About this role
Job summary
Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is seeking enthusiastic and committed individuals to become Volunteer Patient Safety Partners (PSPs). This is a unique opportunity to work alongside patients, carers, staff, and senior leaders to help shape how we improve patient safety and the quality of care across our organisation.
As a Patient Safety Partner, you will use your lived experience, insight, and perspective to ensure that the voices of patients, families, and carers are at the heart of decision-making and service improvement.
At Sherwood Forest Hospitals, we believe that patients and the public play a vital role in improving healthcare. We are committed to creating an inclusive environment where all voices are heard, valued, and able to influence change.
If you are passionate about patient safety and want to help make healthcare safer for everyone, we would love to hear from you.
Together, we can continue to deliver safe, high-quality care and create better experiences for patients, families, and communities.
Main duties of the job
To understand the role in more detail, please refer to the attached job description and person specification.
About us
We are an award-winning NHS Foundation Trust working alongside health and social care colleagues across the county to provide acute and community healthcare services to more than 420,000 people across Mansfield, Ashfield, Newark and Sherwood, and parts of Derbyshire and Lincolnshire.
We put the patient at the heart of everything that we do and it is our aim to make sure that every patient is treated as we would want a member of our own family to be treated. At the same time, we expect our staff to be caring, kind and courteous to each other and to look out for each other. We believe that we are truly a clinically-led organisation.
We are proud that our Trust colleagues have voted us the best acute Trust to work for in the East Midlands for seven years running in the National NHS Staff Survey, while the Care Quality Commission has rated our Trust as 'outstanding' for care and our King's Mill Hospital as the only 'outstanding' NHS-run hospital in the East Midlands.
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Job description
Job responsibilities
Person Specification
Knowledge
Essential
- Computer literate, with experience in using a keyboard and computer software.
Desirable
- Knowledge of the NHS or service provider.
- Basic understanding of medical terminology.
Qualifications
Essential
- Good standard of general education.
Desirable
- GCSE Level Education.
Further Training
Essential
- Ability to expand knowledge and skills.
Experience
Essential
- Excellent communication skills proven work involving accuracy, and report reading.
Contractual Requirements
Essential
- Flexible hours as necessary.
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
Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Kings Mill Hospital
Mansfield Road
Sutton In Ashfield
NG17 4JL
United Kingdom
Employer's website
https://www.sfh-tr.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)