The post holder will be an essential member of the Quality and Safety Governance Team, providing expert advice and leadership across the organisation in relation to the patient safety incident investigations (PSII), ensuring rigorous systems and processes are in place for managing learning from patient safety events, in line with PSIRF (Patient Safety Incident Response Framework) and informing the Trusts quality improvement programmes. The priorities for this postholder are to support timely investigations and reporting of significant clinical incidents in line with PSIRF. To contribute to the training of the PSIRF tools, including the training of After Action Review conductors and to deliver AAR's, as and when required. This role can be based at either Bedford or Luton. However, this role will require cross site working.,

• Oversee clinical risk reduction programmes including the incident reporting
• Delivering education and training programmes for PSII investigation and PSIRF principles and practices and Duty of Candour
• Facilitating Patient Safety Incident investigations (PSIIs), After Action Reviews and other PSIRF tools
• Support, lead and develop more junior members of staff within the team and contribute to the induction of all members of the team, including those more senior
  
  Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust provides hospital services to a growing population of around 700,000 people living across Bedfordshire and the surrounding areas across two busy hospital sites in Bedford and Luton. Both hospital sites offer key services such as A&E, Obstetrics-led Maternity and Paediatrics.
You will be joining a friendly, high performing Trust committed to ensuring the health and wellbeing of staff. As one of the largest NHS Trusts in our region you will have access to a programme of high quality training and development to help you grow your career. We have state-of-the art facilities placing us at the heart of cutting edge health care. The Trust continues to be committed to delivering the best patient care using the best clinical knowledge and technology available. Please note that vacancies may close prior to the advertised closing date when sufficient number of applications have been received. Please ensure that you make your application as soon as possible. All new staff will be subject to a probationary period covering their first six months in post. Travel between hospital sites may be required.