Job summaryWe have an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic individual to join an established Patient Safety Team at UHB at this time of exciting change as we continue our transition into PSIRF. You will require commitment, passion and motivation to support the team playing a lead role in the delivery and development of quality reporting systems and processes. You will be required to maintain databases and produce reports on behalf of the Patient Safety Team. The post holder will contribute to the delivery of patient safety and quality improvement education. The post holder will manage the provision of a high quality, confidential and comprehensive administrative support to the Patient Safety Lead, and Safety Learning Manager in the delivery of processes, engagement events and training to promote patient safety across the Trust. To succeed in this role you will need vision and excellent interpersonal skills to enable you to work with varying levels of managers, clinicians and administrative colleagues with the support of the wider team. You will need to demonstrate excellent time management skills as you will need to balance the demands of a very busy workload.If you believe you have the skills, enthusiasm and ambition to join our team, we would love to hear from you["Office base at BHH but covers all sites and home working"]Main duties of the jobTo contribute to the UHB Safety Strategy by supporting staff engagement events,communication and promotional material for patient safety.To undertake regular visits to wards and departments to advise and support theirimplementation of patient safety improvement projects.To work autonomously in the absence of the Patient Safety Lead, planning, prioritising, organising and implementing own workload / tasks. Working on own initiative to prepare background information, collate information into reports, produce statistics and create and manage databases as required.Provide a high quality administrative function for the Patient Safety Team.Co-ordinates a range of complex events, activities and programmes for the patientsafety team, including liaising with internal individuals, analysing information andproducing, spread sheets, reports and presentations for distribution to the relevantcommittees, and Clinical Governance and Patient Safety Department.Collates complex clinical statistics and data to support the production of relevantreports, graphs to support quality improvement initiatives.Provides expertise in data collection, extraction, processing and interpretation.Uses own judgement/initiative to problem solve, make decisions and take actions on a range of data to resolve problems as they ariseContribute to the design, co-ordination and delivery of safety teaching programmes for nursing staff, HCA's and other relevant professional groups.About usWe are recognised as one of the leading NHS Foundation Trusts in the UK. Our vision is to Build Healthier Lives, and we recognise that we need incredible staff to do this.Our commitment to our staff is to create the best place for them to work, and we are dedicated to:Investing in the health and wellbeing of our staff, including a commitment of offering flexible working where we can;Offer our staff a wide variety of training and development opportunities, to support their personal and career development objectives.UHB is committed to ensuring that our staff are treated fairly and feel that they belong, by creating a kind and inclusive environment. This is about equity of opportunity; removing all barriers, including discrimination and ensuring each individual member of staff reach their true potential, achieve their ambitions and thrive in their work. This is more than words. We are taking action. Our commitment to an inclusive culture is embedded at all levels of the organisation where every voice is heard, driven by our diverse and active staff networks, and at Board level by the Fairness Taskforce led by our CEO. We nurture a culture which empowers staff to challenge discriminatory behaviours and to enable people to bring their 'whole self' to a kinder, more connected and bold place to work.University Hospitals Birmingham is a Smoke-Free premises hospital.Job descriptionJob responsibilities*Please Note*: For a detailed job description for this vacancy, please see attached Job Description*Person SpecificationQualificationsEssential* First level degree in healthcare related subject or equivalent specialist knowledge/experienceExperienceEssential* Experience of implementing and managing complex administrative office, information, and database systems* Experience in NHS/healthcare governance environment.* Experience of designing and delivering training* Experience of quality improvement methodologyDisclosure and Barring Service CheckThis 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.Certificate of SponsorshipApplications 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 (Opens in a new tab).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 (Opens in a new tab).Employer detailsEmployer nameUniversity Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation TrustAddressTrustwideMindelsohn WayBirminghamWest MidlandsB15 2THEmployer's websitehttps://www.uhb.nhs.uk/jobs.htm (Opens in a new tab)