About this role
Job summary
The Patient Safety Learning Lead is an organisation-wide role within the Central Patient Safety team.
The role will lead the analysis and reporting of learning from safety investigations, complaints, deaths, claims and coronial processes, ensuring key themes and learning are identified, shared and acted upon. Working collaboratively across quality, legal and complaints teams, the post holder will analyse and interpret complex qualitative and quantitative patient safety information to identify trends, support improvement, and inform recommendations
Main duties of the job
- Analyse and interpret patient safety learning from multiple sources including incidents, complaints, claims, mortality reviews and inquests.
- Identify themes, trends and improvement opportunities and support the dissemination of organisational learning.
- Develop and produce learning reports, bulletins, safety alerts and other communications.
- Support the implementation of patient safety, quality improvement and PSIRF-related programmes.
- Work in partnership with clinical, quality, complaints and legal teams to triangulate information and inform safety priorities.
- Present complex information and learning to Trust-wide governance groups and senior leaders.
- Provide leadership and line management to designated staff
About us
We are proud to provide high quality mental health and learning disability services, both inpatient and in the community across five boroughs of Greater Manchester - Bury, Oldham, Rochdale, Stockport and Tameside and Glossop.
Our vision is for a happier and more hopeful life for everyone in our communities and our staff work hard to deliver the very best care for the people who use our services. We're really proud of our#PennineCarePeopleand do everything we can to make sure we're a great place to work.
All individuals regardless of race, age, disability, ethnicity, nationality, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage and civil partnership are encouraged to apply for this post. We would also encourage applications from individuals with a lived experience of mental illness, either individually or as a carer.
If you come and work for us we will offer a range of benefits and opportunities, including:
- Generous annual leave entitlement for Agenda for Change and Medical and Dental staff.
- Flexible working opportunities to support your work/life balance
- Access to Continued Professional Development
- Involvement in improvement and research activities
- Health and Wellbeing activities and access to an excellent staff wellbeing service
- Access to staff discounts across retail, leisure and travel
Job description
Job responsibilities
- The Patient Safety Learning Lead will play a key role in supporting the Trust's commitment to delivering safe, high-quality care through effective organisational learning and improvement. The post holder will be responsible for analysing a wide range of qualitative and quantitative safety information, including patient safety incidents, complaints, claims, inquests, mortality reviews and audit findings. Working closely with clinical and corporate colleagues, they will identify themes, trends and learning opportunities and ensure that learning is effectively communicated across the organisation. The role involves developing reports, learning bulletins, safety communications and presentations for a range of audiences, including senior leadership teams, governance forums and frontline staff. The post holder will contribute specialist expertise in patient safety, PSIRF, safety culture and quality improvement methodologies to support safer systems of care. The successful candidate will work collaboratively with internal and external stakeholders, providing advice, support and guidance on patient safety matters and helping to embed a restorative and learning-focused culture. The role also includes line management responsibilities and oversight of programmes designed to strengthen organisational learning and improve patient outcomes.
Person Specification
Education/Qualifications
Essential
- Degree level or equivalent qualification plus short courses and/or exprience to post graduate diploma
- Evidence of continuing education and professional development specific to patient safety, quality improvement and quality assurance
Desirable
- Use of Risk / Incident Management systems
- Experience within a governance related area
Experience
Essential
- Experience of presenting data from data analysis
- Line management experience
- Experience of managing multiple projects, deadlines and fluctuating workloads
- Experience of use of governance management systems/databases
Knowledge skills and abilities
Essential
- Professional and specialist knowledge in patient safety, safety culture and PSIRF
- Excellent report writing skills
- Experience in teaching in formal and informal settings
- Ability to interpret highly complex and sensitive data and create sustainable improvement processes from the analyses
- Knowledge of patient safety theory and methodology, including learning response and learning frameworks
Desirable
- Post-graduate management/improvement qualification
- Experience within a governance related area (e.g. clinical risk management, incidents, quality & safety, clinical effectiveness)
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
Pennine Care NHS FT
Address
Trust Headquarters
225 Old Street
Ashton Under Lyne
OL6 7SR
United Kingdom
Employer's website
https://www.penninecare.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)