Talent.com
This job offer is not available in your country.
Quality, Compliance and Patient Safety Analyst

Quality, Compliance and Patient Safety Analyst

Barts Health NHS TrustLondon
30+ days ago
Salary
£54,320.00–£60,981.00 yearly
Job type
  • Permanent
Job description

Job summary

Quality, Compliance and Patient Safety Analyst

We are looking for a band 7 Quality, Compliance and Patient Safety Analyst to join our team. This post will sit within the Trust patient safety team within the Quality Governance department. The team is part of the corporate team of the Trust with a main aim of coordinating functions that relate to quality governance and patient safety.

This is a new role within one of the largest acute care provider organisations in the NHS. The Quality, Compliance and Patient Safety Analyst role will support the Patient Safety Learning Response Lead to provide Trust-wide oversight of all types of patient safety themes as part of the Trust's annually agreed Patient Safety Incident Response Plan (PSIRP). The successful candidate will contribute to the development of systems and processes related to patient safety. To analyse and disseminate patient safety data and other clinical indicators to demonstrate status and project delivery. The post holder will also work closely with the Risk System Coordinator to provide system support to ensure the effective design and operation of the Risk Management Database (Datix) - addressing problems, troubleshooting any technical issues

Main duties of the job

The key purpose of this role will include but not limited to :

o Supporting corporate teams with incident investigations

o Collation and presentation of safety performance, analysis of themes and trends

o Find innovative ways of supporting the organisation to learn from incidents and other safety related intelligence

o Development and delivery of training relating to patient safety and compliance

o Reviewing all safety information to gain better understanding of safety of patient care within the Trust to drive improvements

o Expertise in using Datix and work in conjunction with the Risk System Coordinator to support hospitals for queries and troubleshooting

We are looking for a motivated individual with recent experience of safety investigations, good knowledge of PSIRF, and experience in the safety and quality governance environment with an emphasis on patient safety, compliance, assurance and clinical risk.

About us

Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain's leading healthcare providers.

The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.

Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.

We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.

Job description

Job responsibilities

We are dedicated to being an outstanding place to work and will work with you to get the best experience. We know flexible working is not a one size fits all and will mean something different to everyone. We are inclusive, so if you are interested in flexible working, please speak to the recruiting manager.

The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience, and knowledge required. For both documents, please view the attachment / s below.

For an informal discussion please contact Natalie Mynott-Gardiner Risk Systems Coordinator via email

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Educated to degree level or equivalent experience
  • Specialist systems or IT knowledge and expertise acquired through degree level or equivalent qualification / training / experience

Desirable

  • Relevant post graduate diploma or equivalent qualification
  • Datix Certified Professional Training
  • Experience

    Essential

  • Recent experience in the safety and quality governance environment with an emphasis on patient safety / clinical risk and compliance
  • Evidence of training experience and presentation skills, using a range of media to support governance and compliance.
  • Specialist use of Datix or other automated risk management databases
  • Evidence of experience of dealing with complex and / or sensitive information and unpredictable situations
  • Experience of quality governance related reporting.
  • Experience in interpreting national or local guidance and implementing logic to derive datasets and reporting to support said guidance.
  • Desirable

  • Experience in a range of clinical environments
  • Experience of delivery of education and training
  • Experience of managing small or large scale projects or developments.
  • Evidence of preparing and delivering organisational compliance with CQC regulatory / statutory governance standards.
  • Experience of collating / evaluating evidence against statutory standards and of maintaining effective monitoring systems to assess compliance.
  • Knowledge

    Essential

  • Clinical governance knowledge and the knowledge of national patient safety strategy
  • Knowledge of Learn from Patient Safety Events (LFPSE)
  • Knowledge of the Patient safety incident response framework (PSIRF)
  • Knowledge of risk management.
  • High level computer skills in the use of spreadsheets, word processing, graphics, PowerPoint and the specialist risk management software
  • Desirable

  • Knowledge of good practice and quality standards in corporate and clinical governance
  • Skills

    Essential

  • Highly developed interpersonal skills with an ability to communicate complex issues to senior leaders, clinical staff, patients and members of the public
  • Ability to interrogate systems to analyse data and review other internal and external sources of data
  • Ability to pAbility to influence, negotiate and deliver results through others (both within and particularly outside of own team)roduce analytical reports relating to patient safety
  • Ability to present complex issues clearly and concisely at all levels of the organisation, including to executive colleagues
  • Desirable

  • Demonstrable evidence of facilitating meetings with staff to determine underlying causes of problems / issues / risks
  • Other

    Essential

  • Excellent attention to detail
  • Assertive but polite and professional
  • Able to maintain discretion regarding sensitive issues
  • Self-motivated, proactive and resourceful
  • Evidence of professional development of self and team
  • Excellent time management skills and the ability to manage complex and competing diary commitments.
  • Able to travel across hospital sites
  • Skills

    Essential

  • Ability to communicate challenging information in a sensitive and appropriately professional manner.
  • Ability to be comfortable with uncertainty
  • Able to effectively advise, coach and train colleagues in serious incident methodology and safety matters
  • Good organisational skills; able to plan and prioritise work effectively within tight time scales in order to meet deadlines.