Patient Safety, Incidents & Learning Clinical Lead

Overview

In this role you will lead patient safety, incident management and learning across Birmingham, Solihull and the Black Country as part of the Quality Team. You will provide clinical leadership to improve safety, support PSIRF implementation and drive learning from incidents to reduce harm. You’ll collaborate with providers, clinicians and partners to shape service improvements and ensure learning translates into safer care. The position offers strategic influence with hands-on governance and data quality work, contributing to reduced inequalities and better patient outcomes.

Responsibilities

• Provide clinical leadership for patient safety, incident management, investigation oversight and system learning
• Lead quality workstreams aligned with strategic priorities and service improvement
• Coordinate incident reporting, investigation oversight and learning dissemination across the ICB
• Ensure compliance with PSIRF and lead on the quality, safety governance and reporting to Boards
• Maintain Datix and ensure timely reporting to STEIS/LFPSE, with robust tracking of actions
• Deliver training on serious incident methodology and investigation practices
• Disseminate learning through alerts, newsletters and place-based learning events
• Benchmark internally and externally to promote good practice and learning across partners
• Support development and management of patient safety projects and initiatives
• Monitor actions against national alerts (CAS, MHRA) and ensure dissemination of national safety notices

Key requirements

• Registered Healthcare Professional (RN/RMN/RNLD/AHP)
• Degree-level education or equivalent experience in project/programme delivery
• Knowledge of Quality Improvement Methodology
• In-depth knowledge of PSIRF and its application
• UK registration and up-to-date professional status
• Ability to manage own workload and work to changing timescales

• Collaborative leadership
• Effective communication with senior stakeholders
• Influencing across organisational boundaries
• Incident management and investigation handling
• PSIRF familiarity and implementation
• Datix system management

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