Help shape safer care and improve patient outcomes
Are you passionate about patient safety, quality improvement and learning from incidents? Do you have excellent communication, analytical and organisational skills, with a commitment to improving care for patients and supporting staff?
We are seeking an enthusiastic and motivated individual to join our Divisional Quality and Patient Safety Team to provide Maternity leave Cover for the part-time Patient Safety & Quality Advisor role. This is an exciting opportunity to develop expertise in patient safety, investigation and quality improvement while making a meaningful contribution to the delivery of safe, effective and compassionate care.
Working under the direction of the Patient Safety & Quality Officer, you will contribute to the delivery of the patient safety, quality, risk management, clinical effectiveness and patient experience agenda across the Division.
You will help embed the Patient Safety Incident Response Framework (PSIRF) and support a culture of openness, learning and continuous improvement across clinical services.
We are seeking an experienced individual with experience in healthcare and ideally this will include a background in either governance, quality, risk management, or patient safety.
As Patient Safety & Quality Advisor, you will manage a delegated and supervised caseload of Patient Safety Learning Responses, ensuring investigations are completed to a high standard and within agreed timescales.
Working alongside multidisciplinary teams, patients, families and carers, you will help ensure investigations are conducted with compassion, transparency and professionalism.
The role offers opportunities for professional development in patient safety science, systems-based investigation, human factors, governance and quality improvement.
Please note: We reserve the right to close this vacancy early should enough suitable applications be received. Interviews are expected to take place within 7 to 10 days of the closing date. The interview date will be confirmed following closure of the vacancy.
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Applicants should refer to the attached job description and person specification for further information about the role.
The successful candidate will possess excellent written and verbal communication skills, and present findings clearly and effectively to a range of audiences.
The successful candidate will be organised, proactive, and capable of managing competing priorities in a busy environment.
A sound understanding of patient safety, quality improvement, or clinical governance principles is desirable.
You will be able to work collaboratively with multidisciplinary teams to support learning, improvement, and positive patient outcomes
