Job summary
- Main area
- Patient Safety and Risk
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 8a
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time
- Flexible working
- Job ref
- 391-RFL-7242285
- Employer
- Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Royal Free Hospital
- Town
- London
- Salary
- £61,927 - £68,676 per annum, including HCAS
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 02/07/2025 23:59
Employer heading

Band 8a Deputy Head of Patient Safety and Risk
NHS AfC: Band 8a
Our trust has over 17,000 staff serving 2 million patients every year. It comprises Barnet Hospital, Chase Farm Hospital, the Royal Free Hospital, North Middlesex University Hospital and more than 30 services in the community. This larger scale organisation provides an unprecedented opportunity for us to continue our pioneering work, particularly in finding ways to deliver even better care to our patients.
Our mission is to deliver world class care and expertise in our clinical services, underpinned by world class teaching and research and we will continue to measure our progress against our five governing objectives: excellent outcomes, excellent patient and staff experience, excellent value for taxpayers’ money, being safe and meeting our external duties, and building a strong organisation.
Everyone is welcome at Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust. We're proud of our diversity and we continue to undertake new initiatives to advance equality for LGBT+, BME, gender equality, staff carers and people with disabilities and lived experiences to promote good relations and understanding between our staff.
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Job overview
The Deputy Head of patient safety and risk is responsible for project managing several workstreams within the patient safety portfolio, working collaboratively with other programme managers and Governance teams, to deliver a variety of service improvement projects.
Led by the Head of Patient safety and risk, the Deputy Head of patient safety and risk, is an effective ambassador for the trust, be credible and knowledgeable with the confidence and interpersonal skills to work with clinical, managerial and support staff at all levels across the organisation. The post holder has expertise in programme and project management processes, improvement methodology and have a proactive ‘can do’ approach, be highly motivated and confident in managing challenging and changing workloads. The post holder has excellent written and verbal communication skills and brings a strong customer service approach to their role.
The post holder is responsible for the day-to-day management of Patient Safety Events and the overview of all trust safety events. They lead a team to ensure that clinical and non-clinical staff have appropriate access and training. The post holder has a strong working knowledge and experience of implementing and managing risk and safety and will provide advice and support on clinical risk issues.
The post holder will work closely with the quality governance, operational and corporate management teams and staff at all levels in the organisation
Main duties of the job
Patient Safety Event Management
Responsibility for Patients
Administrative Management
Reporting
Responsibility for financial and physical resources
Responsibility for leading and managing
Responsibility for information resources
Working for our organisation
The Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK’s biggest and most innovative trusts. Across three main hospitals, our dedicated army of staff care for over 1.6million patients, treat more than 200,000 in A&E, deliver over 8,000 babies and carry out more than 17million tests.
Our size, scale and influence offer you unrivalled career opportunities and a forward-thinking approach to working that works around your lifestyle. From flexible hours and generous benefits, to next level training, we make it easier to take your career to the top
For more information please follow link https://www.royalfreelondonjobs.co.uk
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see attached Job Description for more information about this role and working at royal free London NHS foundation Trust
Person specification
Undergraduate degree or equivalent
Essential criteria
- Undergraduate Degree or equivalent
Knowledge of PSIRF learning responses tools and techniques
Essential criteria
- Knowledge of PSIRF learning responses tools and techniques
Applicant requirements
The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 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.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Orla Kilmartin
- Job title
- Head of Patient Safety and Risk
- Email address
- [email protected]
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