Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust

MSE Patient Safety Facilitator

The closing date is 10 November 2025

Job summary

Do you have what it takes or are you looking for a new challenge?

We have an exciting opportunity for someone with the right experience to join the MSEFT Patient safety Team. We are a small team with a real focus on the patient and staff experience.

The Patient Safety facilitator will be key in supporting and developing the embedding of the Patient Safety Incident Response Framework (PSIRF) across the Trust, in addition to supporting processes for patient safety including the response to and management of incidents, investigations, never events, Duty of Candour and compliance with national patient safety alerts.

The role is required to work leading patient safety across all sites within the Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust footprint.

So, if you want to use your expertise to ensure excellent patient care and safety across our trust, please apply today.

Main duties of the job

The Patient Safety Facilitator will work as a member of the Patient Safety Team to support an organisational safety culture that focusses on high quality care standards.

They will support managers and staff to ensure all incidents within the Trust are reviewed and that there is an appropriate response. They will:

  • Promote a just culture that focusses on continuous improvement in relation to incident reporting and patient safety issues
  • Support the management of the serious incident process
  • Provide expert guidance and advice in incident and serious incident management and investigation in line with Trust, regional and national policy
  • Provide high quality performance and aggregated incident reports
  • Provide assurance to all necessary internal and external bodies or indicate to the organisation that pro-active action needs to be taken to rectify gaps.

About us

Our ambition is to deliver excellent local and specialist services, to improve the health and well being of our patients, and provide a vibrant place for staff to develop, innovate and build careers.

We aim to make the most of our skills and experiences so we can become the best we can be. As one organisation we will recruit the finest and retain more specialist staff due to more employment opportunities across our Trust

Details

Date posted

04 November 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

£47,810 a year Per Annum (Pro Rata for Part Time)

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

390-COR-SO-0615

Job locations

MSE

Britannia House

Southend on Sea

SS2 6GE


Job description

Job responsibilities

Are you looking for an exciting Patient Safety Facilitator role using your unique qualities, then we want to hear from you.

For full details about this varied and rewarding role, please see attached job description.

We look forward to your application.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Are you looking for an exciting Patient Safety Facilitator role using your unique qualities, then we want to hear from you.

For full details about this varied and rewarding role, please see attached job description.

We look forward to your application.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Registered Nurse or Allied Health Professional or educated to A level or diploma level with equivalent significant experience in a Patient Safety role

Desirable

  • Patient Safety Training - PSIRF

Experience

Essential

  • Substantial experience of the NHS, patient safety and clinical governance agenda
  • Proficient in the use a wide variety of IT and software packages
  • Experience of supporting and teaching to multidisciplinary teams in relation to patient safety
  • Significant experience in using risk management systems
  • Significant experience in the oversight and management of incidents

Desirable

  • Experience in leading engagement with system partners i.e. ICB / NHSE
  • Experience within a Corporate Patient Safety role

Communication

Essential

  • Excellent standard of written English - demonstrated throughout application form
  • High level of interpersonal skills including the ability to lead, influence and motivate - demonstrated in previous experience and supporting information

Desirable

  • Experience in leading communication with system partners i.e. ICB, providers
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Registered Nurse or Allied Health Professional or educated to A level or diploma level with equivalent significant experience in a Patient Safety role

Desirable

  • Patient Safety Training - PSIRF

Experience

Essential

  • Substantial experience of the NHS, patient safety and clinical governance agenda
  • Proficient in the use a wide variety of IT and software packages
  • Experience of supporting and teaching to multidisciplinary teams in relation to patient safety
  • Significant experience in using risk management systems
  • Significant experience in the oversight and management of incidents

Desirable

  • Experience in leading engagement with system partners i.e. ICB / NHSE
  • Experience within a Corporate Patient Safety role

Communication

Essential

  • Excellent standard of written English - demonstrated throughout application form
  • High level of interpersonal skills including the ability to lead, influence and motivate - demonstrated in previous experience and supporting information

Desirable

  • Experience in leading communication with system partners i.e. ICB, providers

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

Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust

Address

MSE

Britannia House

Southend on Sea

SS2 6GE


Employer's website

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


Employer details

Employer name

Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust

Address

MSE

Britannia House

Southend on Sea

SS2 6GE


Employer's website

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


Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Associate Director for Patient Safety

Dawn Osborne

dawn.osborne7@nhs.net

Details

Date posted

04 November 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

£47,810 a year Per Annum (Pro Rata for Part Time)

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

390-COR-SO-0615

Job locations

MSE

Britannia House

Southend on Sea

SS2 6GE


Supporting documents

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