Patient Safety and Risk Co-ordinator **Internal Applicants Only**
At a glance
- Band
- Band 6
- Contract
- Secondment
- Pattern
- Part-time
- Hours / week
- 22.5
- Posted
- 03/09/2026
- Closes
- 17/09/2026
Sponsorship verdict
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Role summary
This is a 12-month secondment for internal applicants only, working 22.5 hours per week. The role involves managing key elements of the Patient Safety, Risk and Quality agenda within the Trust. The post holder will support quality improvement, incident reporting processes, and risk management arrangements. They will also provide support for the Datix system and ensure learning is shared across the Trust.
Essential criteria
- Educated to degree level or demonstrable equivalent experience in a relevant role.
- Evidence of ongoing professional development
- Experience of working within a Governance Team
- Experience of working within risk and assurance processes
- In depth knowledge and experience of working with the Datix system
- An understanding of the implications on national policies for the quality and governance agenda e.g Patient Safety Strategy and their implementation
- Knowledge and experience of collecting and analysing data
- Sound report writing skills for a variety of audiences (both internal and external) and purpose, both verbally and in writing.
Desirable criteria
- Qualification in Leadership and management in health and Social Care or equivalent experience
- Evidence of managing projects in the NHS environment.
- In depth knowledge of regulatory frameworks, specifically CQC and understanding of quality reporting requirements
- Educated to degree level or demonstrable equivalent experience in a relevant role.
- Evidence of ongoing professional development
- Experience of working within a Governance Team
- Experience of working within risk and assurance processes
- In depth knowledge and experience of working with the Datix system
- An understanding of the implications on national policies for the quality and governance agenda e.g Patient Safety Strategy and their implementation
- Knowledge and experience of collecting and analysing data
- Sound report writing skills for a variety of audiences (both internal and external) and purpose, both verbally and in writing.
- Qualification in Leadership and management in health and Social Care or equivalent experience
- Evidence of managing projects in the NHS environment.
- In depth knowledge of regulatory frameworks, specifically CQC and understanding of quality reporting requirements
Useful to know
Agenda for Change 2024/25 pays Band 6 at £37,338 – £44,962 a year, across England.
This advert: £39,959 – £48,117 — outside the standard scale; check for HCAS/London weighting.
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Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust
Patient Safety and Risk Co-ordinator Internal Applicants Only
The closing date is 17 September 2026
Job summary
Internal Applicants Only
12 MONTH SECONDMENT
The Patient Safety and Risk Co-Ordinator has a unique and varied role responsible for managing key elements of the Patient Safety, Risk and Quality agenda within HDFT. The post would be part of a busy but dynamic team that encompasses all elements of quality and safety including Patient Safety Incident Investigation or learning responses, Complaints, Claims, Coroners, Risk Management, Compliance, and Patient Experience.
The post sit within the Safety and Investigation arm of the Quality Team which encompasses patient experience, Patient Safety Incident Investigation and other learning responses, Risk Management, Claims, Coroners and incident management.
This post is for 22.5 hours per week
Main duties of the job
The key focus for this role will be:
- Support quality improvement and patient safety across all directorates
- Support processes to ensure robust incident reporting processes, including investigations, learning and effectiveness assurance mechanisms, are in place to improve and learn from patient safety events.
- Support the management of risk management arrangements across the organisation
- Provide support to the ongoing develo
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