Assistant Patient Safety Officer

The post holder will be based within the Patient Safety Team and be line managed by the Patient Safety Officers. They will be a key member of the Patient Safety Team leading the delivery of incident review and management and the associated administrative processes and procedures. The post holder will be expected to speak directly to patients and relatives and to other healthcare providers and external agencies as required. They will ensure that the statutory duty of candour requirement is met. The post holder will support the site safety huddle and Incident Review Group (IRG) and provide guidance and advice on Patient Safety learning responses in line with PSIRF. The post holder will manage the patient safety support officers and ensure all administrative duties are carried out efficiently and to the highest professional standards, this will include recruiting and training new staff as required.
Please note - this post is on site and is not suitable for hybrid working, For a full list of roles and responsibilities please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification
+ Support the Site Safety Huddle and capture actions accurately
+ Support the Incident Review Group (IRG) and Patient Serious Incident Review Group (PSIRG). This includes preparing meeting agendas, confirming attendees and ensuring all meeting decisions and outcomes are followed up.
+ To provide patient and family support via the Duty of Candour process which will include attending and supporting family meetings
+ To develop, implement and deliver efficient and robust administrative processes to support the work of the Patient Safety Officers.
+ To ensure all relevant policies and procedures are adhered to in the day-to-day working of the Patient Safety Team, for example; information governance, and record keeping.
+ Line management, training and supervision of the Patient Safety Support Officers
+ Communication with patients and relatives, both verbally and in writing, regarding patient safety incidents and Patient Safety learning responses.
+ Ensuring the statutory requirements relating to Duty of Candour are met.
+ To arrange and support meetings with senior members of the Trust, this will include setting agendas, preparing for meetings and taking accurate minutes and updating action logs., Further details regarding the post can be obtained by contacting a Recruiting Manager as per contact details below.
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Tameside and Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust serves a community of 250,000 people across Tameside & Glossop. We provide a range of 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:
+ Compassion
+ Accountability
+ Respect
+ Excellence
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+ & Disabled people.
Benefits include; flexible working, 27-33 days annual leave plus bank holidays, sick pay, NHS Pension Scheme, free eye tests and health checks, gym discount, free bicycle loan scheme, salary sacrifice car scheme, support with stress, bereavement, relationships, finance, and much more., For a full list of roles and responsibilities please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification .
The post holder will be a key member of the Patient Safety Team leading the delivery of incident review and management and the associated administrative processes and procedures. The post holder will be expected to speak directly to patients and relatives and to other healthcare providers and external agencies as required. They will ensure that the statutory duty of candour requirement is met. The post holder will support the site safety huddle and Incident Review Group (IRG) and provide guidance and advice on Patient Safety learning responses in line with PSIRF. The post holder will manage the patient safety support officers and ensure all administrative duties are carried out efficiently and to the highest professional standards.
New colleagues can look forward to a warm welcome here at Tameside & Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust.
For our agenda for change staff, we offer a competitive benefits package with regular pay awards, annual leave of 27 days increasing to 33 days after 10 years and access to a competitive Pension Scheme to which both you and the Trust contribute. These terms and conditions are not applicable for Non-Executive positions.
Alongside this there are extensive training development opportunities with paid mandatory training, a protected training budget for staff and support for flexible working. We have an on-site Occupational Health Service to support you at work and have fast track access to physio, counselling and complimentary therapies.