Overview Applications are invited for the position of Patient Safety and Clinical Risk Coordinator in the Quality Department of St.
Vincent's University Hospital.
Informal Enquiries or Role Specific Enquiries to: Ms.
Niamh Smith, Patient Safety / Clinical Risk Advisor or Please download the below job description for this position, as this will not be available online after the vacancy close date.
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Key Responsibilities Key Duties and Responsibilities: Patient Safety/Risk Management Ensuring the Hospital's approach to risk management is compliant with legislation, national standards and good practice.
Provision of support and advice to staff, departments and services on patient safety, clinical risk management.
Review incidents on the electronic incident management reporting system 'Datix' on a daily basis and follow-up on actions taken where required.
Monitor, trend and report on progress in relation to Quality, Patient Safety and Clinical Risk data Provide information/ data on request to the QPS management team.
Ensure all incidents are notified to the State Claims Agency via National Incident Management System (NIMS) as per agreed hospital policy.
Support upload when required/ requested by Advisor/ Manager Support the introduction of new systems as they emerge, e.g.
e POE Categorise patient harm incidents as per HSE Incident Management Framework.
o Ensure all reporting requirements are met for Notifiable Incidents, Serious Reportable Events (SRE) and Category 1 Incidents both internally and externally.
o Assist with patient safety incident preliminary assessments for all category 1 and 2 incidents as per hospital policy, providing specialist advice to hospital staff.
o Supporting the completion of Part A of the Preliminary Assessment Form in preparation for Senior Incident Management Team (SIMT) meetings.
As part of the QPS team participate in reviews following serious incidents when nominated by SIMT.
Promote, advise and support staff following adverse events including Open Disclosure process.
Fulfil role as designated person as and when allocated by Clinical Risk Manager/ Advisor Monitor and report on the implementation of recommendations following patient safety reviews.
Liaise with relevant staff, such as Consultants, Heads of Department, Assistant Director of Nursings, Directorate Nurse Managers in the management of patient safety incidents Liaise with staff in specialist roles in the management of patient safety incidents e.
Viability Nurse, Medication Safety Coordinator Coroner's Liaise with the Coroner's Office in relation to medical reports and inquests.
Support staff in writing reports/statements for the Coroner.
Organise consultations between legal teams and witnesses in partnership with the SCA.
Assist with the preparation of relevant documentation for coroner etc Support staff and attend with them at inquests when they are required to give evidence.
Reporting and Analysis Assisting with the analysis and interpretation incident data identifying trends in preparation for monthly Quality and Patient Safety Executive (QPSE), the Clinical Incident Review Group (CIRG) and other Clinical Departments as/when required.
Monitor Datix for data trends and unusual occurrences and serious incidents and notify the QPS management team of same Attend and present incident data at specified meetings/Clinical Departments as/when required Communication Work with managers and staff to maintain a positive relationship to ensure effective communication of all issues relating to patient safety and clinical risk Liaise with other depts within QPS Dept as appropriate, such as Health and Safety team, Patient Feedback and Complaints team.
Represent the hospital at relevant patient safety & clinical risk management meetings, conferences, and consultation forums if requested.
Ensure strong relationships with the State Claims Agency, Coroner's Office and other relevant external agencies in relation to patient safety and clinical risk management related issues.
Organisational Policies Adhere to and review healthcare risk management policies, procedures and guidelines and the strategies for efficient implementation as assigned by QPS Manager Signpost staff from across the hospital to relevant PPGs as required Review national policies and ensure hospital policies are in line with content as assigned by QPS Manager Training & Development Adhere to mandatory training requirements within the organisation Present QPS information at regular forums e.g.
corporate induction Act as a resource to staff on issues related to patient safety & clinical risk management.
Provide necessary training and education to staff in the management of patient safety and clinical risk matters e.g.
incident management, serious incident investigation Support organisational learning and development needs for staff by contributing to the development and delivery of organisational wide training programmes e.g.
Open Disclosure Attend such courses/ seminars as maybe appropriate to the position at the discretion of the Patient Safety Operations Manager and/or Director of Quality and Patient Safety Claims Management Assist with the management of the claims and insurance function of the department as required Personal Development To assume responsibility for personal learning and development needs with evidence of commitment to on-going professional development Other Deputise for the Patient Safety & Clinical Risk Advisor as required Perform other such duties appropriate to the office as may from time to time be required under the direction of either the Quality and Patient Safety Manager and/or the Director of Quality & Patient Safety.
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