East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust
Patient Safety Manager
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Job Opportunity: Patient Safety Manager
Are you passionate about improving patient safety and driving high standards of care? We are seeking an experienced, dynamic, and driven Patient Safety Manager to join our team and lead on initiatives that place patient safety at the heart of everything we do.
The Patient Safety Manager will play a key role in embedding a culture of continuous learning and improvement across the organisation.
Requirements
We are looking for a dynamic and resilient clinical individual with:
- Experience in patient safety, risk management, or quality improvement within a healthcare setting.
- Strong leadership, influencing, and communication skills.
- Knowledge of relevant NHS frameworks, policies, and safety standards.
- The ability to analyse complex data, identify themes, and drive meaningful change.
- A commitment to improving outcomes and experiences for patients.
Job Details
Role 1
- Full Time
- 37.5 hours per week
- Permanent
Role 2
- Part Time
- 30 hours per week
- Fixed Term/Secondment until 25th June 2027
Responsibilities
Working closely with clinical and non-clinical teams, you will:
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- Lead on the delivery of the NHS Patient Safety Strategy, the Patient Safety Incident Response Framework, and associated national and local frameworks.
- Support and oversee incident investigations, ensuring learning is identified and shared.
- Provide expert advice on patient safety, risk management, and compliance with national guidance and standards.
- Promote a proactive safety culture, encouraging openness, reporting, and learning from experience.
- Develop and deliver training to staff on patient safety practices.
About Us
We are ESNEFT and we provide hospital and community health services to almost one million people across east Suffolk and north Essex. Our dedicated staff deliver care from acute hospitals in Colchester and Ipswich, community hospitals, surgeries, community clinics, and in patients’ own homes.
We are one of the largest NHS organisations in England, employing more than 12,000 staff.
Benefits
We pride ourselves on supporting our staff. We offer a wide range of training and development opportunities, as well as flexible working options. Along with supporting you to achieve your career goals, we offer a generous pension scheme, unsocial hours payments (where applicable), 27 days annual leave on commencement (pro rata), and access to a range of NHS discounts. Our Staff Health and Wellbeing programme offers a variety of services.
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Our philosophy is that Time Matters to everyone. Across the Trust, we concentrate on improving the things we do and removing those which cause time delays for our staff and patients.
We are investing in our commitment to Time Matters with a partnership with leading electronic patient record (EPR) supplier Epic. This digital transformation will bring what’s widely regarded as the world’s best EPR system to ESNEFT, transforming life in hospital for staff and patients.
If you are passionate about patient care and want to develop your skills and knowledge, then we want to hear from you.
More Information
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For further details / informal visits contact:
- Name: Rachael Edwards
- Job title: Deputy Chief Nurse
- Email address: Rachael.Edwards@esneft.nhs.uk
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