Patient Safety Support Nurse inDerby inDerby PUBLISHED 13 JUL 2024

Do you have a passion for patient safety? An exciting opportunity has arisen within the Patient safety Team at University Hospitals of Derby and Burton Hospitals NHS FT (UHDB).

We are seeking to recruit an enthusiastic and motivated nurse to support the delivery of the patient safety agenda, with particular focus on sepsis, deteriorating patient and falls.

The Patient Safety Support Nurse Will Support The Delivery Of The Patient Safety Elements Of The Trust Strategies, Working Under The Direction Of The Patient Safety Practitioner And The Senior Falls Practitioner. This Will Involve

Developing a culture of reviewing patient safety incidents to identify learning and lead on improvements.

Providing direction, expertise, advice and support to clinical staff and managers relating to patient safety.

Facilitating and supporting staff in driving forward continuous improvement, embedding a patient safety culture across the organisation.

Promoting innovative and creative approaches to improving clinical quality performance.

Leading on patient safety related projects, ensuring projects are established, run and monitored in line with Trust standards.

Engaging, facilitating and supporting teams to drive forward national and local initiatives to deliver and measure improvements in patient safety.


Closing date of applications: 23 July 2024



Interview date: 8 August 2024


As a trusted organisation at the heart of our communities, we recognise the important role we can play in supporting the public, patients, our own people and local partners in achieving the best of health for the local population and the communities in which they live by providing Exceptional Care Together

Our fundamental Values of Compassion, Openness and Excellence underpin how we intend to work as a Trust and the associated behaviours are becoming embedded in all aspects of how we work.


In Return We Will Offer

• Development opportunities, both professional and leadership development
• On-going support from recruitment to when you join our team and beyond.
• Staff benefits including employee assistance programme, discounted gym membership, onsite fitness classes, car schemes
  
  

Key Facts

• We see on average 4810 OP appointments a day.
• We are the 4th busiest Trauma & Orthopaedic outpatients department in England – an average of 2per week.
• An average of 1115 patients are seen in A&Es across our network every day – 3rd largest in the country.
• Our hospitals admit an average of 195 emergency patients daily.
• Last year we undertook almost 33,700 planned surgical operations in our 57 operating theatres.
• We are one of only 7 Trusts nationally with more than 50 operating theatres.
• We carry out more than 140 elective procedures each working day.
• UHDB is a research active University Hospital with a large and varied portfolio of clinical trials and research opportunities for all staff.
  
  

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Lisa Lamb Job title: Head of Patient Safety Email address: Telephone number:

Natalie Keightley - Senior Falls Practitioner

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