Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation Trust
Patient Safety and Quality Advisor - Band 6
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Help shape safer care and improve patient outcomes
Are you passionate about patient safety, quality improvement and learning from incidents? Do you have excellent communication, analytical and organisational skills, with a commitment to improving care for patients and supporting staff?
We are seeking an enthusiastic and motivated individual to join our Divisional Quality and Patient Safety Team to provide Maternity leave Cover for the part-time Patient Safety & Quality Advisor role. This is an exciting opportunity to develop expertise in patient safety, investigation and quality improvement while making a meaningful contribution to the delivery of safe, effective and compassionate care.
Responsibilities
Working under the direction of the Patient Safety & Quality Officer, you will contribute to the delivery of the patient safety, quality, risk management, clinical effectiveness and patient experience agenda across the Division.
- Help embed the Patient Safety Incident Response Framework (PSIRF)
- Support a culture of openness, learning and continuous improvement across clinical services
Requirements
We are seeking an experienced individual with experience in healthcare and ideally this will include a background in either governance, quality, risk management, or patient safety.
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As Patient Safety & Quality Advisor, you will:
- Manage a delegated and supervised caseload of Patient Safety Learning Responses
- Ensure investigations are completed to a high standard and within agreed timescales
Working alongside multidisciplinary teams, patients, families and carers, you will help ensure investigations are conducted with compassion, transparency and professionalism.
Opportunities
The role offers opportunities for professional development in patient safety science, systems-based investigation, human factors, governance and quality improvement.
About Us
At the RUH we put people at the heart of what we do, working together as one team to make a difference for our patients, each other, and our community. No matter what your role is, we value everyone’s contribution in supporting the exceptional, person-centred care we pride ourselves on.
We are committed to creating a compassionate and inclusive environment. This can be seen in our growing community of staff networks. We value our differences, champion kindness and civility, and truly believe that diversity makes us stronger.
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Application
Please note: We reserve the right to close this vacancy early should enough suitable applications be received. Interviews are expected to take place within 7 to 10 days of the closing date. The interview date will be confirmed following closure of the vacancy.
For further details / informal visits contact:
- Name: Katie Windrum
- Job title: Patient Safety and Quality Lead Nurse for Medicine
- Email address: Katherine.windrum@nhs.net
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