Interim Patient Safety Improvement Lead

Band 8b/ 8c (£70k-£85k pro rata) | Fixed-Term Contract | Full-Time (37.5 hours per week)| Hybrid working | 12 months

We are currently supporting an NHS organisation to appoint an experienced Interim Patient Safety Improvement Lead to provide programme leadership and patient safety/governance expertise across a high-profile Patient Safety Programme.

This is a critical appointment within a highly sensitive environment. The successful candidate will play a key role in coordinating the programme, supporting delivery of review recommendations, and ensuring robust governance arrangements are in place.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide senior programme leadership and coordination across the Patient Safety Programme
• Establish and maintain programme governance structures, reporting mechanisms, risk management processes, action tracking and assurance frameworks
• Coordinate a broad range of stakeholders across Medical, Nursing, Quality, Legal, Communications, Patient Relations and Operational teams
• Support patient review/lookback activity and associated governance arrangements
• Produce high-quality executive reports, briefings and papers for senior leaders and governance committees
• Ensure effective programme delivery within a complex, sensitive and high-profile environment
• Provide expert advice on patient safety, quality governance and programme management

Essential Experience

• Significant NHS experience in patient safety, quality governance and complex programme delivery
• Strong stakeholder engagement and relationship management skills, with experience working across multiple professional groups and senior leadership teams
• Experience establishing governance frameworks, managing risks and producing executive-level reports and briefings
• Proven ability to work effectively within high-profile and politically sensitive environments.
• Desirable Experience
• Experience supporting patient safety investigations
• Involvement in regulatory reviews, independent investigations or service reviews
• Experience delivering high-profile patient safety improvement programmes within the NHS

Terms:

• Band: 8b/ 8c (circa £70k- £85k)
• Hours: Full-time, 37.5 hours per week
• Location: Hybrid working available, with up to two days per week working remotely
• Reporting To: Deputy Chief Medical Officer (DCMO)
• Contract Type: Fixed-Term

How to apply:

If you would like to apply for this position, please submit an up-to-date CV demonstrating how you meet the criteria outlined above, together with your contact details, availability, and desired rate.

Due to the high volume of applications we receive, we will only contact candidates who meet the required criteria to discuss the opportunity further.

Contacts
Eleanor Pugh: 01132056093
How to Apply

• Please submit your CV along with a Supporting Statement addressing the person specification criteria, evidencing how you meet the criteria.
• Detail any employment or education gaps.
• Be ready to provide the names, positions, organisations and contact details for two referees; one should be your current or most recent employer. Referees will be contacted for those proceeding to final stages. We will always gain your permission before we contact referees.
• Let us know any difficulty you may have with the indicative timetable.
• Check that your contact details are correct before you submit.

Once you have submitted your application, you will receive an automated email confirmation. If you do not receive, please email contactus@gatenbysanderson.com