Northamptonshire Healthcare Foundation Trust

Patient Safety Manager

The closing date is 29 July 2025

Job summary

To lead patient safety as a member of the Secured Services Turnaround team for Nottinghamshire and Lincoln Prisons and ensure that safety is prioritised and implemented in line with national guidance and the Trust's contractual requirements.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will, but not limited to:

Support the daily management of patient safety processes and effectively manage the investigation of patient safety incidents that occur within Offender Healthcare & Forensics in line with requirements of the NHS Patient Safety Incident Response Framework (PSIRF).

Support the on-going development of an open and honest culture, working collaboratively as needed with the freedom to speak up guardian and HR colleagues.

Support the Trust to implement and deliver PSIRF and collaborate with relevant services to facilitate and embed learning from patient safety incidents.

About us

NHFT is an integrated primary care and mental health Trust, providing physical, mental health and specialty services in both hospital settings and out in the community. Because we put the person at the centre of all we do, we focus on delivering care that is as easy to access as possible. This means many of our services can be provided at home, work or in schools.We also provide health services to various prisons and detention centres in Bedfordshire and Cambridgeshire.

NHFT promotes a culture of learning to improve the care and safety of our patients and staff, which focuses on people who enable our Trust to be 'outstanding' by supporting opportunity, innovation, development and growth.

Date posted

23 July 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 8a

Salary

£55,690 to £62,682 a year pa pro rata

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

18 months

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

270-TG213-MH

Job locations

HMP Lowdham Grange

Nottinghamshire

NG14 7DA

Job description

Job responsibilities

For further information on the advertised role, please refer to the job description located under the Supporting Documents heading. The full person specification can be accessed under the About You Section of the document.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Person Specification

Education, qualifications and training

Essential

Postgraduate qualification, or equivalent experience in managing complex incidents, complaints, and investigations
Training in SEIPS/Human Factors
Clinical qualification

Desirable

Project Management qualification
Quality Improvement training to fundamentals level

Experience

Essential

Operational experience in the NHS - a minimum of 3 years working in a senior clinical role
Knowledge of PSIRF and corporate and clinical governance at an operational level
Experience investigating serious incidents.
Demonstrable experience of working in complex change environments with multiple stakeholders and securing their engagement

Desirable

Experience of working across multiple organisations Working with patients and service users

Skills, abilities and knowledge

Essential

Excellent report writing skills
Knowledge of PSIRF
Excellent verbal and written skills and presenting to large groups

Person Specification

Education, qualifications and training

Essential

Postgraduate qualification, or equivalent experience in managing complex incidents, complaints, and investigations
Training in SEIPS/Human Factors
Clinical qualification

Desirable

Project Management qualification
Quality Improvement training to fundamentals level

Experience

Essential

Operational experience in the NHS - a minimum of 3 years working in a senior clinical role
Knowledge of PSIRF and corporate and clinical governance at an operational level
Experience investigating serious incidents.
Demonstrable experience of working in complex change environments with multiple stakeholders and securing their engagement

Desirable

Experience of working across multiple organisations Working with patients and service users

Skills, abilities and knowledge

Essential

Excellent report writing skills
Knowledge of PSIRF
Excellent verbal and written skills and presenting to large groups

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.