Volunteer As A Patient Safety Partner

Introduction

Are you looking for a new challenge?

Lincolnshire Community Health Services are offering an exciting opportunity for their local communities to become involved with their Patient Safety Activities.

This is an ideal time to join the LCHG group, spanning across both acute and community services.

They ask that you undertake a minimum of 10 hours per month. In return they will recompense travel costs and they will also provide training and support with a comprehensive training support pack.

If your interest is within the acute or community setting they can work with you to agree a portfolio of services that you wish to be involved in. Indeed you may want to support across both of these services.

Who is a Patient Safety Partner?

Do you have an interest in becoming involved in how Lincolnshire Community Health Services can develop their health and care services so that they are safer for their patients?

Are you or have you ever been a patient, carer or family member of someone who has used any health and care services?

Do you have an interest in learning about the NHS and gaining valuable NHS experience?

If your answer is yes, then you can become a Patient Safety Partner (PSP).

A DBS check will be required as part of the on-boarding process for this role. This will be covered by them.

Main Purpose of Role?

Your main role will be to work with them to ensure that they prioritise the safety requirements of
their patients thereby maximising the things that go right and minimising the things that go
wrong for people receiving their services.

You will work with them in the following way:

• It is important that you participate and join key conversations and meetings within the Trust that address patient safety. You will attend theirpatient safety meetings and committees.
  • Committee’s/meetings may require face to face attendance or may be online, either of which the PSP must be comfortable with this approach
• You will challenge them and the way that they work so that together be their critical friend
• Providing a questioning approach to the information shared at the Committee’s and meetings
• Representing the patient’s/family voice, to ensure the committee/meeting members are ‘walking in the patient’s shoes’
• Co-designing the developments of Patient Safety initiatives.
• Compliance with relevant policies and maintaining confidentiality.

They ask for a minimum of 6 months commitment to this role.

Skills and Experience

• A broad interest in patient safety
• A basic knowledge of IT, ie ability to use Teams, Microsoft Word
• An ability to communicate verbally and an ability to advocate for patient safety
• An ability to read a range of information from a variety of sources
• Provide challenge, to help develop a safer organisation
• Ability to represent all patients, as part of the wider community
• Commitment to maintaining high standards, with a commitment to being open and honest

This is a truly exciting time to join the Lincolnshire Team as a Patient Safety Partner
assisting them in their exciting period of change. Supporting the development and supporting the
delivery of their vision and strategic objectives in relation to Patient Safety.

Need More Information?

To discuss this role or to request an application form, please send an email to lhnt.volunteer4lchs@nhs.net.