Job summary
- Main area
- Administrative
- Grade
- Band 8a
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 373-CSS1087
- Employer
- Cheshire and Wirral Partnership NHS FoundationTrust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- NHS
- Town
- Chester
- Salary
- £50,952 - £57,349 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 19/11/2024 23:59
Employer heading
Patient Safety Incident Lead
Band 8a
Job overview
To provide clinical leadership for the review and implementation of effective systems and procedures for the management of patient safety incidents, claims and inquests within the Trust.
The post holder will be responsible for the delivery of a robust patient safety incident response framework across the Trust, in order to support the delivery of high quality, safe and supportive services and the fulfilment of the Trust’s integrated governance priorities.
The post holder will be responsible for co-ordinating all patient safety incident activity including the development and / or implementation of policies, risk management strategies, training programmes and audit activity.
To promote learning from patient safety incidents, claims and inquests at a care group and trust wide level.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will be responsible for
co-ordinating all patient safety incident activity including the development and / or implementation of policies, risk management strategies, training programmes and audit activity.
To provide clinical leadership for the review and implementation of effective systems and procedures for the management of patient safety incidents, claims and inquests within the Trust.
Working for our organisation
CWP provides health and care services for local people, including mental health, learning disability, community physical health and all-age disability care – including the provision of three GP surgeries.
Our aim is to help people to be the best they can be, adopting a compassionate, person-centred approach to everything we do. We were recently rated as Outstanding for Caring by the Care Quality Commission with a Good rating overall.
We offer a variety of roles at all levels, so whether you are just starting out in your career or looking to use your skills and experience in a new role, CWP is the right employer for you.
CWP are committed to making our recruitment practices as inclusive as possible for everyone. We are committed to promoting equality and diversity and developing a culture that values differences.
To support this, we offer up to three weeks induction, dependent on role, with our Prepare to Care programme for all new starters. This programme welcomes you to CWP and provides you with information and training to support you in your role.
We welcome applications from people who have direct experience of accessing our services.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please download a copy of the job description for full details.
Recruitment selection processes are based on competence (see Person specification) and values.
CWP recruits people that can demonstrate the Trust’s Values and Behaviours in their everyday life. Therefore, if you are invited to interview, you will be undertaking a Values Based Interview/Assessment, which explores not only what you do but how and why you do it.
Before applying, we encourage you to review the Trust’s Values and Behaviours which are ‘the 6 Cs’ Communication, Competence, Courage, Care, Compassion and Commitment. The supporting information section in your application should therefore reflect your understanding of the Trust’s Values and associated behaviours. You will be expected to provide us with examples from work experience and/or personal life which demonstrate these values through your behaviour.
An applicant guide to help and support you through your recruitment journey can be accessed at the bottom of this page. Further help and support for completing your application can be accessed via our website https://www.cwp.nhs.uk/completing-application-guidance. If you need any further guidance to help you complete your application, contact our recruitment team via email – [email protected] or by calling 01244 393100.
If you have a disability that meets the definition set out in the Equality Act 2010, and you can show that you meet the ‘essential’ criteria described in the person specification for an available position, please answer ‘YES’ to the question: ‘Do you wish to be considered under the Guaranteed Interview Scheme?’
Please inform the team if you have any special support needs to be considered as part of the interview and selection processes.
CWP is proud to be an accredited Veteran Aware organisation helping to provide and share best practice in NHS care for our armed forces community. As a veteran aware organisation, CWP is committed to delivering on the principles of the Armed Force Covenant and has a ‘Silver’ award with the MOD Defence Employer Recognition Scheme (DERS).
The trust offers a Guaranteed Interview Scheme to any armed forces community applicants who meet the essential criteria for the post and encourages applications from armed forces reservists or cadet force adult volunteers.
Please note applicants will be required to pay for their DBS check. Costs are deducted from salary following appointment. You are encouraged to enrol for the DBS Update Service. A small annual fee of £13 per year applies.
New entrants to the NHS will commence on the minimum of the scale stated above.
Applicants are advised to apply early as if a large number of applications are received for this post we reserve the right to close the vacancy prior to the advertised date.
If you experience any technical difficulties or need help when making an application please contact our Recruitment Team on 01244 393100.
Good luck with your application. We hope to welcome you to Team CWP very soon.
Person specification
Education and Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Current professional regsitration (Nurse, AHP or Social Worker) with a regulatory body.
- Masters degree level educational qualification.
- Postgraduate level qualification/training or equivalent work experience in clinical governance.
Desirable criteria
- Project management qualification
- Teaching and training qualification
- Investigation/root cause analysis/human factors training.
Knowledge and Expertise
Essential criteria
- Extensive working knowledge of governance processes in clinical services and the interface with quality of care and assurance mechanisms
- In depth knowledge of patient safety / risk management and governance within a Health or Social care organisation
- Working knowledge of NHS regulatory programmes of work and the relationship with / to risk management strategy and policy.
- Knowledge of the wider NHS governance programmes of work and national agenda
- Understanding of the governance and corporate agenda/management in an NHS organisation, or in social care/local authority organisation.
- Knowlegde of incident investigation methodologies and frameworks
- Knowledge of Datix system or similar incident and risk management system.
- Ability to develop, maintain and monitor information systems to support improvement initiatives
- Ability to use established networks and create new ones to share good practice and facilitate engagement
- Ability to provide senior leadership and work with senior leaders
Experience
Essential criteria
- Experience of coordinating and undertaking serious incident investigations
- Extensive experience in a senior management role within a governance compliance or assurance environment in a health or social care organisation
- Experience of multi professional and agency working to deliver improvement programmes/agendas across services.
- Experience of delivering and coordinating projects in complex and challenging environments
- Experience in teaching small and large groups and delivery of presentations with confidence to a range of audiences.
- Proven track record of delivering change
Desirable criteria
- Experience of managing an NHS Governance initiative.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Helen Brown
- Job title
- Head of Patient Safety Incidents
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07425527507
- Additional information
If you consider yourself Neurodivergent and need help to complete your application form, please contact [email protected] or telephone 01244 393100
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