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Patient Safety Incident Response Framework Implementation Lead

NHS

Job Description

Job summary

We have a fantastic opportunity for an enthusiastic PSIRF Implementation Lead to join our friendly and dedicated Governance and Quality Assurance Team at Brainkind.

As the PSIRF Implementation Lead,you will develop, implement, and embed the Patient Safety Incident Response Framework (PSIRF) at Brainkind for healthcare provided by an independent health and social care organisation under the NHS standard contract and to support the strategic aims of the national Patient Safety Strategy. You will drive a systemic review and changes through engagement with internal and external stakeholders to successfully deliver the requirements for the framework, tracking and reporting progress and following robust project management methodology. Two key deliverables will be the Patient Safety Incident Response Plan (PSIRP) and the Patient Safety Incident Policy aligned with the national programme.

Main duties of the job

We are looking for candidates with a `Can do attitude and would like to talk with you if you have experience implementing PSIRF in an NHS trust or independent health and social care provider; expertise in patient safety and improvement; can evidence successful implementation of managing projects and have experience or awareness of Health & Social Care regulation and inspection frameworks.

The role is hybrid working from our offices at the Brainkind Neurological Centre in York or Head Offices in Burgess Hill and you must be prepared for occasional travel to other nationwide locations, services and meetings with some overnight stays required.

About us

Brainkind is a charity that aims to improve the lives of peoplewith brain injuries in the UK.Our assessment centres, rehabilitation units and hospitals use expert neurorehabilitation to support people to regain the skills they have lost. We treat people with a range of brain injuries sustained through trauma, illness, substance abuse and more to recover and meet their personal goals.Our employees are incredibly passionate about the jobs they do youll find a strong team spirit across our services and amazing colleagues who always pull together and look out for each other.

Brainkind are a Disability Confident Employer. As users of the disability confident scheme, we guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the vacancy. Brainkind is committed to promoting a diverse and inclusive organisation. Its a place where we recognise, celebrate and live our values which includes offering a range of inclusive employment policies and staff engagement forums to support employees from all backgrounds.

Job responsibilities

The post holder will lead and support the implementation of the PSIRF project as part of the Governance and Quality Assurance Team by working with operational managers, clinicians, corporate teams and external stakeholders to successfully deliver the requirements for the framework, tracking and reporting progress following robust project management methodology. Two key deliverables will be the Patient Safety Incident Response Plan (PSIRP) and the Patient Safety Incident Policy aligned with the national programme.

Main responsibilities

Delivering, implementing, and embedding the Patient Safety Incident Response Framework (PSIRF) proportionate to a charitable independent health and social care organisation.

Support safety improvement, ensuring that systems thinking, human factors understanding and just culture principles are embedded in the PSIRF at Brainkind.

Ensure leadership is central to the delivery of all PSIRF activities by developing organisational understanding of PSIRF.

Work collaboratively, to provide PSIRF expertise to key stakeholders to ensure awareness, understanding and are able to deliver on the Patient Safety Incident Response Plan.

To develop and support the implementation of the LFPSE reporting system for the organisation.

Support the planning, delivery and facilitation of events and opportunities for experiential learning for large and small groups of stakeholders.

To work collaboratively with the Learning and Organisational Development Team as a subject matter expert to ensure all training is fit for purpose, current, role appropriate and reflective of the needs of the organisation.

Take a lead role in the identification and development of opportunities for training, support, coaching and mentoring staff in improvement to build capacity and capability for organisational improvement.

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

  • Expert knowledge of the NHS patient safety strategy and how it can be implemented.
  • An understanding of approaches to improving patient safety in health systems.
  • Good knowledge of relevant regulatory frameworks and requirements, governance, incident response, risk management and measuring and improving the quality and safety.
  • Experience of implementing national guidelines and policies with the ability to interpret national advice, guidance and requirements and advise on how these should be implemented.
  • Evidence of managing a successful project and/or operational performance and improvement; including the development and monitoring of outcome measures.
  • Good IT skills using Microsoft products including Word, Excel & Outlook.
  • Experience of running and handling reports.
  • Experience of working within an environment requiring confidentiality and integrity.
  • Secretarial and/or administrative experience.
  • Able to manage purchase orders for the team.
  • Excellent oral and written communication skills.
  • The ability to deal with queries in a professional manner at all times.
  • Proficient organisational and interpersonal skills.
  • The ability to communicate complex information to a wider audience.
  • Ability to use own initiative and be adaptive and flexible.
  • The ability to prioritise your workload effectively in a busy environment and meet specified deadlines.
  • The ability to work as part of a team.

Desirable

  • Experience implementing PSIRF either within the NHS or an independent healthcare provider.
  • Patient safety qualification or previous experience.
  • Quality improvement/change management qualification or previous experience.
  • Experience of using Microsoft Teams and SharePoint and/or bespoke databases.
  • Extracting data from relevant systems.
  • Experience of supporting at Director level.
  • Experience of using a purchase order management system.
  • Experience of working within the care sector.

Qualifications

Essential

  • Educated to degree level in a relevant discipline or experience of working at a similar level.
  • Project management qualification or equivalent experience.

Desirable

  • Experience implementing PSIRF either within the NHS or an independent healthcare provider.
  • Patient safety qualification or previous experience.
  • Quality improvement/change management qualification or previous experience.
  • Experience of using Microsoft Teams and SharePoint and/or bespoke databases.
  • Extracting data from relevant systems.
  • Experience of supporting at Director level.
  • Experience of using a purchase order management system.
  • Experience of working within the care sector.
  • Negotiating and influencing skills.
  • Driving licence.

Desirable

Desirable

  • Driving licence

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

Brainkind

Address

32 The Market Place

Bishopthorpe Road

Burgess Hill

RH15 8NP

Employer's website

https://brainkind.org/ (Opens in a new tab)

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