Patient Safety and Compliance Lead - London, United Kingdom - The London Clinic

Description

We have an exciting opportunity for an experienced Patient Safety & Compliance Lead to join our Clinical Governance Team team here at The London Clinic, based in Marylebone, London (W1G 6JA).

We are offering a competitive inclusive salary range of £48,998 - £58,790 per annum.

Established in 1932, The London Clinic is one of the UK's largest private hospitals, with 8 state-of-the-art facilities located in the heart of London's medical community around Harley Street. We have circa 1350 employees, and we are dedicated to providing our patients with expert, individualised treatment and care. We cover a comprehensive range of services, including complex medical and surgical procedures plus a range of cancer services. The London Clinic has a supportive and warm working culture where your contribution is valued, and you can help us deliver our three core values of "We go further", "We work as one" and "We personalise care."

Job Profile

The Patient Safety and Compliance Lead will be responsible for promoting patient safety across The London Clinic. Supporting the Head of Patient Safety and Compliance and the Chief Nurse, you will play a significant role in implementing national and local initiatives and improvements and enhancing a proactive patient safety culture. You will also actively support the Patient Safety Strategy and Vision, through continuous leadership across groups of staff, to inform the patient safety and quality improvements. The role will also involve;

• Supporting the Head of Patient Safety and Compliance in ensuring patient safety processes are robust in the organisation, acting early on to identify patient safety issues and review for regulatory requirements.
• Working with the Head of Patient Safety and Compliance to ensure preparedness for implementation of the Patient Safety Incident Response Framework (PSIRF) in May 2024, and continuing to monitor PSIRFs developmental roll out.
• Overseeing the day to day response to incidents. Triaging in incidents early on through the incident management system. Communicating with the handlers to ensure correct categorisation, gathering information regarding incidents ready for further escalation, and Initiating the 72-hour reporting framework using the multi-disciplinary team.
• Acting on knowledge and experience to ensure where necessary relevant stakeholders are collaborated with.
• Adjustments to the incident management system are managed early on for data cleansing and accurate data reporting.
• Using best interest decision making to ensure incidents are reviewed early on and correct action is taken to respond in the most appropriate way, taking the patients safety into account.

Skills & Experience

• Registered General Nurse or Healthcare Professional.
• Ideally post-graduate in clinical or healthcare governance, or evidence of continuing professional development
• Experience within a governance or patient safety role within a clinical setting, including the management of incidents and events.
• Experience of driving patient safety and the associated strategies.
• Knowledge of health services and the delivery of health care.
• Understanding and knowledge of root cause analysis investigations.
• Experience of training staff.

The London Clinic has charitable status which is fundamental to our identity and how we operate, enabling our teams to invest in treatments, technology and facilities that benefit our patients, staff and the wider community.

We are committed to safeguarding and protecting all adults at risk, children and young people by implementing robust safer recruitment practices during our selection process. Pre-employment checks are undertaken in accordance with industry standards and regulations, and successful applicants may be required to undertake an Enhanced Disclosure via the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS). If you would like further information about our safer recruitment policy then please contact a member of our recruitment team.

The London Clinic is proud of its diverse workforce and is committed to building a team that represents a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills. We absolutely welcome applicants from underrepresented groups; if you think you have the skills and experience for the job, please apply - we would love to hear from you regardless of your background.