidable harm to patients.
- As work stream lead the role will be responsible for leading and delivering a suite of programmes (national and local ICS agreed programmes).
Join Us
This is an exceptional opportunity for a patient safety programme manager who wants to make a lasting difference to health outcomes, healthcare transformation and economic growth.
If you are passionate about innovation, inspired by the future of the NHS and excited by the opportunity to shape the next chapter of Health Innovation Wessex, we would love to hear from you.
Together, we can accelerate innovation, improve lives and create a healthier future for Wessex and beyond.
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This advert is for Programme Manager – Patient Safety with University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust in Southampton, England. It is listed as a Band 8 Programme manager role. The advertised salary is £57,528 - £64,750 - Per Annum, Pro Rata. The contract type is Permanent. The application deadline is 04 Nov 2026.
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