Job summaryThe Patient Safety workstream sits within the Trust's Clinical Governance Team.
The team is required to set the strategic direction for patient safety. This includes delivering reactive and proactive aspects of patient safety improvement work including education and training, to enable and support front line staff to keep patients and staff safe.
The Deputy Patient Safety Manager will work with, and deputise for the Patient Safety Manager in delivering the Trust's patient safety portfolio. That includes patient safety incident management and the Patient Safety Incident Response Framework (PSIRF), management and oversight of duty of candour, inquest management, and management of the Central Alerting System notifications.
They will support trust-wide patient safety learning events by working closely with clinical senior leadership teams, nominated safety experts, external stakeholders and agencies to deliver successful and engaging events that promote learning and improvement.
There will be a requirement to analyse patient safety data and produce reports at a high standard for Board and the Senior Executive Team.
Overall, the role will support the delivery of the Trust's evolving patient safety agenda and includes supporting the day to day activities of the Patient Safety Team.
Main duties of the job- Deputise for the Patient Safety Manager.
- Support the organisation with trust wide patient safety learning events (virtual or in person).
- Participate in continuously promoting a culture of learning, patient safety and quality improvement.
- Utilise clinical training and experience to influence patient safety (NMC/HCPC/GMC).
- Communicate effectively with colleagues at all levels.
- Produce high level reports relating to patient safety events and learning responses for trust wide quality reporting. This includes advanced use of Datix.
- Manage responses for multiple ongoing safety alerts.
- Coordinate and support spoke student placements within the team.
- Be flexible to meet the needs and demands of the service by providing cross cover in the Clinical Governance Team when required.
- Work on own initiative, organising and prioritising own and others' workloads to meet changing and often tight deadlines.
Contact: Sarah Yeomans - Patient Safety Manager for further information - sarahyeomans1@nhs.net
Minimum of 2 years experience post registration.
Please review the Job Description and Person Specification attached for full requirements of the role.
Adverts will close early where the maximum number of applicants is reached.
About usWorking for Leeds Community Healthcare NHS Trust:Who are we?Leeds Community Healthcare provides a range of community-based health services across the whole city. We treat people in their homes, local health centres and community hospitals, and work in partnership with other local Trusts, charities and Leeds City Council.
We have a strong culture based on deeply-held values, and our focus at all times is on delivering high quality care to the people of Leeds. In our most recent CQC evaluation, we were rated "Good", with our Adult Services rated "Outstanding" for caring.
Perks of the job:Our benefits range from generous annual leave to access to NHS discount sites. You can find the full list of attractive benefits and rewards at www.leedscommunityhealthcare.nhs.uk click on the Join Our Team Tab.
Right to Work:This role is based in the UK. Employment is conditional on confirmation of the right to work in the UK - either as a UK or Irish citizen, under the EU settlement scheme or having secured any other relevant work visa. If you do not have the right to work in the UK and the role does not meet eligibility for sponsorship, please consider carefully whether you meet the eligibility to apply.
DetailsDate posted: 06 August 2026
Pay scheme: Agenda for change
Band: Band 6
Salary: £39,959 to £48,117 a year
Contract: Permanent
Working pattern: Full-time
Reference number: VPFC272AF1
Job locations: White Rose Office Park, Building 3, Millshaw Park Lane, Leeds, LS11 0DL, United Kingdom
Job responsibilitiesPlease review the Job Description and Person Specification attached in the supporting documents section.
Person SpecificationGeneral RequirementsEssential- Please review the Job Description and Person Specification attached in the supporting documents section.
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Disclosure and Barring Service CheckThis post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
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