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Deputy Patient Safety Manager
The closing date is 27 July 2025
The Deputy Patient Safety Manager will provide support and operational leadership in patient safety and risk across the organisation by working closely with the Trust Patient Safety Manager and Patient Safety Specialists to promote, implement and maintain a safety culture.
The post holder will support the Patient Safety Manager, Patient Safety Specialists and Occupational Safety Manager to enable all parts of the Trust to work within national guidance and regulation relating to safety and risk to achieve legislative compliance and develop and provide a safe environment for staff, patients and the public.
Main duties of the job
The main duties of the Post holder include:
1. Co-ordinate, undertake or advise on, and support learning responses for patient safety incidents and other complex investigations or reviews, where necessary, including working with external reviewers and act as an expert resource for patient safety incident investigations.
2. Ensure the key principle of all patient safety incident investigations remain built on a just safety culture and are system focused.
3. Support the development of systems and processes to effectively manage learning responses crossing multiple directorates and departments.
To deputise for the Patient Safety Manager as required.
About us
You will be working for an organisation which values and respects all of its staff and the community it serves. The Trust is a leader in the NHS and research sectors and provides excellent benefits for its staff. This includes a firm commitment to professional development of it's staff together with the provision of an excellent health and well-being support service.
We are committed to helping our staff balance their work and home lives and ensure they feel supported, valued and appreciated so whilst you care for our patients and clients, we'll take care of you. We offer many different ways of helping staff including career development opportunities, flexible working, good annual leave and pension schemes, health and wellbeing packages and financial support systems. Joining the Trust also allows you access to a number of saving options via our salary sacrifice schemes and a wide range of discount opportunities with retailers and service providers.
Job responsibilities
Please view the attached Job Description and Person Specification documents for full details regarding this post
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.
When completing your application please ensure that you clearly demonstrate how you meet the role criteria.
Person Specification
Education and Qualifications
* Educated to Master's level in a relevant subject or equivalent level qualification or equivalent demonstrable knowledge and experience.
* GCSE Maths and English, grade C/4 or above (or equivalent)
* Teaching and assessing qualification
* Clinical Professional Registration
Experience
* Relevant direct involvement of patient safety incident investigations
* Development of written briefings, reports, guidance and policy documents
* Delivery of presentations, training and awareness sessions to a various audiences including senior managers
* Providing advice and guidance on patient safety and clinical governance subjects to all levels of staff.
* Data analysis, interpretation of trends and themes and presentation in reports
* Reporting, investigating and learning from incidents
* Working within a regulatory and legislative framework and liaising with external stakeholders e.g. HSE, CQC, ICB
* Organising and chairing meetings
Skills and Knowldege
* Highly developed verbal, written and problem solving skills with the ability to influence and motivate others including senior managers
* Ability to understand and process complex, sensitive issues and information; make recommendations and identify solutions
* Effectively prioritise tasks, manage conflicting demands on time and resources to achieve objectives
* Advanced keyboard skills, experienced user of word, outlook and excel to intermediate level
* Use of incident and risk management software e.g., Datix
* Understanding and In-depth knowledge of Patient Safety Strategy
* Understanding and In-depth knowledge of the Duty of Candour principles
Personal Qualities
* Ability to develop effective working relationships and demonstrate professional credibility with staff at all levels
* Self-motivated, able to work on own initiative
* Work as part of a team showing understanding of needs of individuals and groups
* Committed to personal development and continued professional development
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.
Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
£47,810 to £54,710 a yearpa/pro rata for pat time staff
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