Patient Safety Incident Response Framework Implementation Lead

Patient Safety Incident Response Framework Implementation Lead (Fixed Term 1 year)

Nationwide - Hybrid Working.

Hours: 35 hours per week

Salary: Up to £50,000 per annum

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.

About Us:

Brainkind is a charity that aims to improve the lives of people with 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 – you will find a dedicated team spirit across our services and amazing colleagues who always pull together and look out for each other.

The Role:

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 and you must be prepared for occasional travel to other nationwide locations, services and meetings with some overnight stays required.

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.

To be considered for this role, you should have:

•Extensive experience of working in a patient safety role with an understanding of the approaches to improving patient safety

•Educated to degree level in a relevant discipline or equivalent senior experience in a Health & Social care related field.

• Expertise in successfully delivering projects or project management qualification such as PRINCE2 or Agile methodologies.

• In depth knowledge of statutory requirements for the Health & Social Care sector, including health and social care regulations and guidance.

• Ability to analyse complex data and investigate problems to develop a range of solutions.

• Good knowledge of relevant regulatory frameworks and requirements, governance, incident response, risk management and measuring and improving the quality and safety

Benefits Include:

• A competitive salary of £50,000 per annum.

• 38 days annual leave inclusive of bank holidays

• Access to our Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)

• Group life assurance.

• Company Pension

• Nationwide employee staff discounts incl. eating out and shopping.

• Long service and staff awards

• Excellent training and support with gaining professional qualifications.

• Blue Light Card Discounts

Please note we will be shortlisting and interviewing candidates on a rolling basis until the role is filled therefore, we recommend applying as soon as possible.

All successful candidates are subject to compliance checks including 3 years of checkable references and DBS/PVG checks

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. It is 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.