East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust

Patient safety partner (PSP)

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Job summary

A patient safety partner (PSP) is actively involved in the design of safer healthcare at all levels in the organisation.

Your main role will be to work with us to ensure that we prioritise the safety requirements of our patients thereby maximising the things that go right and minimising the things that go wrong for people receiving our services.

You will work with us in the following way:

  • It is important that you participate and join key conversations and meetings within the Trust that address patient safety. You will attend our patient safety meetings and committees.
  • Committee's/meetings may require face to face attendance or may be online, either of which the PSP must be comfortable with this approach
  • You will challenge us and the way that we work so that together be our critical friend Providing a questioning approach to the information shared at the Committee's and meetings
  • Representing the patient's/family voice, to ensure the committee/meeting members are 'walking in the patient's shoes'
  • Co-designing the developments of Patient Safety initiatives.
  • Compliance with relevant policies and maintaining confidentiality

Main duties of the job

The role will work alongside the Trust's clinical and non-clinical staff, to help inform and influence decisions on services. They will become members of committees, work with project teams, consult on on policy and support learning to contribute a different and independent perspective, enriching and ensuring the best patient experience is achieved. they are involved in a wide range of activities and programmes of work and may take on several different types of roles while in that work. they will contribute to improving governance and leadership within the Trust.

About us

A wide range of staff benefits are available to our staff including staff development, enrolment in the NHS pension scheme, auto-enrolment to our Temporary Workforce Service, access to nurseries at Conquest Hospital and Eastbourne District General Hospital, staff restaurants and on-site staff accommodation.

In addition to an internal Occupational Health department, all staff also have access to free psychological support through our confidential Employee Assistance Programme which is available to staff 24 hours a day 7 days a week. Onsite parking is available for a small administration fee.

There has never been a better time to join East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust, submit your application today.

Details

Date posted

25 March 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 2

Salary

Depending on experience £150 per day

Contract

Bank

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

374-TWS PSP

Job locations

East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust

East Sussex

BN21 2UD


Job description

Job responsibilities

This role is subject to a non-obligatory agreement through our Temporary Workforce.

To avoid any conflict of interests, this post is open to external applicants only.

Job description

Job responsibilities

This role is subject to a non-obligatory agreement through our Temporary Workforce.

To avoid any conflict of interests, this post is open to external applicants only.

Person Specification

Skills and experience

Essential

  • Understanding of and broad interest in patient safety.
  • Confidence to communicate well verbally with senior leaders about strategic issues, as an advocate for patient safety.
  • Experience of championing health improvements; able to be a critical friend.
Person Specification

Skills and experience

Essential

  • Understanding of and broad interest in patient safety.
  • Confidence to communicate well verbally with senior leaders about strategic issues, as an advocate for patient safety.
  • Experience of championing health improvements; able to be a critical friend.

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

East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust

Address

East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust

East Sussex

BN21 2UD


Employer's website

http://jobs.esht.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust

Address

East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust

East Sussex

BN21 2UD


Employer's website

http://jobs.esht.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Temporary Workforce Service Manager

Laura Ransom

laura.ransom@nhs.net

07825532692

Details

Date posted

25 March 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 2

Salary

Depending on experience £150 per day

Contract

Bank

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

374-TWS PSP

Job locations

East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust

East Sussex

BN21 2UD


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