Band 7 Safety Learning Manager

Job Summary

Safety Learning Manager (Band 7)

Shape safety. Influence culture. Make a difference.

Join our well-established, high-performing Patient Safety Team, recognised as supportive, ambitious, and forward-thinking. We are at the forefront of embedding PSIRF, Just Culture, and Safety II, continuously improving how we support clinical teams to deliver safe, high-quality care.

The Role

• Support frontline teams to translate incidents into clear, actionable learning
• Facilitate reflective, psychologically safe discussions
• Develop engaging learning resources to support Listen Learn Share
• Produce meaningful reports with thematic analysis and insight, providing assurance to senior leaders and driving targeted improvement
• Identify trends and system risks to inform organisation-wide safety priorities
  
  

Person Specification (summary)

• Degree or equivalent experience
• Experience in acute healthcare, staff engagement, or culture change
• Knowledge of PSIRF, Just Culture, and psychological safety
• Strong communication, facilitation, and analytical/reporting skills
• Organised, adaptable, and improvement-focused
• Able to work across Trust sites
  
  

Be part of a team driving meaningful, organisation-wide patient safety improvement.

Main Duties, Tasks & Skills Required

*Please Note : For a detailed job description for this vacancy, please see attached Job Description*

About Us

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust strives to have an inclusive culture where everyone feels like they belong, can thrive, knows that they add value and feels valued. We do this by developing compassionate and culturally competent leaders, being values driven in all that we do and by creating a welcoming and inclusive workplace that thrives on the diversity of our people. As such we want to attract and recruit talented individuals from all backgrounds, and for each of you to feel supported for the diversity you bring, to achieve your full potential. For those staff with a disability, including physical disability, long term health condition, mental health or neurodiverse condition, this also means being committed to making reasonable adjustments needed for you to carry out your role.

Job Description

*Please Note : For a detailed job description for this vacancy, please see attached Job Description*

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Degreelevel education or equivalent experience in a relevant field (e.g., healthcare, patient safety, quality improvement, organisational development).
• Evidence of continued professional development in patient safety, human factors, systems thinking, or quality improvement.
  
  

Desirable

• Training in PSIRF, SafetyII, or systemsbased investigation approaches.
• Teaching, coaching, or facilitation qualification or equivalent experience.
• Training in data analysis, thematic review, or qualitative research methods
• Experience working in a healthcare setting
  
  

Experience

Essential

• Experience supporting cultural change, staff engagement, or organisational learning within a healthcare setting.
• Knowledge and practical understanding of PSIRF, SafetyII, and systemsbased learning approaches.
• Experience developing and delivering training, workshops, or educational resources.
• Experience analysing complex information and translating findings into actionable learning.
• Experience working with multidisciplinary teams and influencing across organisational boundaries.
• Experience conducting thematic reviews, incident analysis, or qualitative data interpretation.
  
  

Desirable

• Experience contributing to Trustwide reports, governance processes, or safety priorities
• Experience facilitating reflective learning, debriefs, or safety conversations.
• Knowledge of patient safety principles, just culture, and psychological safety.
• Experience using digital platforms, intranet systems, or communication tools to disseminate learning.
• Understanding of quality improvement methodologies
  
  

Additional Criteria

Essential

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to build trust and psychological safety.
• Ability to coach and mentor frontline staff, including Learning Ambassadors.
• Highlevel analytical skills, including the ability to interpret qualitative and quantitative data.
• Ability to plan, organise, and deliver multiple projects simultaneously within agreed timescales.
• Skilled in producing clear, engaging learning materials using a range of digital formats.
• Ability to work autonomously, exercising sound judgement and prioritisation.
• Ability to influence and engage staff at all levels, including senior clinicians and managers.
• Competent in using digital tools, SharePoint, and intranet platforms for learning dissemination.
• Commitment to compassionate, inclusive engagement with staff and patients.
• Ability to travel across Trust sites as required.
• Emotional resilience when working with sensitive or distressing information.
• Commitment to promoting a just culture and psychologically safe learning environment.
• Flexibility to support Trustwide safety initiatives, campaigns, and events.
• Ability to maintain confidentiality and handle sensitive information appropriately.
• Professional credibility and confidence to challenge constructively where needed.
• Willingness to innovate and test new approaches to safety learning.
  
  

Desirable

• Ability to assess safety culture and support teams through sensitive or emotionally charged discussions
• Strong facilitation skills to enable open, nonjudgemental dialogue about safety events and good care.
• Experience building or maintaining SharePoint sites, using professional or organisational social media and understanding of the role of the Trust Communications Team in supporting.
  
  

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website.

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants.

For Help With Your Application, Contact

Gillian Bird

gillian.bird@uhb.nhs.uk

07467684077

Pay scheme

Agenda for Change

Band

Band 7

Salary

£49387.00 to £56515.00 Yearly

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-Time, Flexible Working

Reference number

304-1100697

Job locations

Trustwide

Mindelsohn Way

Birmingham

West Midlands

B15 2TH

Attachments

Job Description

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