Quality & Safety Manager
At a glance
- Band
- Band 7
- Contract
- Fixed-term
- Pattern
- Full-time
- Posted
- 24/08/2026
- Closes
- 07/09/2026
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Role summary
This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced Quality & Safety Manager to join Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust. The role involves leading the Trust's approach to patient safety, learning, and improvement, working closely with clinical and corporate teams. You will provide expert analysis of patient safety information, support governance processes, and identify themes to drive quality improvements. The manager will also support senior leaders with high-quality reporting and build relationships to foster a culture of continuous improvement.
Essential criteria
- Educated to degree level or equivalent in relevant subject or equivalent level of experience of working.
- Experience of working with an acute hospital service environment.
- Experience of managing and analysing a wide range of patient safety information and data.
- Management experience within the NHS.
- Working in complex environments with multiple stakeholders.
Desirable criteria
- Experience working in patient safety or quality governance in an acute Trust.
- Skills/Knowledge/ Abilities
- Expertise in analysing and trending large datasets. Identifying and predicting areas poor performance.
- Project Management Skills.
- Education/ Qualifications
- Educated to degree level or equivalent in relevant subject or equivalent level of experience of working.
- Experience of working with an acute hospital service environment.
- Experience of managing and analysing a wide range of patient safety information and data.
- Management experience within the NHS.
- Working in complex environments with multiple stakeholders.
- Experience working in patient safety or quality governance in an acute Trust.
- Skills/Knowledge/ Abilities
- Expertise in analysing and trending large datasets. Identifying and predicting areas poor performance.
- Project Management Skills.
Useful to know
Agenda for Change 2024/25 pays Band 7 at £46,148 – £52,809 a year, across England.
This advert: £58,133 – £65,261 — outside the standard scale; check for HCAS/London weighting.
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Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced and proactive Quality & Safety Manager to join Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust. We are seeking a skilled professional to help lead the Trust's approach to patient safety, learning and improvement, working closely with clinical and corporate teams across the organisation.
As a key member of the Office of the Medical Director, you will provide expert analysis and oversight of patient safety information, support the delivery of PSIRF and related governance processes, and identify themes and emerging risks to drive meaningful improvements in quality and safety.
You will play a key role in supporting senior leaders through high-quality reporting, assurance and insight, while building effective relationships across the Trust to promote a strong culture of learning and continuous improvement.
Main duties of the job
- You will be responsible for helping oversee the Trust's patient safety governance and learning processes, ensuring effective oversight of PSIRF, patient safety events and learning responses.
- You will provide expert analysis of patient safety data and triangulate this with wider quality intelligence to identify themes, emerging risks and areas for improvement.
- Working closely with clinical and corporate teams, you will coordinate key patient safety governance meetings, oversee actions and
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