Patient Safety Officer

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The closing date is 22 February 2026

Patient Safety Officer
- Band 7
Permanent - 37.5 hours

The Patient Safety Team at Tameside and Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust are seeking to recruit a Patient Safety Officer.

You will need demonstrable experience of working in an NHS environment in either a clinical or non-clinical role, and will have excellent communication skills with the ability to produce written reports to a high standard.

As part of the role you will be expected to communicate sensitive information with patients and their families during times of distress. You will engage with clinical staff from a wide range of professional backgrounds, with proven strong analytical skills and the ability to apply appropriate professional curiosity.

This is an exciting time to join the Patient Safety Team as we begin to embed the Patient Safety Incident Response Framework (PSIRF) across the Trust. Whilst this is busy and demanding role, there is great opportunity for learning and development

If you believe you have the skills, personal qualities and ambition to join our team, we would actively encourage you to contact us for an informal discussion.

The post holder will be one of the team of senior leaders within the Nursing and Integrated Governance Unit who will collectively have the responsibility for enabling corporate compliance with the national requirements and standards set by the Commissioners, Care Quality Commission and other regulators. The post holder will provide leadership and professional advice to managers and staff within the Trust on incident investigation and patient safety in line with PSIRF

Tameside and Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust serves a community of 250,000 people across Tameside & Glossop. We provide a range of services both within the hospital and across our community for both adults and children.
Our vision is to improve health outcomes for our population and influence wider determinants of health through collaboration with our health & care partners.

We have a clear set of values & behaviours which we expect all of our staff to demonstrate:

• Compassion
• Accountability
• Respect

We believe that the best organisations are those that reflect the communities they serve. We are therefore seeking to improve the diversity of our workforce to make it truly representative of our local population.

We actively encourage applications irrespective of race, age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage & civil partnership, or pregnancy or maternity. Recognising those communities that are underrepresented within our workforce, we would particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian & minority ethnic candidates, LGBTQ+ & Disabled people.

Benefits include; flexible working, 27-33 days annual leave plus bank holidays, sick pay, NHS Pension Scheme, free eye tests and health checks, gym discount, free bicycle loan scheme, salary sacrifice car scheme, support with stress, bereavement, relationships, finance, and much more.

The job description gives an overview of the main tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification focuses on the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. These documents are attached on the page and can be downloaded.

The person specification below is not the full person specification, but outlines the criteria against which your application form will be assessed.

• Degree level education, or equivalent experience in Healthcare
• Postgraduate level qualification or equivalent work experience in healthcare

• Previous experience of working in a clinical or non-clinical role within a relevant NHS environment
• Experience of multi professional working within a healthcare setting
• Experience in preparing and writing complex reports.
• Evidence of communication with patients, families, service users regarding sensitive and distressing information
• An ability to interpret complex information
• An ability to present information to divisional/executive level
• Demonstrable experience in reporting and management of incidents, including incident investigation in a healthcare setting.
• Experience of developing and implementing systems of work to monitor and measure patient safety.
• Previous experience of working with patient safety or in a risk environment/role
• Experience of PSRIF
• Experience of PSIRF / HSIB training in patient safety

• Able to demonstrate leadership and problem solving skills in complex and difficult situations
• Developed analytical skills with the ability to assess, interpret, act and report upon complex information of a variety of sources
• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal
• Keyboard and competent IT skills, including Excel, Word. PowerPoint and Outlook
• Working knowledge of patient…