Job summary
- Main area
- Improvement Lead
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 7
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time
- Flexible working
- Job ref
- 325-6402015-CORP
- Employer
- Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Trust Headquarters
- Town
- Leatherhead
- Salary
- £45,753 - £52,067 Incl. 5% Fringe HCAS, pa, pro rata.
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 31/07/2024 23:59
- Interview date
- 21/08/2024
Employer heading
Quality Improvement Lead
NHS AfC: Band 7
Would you like to work in an organisation that sits in the top 10 best NHS Mental Health, Learning Disability and Community Services Trust to work for. This ranking is based on staff feedback in the 2023 NHS Staff Survey.
Job overview
Quality Improvement Lead
We are currently growing and shaping our quality improvement strategy, with the aim to further embed quality improvement within the heart of everything we do within the Trust.
The Quality Improvement Lead will be responsible for leading the implementation of the trust Quality Improvement Strategy including supporting divisions to embed QI. The post holder will be responsible for supporting staff working on quality improvement projects within divisions, providing coaching and expertise in quality improvement methodology.
The role will involve co-design and delivery of the Trust Quality Improvement training packages and programmes. We will provide you with skills development and training to equip you with expert level status in quality improvement, alongside helping you to develop coaching and leadership skills.
Main duties of the job
This post will be suitable for someone who is enthusiastic and motivated to improve the safety and quality of care we deliver to people using our services, and is also someone who is looking to grow and develop their skills and career progression. Someone who has high energy and enthusiasm for change and can use this to motivate others. Someone who is flexible, adapative and is able to work on several projects/pieces of work at the same time, managing conflicting demands on their time. Someone who has good interpersonal communication skills, good working knowledge of IT and either good knowledge of measurement for improvement or a desire to learn more. Experience of coaching and mentorship is useful as well being able to challenge constructively and think outside the box.
Working for our organisation
Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust is the leading provider of health and social care services for people of all ages with mental ill-health and learning disabilities in Surrey and North East Hampshire. We also provide social care services for people with a learning disability in Croydon and ASD and ADHD assessment services in Hampshire.
We actively seek to engage people who use our services and our communities in improving the mental wellbeing of the local population. We work closely with other NHS and voluntary sector organisations who provide services and support people who use services and carers.
Surrey is a beautiful county lying just 30 minutes away from Central London and from the South Coast.
Our historic market towns and bustling districts are enveloped in wonderful countryside, and our excellent road and rail networks bring the rest of the country within easy reach.
For international travel, both Gatwick and Heathrow airports are nearby.
Please note that we reserve the right to close posts as soon as sufficient applications are received.
We look forward to receiving your application!
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The main duties of this role include coaching and training individuals and team's to complete quality improvement projects and initiatives and to work collaboratively with different staff groups to help deliver a variety of quality programmes.
The role will support the development and embedding of the trusts quality improvement strategy.
Qualifications required
- Evidence of Continuing Professional Development
- Training / experience in continuous quality improvement methodology to Masters level equivalent
- · Registered healthcare professional (Desirable)
- · Project Management Qualification (Desirable)
- · Valid driving license and ability to travel to all locations across the Trust
Experience required
- · Demonstratable experience working as a Band 6 in the NHS or equivalent experience in a similar role
- · Experience in an improvement role or coordinating projects in complex and challenging environments
- · Proven track record of managing change involving multiple stakeholders.
- · In-depth understanding of quality and safety issues within NHS services
- · Experience of collaborative working across various professions and services
- · Demonstrable skills in teaching or delivering training sessions
- · Experience of coaching or mentoring (Desirable)
- · Ability to prepare and produce concise yet insightful communications of highly complex information for a range of audiences in varied formats
- · Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to build and maintain effective working relationships with stakeholders at all levels
- · Experience/knowledge in using digital tools and technology to support Quality Improvement (Desirable)
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- • Evidence of Continuing Professional Development
- • Training / experience in continuous quality improvement methodology to Masters level equivalent
- • Valid driving license and ability to travel to all locations across the Trust
Desirable criteria
- • Registered healthcare professional (Desirable)
- • Project Management Qualification (Desirable)
Experience
Essential criteria
- • Demonstratable experience working as a Band 6 in the NHS or equivalent experience in a similar role
- • Experience in an improvement role or coordinating projects in complex and challenging environments
- • Proven track record of managing change involving multiple stakeholders.
- • In-depth understanding of quality and safety issues within NHS services
- • Experience of collaborative working across various professions and services
- • Demonstrable skills in teaching or delivering training sessions
- • Ability to prepare and produce concise yet insightful communications of highly complex information for a range of audiences in varied formats
- • Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to build and maintain effective working relationships with stakeholders at all levels
Desirable criteria
- Experience of coaching or mentoring (Desirable)
- • Experience/knowledge in using digital tools and technology to support Quality Improvement (Desirable)
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Tope Forsyth
- Job title
- Head of Quality Improvement
- Email address
- [email protected]
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