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Head of Patient Safety

Royal Berkshire Nhs Foundation Trust, Reading

Head of Patient Safety

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Royal Berkshire Nhs Foundation Trust, Reading

  • Full time
  • Permanent
  • Onsite working

Posted 1 week ago, 23 Oct | Get your application in now before you're too late!

Closing date: Closing date not specified

job Ref: 4f9be36d74614d7bbbbadb523b07c8b1

Full Job Description

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the Patient Safety Team at the Royal Berkshire Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

As Head of Patient Safety you will provide support to the Associate Director of Nursing in leading the response to patient safety, implementing PSIRF and overseeing both the patient safety and tissue viability teams.

The successful candidate will lead on a broad range of patient safety and clinical governance activities, in liaison with other key professionals within Trust., Head of Patient Safety will have a central role within the Patient Safety Team holding a portfolio of responsibility for patient safety and tissue viability.

Head of Patient Safety will provide support for strategic direction for the Trusts' patient safety agenda, providing expert advice and guidance throughout the Trust. The post holder will lead and deliver on a range of patient safety & quality projects and contributing to the wider Trust Quality Strategy and compliance with the Care Quality Commissions standards.

In discussion with the Associate Director of Nursing for Safety & Risk, lead the development and implementation of focused safety improvement programmes in order to demonstrably improve patient outcomes including the implementation of PSIRF.

Deputise for the Associate Director of Nursing for Safety & Risk

The post holder will be required to have regular contact internal and external stakeholders and will often need to engage with them over sensitive, complex, contentious and confidential issues.

Work with Trust staff and provide tailored improvement support for them in order to achieve demonstrable improvements in patient outcomes by reducing adverse incidents including specified measures to improve patient safety.

Initiating high priority national patient safety and quality initiatives such as those produced by national organisations

Diversity is what makes us interesting... Inclusion is what will make us outstanding.

Inequality exists and the journey to eliminate it is not easy. Every step we take will be a purposeful step forward to deliver a truly inclusive culture where all our people are enabled to deliver outstanding care, where background is no barrier, and where everyone can be their authentic self and we truly represent our patient community.

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