Job summary
- Main area
- Quality Improvement
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 8c
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week (5 days per week)
- Job ref
- 276-6353849-JT
- Employer
- Queen Victoria Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Queen Victoria Hospital Foundation Trust
- Town
- East Grinstead
- Salary
- £70,417 - £81,138 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 16/07/2024 23:59
- Interview date
- 09/08/2024
Employer heading
Head of Continuous Improvement
NHS AfC: Band 8c
Welcome to Queen Victoria Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and thank you for your interest.
In addition to receiving tertiary referrals from across the South East of England, we have a network of ‘spoke’ sites at district general hospitals enabling our consultants to offer their expertise with routine treatments and consultations as close to close to patients’ homes as is possible. With the recent addition of video led ‘virtual’ consultations we also enable patients who have some distance to travel to avoid the additional stress and worry of a long journey.
Working at QVH combines the excitement, challenge and career opportunities of many larger organisations with the satisfaction of delivering excellent patient care that really does re-build our patients’ lives.
We also offer attractive benefits such as
- tailored personal development to support career aspirations, including accredited clinical and management development programmes
- flexible working arrangements for a work-life balance that suits you and your needs
- a dedicated reward programme, offering a range of national and local discounts, cashback and tax relief schemes
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Sustainability
At Queen Victoria Hospital we want to be the first Net Zero Hospital in England, and to achieve that wants every member of staff to be a green champion. The way in which the Trust works has a significant impact on the organisation’s carbon footprint and that of our patients. From the heat, light and power supplies within the hospital to avoiding unnecessary patient journeys, the Trust is empowering all staff to create a sustainable health and care environment for future generations. The Trust expects all staff to reuse and recycle more, to use energy and water efficiently, to walk or cycle to work if you can, and to have a focus on sustainability in the workplace.
You can view our Green Plan here: Green Plan - Queen Victoria Hospital (qvh.nhs.uk)
Job overview
As a key member of the senior management team, the post holder will be responsible for the implementation and oversight of key improvement programmes and support the delivery of performance for safe, high quality and effective services that meet the needs of our patients. The post holder will need to use highly developed specialist knowledge and experience of improvement methodology, performance management and programme management to support clinical directorates in the delivery of all improvement programmes across the trust. This role will support the development and delivery of the operational plan, monitor progress, agree mitigation's and provide assurance to the Chief Strategy Director, other executive leaders and the trust Board.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will develop, lead and manage the CI programme ensuring the implementation of robust processes and appropriate project management methodologies to deliver the Trust wide project, ensuring implementation benefits are maximised and projects are delivered to time and within the allocated financial envelope.
The post holder will require highly specialist knowledge of improvement to lead development of the overall Improvement Practice in conjunction with the Chief Strategy Officer/ Deputy and relevant triumvirate teams to support the development and implementation of the 3 Year Quality Improvement Programme.
This role will be key in supporting the development of an improvement culture across the organisation by contributing to the development and implementation of the Practice Management System across the organisation. acting as a role model, whilst providing coaching and facilitation to leaders across the organisation.
Working for our organisation
Rated GOOD overall with outstanding care by the CQC. A specialist NHS hospital providing life-changing reconstructive surgery, burns care and rehabilitation services across the South of England and beyond.
We specialise in conditions of the eyes (corneoplastics), hands, head and neck cancer and skin cancer, reconstructive breast surgery, maxillofacial surgery and prosthetics, providing regional and national services in these areas of clinical expertise. Our world-leading clinical teams also treat more common conditions of the eyes, hands, skin, and teeth for the people of East Grinstead and the surrounding areas. In addition, QVH provides a minor injuries unit, expert therapies, a sleep service, and a growing portfolio of community-based services. Patients consistently rate QVH amongst the top hospitals in the country for quality of care.
Our success is underpinned by the skills and enthusiasm of our staff and a strong culture of partnership. We are fully committed to training and development of the workforce with support for continuing education and learning.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The post holder will be expected to drive continuous improvement by establishing and maintaining necessary structures to support the project delivery and assurance; manage resourcing of projects and priorities across the function. this will in turn create, build upon, and maintain relationships with external stakeholders to ensure appropriate benchmarking and continuous improvement.
This role will support the development and delivery of operational and strategic priorities, including the definition of measurable outcomes against agreed objectives. The role will also support research and innovation, to identify best practice by undertaking research and audits to improve quality.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Masters level qualification in a relevant field and/or equivalent experience
- Proven experience of developing and managing Quality Improvement
- PRINCE2 Practitioner or APM (project management) qualified with evidence of implementation leadership
Experience
Essential criteria
- Proven experience of QI methodology and intervention with responsibility for embedding QI across the trust
- Experience of leading change programme in large/complex organisations
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- In depth knowledge of NHS operating environment including administration, financial management and risk management
Skills
Essential criteria
- CI competencies, including well developed planning and organisational skills, the ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines
- High level of interpersonal, oral, presentation and written communication skills with the ability to persuade and influence others
- Ability to understand and interpret a range of complex information quickly and develop solutions/make decisions
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
This post will require a submission for Disclosure to be made to check for any unspent criminal convictions.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Kathy Brasier
- Job title
- Deputy Director of Improvement and Strategy
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01342 414000
If you have problems applying, contact
- Address
-
Queen Victoria Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
East Grinstead
RH19 3DZ
- Telephone
- 01342414353 or via MS teams at [email protected]
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