Patient Safety Lead

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NHSAn exciting opportunity has arisen within the Patient Safety Team at King''s College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust for a passionate and highly motivated Patient Safety Lead. This role is key to supporting the Trust''s understanding of systematic patient safety challenges, supporting the engagement and support of people affected by patient safety issues and the delivery of patient safety improvement interventions.

Job SummaryTo implement the strategic aims of the NHS Patient Safety Strategy across King''s College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and the wider system to continuously improve patient safety, namely:

improving understanding of safety by drawing intelligence from multiple sources of patient safety information (Insight)

equipping patients, staff and partners with the skills and opportunities to improve patient safety throughout the whole system (Involvement)

designing and supporting programmes that deliver effective and sustainable change in the most important areas (Improvement)

To deliver Trust-wide patient safety improvement activity and ensure that systems thinking, human factors understanding and just culture principles are embedded in all patient safety processes. To promote Safety I and Safety II thinking, and to be a leader and subject matter expert for patient safety and safety culture.

About UsThe Trust provides a full range of local and specialist services across its five sites. The trust-wide strategy of Strong Roots, Global Reach is our Vision to be Bold, Brilliant people, Outstanding care, Leaders in Research, Innovation and Education, Diversity, Equality and Inclusion at the heart of everything we do. By being person-centred, digitally-enabled, and focused on sustainability, we aim to take Team King''s to another level. We are at a pivotal point and require individuals who are ready to join a highly professional team and make a real, lasting difference to our patients and our people.

King''s is committed to delivering Sustainable Healthcare for All via our Green Plan. In line with Greener NHS ambitions, we have set net zero carbon targets of 2040 for our NHS Carbon Footprint and 2045 for our NHS Carbon Footprint Plus. Everyone''s contribution is required to meet the goals set out in our Green Plan.

Details

Band: 8a

Contract: Permanent

Working pattern: Full-time

Location: Denmark Hill, London SE5 9RS

Job Responsibilities

Insight: Identify and triangulate insight from internal and external sources to identify emerging patient safety risks and opportunities to improve or learn.

Risk management: Promote a proactive risk management approach to patient safety, identify and escalate risks, and support mitigation work.

Culture: Gather insight regarding patient safety culture and support development across the organisation.

PSIRF and PSIRP: Develop and implement PSIRF, PSIRP and related policies; promote compassionate engagement of people affected by safety incidents; promote just culture and system thinking.

Incident response: Lead on complex incident responses and learnings, translate findings into local and Trust-wide safety actions.

Measurement and learning: Measure responses to incidents and ensure appropriate support and involvement of affected people; promote safety II concepts.

Improvement: Lead priority Trust-wide Patient Safety Improvement Groups; promote collaborative improvement across organizational boundaries; support Care Group and Divisional improvement plans; contribute to National Patient Safety Improvement Programmes.

Training and involvement: Design and deliver in-house patient safety training; promote NHS Patient Safety Syllabus; provide coaching; work with Patient Safety Specialists to embed a safety culture.

Equality and inclusion: Consider health inequalities and EDI principles in all patient safety aspects; promote involvement of staff and patients in safety activities.

General: Role model best practice, be a visible leader, maintain professional development, and continuously improve safety systems and processes.

Person Specification

Essential: Degree level education or equivalent experience; completed Levels 1 and 2 of the patient safety syllabus and working towards higher levels; passion for improving patient safety; ability to apply quality improvement and project management methodologies.

Desirable: Healthcare professional with relevant clinical qualification; training in patient safety system investigation; experience leading patient safety improvement projects; experience delivering training; experience in PSIRF and patient safety incidents.

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