Job summary
Band 8A Senior Patient Safety Lead; Patient Safety Specialist
This is a permanent post, but a secondment or job share will also be considered.
Promote a safety and quality culture across the Maternity, Gynaecology, Neonatal and Paediatric services, taking a lead in supporting local investigations and responses to incidents in Obstetrics and Gynaecology.
Responsible for leading the Maternity, Gynaecology, Neonatal and Paediatrics patient safety agenda and ensuring a unified approach to the review of patient safety incidents across the service, in line with the Trust Policies & Procedures and best practice guidance.
Responsibilities
* The post holder is responsible for ensuring effective governance and risk systems are in place across maternity, gynaecology, neonates and paediatrics. Working closely and collaboratively with the Women and Children's (Maternity, Gynaecology, Neonatal and Paediatrics) services management team to ensure effective communication systems are in place and to ensure excellent standards of care and compliance with national and local standard.
* Lead the Patient Safety Team to work within the requirements of patient safety incident response framework (PSIRF) within Women & Children’s services working alongside the Trust Patient Safety Team.
* Act as single point of contact with Maternity & Neonatal Safety Investigations (MNSI). Coordinate the uploading of documentation and the setting up of investigation interviews.
* Participate as a member of the Perinatal Mortality Reporting Tool Group to review all fetal losses and neonatal deaths. Attend the Perinatal Mortality and Morbidity Meetings.
* Liaise with Professional Midwifery Advocates (PMA) to make sure that all midwifery staff involved in clinical incidents and investigations are supported.
Person Specification
Essential:
* NMC registered Nurse or Midwife, significant experience in midwifery
* Leadership experience
* Organisational change experience
* Significant governance experience
* PSIRF, Patient safety training and governance
Desirable:
* Registered midwife
* Human Factors training
* Masters degree
* Risk management
Job details
* Band: 8A
* Salary: £55,690 to £62,682 per annum
* Contract: Permanent
* Working pattern: Full-time, Job share
* Reference number: 193-7678115COR
* Date posted: 17 December 2025
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 to check for any previous criminal convictions.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer details
Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust
Royal Berkshire Hospital, Craven road, Reading, RG1 5AN
Employer’s website
https://www.royalberkshire.nhs.uk/
Contact information
If you need additional help with your application please get in touch by calling the recruitment team on 0118 322 6997 or 0118 322 5342.
Our primary method of communication will be via email. However, if you would prefer to be contacted through a different method, please inform the recruitment team.
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