Patient Safety Learning and Improvement Lead

Overview

In this role you will lead patient safety learning and improvement across the Trust, translating insights into sustainable actions. You will work with clinical teams to drive systems-based learning and compassionate investigations. As a senior member of the Quality and Safety Team, you will shape safety culture, education, and partnerships to deliver measurable safety improvements and align with the NHS strategy.

Responsibilities

• Lead and oversee patient safety learning responses and investigations across the Trust
• Translate learning into measurable safety actions and improvement plans
• Support delivery of the NHS Patient Safety Strategy and strengthen local, regional, and national partnerships
• Develop and deliver patient safety education and training promoting systems thinking, human factors, and just culture
• Support and develop others, acting as a visible, accessible safety leader across organisational boundaries

Key requirements

• Experience of leading patient safety learning responses in a large/complex organisation using systems learning approaches
• Ability to translate learning into actionable safety improvements with clinical, operational and improvement teams
• Knowledge of quality governance, incident response, risk management and NHS policy related to patient safety
• Proven track record in delivering improvement projects and change initiatives
• Master’s level education (or equivalent) and/or senior leadership experience
• Level 3 or 4 patient safety syllabus training, or willingness to work towards
• Quality improvement qualification or equivalent experience

• Excellent communicator
• Relationship builder across organisational boundaries
• Autonomous and supportive leadership
• Systems thinking
• Human factors
• Quality improvement

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