Are you an inspirational leader with a passion for improving patient safety and quality of care?
We are seeking an exceptional Assistant Director: Patient Safety to lead our patient safety agenda and help shape a culture where learning, openness and continuous improvement are at the heart of everything we do.
This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced senior leader to work alongside our Chief Nurse, Executive Team and clinical leaders to deliver our ambitious patient safety strategy, ensuring patients receive the safest possible care.
As Assistant Director: Patient Safety, you will provide strategic leadership for the Trust’s patient safety programme, leading the development and implementation of systems that reduce avoidable harm and improve patient outcomes.
You will oversee the Trust’s patient safety function, including implementation of the Patient Safety Incident Response Framework (PSIRF), patient safety investigations, learning from incidents, quality improvement programmes and the use of safety intelligence to drive organisational learning.
Working across clinical and corporate services, you will influence Senior Leaders, support clinical teams, and build strong partnerships with patients, staff and external organisations to embed a positive safety culture throughout the Trust.
For detailed information on this role please carefully read the job description and person specification.
The top priority for this post will be to provide strategic and operational leadership for the Trust’s patient safety agenda, ensuring the delivery of safe, effective, high-quality care through continuous improvement, learning from patient safety incidents, and implementation of national patient safety priorities. A key objective will be to review the functions of the patient safety team and to focus on review and improvement activity that will:
Refresh our approach to Patient Safety Incident Response Framework (PSIRF) requirements.
Examine and improve our incident management and oversight.
Support Coroners’ Inquests including the preparation of staff attending court.
Support being the nominated Patient Safety Specialist for CWPT.
Champion patient and family engagement in incident event review.
Ensure the Trust is fit for purpose in its use of the Learn from Patient Safety Events (LFPSE) system.
Lead the Trust’s mortality oversight and associated improvement activity.
Sustain reporting in respect of alerts published through the national alerts system.
Lead and develop a high-performing Patient Safety Team.
Build a culture of openness, compassion, psychological safety and continuous learning.
Represent the Trust at regional and national patient safety forums.
Ensure compliance with national guidance, regulatory requirements and best practice.
At Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership NHS Trust (CWPT), we deliver a wide range of physical, mental health, learning disability and autism services, and are proud to serve communities across Coventry, Warwickshire and beyond.
We put ‘people at our heart’; this ethos is at the centre of everything we do and how we do it. We care for our staff and colleagues as much as they care for others and offer a wide range of benefits and development opportunities.
generous annual leave entitlement which increases during your time with us
excellent learning and development opportunities, including apprenticeship frameworks, distance learning, internal training, coaching and mentoring, and much more
salary sacrifice schemes for lease car/ vehicle, Cycle to Work, home and electronics, gym membership and more
discounts with a range of retailers, restaurants and entertainment venues through our Employee Assistance Programme and NHS discount schemes
wellbeing support, including an in-house counselling service, external helpline and more
staff networks and support group
We’re always on the lookout for people who share our passion for improving the lives and wellbeing of people in our community, as well as our values of compassion, collaboration, excellence, integrity and respect.
For detailed information on this role please carefully read the job description and person specification.
Person Specification
- Master’s degree or equivalent experience in Healthcare, Nursing, Quality Improvement, Patient Safety or Leadership.
- Leadership or management qualification.
- Evidence of continuing professional development.
- Training in patient safety investigation methodologies (PSIRF or equivalent).
- Comprehensive knowledge of PSIRF.
- Extensive knowledge of clinical governance.
- Excellent understanding of risk management.
- Knowledge of CQC regulatory framework.
- Knowledge of quality improvement methodologies.
- Excellent leadership and influencing skills.
- Excellent report writing and presentation skills.
- Advanced analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Excellent communication and negotiation skills.
- Ability to influence senior stakeholders.
- Strategic planning and programme management skills.
- Financial awareness.
- Excellent organisational skills.
- Extensive experience leading patient safety programmes.
- Experience implementing national patient safety initiatives.
- Experience managing multidisciplinary teams.
- Experience presenting to Trust Boards.
- Experience of serious incident or PSIRF investigations.
- Experience developing organisational policies.
- Experience managing complex change programmes.
- Experience working with external regulators.
- Experience using patient safety data to improve services.
- Visible and credible leader.
- High level of integrity.
- Commitment to patient-centred care.
- Strategic thinker.
- Resilient under pressure.
- Excellent interpersonal skills.
- Collaborative leadership style.
- Innovative and solution-focused.
- Ability to influence organisational culture.
- Commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion.
- Commitment to continuous improvement.
- Highly motivated and self-directed.
- Ability to travel across Trust sites.
- Flexible approach to working hours.
- Commitment to maintaining professional registration where applicable.
