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Main area
Patient Safety
Grade
Band 6
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Job ref
320-TWS-1704
Employer
University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Royal Derby Hospital
Town
Derby
Salary
£35,392 - £42,618 pa
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
23/07/2024 23:59
Interview date
06/08/2024

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University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust logo

Patient Safety Support Nurse

Band 6

As a trusted organisation at the heart of our communities, we recognise the important role we can play in supporting the public, patients, our own people and local partners in achieving the best of health for the local population and the communities in which they live by providing Exceptional Care Together.

Our fundamental Values of Compassion, Openness and Excellence underpin how we intend to work as a Trust and the associated behaviours are becoming embedded in all aspects of how we work.

With over 13,000 members of staff you can expect huge variety and new opportunities every day! Our staff go above and beyond and take pride in caring for our patients.

University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust is fully committed to promoting inclusion, equality, diversity and human rights in employment and delivery of its services.  The Trust is committed to providing an environment where all employees, patients, carers and visitors experience equality of opportunity by means of understanding and appreciating the value of diversity.

As a Trust we promote an inclusive environment and welcome applications from a diverse pool of talent and backgrounds.  All individuals are valued and given every opportunity to succeed based on merit.

The Trust actively encourages applications from members of our Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic communities. These groups are under-represented in our organisation, and it’s important to us that our workforce reflects the diversity of our communities as much as possible.

Armed Forces and Disability Confident guaranteed interview scheme

To further support the pledges in the Armed Forces Covenant and to make a positive contribution to support ex-armed forces personnel (veterans) make the transition to civilian life, the Trust has introduced a Guaranteed Interview Scheme for veterans who meets the essential criteria set out in the person specification, to help them overcome barriers to find civilian employment. The scheme will operate for all external recruitment.

The Trust is a Disability Confident Employer and committed to both employing and retaining people with disabilities.  This commitment is to guarantee an interview for any candidate that has disclosed a disability under the Equality Act 2010 and who meets the essential criteria set out in the person specification.  Reasonable adjustments under the Equality Act 2010 will be considered upon request.

Join us and help make a real difference to our Trust.

Here’s more about the role and what we’re looking for; 

Job overview

Do you have a passion for patient safety? An exciting opportunity has arisen within the Patient safety Team at University Hospitals of Derby and Burton Hospitals NHS FT (UHDB).

We are seeking to recruit an enthusiastic and motivated nurse to support the delivery of the patient safety agenda, with particular focus on sepsis, deteriorating patient and falls. 

Main duties of the job

The Patient Safety Support Nurse will support the delivery of the patient safety elements of the Trust strategies, working under the direction of the Patient Safety Practitioner and the Senior Falls Practitioner. This will involve:

Developing a culture of reviewing patient safety incidents to identify learning and lead on improvements.

Providing direction, expertise, advice and support to clinical staff and managers relating to patient safety.

Facilitating and supporting staff in driving forward continuous improvement, embedding a patient safety culture across the organisation.
Promoting innovative and creative approaches to improving clinical quality performance.

Leading on patient safety related projects, ensuring projects are established, run and monitored in line with Trust standards.

Engaging, facilitating and supporting teams to drive forward national and local initiatives to deliver and measure improvements in patient safety.

Closing date of applications: 23 July 2024

Interview date: 6 August 2024

Working for our organisation

As a trusted organisation at the heart of our communities, we recognise the important role we can play in supporting the public, patients, our own people and local partners in achieving the best of health for the local population and the communities in which they live by providing Exceptional Care Together

Our fundamental Values of Compassion, Openness and Excellence underpin how we intend to work as a Trust and the associated behaviours are becoming embedded in all aspects of how we work.

In return we will offer:

  • Development opportunities, both professional and leadership development
  • On-going support from recruitment to when you join our team and beyond.
  • Staff benefits including employee assistance programme, discounted gym membership, onsite fitness classes, car schemes

Key Facts:

  • We see on average 4810 OP appointments a day.
  • We are the 4th busiest Trauma & Orthopaedic outpatients department in England – an average of 2077 per week.
  • An average of 1115 patients are seen in A&Es across our network every day – 3rd largest in the country.
  • Our hospitals admit an average of 195 emergency patients daily.
  • Last year we undertook almost 33,700 planned surgical operations in our 57 operating theatres.
  • We are one of only 7 Trusts nationally with more than 50 operating theatres.
  • We carry out more than 140 elective procedures each working day.
  • UHDB is a research active University Hospital with a large and varied portfolio of clinical trials and research opportunities for all staff.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

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Person specification

Essential Education, Training and Qualifications CPD Requirements

Essential criteria
  • Degree or equivalent experience
  • Current Professional Registration
  • Experience of delivering formal and informal training to all grades of staff.
  • Leadership experience
  • Teaching qualification.
  • Interest in deteriorating patients, sepsis and falls prevention.
  • Experience of developing training packages.
  • Experience in leading change.

Experience & Knowledge

Essential criteria
  • Post registration experience.
  • Experience of mentoring or supporting staff.
  • Clinical experience in acute deterioration, sepsis and falls

Skills and Ability

Essential criteria
  • Experience of identifying problems, analysing information before reaching a judgement
  • Ability to prioritise workload.
  • Keyboard and IT skills
  • Uses clinical systems

Communications and interpersonal skills

Essential criteria
  • Experience of communicating complex and sensitive information.
  • Presentation skillsNegotiation, persuasion, motivation, reassurance, facilitation and influencing skills.

Values and Behaviours

Essential criteria
  • Trust values and behaviours

Other requirements

Essential criteria
  • Ability to work across all sites within UHDB

Employer certification / accreditation badges

No smoking policyArmed Forces Covenant Gold AwardMindful employer.  Being positive about mental health.Disability confident employerStep into healthArmed Forces CovenantNational Preceptorship for Nursing Quality Mark 2024

Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Documents to download

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Lisa Lamb
Job title
Head of Patient Safety
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
07469037410
Additional information

Natalie Keightley - Senior Falls Practitioner

Mobile: 07385516901

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