Patient Safety Officer | Croydon Health Services NHS Trust


Company:	Croydon Health Services
Salary:	£36,943 - £44,900 p.a incl of HCAS
Hours:	Full-time
Location:	Croydon, CR7 7YE
Job type:	Permanent
Posting date:	11 Aug 2026
Closing date:	10 Sept 2026

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Summary

We are looking for a passionate individual to take on a role as a Patient Safety Office who is dedicated to driving safe, effective and high quality care for the people who use our services, their families, carers and visitors. This is a key role in supporting the delivery of the National Patient Safety Incident Response Framework.

Interview date: TBC

Delivering the day to day systems and processes to support effective patient safety across the Trust, providing support and information to staff to deliver trust wide systems and processes.

Supporting a culture that improves quality by enabling the delivery of high quality care through the effective identification of lessons/areas for improvement and promotion of learning as a result of data analysis and investigation, using audit and evaluation cycles to seek assurance.

The role will include leading patient safety meetings within our directorates to support then to maintain timely management of incidents, identifying learning and driving improvements.

This role is vital in supporting our clinical team to drive improvement in patient safety and requires on site working .

Croydon Health Servicesprovidesintegrated NHSservicestocareforpeopleathome, inschools, and health clinics across the borough as well as at Croydon University Hospital and PurleyWar MemorialHospital.

CUH provides more than 100 specialist services and is home to the borough’s only Emergency Departmentand24/7maternityservices,includingalabourward,midwifery-ledbirthcentreandthe Crocus home birthing team.

PurleyWar Memorial Hospital (PWMH) in the south of the borough offers outpatient care, including diagnosticservices,physiotherapyandophthalmologyservicesrunbyMoorfieldsEyeHospital,alongside an onsite GP surgery.

Ourexperienceddistrictnursingteams, Allied Health Professionalsand communitymatronslookafterfor people of allages across Croydon and our Children’s Hospitalat Home caresforchildren with long-term conditions without them having to come to hospital.

Wearea very close-knitandfriendlyorganisationwhereeveryoneof our3600members of staff is valued. We strongly believe that our employees are our greatest asset.

JoinusandbeapartoftheteamthatismakingCroydonproud.

***Please see the attached supporting document which contains more information about the role in job description and person specification***

This advert closes on Sunday 23 Aug 2026

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