Job summary
- Main area
- Innovation and Improvement
- Grade
- Executives / VSM: Executives / VSM
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time
- Flexible working
- Job ref
- 367-CORP-8474
- Employer
- Hertfordshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- The Colonnades
- Town
- Hatfield
- Salary
- Dependent on Experience
- Closing
- 05/07/2024 23:59
- Interview date
- 02/08/2024
Employer heading
Chief Innovation and Improvement Officer
Executives / VSM: Executives / VSM
Values Based Screener
At Hertfordshire Partnership Foundation Trust we are looking for people to join us who share our values and those of the NHS. Before your application can be considered please take part on our online values questionnaire, which you can find below. When you have finished you will be sent a 'completion code' by email, which will be valid for 6 months and required to submit your application form.
http://hpft.recruitforvalues.com/
Job overview
Championing and driving innovation and productivity, you will set the tone for change by generating enthusiasm for the overall improvement agenda across HPFT. Responsible for the development, application and evaluation of evidence-based improvement methodologies you will foster engagement with service users, carers and staff to promote and harness an ethos of continuous improvement and drive for excellence.
You will identify opportunities for service improvement using research, audit, benchmarking, national and international best practice. By leading the application of existing improvement, quality development and transformation resources you will drive effective and evidence based practice, demonstrating productivity across the organisation. You will be passionate about the opportunities digital transformation may deliver, and you will be able to deliver programmes of activity confidently.
Main duties of the job
You will lead the development of an overarching innovation, improvement & productivity strategy in line with NHS IMPACT and other emerging national priorities and agendas.
The Chief Innovation and Improvement Officer will bring and apply expert insight and vision to understand services provided not only from an organisational perspective but also through the lens of service users. You will be expected to drive innovation to improve clinical processes and organisational culture by applying evidence-based improvement methodologies.
Establishing direct links between delivery of the Improvement Strategy and performance, efficiency and productivity is a principal feature of the role.
You will lead the Trust wide transformation programme using approaches that recognise the day-to-day realities/challenges of running the Trust through pragmatic methods which engage and encourage staff. It is also anticipated the CIIO will provide visible and strong system leadership, working into the Integrated Care Systems, Place Based Partnerships and Mental Health & Learning Disability Partnership, together with the East of England Collaborative to drive improvement for the communities we serve.
Working for our organisation
We are a recognised as a leading and progressive provider of mental health and learning disability services, and this represents an opportunity for an innovative leader to join us as we embark on the next stage of our journey to further improve care and outcomes for the communities we serve. In line with national trends, we have seen exponential rises in demand for our services over the last few years. To keep abreast of this demand, to continue to deliver high quality care and be able to live within our financial means, we recognise we need to further develop our approach to innovation and improvement across the organisation, to deliver our large-scale transformation programme and support teams to be creative, productive and effective.
You will join an organisation that has a strong foundation of success from which to build, evidenced by our 2019 Care Quality Commission rating of ‘Outstanding’ and being awarded the HSJ Mental Health Trust of the Year in 2020. Our latest staff survey results (2023) demonstrate that our people are highly motivated and are both proud to work here and of the standard of care we provide. Building on this, we have recently developed our new Trust strategy ‘Great Together’, coproduced with service users, carers, our people and partners. This sets our ambitions for the next five years placing service users and carers at the heart of what we do, continuing to innovate, improve and ultimately deliver the very highest standards of care.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please refer to the applicant briefing pack attached for a full and detailed overview of this opportunity.
Person specification
Education, Qualifications, Training
Essential criteria
- Educated to masters level/degree level / or equivalent professional qualification
- Relevant postgraduate level innovation / improvement or related qualification/experience
Desirable criteria
- Evidence of continuing director level professional and personal development.
- Clinical qualification / background
- Prince II or other Project Management qualification
Knowledge and Experience
Essential criteria
- Significant management and leadership experience at a board or very senior level in the NHS (Deputy Director level) or other complex organisation/system.
- Experience of leading complex large scale innovation & improvement projects / programmes.
- Experience of developing and delivering innovation / improvement models and programmes at scale across an organisation
- Extensive knowledge, and application of improvement methods.
- Knowledge of the NHS and social care agenda.
Desirable criteria
- Experience of digital change programmes in healthcare or commercial environments
- Board Director in the NHS or other complex organisation
Leadership and Management Skills
Essential criteria
- Highly effective communication skills – must be able to articulate complex issues to a wide range of recipients, both written and verbally.
Desirable criteria
- Well-developed IT literacy.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Carmel Gibbons
- Job title
- Odgers Berndtson
- Telephone number
- 020 7529 6314
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