Freedom to Speak up Guardian

Freedom to Speak Up Guardians help support patient safety and the quality of care and improve the colleague experience by ensuring that everyone is supported in speaking up and a positive culture of speaking up is fostered.

The Freedom to Speak Up Guardian role is key in delivering the Freedom to Speak Up service here at East Lancashire Teaching Hospitals.

The role will work with the Head of Freedom to Speak up to provide confidential support and advice to individuals raising issues or concerns about anything that gets in the way of patient care or affects their working life, ensuring that there are no repercussions for the person who raised the concerns. The Freedom to Speak Up Guardian also works to raise the profile of Freedom to Speak Up across the Trust and ensure that triangulation and escalation of concerns is completed proactively to support organisational risk management. They also ensure the Freedom to Speak Up service here at East Lancashire Teaching Hospitals adheres to the guidelines set by NHS England.

The main duties of the role include taking a highly visible role on the delivery of the Freedom to Speak Up Strategy with guidance from the Head of Freedom to Speak Up.

At East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust our vision is to be widely recognised for providing safe, personal and effective care. We currently provide high quality services and treat over 600,000 people across East Lancashire and the surrounding area. We employ over 9,500 staff, many of whom are internationally renowned and have won awards for their work.

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Jane Butcher Job title: Head of Freedom to Speak up Email address: jane.butcher@elht.nhs.uk Telephone number: 07909116153