Head of Patient Safety

Key responsibilities: As Head of Patient Safety, the post holder will support the Director of Programmes & QI to ensure all projects are managed effectively and be accountable on their successful delivery through: • Providing leadership and programme oversight to the respective programme portfolio ensuring successful outcomes and delivery of projects • Ensuring (and modelling) robust project management processes are in place for all projects including effective project governance, development and maintenance of project scopes and briefs; project initiation documents; milestones and key deliverables; risks and issues log etc • Responsible for effective management and delivery of programme portfolio to the agreed budgets, ensuring compliance with organisational policies and procedures relating to financial management • Providing support to the Director of Programmes & QI to establish effective resource utilisation processes across the organisations project delivery function • Leading on communications and engagement activity relevant to the programmes, including liaison with national, regional and local stakeholders and system partners to raise awareness of and support delivery of projects • Line management of assigned senior improvement leads, and clinical staff as agreed with the Director of Programmes & QI. Key relationships and working with others Internal all Health Innovation Easts employees will be expected to form key relationships within the organisation relevant to the role. External in addition, the successful appointee will need to develop and build relationships with external colleagues as relevant to the role. These may include, but are not limited to, relationships with: Clinical and operational colleagues within partner organisations, may include but not exclusively: • NHS trusts and NHS foundation trusts in the East of England • Integrated Care Systems and Boards in the East of England • NHS England (national and regional) • Other Health Innovation Networks • Care Quality Commission • Local Government • Third Sector Organisations • Patient Advisory Groups/Services Corporate duties: • Support the organisation in creating an environment that values risk management and promotes the highest standards of health and safety for Health Innovation Easts employees, supported by policies and procedures as appropriate • Comply with current data protection laws and company data protection policy and procedures • Support the organisation in developing a collaborative working environment and a culture of innovation and positive leadership, participating in the appraisal process, as required • Promote Equal Opportunities and affirm that staff, colleagues, patients and others who encounter Health Innovation East are afforded equality of treatment and opportunities. • Observe Health Innovation Easts Equality and Diversity policy in every aspect of your work, avoiding any behaviour which discriminates against colleagues, potential employees, patients or clients on any grounds • Work with others appropriately to achieve organisational goals • Comply with the Health Innovation East values and behaviours Job description Job responsibilities Key responsibilities: As Head of Patient Safety, the post holder will support the Director of Programmes & QI to ensure all projects are managed effectively and be accountable on their successful delivery through: • Providing leadership and programme oversight to the respective programme portfolio ensuring successful outcomes and delivery of projects • Ensuring (and modelling) robust project management processes are in place for all projects including effective project governance, development and maintenance of project scopes and briefs; project initiation documents; milestones and key deliverables; risks and issues log etc • Responsible for effective management and delivery of programme portfolio to the agreed budgets, ensuring compliance with organisational policies and procedures relating to financial management • Providing support to the Director of Programmes & QI to establish effective resource utilisation processes across the organisations project delivery function • Leading on communications and engagement activity relevant to the programmes, including liaison with national, regional and local stakeholders and system partners to raise awareness of and support delivery of projects • Line management of assigned senior improvement leads, and clinical staff as agreed with the Director of Programmes & QI. Key relationships and working with others Internal all Health Innovation Easts employees will be expected to form key relationships within the organisation relevant to the role. External in addition, the successful appointee will need to develop and build relationships with external colleagues as relevant to the role. These may include, but are not limited to, relationships with: Clinical and operational colleagues within partner organisations, may include but not exclusively: • NHS trusts and NHS foundation trusts in the East of England • Integrated Care Systems and Boards in the East of England • NHS England (national and regional) • Other Health Innovation Networks • Care Quality Commission • Local Government • Third Sector Organisations • Patient Advisory Groups/Services Corporate duties: • Support the organisation in creating an environment that values risk management and promotes the highest standards of health and safety for Health Innovation Easts employees, supported by policies and procedures as appropriate • Comply with current data protection laws and company data protection policy and procedures • Support the organisation in developing a collaborative working environment and a culture of innovation and positive leadership, participating in the appraisal process, as required • Promote Equal Opportunities and affirm that staff, colleagues, patients and others who encounter Health Innovation East are afforded equality of treatment and opportunities. • Observe Health Innovation Easts Equality and Diversity policy in every aspect of your work, avoiding any behaviour which discriminates against colleagues, potential employees, patients or clients on any grounds • Work with others appropriately to achieve organisational goals • Comply with the Health Innovation East values and behaviours