Patient Safety Reviewer

Job overview

Please note that this is an internal only role and therefore only current employees of Oxford Health are eligible to apply

We are recruiting to the role of rotational Patient Safety Reviewer to join our Patient Safety Team. This is a 12 month fixed term or secondment opportunity (part time considered). This is great opportunity to develop skills in patient safety and systems analysis.

You'll work with the Patient Safety Team, Directorate Governance Teams, and Family Liaison Officers  to lead in reviewing and identifying learning from Patient Safety. 

This is a full time role (37.5 hours per week) based at our Littlemore site with travel required across our Trust directorates . 

You'll be a key member of the incident response function in patient safety reviews ensuring that an effective review takes place in order to identify learning and required changes in practice to prevent or reduce the likelihood of reoccurrence.

This is a challenging but rewarding role within a busy and small team (9 people) where you'll work collaboratively with clinical staff and patient/family to identify areas of improvement and make a positive impact in our aim to deliver our services successfully to the highest standard. You'll be working in a restorative, just and learning culture determined to make positive changes for the future.

If you thrive in a fast-paced environment, have excellent analytical and report-writing skills with a passion for patient safety we would love to hear from you!

Main duties of the job

This role covers the Primary Community and Dental, however we do cover all directorates in the Trust which include Mental Health and Forensic/Specialised Services so you will have the opportunity to gain knowledge of many different services/teams, and different types of incidents (although due to nature of our service self harm/suspected suicide are the majority of mental health reviews).  

Main duties include: 

• Be an expert in Patient Safety and reviews, techniques and practice, including Systems Engineering Initiative for Patient Safety (SEIPS) and Human Factors
• Facilitate Incident Learning Huddles with clinical teams and our partner organisation. 
• Review patient safety incidents and/or complex complaints, acting as a role model and expert  advisor for other staff involved in the reviews ensuring that all reviews are carried out to the highest possible standards
• Produce high quality reports that identify the system and process factors that led to the incident/complaint occurring, suggesting safety actions for change in practice
• Analyse themes and patterns from incidents and complaints to support learning and changes, presenting these in internal forums
• Work flexibly as part of wider Patient Safety, undertaking duties and activities relevant to level of post to improve the experience of patients and staff

Please refer to the job description attached for a comprehensive list of duties

Working for our organisation

Oxford Health is a great place to work. To be able to showcase yourself when making an application you are encouraged to read the “candidate guide to making an application” which is attached to all roles.  

Please include details of qualifications (including years these were gained particularly if we need to assess for clinical roles that these are still valid) and tailor your supporting statement to the role you are applying for, addressing  the essential criteria found in the JD. 

As a Trust we provide physical, mental health and social care for people of all ages across Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Swindon, Wiltshire, Bath and North East Somerset. Our services are delivered at community bases, hospitals, clinics and people’s homes, delivering care as close to home as possible.  Our vision is that no matter who or where you are, you will receive: “Outstanding care delivered by an outstanding team” 

Our values are: “Caring, safe and excellent” 

We offer a wide range of benefits designed to support your career and wellbeing:

• Excellent opportunities for career progression 

• Individual and Trust wide learning and development 

• 27 days annual leave, plus bank holidays, rising to 33 days with continuous service 

• NHS Discount 

• Pension scheme 

• Lease car scheme 

• Employee Assistance Programme 

• Mental Health First Aiders 

• Staff accommodation (waiting lists may apply) 

• Staff networking and support groups 

Person specification

Documents to Download

Patient Safety Reviewer (PDF, 480.3KB)

Guidance Notes for Candidates Applying for a job at OHFT (PDF, 432.6KB)

Recruiter Contact Details

Name: Ailie Mitchell

Title: Patient Safety Lead

Email: [email protected]

Telephone: 07917 750730