Risk and Datix Manager (Maternity Cover)

at  Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust

Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for full details of responsibilities Work collaboratively with the EPRR & Business Continuity Manager and Health and Safety Manager to ensure a joined-up and effective risk management process is in place. To liaise with external organisations as necessary e.g., Auditors, HSE Ensure incidents are entered on to the Trusts central risk reporting database (DATIX) and analyse information regarding incidents, taking further action as and when necessary. Attend the weekly Rapid Review (RR) meeting and provide support to the meeting chair, including the provision of data and reports and updating agreed actions within Datix. Line manages the Datix Administration team including conducting 1:1 meeting, appraisals, managing absences and carrying out in house training on the Datix system, escalating any concerns to the Head of Patient Safety Incident Investigations and Clinical Incidents.
The post holder will work with Directorate colleagues to ensure that sharing and learning occurs regarding reportable events particularly where there are themes which can be shared which will improve safety across the organisation. Maintain the security of the Datix system including setting up new users, user logs, access rights, unlocking user accounts and closing expired dormant accounts and regularly review the Users of the access groups for leavers from the Trust. Create and deliver a program of training and access to new users of Datix incident reporting, creating any report builders they may need to run regularly. Monitor compliance on Datix with Duty of Candour in line with both Trust and national policy requirements, escalating any exceptions to the Head of Patient Safety Incident Investigations and Clinical Incidents.
Ensure the development of relevant SOPs and an overarching Trust policy in relation to the management of the Datix system. Working with the Head of Patient Safety Incident Investigations and Clinical Incidents, the post holder will be responsible for progressing the Trust wide Datix improvement plan, including designing and implementing system changes and rolling these out across the Trust Active involvement in the introduction and development of plans and work streams relating to both the Trust and National changes to the Patient Safety Strategy Attend relevant meetings as required, providing high quality reports containing complex facts requiring analysis, interpretation and comparison relating to incident data, duty of candour compliance and external reporting, including attending meetings in place of the Head of Patient Safety Incident Investigations and Clinical Incidents To provide support to services and teams regarding risk management, adverse incident reporting, risk assessment and risk register processes, ensuring staff follow the principles of the Risk Management Strategy. Ensure that all updates from the software supplier DATIX are analysed in correlation with the release notes and any changes put into effect on the designed report forms and the training manual

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