Quality & Patient Safety Officer

• Support incident management, investigations, risk management and quality governance processes.
• Analyse and present quality and patient safety data to inform decision-making.
• Coordinate audits, quality improvement projects, action plans and tracking.
• Prepare reports and provide support to Quality & Safety meetings.
• Work closely with multidisciplinary teams to promote learning, improvement and compliance with regulatory standards.

• Support the Quality and Patient Safety Facilitator to identify learning from patient safety incidents; support compliance with CQC fundamental standards and support staff in identifying and developing appropriate audit (including quantitative and qualitative) and the development of quality and safety improvement initiatives across CSUs.
• Assist with supporting delivery of the quality governance agenda within the CSU and work closely with Quality Improvement, Assurance and Effectiveness Teams.
• Support with preparing, producing and disseminating reports within the group. Assist in ensuring that actions arising from patient incident investigation, complaints, audit and other sources are completed and evidenced within the CSU and that learning is shared across the organisation where appropriate.
• Be responsible for the maintenance of compliance databases and other quality governance trackers. Ensure that data gathering, presentation and storage methods comply with the principles of Information Governance and the Data Protection Act.
• Support the Quality and Patient Safety Facilitator to ensure the Trust fulfils its statutory obligations for reporting on the range of safety and quality issues, including Data Protection, Duty of Candour, Freedom of Information and CQC Standards.

You'll be part of a supportive team within a Clinical Service Unit dedicated to delivering high quality safe care and continuous improvement for patients in relation to outcomes and experience. We offer excellent NHS benefits, professional development opportunities, and the chance to make a genuine difference to patient outcomes.

Our People Charter outlines the behaviours we can expect from one another and what you can expect from Bradford Teaching Hospitals Foundation Trust:

• We value people
• We are one team
• We care

We're keen to meet people who share these values and are passionate about delivering the highest quality of care to our patients.

Essential: - Knowledge of the CQC framework Interview / E; - Understanding of Information Governance and Confidentiality

Essential: - Ability to work effectively with a wide range of disciplines/staff; - Excellent communication and organisation skills; - Report writing skills

Desirable: - Quality improvement techniques

Essential: - Previous experience in a similar field; - Previous experience of data analysis and presentation

Desirable: - Experience of working in the NHS; - Experience of using incident reporting systems e.g Datix, Ideagen Healthcare Guardian, etc

Essential: - Educated to degree/ postgraduate diploma level or equivalent experience; - 5 GCSEs (grade 5 to 9) including English and Mathematics

Desirable: - IT qualification e.g ECDL