Closing Date: 06.07.26
Shortlisting to take place after closing date: commencing 07.07.26
Interview expected to take place in the week following shortlisting: commencing 14.07.26 (May Change)
Job Overview – Falls Lead
The Falls Lead is a senior clinical role responsible for leading, developing, and coordinating falls prevention and management strategies across an NHS organisation. The post holder provides expert advice, ensures compliance with national guidelines, and works with multidisciplinary teams to reduce patient harm and improve safety.
They oversee the planning and delivery of training, audits, and service improvements, ensuring staff are equipped with the knowledge and tools to assess and manage falls risks effectively. The role also includes reviewing incidents, influencing policy, and driving continuous quality improvement using evidence-based practice.
In addition, the Falls Lead manages the falls service, supports staff development, contributes to strategic decision-making, and collaborates with internal and external partners to enhance patient outcomes and promote a culture of safety across all care settings.
Falls Lead
The Falls Lead provides strategic and clinical leadership to reduce falls and improve patient safety across the Trust. They lead training, policy development, audits, and service improvements while acting as the organisation’s expert in falls prevention.
The role involves working collaboratively with multidisciplinary teams, reviewing incidents, and driving continuous quality improvement to enhance patient outcomes and minimise harm.
Our People Charter outlines the behaviours we can expect from one another and what you can expect from Bradford Teaching Hospitals Foundation Trust:
We value people
We are one team
We care
We’re keen to meet people who share these values and are passionate about delivering the highest quality of care to our patients.
Falls Lead
The Falls Lead is responsible for providing strategic, clinical, and operational leadership for falls prevention and management across the Trust. This includes developing and implementing policies, leading audits and incident reviews, and ensuring compliance with national guidance to improve patient safety and reduce harm.
The role involves acting as the organisation’s expert in falls, delivering specialist advice, education, and training to staff across clinical and non-clinical areas. It requires working closely with multidisciplinary teams to support risk assessment, promote safe mobilisation, and embed evidence-based practice into everyday care.
In addition, the post holder leads service development and quality improvement initiatives, manages the falls service and related resources (including equipment and budgets), and contributes to organisational decision-making. They also review complex incidents, share learning, and collaborate with external partners to continuously improve outcomes for patients at risk of falling.
