Patient Safety Officer - Leicester, United Kingdom - Oakleaf Recruitment
Description
Job description
Job title:
Patient Safety Officer
Location:
Elizabeth House Perth Avenue Leicester LE3 6QR
Rate Of Pay:
£11 Per Hour
Shift Patterns:
Days and Nights 40 hours a week contract
Information about the Role:
Working as a Patient Safety Officer at Elizabeth House your duties will include the following:
- Develop and implement safety policies to reduce accident-related costs and inefficiencies.
- Monitors potential and actual environmental hazards. Participate in root and apparent cause analysis.
- Initiates and oversees the development of a comprehensive patient safety improvement program inclusive of the analysis and trending of data related to services initiatives.
- Coordinates the environment of care, safety, security, emergency preparedness, medical equipment, hazardous materials and waste management, life safety, and utilities as they directly relate to the health care setting and the overall environment of care.
- Develops and implements education programs and materials to train staff to detect, mitigate, and avoid workplace hazards. Provides technical guidance to management, surveyors, and other appropriate parties regarding occupational health and safetyrelated problems regarding accreditation standards.
- Maintains regulatory readiness documentation, ensuring system is in compliance with regulatory standards and that they personnel are trained and ready for regulatory inspections.
- Participates in incident investigation to identify causal factors to determine how incidents might be prevented in the future.
- Works collaboratively with department heads to ensure that high quality work is performed, cost effective services are provided to patients and all users within the facility by monitoring standards of practice, customer satisfaction, operational and personnel budgets, and staff performance.
- Maintains current knowledge of all applicable codes, regulations, standards and accreditation requirements for area of responsibility.
- Trains and updates employees on compliance requirements.
- Performs other duties as assigned or required.
Information about the Service:
Elizabeth House is a brand new 35 bedded Hospital looking after service users with Acute Mental Health needs.
Necessary Experience or Qualifications:
Someone who has a real passion for caring and helping people.
- Ideally 1 years' experience as an Patient Safety Officer.
- Ability to work on shift/rota pattern.
- Have the right to the work in the UK
Job Types:
Full-time, Permanent
Salary:
£11.00 per hour
Schedule:
- 12 hour shift
Ability to commute/relocate:
- LEICESTER, LE3 6QR: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)
Licence/Certification:
- Driving Licence (required)
Work Location:
One location
Application deadline: 06/01/2023
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