Job summary
Are you ready to take the next step career and join our dynamic team in this newly created exciting opportunity within the board of Surgery and Associated specialties at Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals?
We are looking for an experienced, highly motivated, dynamic person who is passionate about improving patient care and clinical outcomes by ensuring quality and safety is an integral part of the patient pathway. We are looking for a candidate with knowledge of risk management, audit and quality improvement and who is passionate about quality and safety to become a patient safety lead within the clinical board.
The patient safety lead will bring clinical leadership experience and excellent interpersonal skills to support the delivery of our clinical board quality and safety strategy. The patient safety lead will work closely with the Medical Quality and Safety Lead and Head of Nursing in collaboration with key stakeholders across the board and wider trust facilitating the delivery of the patient safety incident framework. As part of this process it is essential that we develop a robust approach to shared learning across the board, linking with all staff groups , the patient safety lead will play a key role in strengthening our approach to learning for improvement.
- Interview Date Thursday, 07 November 2024
- 37 Hours 30 Minutes/Week
Main duties of the job
The successful candidate will be an excellent communicator and an ambassador for high quality patient care. It is essential that you bring a flexible and adaptable approach to meet the exciting challenge of this role, supporting the multi-professional team in enhancing quality and improving the patient experience.
- To focus on patient safety by working with all services within the Clinical Board to promote and create a culture of openness, transparency and collaboration
- To support the delivery of the quality and safety agenda within the clinical board
- As a key member of the Quality Oversight Group (QOG) for the Clinical Board, facilitate learning and continual improvement in response to concerns raised, incidents and complaint and in doing so create a culture of shared learning
- Provide leadership, guidance and support to across the Board on all patient safety and clinical governance issues
About us
Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the busiest, largest and most successful teaching NHS foundation trusts in the country, with around 16,000 staff and an annual income of £1 billion.
We have a long history of providing high quality care, clinical excellence, and innovation in medical research regionally, nationally and internationally.
We're also proud to be the second largest provider of specialised services in the country. This means we support people with a range of rare and complex medical, surgical and neurological conditions, cancers and genetic orders.
Our staff oversee around 2 million patients 'contacts' each year, delivering high standards of healthcare.
Please see attached information on what Staff Benefits we have to offer at our Trust.
We are committed to promoting equality and diversity and recognise the benefit in providing an inclusive environment. We value and respect the diversity of our employees and aim to recruit a workforce which reflects the communities we serve, and is equipped to deliver the best service to our patients. We welcome all applications irrespective of people's race, disability, gender, sexual orientation, religion or belief, age, gender identity, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity and in particular those from under- represented groups.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- Work with all services within the Clinical Board to promote and create a culture of openness, transparency and collaboration, including ensuring compliance with duty of candour and being open.
- Promote a culture of incident reporting and support investigations into adverse events, incidents, and near misses, identifyingsystems issues, implementing corrective actions, and facilitating local and organizational learning.
- Participate in and support the embedding of PSIRF within and across the Clinical Board
- In conjunction with and on behalf of the Medical Quality and Safety Lead, Head of Nursing and CGARD Clinical Board representatives, support the development of a robust patient safety and clinical governance framework within the Board to ensure the provision of safe and high-quality care.
- Collaborate with Quality and Safety leads, Head of Nursing and Matrons within the board and other stakeholders to champion patient safety initiatives and drive continuous improvement.
- As a key member of the Quality Oversight Group (QOG) for the Clinical Board, facilitate learning and continual improvement in response to concerns raised, incidents and complaints. Sharing local learning within the Board and contributing to Trust wide learning forums e.g. Patient Safety Briefings.
- Assist in the development of cross cutting policies, procedures, and guidelines that promote a culture of patient safety, risk identification and mitigation throughout the Clinical Board.
- Understand the highest risks facing the Clinical Board and the potential mitigating actions being put in place to address these.
- In conjunction with the Head of Nursing, Medical Quality and Safety Lead, Matron, clinical governance and audit leads for the Clinical Board advise on all aspects of clinical governance, clinical risk management and patient safety.
- As an integral part of the Clinical Board QOG , facilitate, develop and co-ordinate clinical risk management within the Board. Foster a just culture in line with the corporate objectives, resulting in the delivery of a high-quality, cost-effective service.
- Promote a positive learning environment where lessons are learnt and changes implemented to ensure a quality service working in partnership with the Director of Operations, Clinical Board Chair Head of Nursing, Matron and Clinical Directors,
- To work closely with colleagues to raise the profile of clinical governance and risk management, highlighting in practice the relationship between patient safety and the management and everyday clinical practice and the effects on the patient to identify areas of good practice and highlight areas that can be improved.
Please note it is a requirement of The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust that all successful candidates who require a DBS for the post they have been offered pay for their DBS certificate. The method of payment is a salary deduction from your first months pay.
As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.
You will be redirected to Trac to apply for the vacancy. Please expand the job details section and read all of the information before applying for the vacancy.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- Work with all services within the Clinical Board to promote and create a culture of openness, transparency and collaboration, including ensuring compliance with duty of candour and being open.
- Promote a culture of incident reporting and support investigations into adverse events, incidents, and near misses, identifyingsystems issues, implementing corrective actions, and facilitating local and organizational learning.
- Participate in and support the embedding of PSIRF within and across the Clinical Board
- In conjunction with and on behalf of the Medical Quality and Safety Lead, Head of Nursing and CGARD Clinical Board representatives, support the development of a robust patient safety and clinical governance framework within the Board to ensure the provision of safe and high-quality care.
- Collaborate with Quality and Safety leads, Head of Nursing and Matrons within the board and other stakeholders to champion patient safety initiatives and drive continuous improvement.
- As a key member of the Quality Oversight Group (QOG) for the Clinical Board, facilitate learning and continual improvement in response to concerns raised, incidents and complaints. Sharing local learning within the Board and contributing to Trust wide learning forums e.g. Patient Safety Briefings.
- Assist in the development of cross cutting policies, procedures, and guidelines that promote a culture of patient safety, risk identification and mitigation throughout the Clinical Board.
- Understand the highest risks facing the Clinical Board and the potential mitigating actions being put in place to address these.
- In conjunction with the Head of Nursing, Medical Quality and Safety Lead, Matron, clinical governance and audit leads for the Clinical Board advise on all aspects of clinical governance, clinical risk management and patient safety.
- As an integral part of the Clinical Board QOG , facilitate, develop and co-ordinate clinical risk management within the Board. Foster a just culture in line with the corporate objectives, resulting in the delivery of a high-quality, cost-effective service.
- Promote a positive learning environment where lessons are learnt and changes implemented to ensure a quality service working in partnership with the Director of Operations, Clinical Board Chair Head of Nursing, Matron and Clinical Directors,
- To work closely with colleagues to raise the profile of clinical governance and risk management, highlighting in practice the relationship between patient safety and the management and everyday clinical practice and the effects on the patient to identify areas of good practice and highlight areas that can be improved.
Please note it is a requirement of The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust that all successful candidates who require a DBS for the post they have been offered pay for their DBS certificate. The method of payment is a salary deduction from your first months pay.
As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.
You will be redirected to Trac to apply for the vacancy. Please expand the job details section and read all of the information before applying for the vacancy.
Person Specification
Qualifications & Education
Essential
- Degree level qualification and evidence of CPD
- Post-graduate qualification to Masters level or significant experience in clinical practice, involvement in developing practice, clinical risk management and/or clinical audit/QI
Desirable
- Qualification or CPD relevant to patient safety/clinical governance/quality improvement
- Masters level qualification in a related topic
- Management qualification or experience
Knowledge & Experience
Essential
- Proven experience in a clinical leadership role including involvement in incident reporting and investigation
- In depth knowledge of clinical governance frameworks, QI methodologies and patient safety principles
- Evidence of continuous professional and personal development
- Project leadership
- Production of written work to a high standard within tight deadlines
Desirable
- Evidence of leading programme/programmes of education and/or training
Skills & Abilities
Essential
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills in person and written
- Analytical skills with the ability to interpret data, identify trends and lead data driven improvement initiatives
- Presentation skills, computer use including word processing, Excel and database
Person Specification
Qualifications & Education
Essential
- Degree level qualification and evidence of CPD
- Post-graduate qualification to Masters level or significant experience in clinical practice, involvement in developing practice, clinical risk management and/or clinical audit/QI
Desirable
- Qualification or CPD relevant to patient safety/clinical governance/quality improvement
- Masters level qualification in a related topic
- Management qualification or experience
Knowledge & Experience
Essential
- Proven experience in a clinical leadership role including involvement in incident reporting and investigation
- In depth knowledge of clinical governance frameworks, QI methodologies and patient safety principles
- Evidence of continuous professional and personal development
- Project leadership
- Production of written work to a high standard within tight deadlines
Desirable
- Evidence of leading programme/programmes of education and/or training
Skills & Abilities
Essential
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills in person and written
- Analytical skills with the ability to interpret data, identify trends and lead data driven improvement initiatives
- Presentation skills, computer use including word processing, Excel and database
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
Additional information
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).