Band 7 Patient Safety and Risk Manager | Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust


Company:	Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust
Salary:	£58,133 - £65,261 per annum inclusive of HCAS
Hours:	Full-time
Location:	London, NW3 2QG
Job type:	Permanent
Posting date:	3 Nov 2026
Closing date:	5 Dec 2026

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Summary

This role will support the strategic and operational delivery of a challenging quality improvement agenda across a large multi-sited organisation. The Patient Safety & Risk Manager will be responsible for project managing several workstreams within the patient safety portfolio, working collaboratively with other programme managers and Clinical Practice Group teams as relevant, to deliver a variety of service improvement projects.

Led by the Deputy Head of Patient safety andrisk, the Patient Safety & Risk Manager will be an effective ambassador for the Trust, be credible and knowledgeable with the confidence and interpersonal skills to work with clinical, managerial and support staff at all levels across the organisation.

The post holder will be highly motivated and confident in managing challenging and changing workloads. They will have excellent written and verbal communication skills and will bring a strong customer service approach to their role. The post holder is responsible for the day-to-day management of Patient Safety Events in line with national best practice and have an overview of all Trust safety events. They will help to ensure that clinical and non-clinical staff have appropriate patient safety training. The post holder will work closely with the quality governance, operational and corporate management teams at all levels in the organisation.

Deputise for the Deputy Head of Patient Safety and Risk .Champion and promote quality as a key focus within the Trust and across the health system to improve clinical productivity and effectiveness.Take a supporting role in planning, managing and overseeing the delivery of a number of multidisciplinary quality improvement projects and initiatives to achieve a beneficial change to patient safety in line with the quality objectives of the organisation and national patient safety prioritiesAnalyse complex information from claims, and safety event investigations (including patient safety incident investigations (PSII)) to establish appropriate action plans to bring about positive changeAttend and actively participate in weekly patient safety panels (PSERP)..Ensure the facilitation of the weekly patient safety panels (PSERP) by supporting the administrative tasks, such as accurate minute taking and the distribution of papers, in the absence of the Patient Safety Administrator. Support the Learning from deaths policy implementation and lead on quarterly Mortality Reports. Attend and support regular NatSSIPs meetings.

The Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK’s biggest and most innovative trusts. Across three main hospitals, our dedicated army of staff care for over 1.6million patients, treat more than 200,000 in A&E, deliver over 8,000 babies and carry out more than 17million tests.

Our size, scale and influence offer you unrivalled career opportunities and a forward-thinking approach to working that works around your lifestyle. From flexible hours and generous benefits, to next level training, we make it easier to take your career to the top.

For more information please follow link https://www.royalfreelondonjobs.co.uk/

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This advert closes on Tuesday 17 Nov 2026

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