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Job overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen within the Patient Safety and Quality team for a Patient Safety Incident Investigator.

This is a new and dynamic role that supports the Trust's positive patient safety culture and would be an excellent opportunity for someone wishing
to build upon existing experience and further develop their interest in Patient Safety.

Main duties of the job

The Patient Safety Incident Investigator will work Trust-wide, managing and assuring the quality and effectiveness of all types of patient safety
investigations and process as part of the Trust’s annually agreed Patient Safety Incident Response Plan (PSIRP) as required within the Patient
Safety Incident Response Framework (PSIRF).

They will work in collaboration with both internal and external patient safety stakeholders to investigate, analyse and use judgement through the collation of evidence and findings using the agreed methods within the Trust’s PSIRF. The outcome will be the identification and implementation of systems learning from a patient safety incident that will then guide sustainable risk reduction and service improvement, ensuring that a Just and Learning Culture and human factors principles are maintained.

The Patient Safety Incident Investigator will also provide senior leadership to the wider Patient Safety and Quality team.

Working for our organisation

We want to attract the best and brightest people to work with us and that means we will look after you from the moment you apply for a role at the Trust and throughout your career with us. Our staff are central to everything we do, and we believe that investing in you is crucial if we want to enable you to reach your full potential.