Main area Division Corporate - Safety and Quality Grade Band 8a Contract Permanent Hours

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37.5 hours per week (Full Time or Part Time / Flexible working hours may be considered) Job
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655 Employer Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site Addenbrookes Hospital-Division Corporate Town Cambridge Salary £57,528 - £64,750 p.a. pro rata Salary period Yearly Closing 31/03/2026 23:59 Interview date 08/04/2026Job overviewAs a Patient Safety and Investigation Lead, you will be working both autonomously and in collaboration with the corporate and divisional teams to lead system level patient safety incident investigations. Work with divisional and corporate teams to identify areas for improvement from patient safety events in line with relevant Trust learning response policies and procedures. Be involved in continuously reviewing and improving various elements of the Trust's Patient Safety Incident Response Framework policies and plan. Deliver and support the Trust to provide compassionate engagement and involvement of those impacted by patient safety incidents. Lead on the systems and processes required to provide oversight of key patient safety compliance metrics, including Duty of candour. Be jointly responsible for designing and delivering training for a wide range of staff on various learning response methods and patient safety science.Main duties of the jobContinue to develop own expertise of patient safety and support the Trust to evolve the capacity and capability of patient safety expertise within the Trust. This includes linking in with national patient safety expert networks. Lead and continually seek to improve the operational effectiveness of the corporate patient safety team and that resources are optimised to their greatest effect. Contribute to and participate in the design and delivery of the Trust response to the national patient safety strategy. Provide expertise in patient safety science including system analysis, just culture, human factors, and the national patient safety strategy, including the patient safety incident response framework (PSIRF). Provide expertise in patient incident investigation (including SEIPS), as well as other patient safety learning response methodologies. This includes direct observation of care as well as exploring with staff and patients on what occurred with aim of identifying any gaps and improvement areas in provision of care.Working for our organisationOur Trust Cambridge University Hospitals (CUH) NHS Foundation Trust comprises Addenbrooke's Hospital and the Rosie Hospital in Cambridge. With over 13,000 staff and over 1100 beds the priorities of the Trust focus on a quality service which is all about people - patients, staff and partners. Recognised as providing 'outstanding' care to our patients and rated 'Good' overall by the Care Quality Commissioner, is testament to the skill and dedication of the people who work here.

CUH's values - Together - Safe, Kind, Excellent - are at the heart of patient care, defining the way all staff work and behave. The Trust provides accessible high-quality healthcare for the local people of Cambridge, together with specialist services, dealing with rare or complex conditions for a regional, national and international population. CUH is committed to promoting a diverse and inclusive community - a place where we can all be ourselves. We value our differences and fully advocate and support an inclusive working environment where every individual can fulfil their potential. We want to ensure our people are truly representative of all the communities that we serve. We welcome applications for all positions in the organisation irrespective of people's age, disability, ethnicity, race, nationality, gender identity, sex, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage and civil partnership status, or pregnancy and maternity status or social economic background.Detailed

job description and main responsibilitiesPlease see the attached Applicant Information Pack (combined Job Description and Person Specification) for key duties and responsibilities. Due to Home Office immigration rules, a full time permanent vacancy cannot be filled by individuals on a Student visa. Therefore, please be advised that if you are a Student visa holder, we will not be able to offer you a full time permanent contract unless you have:

applied for a Graduate visa
or you will have successfully completed your course and have applied for a Graduate visa before the anticipated start date of your employment
or the Trust has agreed that they will Sponsor you as a Skilled Worker and you will complete your studies within 3 months of the anticipated start date of employment

This vacancy will close at midnight on the 31st March 2026. Interviews are due to be held on the 8th or 14th April 2026. Benefits to you At Cambridge University Hospitals, we want to do all we can to support good working days. We offer development…

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