Bank Patient Safety Partner

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Site: Priestley Wharf / Working from home Town: Birmingham Salary: £75 – £150 (£75 half a day / £150 full day) Salary period: Daily Closing: 17/02/2025 09:00

Job overview

This job advert will close as soon as sufficient applications have been received. Please apply for this job as soon as you can, if interested.

Are you a patient, service user, carer, or member of your local community who wishes to bring the patient-voice and is passionate about making changes to improve safety and quality of care?

THIS COULD BE YOU!

A Patient Safety Partner (PSP) supports the organisation in improving patient safety. They bring an independent perspective and are involved, as an equal partner, in a wide range of activities and programmes, e.g. sitting on relevant safety and governance committees; reviewing and commenting on meeting papers and reports; being part of the Patient Safety Incident Response Framework (PSIRF) implementation group; helping develop patient safety information resources; contributing to the design of safer healthcare at all levels in the organisation.

We are seeking to recruit PSPs who share our vision and values of making Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust (BCHC) a provider of the Best Care possible to support the people who use our services, many of whom are among the most vulnerable in our society, to live well in Healthy Communities.

Main duties of the job

Main Duties of the job are as outlined within the assignment brief (please see attached).

Please note, this role includes working up to 4 days a month (flexible).

• Your application will be shortlisted as soon as possible.
• We will advise you if you have been successful and are to be invited to an interview.

If you have the relevant qualifications, skills and experience and want to support us in providing Best Care: Healthy Communities, take a look at the variety of roles available within BCHC Trust Bank.

Working for our organisation

BCHC provides high-quality community and specialist services within Birmingham and the West Midlands. We deliver over 100 clinical services, out in people’s homes and in over 200 healthcare settings for adults, children, people with learning disabilities, those with rehabilitation needs, and also dental services. One of our key objectives is to be ‘a great place to work ’ enabling everyone within the organisation to be the best that they can be.

IMPORTANT

• Please ensure you check your Trac account regularly as this is how we will communicate with you during the shortlisting and selection process.
• Also ensure all sections of the application form are completed fully; particularly that you provide full details of all referees including business email address, telephone contact details and postal address.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For further information on the role, please see the attached assignment brief.

Disability Confident Employer and Guaranteed Interview Scheme

BCHC offers a guaranteed interview to any candidate who is Disabled, Neurodiverse, has a hidden or long-term health condition as recognised under the Equality Act 2010, providing they meet the essential criteria of the job role, as set out in the person specification. We encourage applicants to submit their applications and to request any reasonable adjustments where required.

Equality, Diversity and Inclusion

Birmingham is a fantastic place to live and we serve a wide range of people and communities. BCHC is an advocate of diversity and strives to mirror the community we serve as much as possible.

We are committed to and actively promote equality of opportunity for all staff and applications from individuals from all areas of the community who meet the specific criteria are encouraged regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, and marriage/civil partnerships.

Promoting Workforce Equality

In response to data held by BCHC which demonstrates that individuals from particular protected characteristics are under-represented, BCHC is striving to redress these imbalances. In order to do this, the Trust is committed to the employment and career development of individuals with these protected characteristics. As part of this commitment and given this under-representation, the Trust guarantees an interview to any applicants from under-represented groups for positions at Band 8a and above whose application meets the essential criteria for the post as detailed on the Person Specification.

The Trust is currently under-represented in terms of people who identify as Black, Minority Ethnic (BME) and welcomes applicants from these communities. Selection will be on the basis of merit. In order to ensure the diversity of our workforce and understand the differing needs of our communities, the Trust is committed to the principles of Positive Action.

Flexible Working

Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust (BCHC) supports a variety of flexible working practices and, where possible (given our range of services and community settings), will actively consider requests made and support these where practically possible. This may include hybrid patterns of working to enable colleagues to request the flexibility of a mixture of home/base working.

In accordance with the NHS People Promise, the Trust is committed to facilitating a healthy work/life balance that is essential to health and wellbeing and to making BCHC a ‘Great Place to Work’. We will be happy to discuss and consider all requests relating to working patterns and hours at your interview so please do ask!

Benefits of working for us:

• Full NHS terms and conditions including extensive holidays, Agenda for Change pay with enhancements.
• Attractive relocation payment if you relocate to the local area.
• Discounts for local and national retailers.
• Dedicated well-being services for all employees.
• Flexible working where possible.

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Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS Trust
3, Priestley Wharf
Holt Street
Birmingham Science Park
B7 4BN

Office hours: Monday to Friday: 8.30 am – 5.00 pm

Our patients and their carers and families are the reason we\’re here, so we want to hear your views about the Trust and our services.

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