Patient Safety Officer

As part of the role you will be expected to communicate sensitive information with patients and their families during times of distress. You will engage with clinical staff from a wide range of professional backgrounds, with proven strong analytical skills and the ability to apply appropriate professional curiosity.

This is an exciting time to join the Patient Safety Team as we begin to embed the Patient Safety Incident Response Framework (PSIRF) across the Trust. Whilst this is busy and demanding role, there is great opportunity for learning and development

If you believe you have the skills, personal qualities and ambition to join our team, we would actively encourage you to contact us for an informal discussion.

The post holder will be one of the team of senior leaders within the Nursing and Integrated Governance Unit who will collectively have the responsibility for enabling corporate compliance with the national requirements and standards set by the Commissioners, Care Quality Commission and other regulators. The post holder will p rovide leadership and professional advice to managers and staff within the Trust on incident investigation and patient safety in line with PSIRF

Tameside and Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust serves a community of 250,000 people across Tameside & Glossop. We provide a range of quality services both within the hospital and across our community for both adults and children. Our vision is to improve health outcomes for our population and influence wider determinants of health through collaboration with our health & care partners.

We have a clear set of values & behaviours which we expect all of our staff to demonstrate & these are:

Safety

Care

Respect

Communication

Learning

We believe that the best organisations are those that reflect the communities they serve. We are therefore seeking to improve the diversity of our workforce to make it truly representative of our local population.

We actively encourage applications irrespective of race, age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage & civil partnership, or pregnancy or maternity. Recognising those communities that are underrepresented within our workforce, we would particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian & minority ethnic candidates, LGBTQ+ people & Disabled people.

We recognise that flexible working is important. We take requests for flexible working seriously, consider any request we receive and try to work with you, so we can explore if your request may fit with the needs of the service.

The job description gives an overview of the main tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification focuses on the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required . These documents are attached on the page and can be downloaded.

The person specification below is not the full person specification, but outlines the criteria against which your application form will be assessed.