About this role
Job summary
The Patient Safety Incident Response Strategic Lead is a varied and high-profile role. The post holder will lead the Trust's response to the most serious and complex patient safety events, providing expert investigation and review, and supporting patients, families and colleagues throughout the process.
The post holder will coordinate thematic reviews and ensure learning from patient safety events is translated into sustainable improvement across the organisation. The post holder will also provide oversight and quality assurance of investigation documentation and reports, and will provide support to more complex After Action Reviews (AARs) which are led by the Clinical Directorates.
The post holder will also undertake the PSIRF Engagement Lead role for relevant responses, ensuring compassionate involvement of patients, families and carers, supporting delivery of Duty of Candour, and promoting a psychologically safe learning environment underpinned by just culture principles.
Please note, this post is for 22.5 hours per week.
Main duties of the job
Lead on our PSII investigations and thematic reviews Provide expert advice and guidance to staff leading other learning responses Provide training to staff within the organisation of PSIRF principles / systems thinking to assist with the embedding of other learning responses Analyse incident and investigation themes to identify trends and learning opportunities, contributing to Trust-level reporting (monthly/quarterly/annual) and informing prioritisation of improvement work. Be one of the formal named lead Patient Safety Specialists in the organisation leading on or directly supporting patient safety improvement activity, ensuring that systems thinking, human factors understanding and just culture principles are embedded in all patient safety processes across HDFT.
About us
Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust (HDFT) cares for the population in Harrogate and the local area, as well as across North Yorkshire, Leeds and parts of the North East.
At HDFT we provide outstanding care to both our patients and our staff and we value Kindness, Integrity, Teamwork and Equality. If you're looking for an interesting and rewarding career in the NHS, where you can make a real difference to patients' lives, HDFT could be the place for you!
We offer colleagues:
A supportive culture so colleagues can bring their whole selves to work. Staff Recognition - as well as regular appraisals, we recognise achievements with our Making a Difference & Team of the Month Awards, along with annual Colleague Recognition Awards. Employee Support and wellbeing - we offer a wide range of staff benefits including an Employee Assistance Programme, counselling service and a fast-track Physiotherapy service. Please note:
Due to high levels of interest, posts may close early if we reach a sufficient number of applications Visa sponsorship is only available for certain roles. Please ensure the role you are interested in meets the criteria for a visa before submitting your application. Please also be aware that the Trust does not offer relocation packages for Agenda for Change roles. All job offers are subject to satisfactory pre-employment checks.
Job description Job responsibilities
See attached job description and person specification for more information or contact Melanie Jackson on [email protected]
Person Specification
Qualifications Essential
Educated to Masters level or demonstrable equivalent experience in a relevant role. post graduate patient safety qualification or equivalent
Desirable
leadership qualification professional registration
Experience Essential
worked in patient safety related role knowledge and demonstrable experience of systems thinking / human factors/ just culture evidence of leading investigation and writing reports
Desirable
trained PSS
Knowledge Essential
compassionate engagement with pts and families after safety incident understand system based investigation approaches
Desirable
datix experience CQc standards and quality governance
Skills Essential
manage stressful situations and conversations sensitively evidence of collaborative working leadership skills - strategic thinker
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 Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust
Address Harrogate Hospital
Harrogate
HG2 7SX
Employer's website https://www.hdft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)