Location
London

Hours
Full Time

Salary
£56,276 per annum

About the Role
Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK’s busiest and most successful NHS trusts, providing a full range of hospital and community services across south London and specialist care for patients from further afield. The Trust is renowned for clinical excellence, teaching, research, and patient-centred care, with a commitment to continuous improvement and innovation.

Integrated Local Services (ILS) delivers community and inpatient health services for adults in Lambeth, Southwark, and Lewisham, alongside hospital-based services for the wider region. We are seeking an experienced, motivated, and committed Quality Improvement and Patient Safety (QIPS) Manager to join the ILS QIPS team. This role is key to ensuring the delivery of safe, high-quality care through effective clinical governance, patient safety initiatives, and quality improvement across community services.

As QIPS Manager, you will work closely with Clinical Governance Leads, Heads of Nursing, and the Directorate Management Team to embed learning, strengthen compliance, and drive sustainable improvements. You will coordinate patient safety initiatives, support clinical governance processes, analyse data to identify themes, and provide coaching and training to staff. This is an exciting opportunity to contribute to the ongoing transformation and development of GSTT community services, ensuring robust governance and quality assurance.

This post is open to internal applicants only.

Experience
- Experience working in clinical governance, patient safety, or quality improvement within a healthcare setting
- Extensive professional knowledge of incident management
- Proven ability to produce reports, deliver presentations, and develop training sessions
- Skilled in handling data and producing information in various reporting formats
- Desirable: NHS experience, managing complaints, inquests and claims, use of Radar/Datix, supervisory or line management experience

About you
- Positive, solutions-focused attitude with excellent communication and IT skills
- Strong organisational skills with the ability to prioritise workload and meet deadlines
- Ability to use judgement and seek advice when necessary
- Commitment to supporting high-quality, safe, and efficient care
- Understanding of risk appetite and the Patient Safety Incident Response Framework (PSIRF)

Qualifications
- Essential: Degree level education and/or relevant professional qualification
- Desirable: Further qualifications in statistical analysis, quality improvement, or risk management
- Desirable: Clinical background