Job summary
Are you ready to lead and inspire at the forefront of patient safetyand care? Kent and Medway Integrated Care Board (ICB) is lookingfor a visionary leader to spearhead our Patient Safety, Complaints,and Learning teams. As a pivotal figure in our organization, you willdrive significant improvements in healthcare services for over 1.9million residents, leveraging a budget of approximately £3.5 billion.Role Overview:
As the Associate Director, you will champion the development and implementation of a safer and more responsive healthcare system.This role not only requires a sophisticated understanding of patientsafety frameworks but also an impassioned approach to leadingchange and fostering a culture of safety and learning across thehealthcare spectrum.
Main duties of the job
Key Responsibilities:Develop strategic initiatives to enhance patient safety and integratecomprehensive learning systems across our services.Provide expert guidance and oversight to the Patient Safety andComplaints teams, ensuring alignment with national safetystandards and effective complaint resolution.Engage with a variety of stakeholders, including the Chief NursingOfficer and Chief Medical Officer, to facilitate collaborative andmatrixed working relationships.Lead the adoption of the NHS Patient Safety Incident ResponseFramework (PSIRF) and the Learn from Patient Safety Events Service(LFPSE), ensuring these frameworks significantly impact ourstrategic objectives.
About us
Would you like to work flexibly? In the NHS, we are reminded every day of how important life is. As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us, for our patients and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement which will not mean sacrificing time for personal interests or family commitments. We aim to support you to work flexibly in a way that will suit you and us.
We work with staff to agree objectives through regular supervision, annual appraisal, and access to training opportunities.
We are committed to equal opportunities and diversity. In order to reflect the diversity of our population, we positively encourage applications from all areas of the community regardless of gender, race, faith, disability, age or sexual orientation.
Job description
Job responsibilities
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Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Master's level or equivalent education
Registered Professional
Essential
- Registered Professional, i.e., Nurse, Member of relevant professional body
Patient Safety knowledge and experience
Essential
- Evidence of knowledge and experience in relation to the National Patient Strategy
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website .
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants .
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website .
Employer details
Employer name
NHS Kent and Medway Integrated Care Board
Address
Gail House
Maidstone
ME15 6NB