Job summary
This is an exciting opportunity to join the Patient Safety Team as a Patient Safety Lead at Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust.
We are looking for someone who is passionate about patient safety and continuous quality improvement.
You will be credible and work with clinical and non-clinical staff to embed a quality governance & safety culture.
Main duties of the job
The Patient Safety Lead will support patient safety improvement activities and ensure that systems thinking, human factors understanding and Just Culture principles are embedded in all safety processes.
You will promote patient safety thinking beyond why things go wrong in healthcare to examining why things routinely go right and how that can be maximised.
The Patient Safety Lead will the Trust to build on the foundations of a patient safety culture and a patient safety system through:
- Being involved in understanding of patient safety within the organisation by drawing insight from multiple sources of patient safety information (Insight).
- Equipping patients, staff and partners with the skills and opportunities to improve patient safety throughout the whole organisation (Involvement).
- Designing and supporting programs that deliver effective and sustainable change in the most important areas (Improvement).
You must demonstrate how your experience, knowledge and skills meet the criteria as listed in the person specification and job description in order for your application to be shortlisted.
About us
The Humber Health Partnership is one of the largest acute and community Partnership arrangements in the NHS, seeing well over one million patients every year and managing a budget of over £1.3 billion.
Made up of two Trusts - Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust (NLAG) and Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust (HUTH) - our Partnership has significant ambitions and is committed to delivering world-class hospital and community services for the 1.65 million people we serve.
Together we employ nearly 20,000 staff. Our five main hospital sites are Diana, Princess of Wales Hospital, Scunthorpe General Hospital and Goole and District Hospital, for NLAG and Hull Royal Infirmary and Castle Hill Hospital for HUTH.
As Teaching Hospitals working with the Hull York Medical School, we both lead and contribute to research in many areas - biomedical research, primary care, palliative medicine, cardiovascular and respiratory medicine, vascular surgery, cancer surgery and oncology.
We believe that by developing a diverse, inclusive, innovative, skilled and caring workforce, we can deliver excellent care to our patients and a great future for our employees, our Partnership and our community.
Job description
Job responsibilities
For further details with regard to this vacancy opportunity, please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification.
Job description
Job responsibilities
For further details with regard to this vacancy opportunity, please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Incident investigation and root cause analysis training qualification, or relevant work experience
- Degree level qualification
Desirable
- Qualification in SEIPS model or other equivalent patient safety methodology method
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working within a senior/leadership role within the acute sector in the NHS
- Experience of quality, safety and governance working in a complex organisation
Desirable
- Experience of working in organisations other than the acute sector in the NHS, e.g. CCG, Local Government and or voluntary sector or substantial experience of joint working
- Quality improvement projects, methodology and small-scale change using PDSA cycles
Skills, Knowledge and Ability
Essential
- Knowledge of NHS Patient Safety, quality and governance
Desirable
- Knowledge of partner organisations
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Incident investigation and root cause analysis training qualification, or relevant work experience
- Degree level qualification
Desirable
- Qualification in SEIPS model or other equivalent patient safety methodology method
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working within a senior/leadership role within the acute sector in the NHS
- Experience of quality, safety and governance working in a complex organisation
Desirable
- Experience of working in organisations other than the acute sector in the NHS, e.g. CCG, Local Government and or voluntary sector or substantial experience of joint working
- Quality improvement projects, methodology and small-scale change using PDSA cycles
Skills, Knowledge and Ability
Essential
- Knowledge of NHS Patient Safety, quality and governance
Desirable
- Knowledge of partner organisations
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).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
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).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
