NHS Band 8A: £57,528 - £60,417 per annum (effective date 01/04/2026)
Hours : Full Time 37.5 hours per week
Contract : Permanent
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an exceptional leader to join our Single Corporate Services team as the Head of Patient Outcomes. This pivotal post supports both Isle of Wight NHS Trust and Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust, working collaboratively to ensure we continue to provide safe, effective, and high-quality care across both organisations.
Reporting to the Associate Director of Quality Governance and accountable to the Chief Nurse. You will work collaboratively with the Chief Medical Officer and Associate Medical Directors of Patient Outcomes, to ensure both Trusts meet their legal and regulatory obligations associated with patient outcomes and to ensure that there are robust arrangements in place to continue to be well led organisations. This includes:
- National audits & benchmarking (e.g., NCEPOD)
- NICE compliance
- GIRFT
- Mortality & the Learning from Deaths programme
- Triangulation of quality, performance & safety data to drive meaningful improvement
You will also oversee the Patient Outcomes Team, providing expert leadership, governance oversight, and assurance to senior executives and committees across both Trusts.
Key Responsibilities
- Accountable for the oversight of maintain good data quality used for reporting and managing mortality data, patient outcomes data, NICE guidelines, national audits, and for ensuring that these systems are fit for purpose.
- Provide senior leadership and expert oversight to triangulate patient‑outcomes data with information from wider Trust programmes including performance, strategy, patient experience, and patient safety to deliver a holistic assessment of care quality and identify opportunities for improvement.
- Responsible for reporting patient‑outcomes issues internally to the Board of Directors and externally to relevant agencies. This includes providing expert advice and input into the identification and monitoring of the Trust’s Patient Outcomes Quality Priorities, which inform the development of the Trust’s Quality Accounts
- Support on the delivery of the Group governance structures in relation to patient outcomes. This includes ensuring that Trust-wide outcomes committees operate within the Trust’s governance framework and deliver against key standards.
- Ensure data from each team is systematically brought together and cross‑checked with patient outcomes information so that Trust‑wide learning is identified and acted upon consistently and in a timely manner, working collaboratively with Divisions, Care Groups, and Corporate Teams.
- Work with the Patient Safety, Patient Experience, Risk, Health and Safety, Security and Compliance teams to enable consolidation of data to flag emerging concerns and risks.
About You
We are seeking a dynamic and experienced leader with a proven track record at a senior level in a patient outcomes or clinical effectiveness related field in a large complex organisation. You will have:
- Significant senior management experience within the NHS or similar healthcare setting.
- In-depth understanding of quality governance, patient outcomes/clinical effectiveness and compliance.
- Strong leadership, negotiation, and influencing skills, with the ability to build relationships across multi-agency systems.
- Proven experience in developing and implementing strategic plans, policies, and reports.
- Strong ability to design, plan, and deliver both short‑ and long‑term organisational plans.
- A commitment to continuous improvement, patient safety, and the Trust values.
To apply: Please submit CV and covering letter
Please refer to the Job Description for further details.