Patient Safety Learning and Response Lead (Training and Development)
| Posting date: | 02 June 2025 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £62,215 - £72,293 per annum (pro rata) |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 02 July 2025 |
| Location: | Manchester, M13 9WL |
| Company: | Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 7192610/349-COR-7192610-RL4 |
Summary
A Vacancy at Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust.
The Patient Safety Learning Response Lead (Training and Development) is a central role in the Trust’s implementation of the Patient Safety Incident Response Framework (PSIRF), and supports multiple elements of our safety management system, including supporting the development, management and implementation of strategic a patient safety training programme across the Trust and directly supporting and where appropriate leading initiatives to enable staff involvement in patient safety.
As part of the Learning Response Lead team, the role will be responsible for leading and coordinating all Patient Safety Incident Investigations (PISIIs) across the Trust in line with the expectations of PSIRF, engaging with a range stakeholders to identify opportunities for learning using recognised tools encompassing principles of human factors and ergonomics, systems engineering, psychology, and investigation best practice as required. A high level of sensitive and compassionate engagement with patients, families, staff, and others affected by incidents is expected of this role.
A key responsibility will be to lead on the design and implementation of a Patient Safety Academy within MFT that provides a sustainable, future proof model for delivery for training for patient safety techniques across the Trust
MFT is one of the largest NHS Trusts in England with a turnover of £2.8bn & is on a different scale than most other NHS Trusts. We’re creating an exceptional integrated health & social care system for the 1 million patients who rely on our services every year.
Bringing together 10 hospitals & community services from across Manchester, Trafford & beyond, we champion collaborative working & transformation, encouraging our 30,000 workforce to pursue their most ambitious goals. We set standards that other Trusts seek to emulate so you’ll benefit from a scale of opportunity that is nothing short of extraordinary.
We’ve also created a digitally enabled organisation to improve clinical quality, patient & staff experience, operational effectiveness & driving research, and innovation through the introduction of Hive; our Electronic Patient Record system which launched in September 2022.
We’re proud to be a major academic Research Centre & Education provider, providing you with a robust infrastructure to encourage and facilitate high-quality research programmes. What’s more, we’re excited to be embarking on our Green Plan which sets out how MFT continues to play its part in making healthcare more sustainable.
At MFT, we create and foster a culture of inclusion and belonging, provide equal opportunities for career development that are fair, open, and transparent, protecting your health and wellbeing and shaping the future of our organisation together.
To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience you’ll need, take a look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the ‘Supporting Documents’ heading. So that you’re even more equipped to make an informed decision to apply to us, you’ll need to take time to read the ‘Candidate Essentials Guide’ that sits with the Job Description and Person Specification. This document provides you with details about the Trust, our benefits and outlines how ‘we care for you as you care for others’. Most importantly, it also contains critical information you’ll need to be aware of before you submit an application form.
Diversity Matters
MFT is committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating, and valuing diversity and eliminating any form of unlawful discrimination across our workforce, ensuring our people are truly representative of the communities we serve. All individuals regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation are encouraged to apply for this post. As an inclusive employer, we are here to support you. If you have any special requirements to help you with your application, email our team atresourcing@mft.nhs.uk.
We’re looking forward to hearing from you!
This advert closes on Sunday 22 Jun 2025
The Patient Safety Learning Response Lead (Training and Development) is a central role in the Trust’s implementation of the Patient Safety Incident Response Framework (PSIRF), and supports multiple elements of our safety management system, including supporting the development, management and implementation of strategic a patient safety training programme across the Trust and directly supporting and where appropriate leading initiatives to enable staff involvement in patient safety.
As part of the Learning Response Lead team, the role will be responsible for leading and coordinating all Patient Safety Incident Investigations (PISIIs) across the Trust in line with the expectations of PSIRF, engaging with a range stakeholders to identify opportunities for learning using recognised tools encompassing principles of human factors and ergonomics, systems engineering, psychology, and investigation best practice as required. A high level of sensitive and compassionate engagement with patients, families, staff, and others affected by incidents is expected of this role.
A key responsibility will be to lead on the design and implementation of a Patient Safety Academy within MFT that provides a sustainable, future proof model for delivery for training for patient safety techniques across the Trust
MFT is one of the largest NHS Trusts in England with a turnover of £2.8bn & is on a different scale than most other NHS Trusts. We’re creating an exceptional integrated health & social care system for the 1 million patients who rely on our services every year.
Bringing together 10 hospitals & community services from across Manchester, Trafford & beyond, we champion collaborative working & transformation, encouraging our 30,000 workforce to pursue their most ambitious goals. We set standards that other Trusts seek to emulate so you’ll benefit from a scale of opportunity that is nothing short of extraordinary.
We’ve also created a digitally enabled organisation to improve clinical quality, patient & staff experience, operational effectiveness & driving research, and innovation through the introduction of Hive; our Electronic Patient Record system which launched in September 2022.
We’re proud to be a major academic Research Centre & Education provider, providing you with a robust infrastructure to encourage and facilitate high-quality research programmes. What’s more, we’re excited to be embarking on our Green Plan which sets out how MFT continues to play its part in making healthcare more sustainable.
At MFT, we create and foster a culture of inclusion and belonging, provide equal opportunities for career development that are fair, open, and transparent, protecting your health and wellbeing and shaping the future of our organisation together.
To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience you’ll need, take a look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the ‘Supporting Documents’ heading. So that you’re even more equipped to make an informed decision to apply to us, you’ll need to take time to read the ‘Candidate Essentials Guide’ that sits with the Job Description and Person Specification. This document provides you with details about the Trust, our benefits and outlines how ‘we care for you as you care for others’. Most importantly, it also contains critical information you’ll need to be aware of before you submit an application form.
Diversity Matters
MFT is committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating, and valuing diversity and eliminating any form of unlawful discrimination across our workforce, ensuring our people are truly representative of the communities we serve. All individuals regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation are encouraged to apply for this post. As an inclusive employer, we are here to support you. If you have any special requirements to help you with your application, email our team atresourcing@mft.nhs.uk.
We’re looking forward to hearing from you!
This advert closes on Sunday 22 Jun 2025
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