Deputy Head of Patient Safety - Southend-on-Sea, United Kingdom - Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust

Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust
Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust
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Southend-on-Sea, United Kingdom

1 week ago

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Do you have what it takes or are you looking for a new challenge?

We have an exciting opportunity for someone with the right experience to join the MSEFT Patient safety Team. We are a small team with a real focus on the patient and staff experience.


The Deputy Head of Patient Safety will be key in supporting and developing professional leadership and supporting Trust processes for patient safety including the response to and management of incidents, investigations, never events, Duty of Candour and compliance with national patient safety alerts.


You will support the Head of Patient Safety and the Associate Director for Patient Safety in implementing national and local initiatives and improvements and enhancing a proactive patient safety culture.


You will also be required to provide leadership across groups of staff, within the Trust to inform the patient safety & quality improvements.


The Deputy Head of Patient Safety will be the lead expert overseeing the day-to-day response to incidents and management of the incident management system.


We have implemented a new incident management system and are working towards the transition to the new Patient Safety Incident Response Framework.


You will provide the provide day to day leadership and line management to the Patient Safety Managers in the review and response to reported incidents including meeting the Duty of Candour and the Datix system team.


You will play a pivotal role in supporting the systems and guidance in place for the investigation of serious incidents, including assigning investigation leads, meeting Duty of Candour, establishing terms of reference, undertaking investigations, report writing and quality assurance of reports.


You provide advice on patient safety and quality to Leadership teams and clinical staff as required developing proactive relationships with services to foster sharing of best practice and corporate learning.


You will maintain the integrity and security of the risk management system overseeing the quality of data entry and system access.


You will provide support to the Head of Patient Safety in ensuring an appropriate Trust response to national Patient safety alerts, working with individual alert leads as required to achieve required timescales.


Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust is now one of the largest in the country, with a workforce of approximately 15,000 who serve a population of 1.2 million people.


We work together, and in conjunction with MSE Health and Care Partnership, to deliver excellent local and specialist services, to improve the health and wellbeing of our patients in a compassionate way, and provide a respectful, but vibrant place for staff to develop, innovate and build careers.


From facilities through to consultant specialists we want to be the best, to achieve this we need to recruit not just those who are the finest in their field but also those who have the potential to be.

Yes, experience is important but so is outlook - if you are dynamic, forward-thinking and enthusiastic we want you to join us.


We not only offer you a good working environment with flexible working opportunities, but also the opportunity to develop your career with access to appropriate training for your job and the support to succeed and progress.


To read more information about this varied and rewarding role, please refer to the job Description and Person Specification located in the supporting document section.

previous applicants need not apply
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