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Programme Manager – Patient Safety

NHS Jobs · United Kingdom · GB

Quality Improvement
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Not yet analysed
Demand72
Career growth68
Healthcare fit78
Remote potential30
5-year outlook
Likely aligned to NHS AfC band 7/8a with modest annual progression; exact salary not stated. Patient safety and governance experience can lead to senior quality or safety leadership roles.
Clinical license
Not required
Applicant reach
moderate
Seniority
mid
Employment type
–
Date found
2026-10-26

Intelligence details

Flexible work details

Eligible countries
United Kingdom

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Why this is worth applying to

Worth considering if you have clinical governance or QI experience and want to move into patient safety programme management; however, the snippet lacks essential details, so verify the full posting before applying.

Who should apply

Nurses, doctors, pharmacists, or allied health professionals with experience in clinical governance, audit, incident investigation, or quality improvement who want a non-clinical programme role.

CV angle

Frame clinical experience around patient safety incidents, audit, guideline implementation, risk management, and multidisciplinary stakeholder work; use NHS language such as clinical governance, QI methodology, and programme delivery.

Skills to highlight

  • Patient safety
  • Clinical governance
  • Quality improvement
  • Risk management
  • Incident investigation
  • Stakeholder engagement
  • Programme management
  • Audit

Role summary

Manage patient safety programmes within an NHS organisation, likely involving incident reporting, governance, risk management, and quality improvement initiatives.

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