Patient Safety Specialist

Is patient safety always at the forefront of your mind?

Are you excited at the prospect of leading our patient safety agenda?

If so, our Band 8b Patient Safety Specialist role may be just the one for you.

We are seeking a self-motivated, dynamic and forward-thinking professional to join our Clinical Governance Team to lead the Patient Safety agenda. You will be a registered clinician (Nurse, Occupational Therapist, Psychologist, etc.) with both the experience and motivation to support the development of the patient safety culture within the Trust, ensuring the patient is at the centre of everything we do.

In line with our ongoing ambition to drive forward our patient safety agenda and the national NHS Patient Safety Strategy, we have an opportunity to join our team as a Patient Safety Specialist.

In this role you will work closely and collaboratively with those within the Trust supporting an aligned approach to the improvement of safety.

Role

The purpose of the Patient Safety Specialist role is to lead our local implementation of the NHS patient safety strategy, by supporting the three strategic aims of:

• Improving understanding of safety (insight).
• Equipping patients, staff and partners with the skills and opportunities to improve patient safety (involvement).
• Designing and supporting programmes that deliver effective and sustainable change (improvement).
  
  

We need you to provide compassionate and collaborative senior leadership, visibility and expert support to our patient safety strategy.

We provide mental health and learning disability care for children, young people and adults across Sussex and for children and young people in Hampshire.

Working In Sussex & Hampshire

• Travel easily between coast and countryside, with a blend of picturesque villages and seaside towns.
• Enjoy a range of beautiful rural settings and bustling city locations.
• With easy access to Gatwick and Heathrow and excellent railway links across the UK there is plenty of opportunity for adventure.
  
  

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Liz Chamberlain Job title: Clinical Governance Business Manager Email address: [email protected]