Job summary
- Main area
- Registered Health Professional
- Grade
- Band 8a
- Contract
- 12 months (Secondment / Fixed Term)
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 320-TWS-1696
- Employer
- University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Royal Derby Hospital
- Town
- Derby
- Salary
- £50,952 - £57,349 pa
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 31/07/2024 23:59
- Interview date
- 14/08/2024
Employer heading
Deputy Head of Patient Safety
Band 8a
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 passion for patient safety? An exciting secondment opportunity has arisen to join the Patient Safety Team at University Hospitals Derby and Burton NHS FT, as a Deputy Head of Patient Safety.
We are seeking to recruit an enthusiastic and motivated practitioner, committed to patient safety to support and facilitate delivery of patient safety agendas. The role including managing the Patient safety Team, supporting and facilitating leads for Falls and Sepsis/Deterioration. The role includes supporting continuous learning, improvement and safety culture.
Main duties of the job
This role will support the strategic and operational delivery of the patient safety agenda in line with local strategies, as well as national guidance/ strategies. The Deputy Head of Patient Safety will be responsible for leading workstreams within the portfolio, working with other leads/managers to deliver on improvement projects. You will undertake the role of Patient Safety specialist, alongside other Trust Patient Safety Specialists supporting implementation of the NHS Patient Safety Strategy (2019).
The Deputy Head of Patient Safety will have responsibility for leading and managing the patient safety team, inclusive of falls, deterioration and sepsis, to support delivery of continuous learning and improvement.
The post holder will support the embedding of a safety and just culture within the organisation, through engaging and involving staff, patients, and relatives, identifying themes and trends to support learning from incidents.
The post holder will work with the Trust Human Factors Lead Clinician, to support embedding of Human Factors within UHDB.
The Deputy Head of Patient Safety will be a credible leader, knowledgeable with the confidence and interpersonal skills to work with internal/external colleagues, providing direction, advice and support. You will be required to deputise for the Head of Patient Safety in a professional or managerial capacity as required. The role will work closely with corporate and divisional teams.
Closing date of applications: 31 July 2024
Interview date: 14 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
Other requirements
Essential criteria
- Ability to travel and work across all Trust sites.
Values and Behaviours
Essential criteria
- Demonstrates the trust values of compassion, openness and excellence.
Communications and interpersonal skills
Essential criteria
- Ability to communicate highly complex information.
- Manages complicated, sensitive and / or conflicting information in complex and difficult circumstances
- Formal presentation skills in professional and public settings.
- Understanding of national and local patient safety agenda.
- Experience in patient safety improvement methodology
Skills and Ability
Essential criteria
- Identify and solve problems, analyse, compare, and interpret complex information.
- Review of reports and assessment of audit results, statistical information.
Experience & Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Extensive clinical and managerial credibility and experience gained at Band 7 or equivalent level.
- Evidence of effective working relationships
- Demonstrable leadership, Management and change skills
- Developed problem solving skills.
- Competent with basic IT skills (word/ excel)
- Produce reports identifying key performance strengths and weaknesses against KPIs.
- Previous experience of working within Quality/ risk/clinical governance setting/CQC
Education, Training and Qualifications CPD Requirements
Essential criteria
- Registered professional (RN, RM or AHP)
- First level degree or equivalent level of experience
- Teaching experience
- Masters' qualification in relevant discipline/ patient safety
- Leadership/Management qualification
- Teaching qualification
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Lisa Lamb
- Job title
- Head of Patient Safety
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07469037410
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