Programme Director LEAN Improvement

Job summary

We are thrilled to offer a unique opportunity here at Velindre University NHS Trust to join our Bank Team as our Programme Director of LEAN Improvement.

As the post holder you will lead improvement initiative prompted by the service transition required in advance of the new Velindre Cancer Centre (nVCC) and 'train' teams, and leaders in the trust to integrate improvement skills as part of business as usual.

The post-holder will provide VUNHST with expertise in the theory and practice of LEAN, Six Sigma, continuous improvement, and transformation. The post-holder needs to be adept at working across departments and all levels of the organisation to analysis the 'as is', inspire, design, and lead the development of service improvement plans.

The change focus and the need to work across the organisation means that there is an even greater demand on their credibility and persuasion skills. Fundamental to the role is the need to bring external expertise into the organisation, based on capital build programmes and leading the rolling out of LEAN driven service improvements. As such they will work with other agencies and health care providers, identify and initiate contact with external experts.

Main duties of the job

The Programme Director Lean Improvement will be a proactive role within Velindre University NHS Trust (VUNHST), working on behalf of the Chief Operating Officer with the Director of Service Delivery, nVCC and BAU teams to ensure that all services are ready to transition to nVCC.

Work with internal & external teams and stakeholders on Velindre Future Programmes to ensure service change in advance of nVCC.

Network and benchmark with external organisations to ensure that best practice is being used and that nVCC services will operate within the 'top percentile' nationally,

Identifying and extracting research opportunities, where possible to ensure that the Mutual Investment Model (MIM) is integrated as part of delivery.

Develop and communicate project and improvement expertise, to build capability and capacity in operational teams.

Define and analyse complex problems, communicating in an accessible way for all audiences.

Develop the understanding and capability within BAU of LEAN Methodologies, how to apply and use to improve services across VUNHST.

Build organisational LEAN, project and continuous improvement capability based on sharing information and embedding a learning culture.

About us

Here at Velindre University NHS Trust we are extremely proud of the specialist services we provide across the whole of Wales in our cutting-edge Velindre Cancer Centre and ouraward-winning Welsh Blood Service, as well as the expertise of our corporate functions that bring the two divisions together. We are also fortunate to host the NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership and Health Technology Wales and have developed strong partnership working with these expert services.

Formed in 1999, the Trust has a dedicated workforce that continuously strives to apply the key principles of value based healthcare through a wide array of roles. We play a vital role in the communities we support and have ambitious plans for the future to continue to improve the services we deliver. We strive to maintain our core values in everything we do by being; accountable, bold, caring and dynamic, and ensuring the best possible care for our patients and donors.

If you want to work for an organisation that prides itself on making a real difference and offers exciting career opportunities then Velindre University NHS Trust is the place for you.

Visit our website to find out more https://velindre.nhs.wales/