Patient Safety Learning Response Lead | Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust


Company:	Pennine Care NHS FT
Salary:	£49,387 - £56,515 per annum, pro rata
Hours:	Full-time
Location:	Ashton-under-Lyne,, OL6 7SR
Job type:	Contract
Posting date:	18 Sept 2026
Closing date:	21 Oct 2026

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Summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen in the Patient Safety Team for a Patient Safety Learning Response Lead to support how the Trust identifies, analyses and shares learning from patient safety events. The postholder will work collaboratively with clinical and non-clinical teams, using subject matter expertise to interpret findings and contribute to recommendations that strengthen organisational learning and patient safety.

The postholder will also support the development of a positive, restorative and learning‑focused culture, producing learning bulletins, safety alerts and contributing to patient safety policy and guidance, including PSIRF‑related documents.

• Contribute to provision of advice, support and guidance when serious patient safety events occur

• Produce learning bulletins, safety alerts and notices and ensure they are communicated across the Trust

• Collate, analyse and interpret and report on patient safety related qualitative and quantitative data and information, identifying and analysing trends or themes

• Work collaboratively with the Network Quality teams, legal team and complaints team to ensure triangulation of all incidents within the Trust and analyse findings to highlight quality and safety priorities ensuring that quality, risk and safety related data contributes to the whole system view of care

• The post holder will be communicating with staff and patients regarding areas of patient safety learning and presenting detail from analysis of safety data for high level forums and groups

• Communicate complex and sensitive information to staff, patients, senior leaders and external agencies, and present learning at high‑level forums and groups

• Develop programme plans to progress learning and improvement work, ensuring delivery within agreed timeframes.

We are proud to provide high quality mental health and learning disability services, both inpatient and in the community across five boroughs of Greater Manchester - Bury, Oldham, Rochdale, Stockport and Tameside and Glossop.

Our vision is for a happier and more hopeful life for everyone in our communities and our staff work hard to deliver the very best care for the people who use our services. We’re really proud of our #PennineCarePeople and do everything we can to make sure we’re a great place to work.

All individuals regardless of race, age, disability, ethnicity, nationality, gender, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage and civil partnership are encouraged to apply for this post. We would also encourage applications from individuals with a lived experience of mental illness, either individually or as a carer.

Key responsibilities include:

• Supporting the organisation's response to serious patient safety incidents and learning reviews.

• Promoting a restorative, just and learning culture in line with PSIRF principles.

• Producing and coordinating patient safety learning bulletins, alerts and communications.

• Contributing to the development and implementation of patient safety policies, procedures and guidance.

• Analysing safety information from incidents, complaints, legal claims and other intelligence sources to identify themes and improvement opportunities.

• Presenting learning and patient safety insights to senior groups and forums across the Trust.

• Leading and supporting improvement programmes that strengthen patient safety and quality of care.

This advert closes on Thursday 1 Oct 2026

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