Patient Safety Manager(UK Visa Sponsorship)

Job Description

Overview

We are looking for a skilled and proactive professional to join our organisation as a Patient Safety Manager. This is a key role within our Patient Safety Team, offering the opportunity to influence how safety is managed, improved, and embedded across a wide range of healthcare services.

You will play an important part in strengthening systems, ensuring learning from incidents leads to meaningful improvements, and supporting a culture where patient safety is at the centre of everything we do.

This position is offered on a 34-hour per week basis (Monday to Friday) with flexible and hybrid working arrangements.

About the Organisation

Herefordshire and Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust provides community health services, mental health care, and learning disability services across Herefordshire and Worcestershire.

With over 4,500 staff working across 100+ sites, the Trust is committed to delivering safe, effective, and compassionate care. Staff are supported to grow professionally while maintaining a healthy work-life balance in an inclusive and respectful environment.

Your Role

Leadership & Oversight

• Lead and coordinate the Patient Safety Team, including supervision of junior staff
  Support the Patient Safety Service Lead and oversee day-to-day safety operations
  Ensure compliance with national safety standards and frameworks

Patient Safety & Improvement

• Drive implementation of the Patient Safety Incident Response Framework (PSIRF)
  Oversee incident triage, investigation, and learning response reviews
  Promote continuous improvement through learning from incidents

Data, Analysis & Reporting

• Analyse patient safety data to identify trends and risks
  Produce high-quality reports to support decision-making
  Contribute to organisational governance and quality improvement

Advisory & Training

• Provide expert guidance to clinical teams and senior leaders
  Deliver training and promote a positive safety culture
  Support engagement with patients, carers, and stakeholders

Collaboration

• Work across departments including safeguarding, complaints, and risk
  Engage with external partners to improve system-wide safety outcomes

What We Offer

• 27 days annual leave + bank holidays (rising to 33 with service)
  NHS pension scheme
  Flexible and hybrid working options
  Enhanced family leave policies
  Staff wellbeing programmes and networks
  Opportunities for career development and leadership

Person Requirements

Essential

• Master’s level education (or equivalent experience) in patient safety, human factors, or related field
  Accredited training in patient safety investigations
  Strong experience in patient safety within NHS or social care
  Experience managing complex incident investigations
  Excellent communication, analytical, and report-writing skills
  Ability to influence and drive change across teams

Desirable

• Experience in teaching or training delivery
  Background in governance, audit, or quality improvement
  Experience working across multidisciplinary teams

Important Information

Right to Work

Please note: this role does not offer visa sponsorship, and applicants must already have the right to work in the UK.

• DBS Requirement
• This role requires a Disclosure and Barring Service check.
• Overseas Applicants
• If applying from outside the UK, criminal record checks may be required

Visa Guidance

• For general UK work visa information
• Working in Healthcare
• Explore NHS careers and patient safety roles

Final Thoughts

This is a great opportunity for someone who wants to take a leading role in improving patient safety at an organisational level. You’ll be working in a collaborative environment where your expertise will directly contribute to safer care and better outcomes for patients.