MSE Patient Safety Facilitator

Job Summary

Do you have what it takes or are you looking for a new challenge? We have an exciting opportunity for someone with the right experience to join the MSEFT Patient Safety Team. We are a small team with a real focus on the patient and staff experience.
The Patient Safety Facilitator will be key in supporting and developing the embedding of the Patient Safety Incident Response Framework (PSIRF) across the Trust, in addition to supporting processes for patient safety including the response to and management of incidents, investigations, never events, Duty of Candour and compliance with national patient safety alerts.
The role is required to work leading patient safety across all sites within the Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust footprint.
So, if you want to use your expertise to ensure excellent patient care and safety across our trust, please apply today.

• Support Managers and Staff to ensure all incidents within the Trust are reviewed and that there is an appropriate response.
• Promote a just culture that focuses on continuous improvement in relation to incident reporting and patient safety issues.
• Support the management of the serious incident process.
• Provide expert guidance and advice in incident and serious incident management and investigation in line with Trust, regional and national policy.
• Provide high‑quality performance and aggregated incident reports.
• Provide assurance to all necessary internal and external bodies or indicate to the organisation that proactive action needs to be taken to rectify gaps.

Our ambition is to deliver excellent local and specialist services, to improve the health and well‑being of our patients, and provide a vibrant place for staff to develop, innovate and build careers.
We aim to make the most of our skills and experiences so we can become the best we can be. As one organisation we will recruit the finest and retain more specialist staff due to more employment opportunities across our Trust.

Date posted: 23 December 2025

Pay scheme: Agenda for change

Band: Band 7

Salary: £47,810 a year (Pro Rata for Part Time)

Contract: Permanent

Working pattern: Full‑time

Reference number: 390‑COR‑SO‑0615‑B

Job locations: MSE, Britannia House, Southend on Sea, SS2 6GE

• Registered Nurse or Allied Health Professional or educated to A level or diploma level with equivalent significant experience in a Patient Safety role.

• Patient Safety Training – PSIRF.

• Substantial experience of the NHS, patient safety and clinical governance agenda.
• Proficient in the use of a wide variety of IT and software packages.
• Experience of supporting and teaching to multidisciplinary teams in relation to patient safety.
• Significant experience in using risk management systems.
• Significant experience in the oversight and management of incidents.

• Experience in leading engagement with system partners i.e. ICB / NHSE.
• Experience with in a Corporate Patient Safety role.

• Excellent standard of written English – demonstrated throughout application form.
• High level of interpersonal skills including the ability to lead, influence and motivate – demonstrated in previous experience and supporting information.

• Experience in leading communication with system partners i.e. ICB, providers.

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.

Employer name: Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust

Address: MSE, Britannia House, Southend on Sea, SS2 6GE

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Previous candidates need not apply**