Employer Herefordshire and Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust Location Worcester, Worcestershire, United Kingdom Salary Competitive Closing date 9 Jul 2025

Job summary

We are looking to recruit a passionate, engaging, and dynamic individualto work in the Quality and Patient Safety Team, leading the service deliveryand operational development of Patient Safety. The role includes embedding the Patient Safety Incident Response Policy andPlan across the organisation, incident management, patient safety training andstaff management. The role is full timeandinvolves hybrid working, with the base being atTrusts Headquarters in Worcester. The ability to travel to othersites for meetings, training or service needs is also required.

As a service we will provide the successful individual with theresources to develop and progress a long-term career, as well as flexibility, continualprofessional development and a wide range of wellbeing and supportopportunities.

If you would like to discuss informally if this is the right rolefor you, get in touch with Vicks Clayton who is happy to talk through thisopportunity.

Main duties of the job

The successfulcandidate will:

Manage the Trusts Patient Safety Team.

Lead on incident management processes.

Produce monthly reports for corporate andservice delivery units integrated governance processes

Promote the Patient Safety agenda acrossthe Trust.

Work with the Patient Safety Specialists toembed the Trusts Patient Safety Strategy.

Work alongside Clinical Effectiveness andPatient Relations to align workstreams.

Work with system partners, stakeholdersand the wider NHS. This is to share learning, inform service development and beaware of new and emerging policy and guidance.

About us

At Herefordshire and Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust,we are working together to deliver outstanding care. We run community hospitalsand community health services across Worcestershire and provide mental healthand learning disability services across both Herefordshire and Worcestershire.

Our people (all 4500+ of them) provide services for people ofall ages, experiencing both physical and/or mental health conditions from over100 sites.

We will support you to thrive; offer flexibleworking options for a great work-life balance, help you fulfil your ambitions,and empower you to make positive changes within your team or service. We valuediversity and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds, cultures,and ethnicities.

What we offer;

• 27 days leave plus bank holidays, increasing up to33 days with long service
• Generous NHS pension and enhanced pay when you workunsocial hours
• Flexible and agile working opportunities
• Great maternity, paternity, and adoption support
• Wide range of supportive staff networks
• Health and wellbeing opportunities

• ENB998, City & Guilds 730 or equivalent teaching qualification.
• Educated to master's level or equivalent experience.
• Evidence of recent CPD and Post Registration Education & Practice.
• HSIB Level 2 training or PSIRF Learning Response training or equivalent.
• Prince2 or equivalent Project Management Qualification
• I understand that I will be asked to provide original certificates to verify my qualifications at point of offer.

• Patient Safety level 3 & 4 Qualification or a willingness to work towards
• QSIR trained or equivalent qualification

• Leadership/Management
• Supervision
• Project Management
• Evidenced experience of the management of change
• Teaching and presentation experience at national level
• Experience working within a quality governance role/clinical governance team.

• Strategic thinking
• High level influencing and negotiating

• ENB998, City & Guilds 730 or equivalent teaching qualification.
• Educated to master's level or equivalent experience.
• Evidence of recent CPD and Post Registration Education & Practice.
• HSIB Level 2 training or PSIRF Learning Response training or equivalent.
• Prince2 or equivalent Project Management Qualification
• I understand that I will be asked to provide original certificates to verify my qualifications at point of offer.

• Patient Safety level 3 & 4 Qualification or a willingness to work towards
• QSIR trained or equivalent qualification

• Leadership/Management
• Supervision
• Project Management
• Evidenced experience of the management of change
• Teaching and presentation experience at national level
• Experience working within a quality governance role/clinical governance team.

• Strategic thinking
• High level influencing and negotiating

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