Job Description

Are you passionate about using your skills to improve patient safety? Do you have the skills to strengthen improved engagement and involvement of our trainee workforce within our safety improvement priorities? We are seeking a 0.5WTE safety improvement fellow to deliver key safety improvement initiatives for West London Children's Healthcare.



West London Children's Healthcare brings together services for children and young people at Imperial College Healthcare and Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust to improve quality, experience and outcomes across all aspects of child health.



The post holder will manage the development and delivery of several projects which will support improvements in patient safety covering key areas such as transitioning well to adult services and PEWS role out. This will include working with a range of stakeholders across the Trust in order to scope, develop and evaluate safety improvement projects.



This one-year fellowship is an excellent opportunity for a doctor in training who is interested in developing their leadership portfolio, to significantly develop their management skills and understanding of the patient safety needs of a large, complex Trust.



Applicants must be registered with General Medical Council with a licence to practise and eligible for entry to ST3 level training. Experience/interest in paediatrics is desirable for the role.

The role will involve:

Providing a bridge between senior clinical leaders, managers and the wider paediatric trainee

workforce to improve communication, engagement, and morale.

Leading on work to support the improved understanding of and involvement in the Trust's safety

improvement programme for the wider paediatric trainee workforce.

Leading on specific improvement projects to improve patient safety. Developing and maintaining up-to-date project documentation, and producing periodic progress

reports.

Attending and presenting their work at key trust meetings, including the executive maternity

oversight meeting.



The postholder will also attend departmental and trustwide management meetings to gain an

understanding of management and the wider social, political and economic influence on health care

delivery.



The postholder will work across all WLCH sites (St Mary's Hospital, Hammersmith Hospital, Chelsea and Westminster Hospital and West Middlesex University Hospital) but will be based for administrative

purposes at St Mary's Hospital in Paddington. The role is office based, 20hrs, 2.5 days per week. The role is fixed term for 12 months.



At Imperial College Healthcare you can achieve extraordinary things with extraordinary people, working with leading clinicians pushing boundaries in patient care. Become part of a vibrant team living our values - expert, kind, collaborative and aspirational. You'll get an experience like no other and will fast forward your career. Benefits include career development, flexible working and wellbeing, staff recognition scheme. Make use of optional benefits including Cycle to work, car lease schemes, season ticket loan or membership options for onsite leisure facilities.



We encourage staff to have the Covid vaccination to protect themselves, patients, other colleagues as well as the wider community. Please note it is an operational requirement to comply with infection prevention and control procedures within the Trust such as lateral flow testing, handwashing and the wearing of masks, according to the procedures in place at any time or location.



As part of our continued response to Covid19 we are still conducting the majority of our interviews virtually.



We are committed to equal opportunities and improving the working lives of our staff and will consider applications to work flexibly, part-time or job share. Please talk to us at interview.

MAIN TASKS AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

Project development



Liaise with the WLCH triumvirate and clinical governance team to agree scoping, planning and delivery of projects; Identify and engage stakeholders to create project teams and pilot cohorts; Develop and maintain effective communications within and between teams, organising and participating in meetings as appropriate; Manage project teams to deliver outcomes to time and budget, contributing to those outcomes where appropriate; Developing and maintaining up-to-date project documentation, and producing periodic progress reports Produce upscaling/roll-out plans after evaluation of pilot trials.

Research



The postholder will be encouraged to develop research projects assessing the performance of the different interventions where appropriate.



Professional development



This post will provide opportunity for significant development of project management and leadership skills.



The postholder will be supervised by a designated consultant who will oversee their development plans during the placement and co-ordinate opportunities for personal development. A customised programme of training and educational experience will be designed around the needs of the individual. The postholder will be expected to maintain a learning portfolio reflecting upon their progress through the Fellowship. The portfolio will inform regular tutorials with the consultant.



Study leave will be at the discretion of the Clinical Director. Fellows are entitled to 10 days and a maximum budget of 400 per annum for study leave. Time off for a postgraduate medical education qualification will be taken out of study leave allocation and study leave will not normally be granted for clinical training or for clinical examination preparation.



Clinical responsibilities



There are no formal clinical responsibilities within this post. The postholder may, in agreement with their supervisor, take part in the on-call rota appropriate to their specialty and grade within ICHT or arrange for clinical experience within that specialty in order to maintain clinical skills, to a maximum of 1 session / day per week across WLCH .



For full details please refer to the job description.