Kris Birney  RODP, MSc

I can advise healthcare providers, legal firms and Aesthetic clinics in  a wide range of areas to support patient safety and care

For more than 15 years, I've been working within the NHS on a range of projects, gathering experience in diverse areas. I look forward to hearing about your needs and the ability to work and grow together. I have a specialist interest in patient safety and the prevention of harm.

Notable Projects and Work Experience

• Lecture of Health Science and Surgical Care - Canterbury Christ Church University
• Led on the upskilling of Theatre staff education and training programs to support Intensive care throughout the COVID-19 Pandemic
• Creation of Perioperative e-learning- electrosurgery and perioperative specimen collection
• Past Chair of the Kent and Medway ICB ODP working Group
• Past Member of the Health Education England Southeast ODP Working Group
• Past Member of the Kent and Medway ICB AHP Faculty Representing ODP
• Past clinical lead for prevention of surgical never events (NHS)
• Primary author of multiple trust wide polices
• clinical lead on the implementation of NatSSIPs/Locssips’s Trust Working group
• never event and serious incident investigator
• lead developer of the assistant theatre practitioner apprenticeship
• Clinical member of the Kent, surrey and Sussex consortium for the development of the ODP apprenticeship
• Designed and implemented alongside the emergency planning department a multi-agency live fire incident and evacuation exercise
• Whilst employed by a NHS Trust worked as part of the core team to reconfigure and commission the Trauma operating services from two old sites to a new purpose built Hospital
• Have acted in an advisory role for the offsite decontamination service.
• Have acted as faculty and have arranged several trauma courses to be run on site for regional trauma training
• Involved in the creation and running of an Orthopaedic Trauma Residents Program
• Have developed and taught on seminars regarding perioperative practice and the Theatre environment to other Health Professional Students
• Whilst employed by a NHS Trust represented as a Clinical Specialist for the DoH London Procurement Project, evaluating and sourcing surgical gowns

Education

2015-2020
Canterbury Christ Church University

MSc Health and Wellbeing

2005-2007
Canterbury Christ Church University

Diploma of higher education in interprofessional learning (operating department practice)

Professional skills

• Research and due diligent
• Transformational Leader
• Proven ability to work autonomously
• Able to submit work to a high standard within specific deadlines
• High level of ICT skills including Microsoft office.
• Communication
• Investigator skills for Root Cause Analysis
• Diplomatic skills
• Report writing and presentation to divisional, executive Regional and National level