Associate Safety and Learning Lead
- NHS
- Full Time
- Canary Wharf
- 53755.00 - 60504.00 a year
Job Description
Job summary
We are seeking a skilled and motivated clinical regional Associate Safety and Learning Lead to play a key role in engagement of the team within the Midlands and East Region. This one-year secondment role offers the unique opportunity to work largely autonomously, while reporting in to the existing Midlands and East Regions Safety and Learning Lead.
Main duties of the job
As the Regional Associate Safety and Learning Lead, you will be responsible for engaging and collaborating with healthcare systems across the Midlands to enhance the understanding and application of safety and learning. Working closely with regional stakeholders, you will provide tailored support to member organizations, leveraging your clinical expertise to reduce claims and improve safety profiles. Your work will have a focus on patient and staff safety to work at the interface between NHSR, members, patient representatives, other Arms Length Bodies (ALBs) and the NHS in: Supporting the delivery of a safety and learning service for external stakeholders.
About us
We are NHS Resolution, an arms length body operating under the Department of Health and Social Care. At our core, we specialise in claims management, dispute resolution, and knowledge sharing within the NHS. Our purpose is to provide expertise to the NHS to resolve concerns fairly, share learning for improvement and preserve resources for patient care. We have over 830 employees across the UK.
Job responsibilities
There is collaboration, often virtually, with the wider safety and learning team as well as directorates of NHS Resolution, contributing to the continuous improvement of safety and governance processes. By engaging with key stakeholders across healthcare systems, the role will help translate learning from harm and claims into insights for improved care quality and safety. Clinical credibility with front line staff is an important feature of the role.
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Previous NHS and patient safety experience
Desirable
- Registered Learning Disabilities Nurse
Qualifications
Essential
- Masters or equivalent training and experience in leadership, quality, human factors, patient safety or similar area of expertise.
- Candidates must have a professional clinical registration. We encourage applications from candidates with medical/nursing/AHP background, GMC/NMC/HCPC registration to complement our multidisciplinary team
Desirable
- Management qualification or equivalent training and experience.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Employer details
Employer name
NHS Resolution
Address
London/Hybrid or homeworking
London
Greater London
E14 4PU
