Consultant Psychiatrist and Associate CMO - Patient Safety

Consultant Psychiatrist and Associate CMO - Patient Safety Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust

Consultant Psychiatrist and Associate CMO for Patient Safety

It is an exciting time to join Lancashire and South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust (LSCft). As LSCft embarks on a new chapter with the launch of the ambitious 'Quadruple Aim' strategy, and following a recent rating as 'Good' by the Care Quality Commission (CQC), the trust is now entering the next phase of our improvement journey.

We are seeking a new Associate Chief Medical Officer for Patient Safety to provide senior medical leadership as part of the forward-thinking and ambitious medical leadership team here in LSCft. The Associate CMO for Patient Safety is a critical role within the medical directorate, organisation, and wider system.

Main duties of the job

The role will be responsible for providing clinical leadership and support to the patient safety agenda, specifically contributing to the incident management, investigation and learning processes, suicide prevention, and development of a Safety Faculty and developing Safety Specialists, aligned to the national Patient Safety Incident Framework (PSIRF). The role will also be supporting the Trust in analysing safety analytics and benchmarking data to help identify areas of improvement.

Job responsibilities

The Associate CMO component of the post is a 3-year fixed-term appointment (renewable by mutual agreement). The clinical components of the post are permanent. The role requires 10 programmed activities (PAs) a week, up to 5 for the leadership role (including 2.5 for Supporting Professional Activity) and 2.5 for Direct Clinical Care. The exact breakdown will be determined via Job Planning.

About us

This role will also attract the following:

• A relocation package available of up to £8k
• Flexible working arrangements
• A funded place on an Improvement Fellowship Programme
• Senior leadership/executive development opportunities
• An inclusive culture

Person Specification Qualifications

• MBBS or equivalent
• Full GMC registration and Licence to Practise
• Entry on GMC Specialist Register
• Section 12 approval and Approved Clinician status

Experience

• Knowledge, skills and experience appropriate to this role

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This 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.