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Berkshire Healthcare Foundation Trust

Patient Safety Specialist

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Job summary

Berkshire Healthcare is looking for a Patient Safety Specialist (8b) to work within our senior patient safety team and play a key role in the local implementation of the NHS Patient Safety Strategy. This will include supporting the continued development of our patient safety culture, our safety systems and improvement activity.

As one of our Patient Safety Specialists you will be regarded as a key patient safety expert and will work together as a team to ensure all the requirements of the specialist role are met. You will provide dynamic senior leadership, visibility and expert support to the patient safety work in the organisation. You will be responsible for leading networks to share good practice and learning both internally and with regional and national groups.

This is a fulltime role with the opportunity for hybrid working as well as visiting clinical services/sites and joining the team at London House for office working days.

Main duties of the job

  • Lead on the implementation of the of the National Patient Safety Strategy - this includes continuing to embed and further develop local implementation of the Patient Safety Incident Response Framework (PSIRF); involving patients and families in patient safety activity; supporting services and the Trust as we progress with the Learn from Patient Safety Events (LFPSE) service; improving our internal patient safety education and training offer

  • Play a lead role in the continued development of quality and patient safety within the Trust to promote harm free care for staff and patients.

  • Act as an ambassador for the Trust developing constructive relationships with the Trust, with Governors and all external partners.

  • Ensure the Trust meets all required legislation and good practice for responding to our patient safety incidents as well as supporting mortality review process

About us

Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is a specialist mental health and community health services trust. Rated 'outstanding' by the CQC, we're committed to providing the best possible care to people across Berkshire. As an employer, we're committed to offering an inclusive and compassionate environment where our people share in a sense of belonging and are supported to flourish.

Our values at Berkshire Healthcare are:

  • Caring for and about you is our top priority
  • Committed to providing good quality, safe services
  • Working Together with you to develop innovative solutions

Your wellbeing is important to us. Some of the benefits of working for us include:

  • Flexible working options to support work-life balance
  • 27 days' annual leave rising with service + opportunity to buy and sell
  • Generous NHS pension scheme
  • Excellent learning and career development opportunities
  • 'Cycle to Work' and car leasing scheme including electric vehicles
  • Access to a range of wellbeing tools and services
  • Discounts at hundreds of popular retailers and restaurants
  • Staff networks for race, diversity, disabilities, the environment and armed forces community to support equality
  • Generous maternity, paternity, adoption and special leave
  • Free parking across Trust sites

Details

Date posted

27 February 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 8b

Salary

£64,337 to £74,415 a year per annum ( Incl of HCAS)

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

371-CS247

Job locations

Deputy Director of Nursing Patient Safety and Quality

London House, London Road

Bracknell

RG12 2UT


Job description

Job responsibilities

The must haves for this role:

  • Experience in a senior organisational leadership post covering patient safety and clinical quality

  • Skills to influence and engage senior managers and clinicians within the NHS on the subject of patient safety and compliance

  • Understanding and application of recommended tools and methodologies for completing patient safety learning responses

  • Ability to undertake robust and formal investigations and reviews into patient safety incidents and produce meaningful and high-quality reports

  • Ability to reflect, analyse and interpret highly complex information and concisely draw conclusion, making sound judgement and confidently justify decisions made

For further information about the role, please see attached job description and person specification.

We strongly encourage you to review how you meet the criteria in the person specification and write about this point-by-point in your supporting statement for the best chance of being shortlisted.

Were committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from all sections of the community. Our commitment to inclusion is reflected in our accreditations: Race Equality Matters Silver Trailblazer, Neurodiversity in Business Corporate Member, Disability Confident Leader, Carer Confident Level 2, and the Armed Forces Covenant Gold Award. Reasonable adjustments will be provided to candidates as needed.

We welcome a conversation about flexibility and any other questions you may have. Please dont hesitate to call: Helen de Gruchy Head of Patient Safety on 07870 484430 or email: helen.degruchy@berkshire.nhs.uk wholl be delighted to help.

We have identified that this is a role where we have underrepresentation of ethnically diverse colleagues. As part of our commitment to inclusion and Unity Against Racism we offer guaranteed interviews to candidates who meet the essential criteria and identify as: Asian or Asian British, Black or Black British, Mixed and Other Ethnic Groups.

Please note, if we receive a high number of applications, we may close this role earlier than the advertised closing date, so please submit your application as soon as possible.

Job description

Job responsibilities

The must haves for this role:

  • Experience in a senior organisational leadership post covering patient safety and clinical quality

  • Skills to influence and engage senior managers and clinicians within the NHS on the subject of patient safety and compliance

  • Understanding and application of recommended tools and methodologies for completing patient safety learning responses

  • Ability to undertake robust and formal investigations and reviews into patient safety incidents and produce meaningful and high-quality reports

  • Ability to reflect, analyse and interpret highly complex information and concisely draw conclusion, making sound judgement and confidently justify decisions made

For further information about the role, please see attached job description and person specification.

We strongly encourage you to review how you meet the criteria in the person specification and write about this point-by-point in your supporting statement for the best chance of being shortlisted.

Were committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from all sections of the community. Our commitment to inclusion is reflected in our accreditations: Race Equality Matters Silver Trailblazer, Neurodiversity in Business Corporate Member, Disability Confident Leader, Carer Confident Level 2, and the Armed Forces Covenant Gold Award. Reasonable adjustments will be provided to candidates as needed.

We welcome a conversation about flexibility and any other questions you may have. Please dont hesitate to call: Helen de Gruchy Head of Patient Safety on 07870 484430 or email: helen.degruchy@berkshire.nhs.uk wholl be delighted to help.

We have identified that this is a role where we have underrepresentation of ethnically diverse colleagues. As part of our commitment to inclusion and Unity Against Racism we offer guaranteed interviews to candidates who meet the essential criteria and identify as: Asian or Asian British, Black or Black British, Mixed and Other Ethnic Groups.

Please note, if we receive a high number of applications, we may close this role earlier than the advertised closing date, so please submit your application as soon as possible.

Person Specification

Education/Qualifications/Training

Essential

  • Master's degree or equivalent level of experience
  • Clinical qualification
  • Leadership qualification or demonstrable formal study of leadership principles and practice

Continuous Professional Development

Essential

  • Evidence of completion of relevant patient safety training in accordance with PSIRF training competencies or willingness to work towards

Previous Experience

Essential

  • Experience of working with a range of clinical services
  • Clinical experience
  • Experience in a senior organisational leadership post covering patient safety and clinical quality

Desirable

  • Demonstrable high level of understanding of CQC registration and essential standards

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

Essential

  • Understanding and application of recommended tools and methodologies for completing patient safety learning responses
  • Able to undertake robust and formal investigations and reviews into patient safety incidents and produce meaningful and high quality reports
  • Highly developed skills in providing consultation to other professional and non-professional groups
  • Experience of leading and managing resources
  • Ability to develop and use complex multi-media materials for presentations in public, professional and academic settings
  • Able to apply critical appraisal skills and constructively apply these in reviewing evidence against national standards
  • Able to reflect, analyse and interpret highly complex information and concisely draw conclusion, making sound judgement and confidently justify decisions made
  • Advanced Typing and IT skills required

Desirable

  • Understanding of national best practice in Clinical Audit & Effectiveness and the tools to be applied (e.g. National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence - NICE)
  • Knowledge of QI Methodology

Additional Requirements

Essential

  • Ability to travel to multiple site
Person Specification

Education/Qualifications/Training

Essential

  • Master's degree or equivalent level of experience
  • Clinical qualification
  • Leadership qualification or demonstrable formal study of leadership principles and practice

Continuous Professional Development

Essential

  • Evidence of completion of relevant patient safety training in accordance with PSIRF training competencies or willingness to work towards

Previous Experience

Essential

  • Experience of working with a range of clinical services
  • Clinical experience
  • Experience in a senior organisational leadership post covering patient safety and clinical quality

Desirable

  • Demonstrable high level of understanding of CQC registration and essential standards

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

Essential

  • Understanding and application of recommended tools and methodologies for completing patient safety learning responses
  • Able to undertake robust and formal investigations and reviews into patient safety incidents and produce meaningful and high quality reports
  • Highly developed skills in providing consultation to other professional and non-professional groups
  • Experience of leading and managing resources
  • Ability to develop and use complex multi-media materials for presentations in public, professional and academic settings
  • Able to apply critical appraisal skills and constructively apply these in reviewing evidence against national standards
  • Able to reflect, analyse and interpret highly complex information and concisely draw conclusion, making sound judgement and confidently justify decisions made
  • Advanced Typing and IT skills required

Desirable

  • Understanding of national best practice in Clinical Audit & Effectiveness and the tools to be applied (e.g. National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence - NICE)
  • Knowledge of QI Methodology

Additional Requirements

Essential

  • Ability to travel to multiple site

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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).

Employer details

Employer name

Berkshire Healthcare Foundation Trust

Address

Deputy Director of Nursing Patient Safety and Quality

London House, London Road

Bracknell

RG12 2UT


Employer's website

https://www.berkshirehealthcare.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Berkshire Healthcare Foundation Trust

Address

Deputy Director of Nursing Patient Safety and Quality

London House, London Road

Bracknell

RG12 2UT


Employer's website

https://www.berkshirehealthcare.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Head of Patient Safety

Helen de Gruchy

helen.degruchy@berkshire.nhs.uk

07870484430

Details

Date posted

27 February 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 8b

Salary

£64,337 to £74,415 a year per annum ( Incl of HCAS)

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

371-CS247

Job locations

Deputy Director of Nursing Patient Safety and Quality

London House, London Road

Bracknell

RG12 2UT


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