National Safety Standards Invasive Procedures Project Lead

Current jobs at Gloucestershire Hospitals National Safety Standards for Invasive Procedures Project Lead Band 8a

Main area Patient Safety Grade Band 8a Contract 12 months (Fixed term or secondment) Hours Full time - 37.5 hours per week Job
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Site Gloucestershire Royal Hospital Town Gloucester Salary £57,528 - £64,750 (pa, pro rata if part-time) Salary period Yearly Closing 04/08/2026 23:59

At Gloucestershire Hospitals, our people are at the heart of everything we do. As the county’s largest employer, we are proud to provide high-quality acute, elective, and specialist services to more than 650,000 people across our county. Our care is delivered across Gloucestershire Royal, Cheltenham General and Stroud Maternity Hospital.

With over 9,000 employees representing more than 95 nationalities, bringing together a mix of cultures and experiences to the care that we deliver. Whether you’re beginning your NHS journey or looking to take the next step in your career, this is an exciting time to join us. We’re investing heavily in innovation, research, and transformation, with more than 100 active clinical studies and major developments underway across our hospitals.

We take pride in working as one team, driven by a shared ambition to grow, develop, and continually improve. Every contribution is valued and by combining our collective strengths, we support not only our diverse communities but one another. You can expect a warm, supportive culture and colleagues who are passionate about teamwork, professional development and delivering exceptional care. We offer structured development programmes, mentoring and leadership opportunities to help you progress in your career.

We are committed to fostering an inclusive environment where everyone feels they belong. By joining our Trust, you will benefit from a comprehensive package that includes flexible working opportunities, generous annual leave, the NHS pension scheme, competitive bank rates, local discounts, access to on-site nurseries, reduced public transport costs, reward and recognition schemes and a wide range of health and wellbeing initiatives.

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The NatSSIPs 2 Project Lead will provide senior programme leadership for the Trust-wide implementation and sustainment of the National Safety Standards for Invasive Procedures 2. The postholder will work autonomously within national guidance and Trust governance arrangements to support safe, reliable and proportionate invasive procedure practice across relevant clinical pathways and services.

Working with clinical, operational, patient safety, governance and education leads, the postholder will support delivery of the NatSSIPs 2 Organisational Standards of People, Processes and Performance, and the reliable implementation of “The NatSSIPs Eight” sequential standards. This will include strengthening governance, training, documentation, assurance, data use, patient involvement and proportionate application across major, minor, emergency and specialty-specific invasive procedures.

The role will require significant judgement, influence and collaborative leadership to reduce unwarranted variation, address barriers to implementation, and provide clear recommendations, risk escalation and assurance to senior leaders and governance committees. The postholder will use human factors, quality improvement and measurement for improvement approaches to embed sustainable change and support lasting improvements in patient safety.

- Lead the Trust-wide implementation and sustainability of NatSSIPs 2 across invasive procedure pathways.

- Develop and embed governance, assurance, policy and education arrangements that support safe and standardised practice.

- Use safety intelligence, audit, peer review and quality improvement methods to identify risks, reduce variation and drive improvement.

- Build clinical engagement and support cultural change through human factors, psychological safety and multidisciplinary working.

- Provide programme leadership, expert advice and Board-level assurance, ensuring delivery of benefits and…