Lead Patient Safety and Quality Manager

A fantastic opportunity has arisen to join the surgical oncology directorate as lead patient safety and quality manager for a twelve-month secondment. You will need to be an individual with an excellent track-record in governance and patient safety, combined with the commitment and leadership skills to support delivery of an ambitious and exciting vision for our services.

The successful applicant will have excellent communication skills, a commitment to patient care and exemplary governance, along with the ability to lead a team enthusiastically and efficiently. This is an excellent opportunity for those looking at furthering their governance and patient safety experience. You will be highly collaborative, systematic and rigorous in your approach, with a high level of emotional intelligence.

If you believe you have the skills, enthusiasm and ambition to join our team we would love to hear from you. We encourage applicants from all backgrounds.

The surgical oncology directorate are an integral part of the cancer and surgery clinical group. The cancer and surgery clinical group brings together a number of Guy’s & St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust’s services that work collaboratively across the hospital and with our partners to provide excellence in clinical care, research and academia. The aim of this clinical group is to deliver the GSTT cancer and surgery strategy.

The surgical oncology directorate has a number of services of national and international reputation. The specialties in the directorate are Breast surgery, Head and Neck surgery, Thoracic surgery, Gynae Oncology, Ear, Nose and Throat and Audiology. The lead patient safety and quality manager is responsible for the quality, risk and governance management and oversight for each clinical service within the directorate. Each clinical service requires specialised support and guidance from the lead patient safety and quality manager in order to support improvement and change.

For further details / informal visits contact:

1. Name: Catriona Benson
2. Job title: Head of nursing
3. Email address: Catriona.Benson@gstt.nhs.uk
4. Name: Lottie Brading
5. Job title: General Manager
6. Email address: lottie.brading@gstt.nhs.uk