Programme Manager – Patient Safety
An exciting opportunity has arisen at Health Innovation North East North Cumbria (HI NENC) to appoint a Programme Manager within the Patient Safety Team.
Details of this role are as below;
Overview of the role
A vacancy has emerged for a Programme Manager to lead one or more of the Safety Improvement Programmes. The post holder will work closely with our regional stakeholders to successfully co-create and deliver a whole systems approach in the roll out of the co-created programme of work in line with the NHS England specification. They will work under the direction of the Patient Safety Lead and Chief Operating Officer, and under the scrutiny and governance of NHS England.
The post-holder will be an integral member of the Health Innovation North East North Cumbria (HI NENC) Patient Safety team. This team of Patient Safety and Quality Improvement Specialists are responsible for delivering our nationally commissioned Safety Improvement Programmes, across our Integrated Care System, as part of the NHS England commissioned Patient Safety Collaborative. In 2024-2025, these programmes will span a portfolio of themes covering Maternity and Neonates, Medicines Safety, System Safety (establishment of the Patient Safety Incident Response Framework (PSIRF), and the management/escalation of deteriorating patients.
Please review the job description for further details on the role and responsibilities.
Job Title: Programme Manager – Patient Safety
Salary: Starting from £50,940 per annum pro rata (dependant on experience).
Hours of Work: 18.75 Hours (0.5 WTE) per programme. Potential to be 37.5 Hours (1.0 WTE) dependent on candidate’s ability to manage both programmes of work. Secondments will be considered.
Contract Type Permanent
Place of Work: Hybrid Working applies
Base Location: Newcastle upon Tyne
Responsible to: Patient Safety Lead
Benefits
- Flexible working options.
- 25 days paid annual leave plus additional bank holidays (pro-rated for part time staff) and increasing to 26 days after 3 years’ service.
- Holiday Purchase Scheme.
- Pension Scheme through AVIVA.
- Car Lease Scheme – Salary Sacrifice Scheme.
- Home Electronic Solutions – Salary Sacrifice Scheme.
- Life assurance for pension scheme members.
- Reward and Recognition Hub for retail discounts and wellbeing support.
- Discounted Will Writing Service via Sintons LLP.
- CPD and training opportunities to develop you and your career.
Introduction
Health Innovation North East and North Cumbria (HI NENC) is one of the fifteen Health Innovation Networks set up with the aim of spreading innovation at pace and scale across the healthcare system, in order to achieve the ultimate goals of improving health and generating economic growth. Health Innovation NENC supports several different Work Programmes including Digital, Economic Growth, Health Improvement and the Patient Safety Collaborative, all of which encompass a range of innovative and high impact projects.
Health Innovation NENC is a membership-based organisation that provides technology transfer services to its Member Organisations, which include local Foundation Trusts, Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCGs) and local universities. As part of the services that we provide to our Member Organisations, we support the identification, harvesting, protection, commercialisation, adoption, and dissemination of healthcare innovation originating from within their organisations.
Health Innovation NENC is predominately funded by NHS England and NHS Improvement, The Office for Life Sciences and its regional Member Organisations.
Our HI NENC EDI Statement
‘Empowerment and Respect leads to Creative Thinking and Innovation’
Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion are fundamental to our organisational values. Our mission at HI NENC is to create a positive and supportive culture, where all employees and communities feel empowered and respected. By treating people fairly, equally and by accepting and embracing differences, we encourage creative thinking and innovation, reduce health inequalities, enhance our corporate social responsibility, and create an inclusive safe space and working environment for all.
How to apply
If you are interested, please forward your CV along with a brief covering letter, with particular emphasis upon how you meet the requirements of the role in line with the job description and person specification to [email protected]
If you wish to have an informal discussion prior to placing an application, please contact Maria Roche – [email protected]
The closing date for applications is 12 noon on Monday 13th May.