Patient Safety Manager

Job overview

This role is only open to applicants that currently work within an NHS Trust within the Hampshire and Isle of Wight Integrated Care System (HIOW ICS).

The Patient Safety and Governance team at Hampshire Hospitals NHS FT (HHFT) is seeking an enthusiastic and dynamic individual to join our team  in the role of Patient Safety Manager.  You will champion and promote patient safety improvement across the Trust and lead on the Learning from Deaths processes.

As the ideal candidate you should have a sound knowledge of the national patient safety strategy, PSIRF and a track record in delivering improvements.  You will also have excellent team and communication skills to enable you to influence and encourage working to enhance the safety of patients.  A professional clinical qualification / background is required for this position.

Main duties of the job

The Patient Safety Manager is responsible for ensuring that systems and processes are in place to monitor patient safety with an emphasis on learning from deaths, learning from incidents and responding to national safety alerts.

The role will also include the delivery of the Trust patient safety priorities, promotion of a safety culture that emphasises learning (including shared learning) and direct support to staff undertaking learning responses and thematic reviews.

The post holder will be an expert in the NHS Patient Safety Strategy and will assist the Associate Director of Governance and Head of Patient Safety and Risk to deliver the Trust safety strategy.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For detailed job description,  main responsibilities and person specification see the attached documents