As one of the largest and highest profile Foundation Trusts in the UK, UCLH NHS Foundation Trust comprises the state-of-the-art University College Hospital and six leading-edge specialist hospitals, providing world-class acute and specialist services locally, nationally and internationally.
An opportunity has risen for Deputy Director of Quality and Safety to join the team.
The postholder will be responsible for implementation of the patient safety incident response framework (PSIRF) including patient safety improvement, claims and inquests and through the head of quality for the CQC compliance, clinical effectiveness, learning from deaths and the medical examiner service and risk management including all modules on the risk system InPhase.
We encourage and support professional development in all aspects of quality, making this an excellent opportunity for those looking to make a real impact in patient safety.
The Deputy Director for Quality and Safety will support the Director for Quality and Safety, leading on patient safety, overseeing central patient safety functions, and developing the Trust’s patient safety approach, including PSIRF. The successful candidate will manage the Head of Quality and ensure progress in all quality and safety aspects. They will have a keen interest in patient safety and experience of PSIRF. They will also be pivotal in the leadership for patient safety partners and work closely with patient safety specialists.
University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (UCLH) is one of the most complex NHS trusts in the UK, serving a large and diverse population. We provide academically led acute and specialist services, to people from the local area, from throughout the United Kingdom and overseas. Our vision is to deliver top-quality patient care, excellent education, and world-class research.
We provide first-class acute and specialist services across eight sites:
University College Hospital (incorporating the Elizabeth Garrett Anderson Wing)
National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery
Royal National ENT and Eastman Dental Hospitals
University College Hospital Grafton Way Building
Royal London Hospital for Integrated Medicine
University College Hospital Macmillan Cancer Centre
The Hospital for Tropical Diseases
University College Hospital at Westmoreland Street
We are dedicated to the diagnosis and treatment of many complex illnesses. UCLH specialises in women’s health and the treatment of cancer, infection, neurological, gastrointestinal and oral disease. It has world class support services including critical care, imaging, nuclear medicine and pathology.
We are committed to sustainability and have pledged to become a carbon net zero health service, embedding sustainable practice throughout UCLH. We have set an ambitious target of net zero for our direct emissions by 2031 and indirect emissions by 2040.
For the full Person Specification and more information regarding the main responsibilities of this role, please refer to the attached Job Description.
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UCLH top trust to work at in England – for the second year running! : University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

• In the most recent NHS staff survey UCLH had the highest percentage of staff who said they would recommend us as a place to work, out of all general acute or acute/community NHS trusts in England – for the second year in a row.

UCLH top trust to work at in England – for the second year running! University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.
Once again, UCLH has received the highest score of all general acute and acute/community NHS trusts in England for staff that would recommend us as a place to work.
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Please refer the Job description for details