Deputy Head of Patient Safety

at  University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust

University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust is delighted to offer a fantastic opportunity to work with us.
Please see below for a detailed job description of the role.
We are looking for a proven leader with a passion for patient safety to join our team in an exciting role as Deputy head of patient safety. Working closely with the head of patient safety, you will be joining a team with a commitment to improving patient safety through improvements and learning from incidents. This role is key in supporting the delivery of the NHS and UHS patient safety strategy.
You will need to be a registered healthcare professional with experience in governance and/or patient safety and educated to masters level. Experienced in leading and managing teams as well as understanding and delivering quality improvement projects is essential. The role will require attending meetings off-site and flexibility to attend and chair meetings at short notice.
As one of the largest acute teaching Trusts in England, we offer learning and development opportunities to help you achieve the career you aspire to.
Specific to this role is the suitability for agile working which is a mixture of on-site and remote working. In addition, we are open to discussing flexibility in the hours that you work. Please talk to us at the interview about the flexibility you need, and we will explore what’s possible for the role and service. UHS employees are able to access a range of NHS discounts, are entitled to a minimum of 35 days paid holiday (pro rata), and we offer a generous pension scheme.
Southampton is an attractive place to live and work situated on the south coast, with an international airport and direct trains to London. The New Forest National Park and beaches of the Jurassic coast are also right on our doorstep. The city offers living costs 20% lower than London and 14 schools rated outstanding by Ofsted.

The main focus of the role is to support the Head of patient safety in:

• Leadership of the patient safety team
• Implementation and delivery of the patient safety strategy
• Overseeing the delivery of national and local CQUINs related to preventing avoidable harm
• Ensuring that there is an open and honest culture and that duty of candour is fulfilled as part of the management of incidents.
• Ensure Delivery of regulatory compliance, assurance and learning occurs when things go wrong
• Providing, expert advice on the patient safety agenda in the Trust and making tangible reductions in patient harm
• Delivering the vision that realises the Trust’s ambition to be a world-class service and secure national renown for improvements in patient safety
• Overseeing a robust process for the management of patient safety incidents, never events and ensuring that organisational learning occurs as a result.
• To lead on the day to day support of the quality and patient safety partners

• Leadership of the patient safety team
• Implementation and delivery of the patient safety strategy
• Overseeing the delivery of national and local CQUINs related to preventing avoidable harm
• Ensuring that there is an open and honest culture and that duty of candour is fulfilled as part of the management of incidents.
• Ensure Delivery of regulatory compliance, assurance and learning occurs when things go wrong
• Providing, expert advice on the patient safety agenda in the Trust and making tangible reductions in patient harm
• Delivering the vision that realises the Trust’s ambition to be a world-class service and secure national renown for improvements in patient safety
• Overseeing a robust process for the management of patient safety incidents, never events and ensuring that organisational learning occurs as a result.
• To lead on the day to day support of the quality and patient safety partner