Job summary
Are you driven and goal focused with a passion for improvement?
Here is your opportunity to join the Oxford Healthcare Improvement team as a Quality Improvement Facilitator. The role will cover a wide range of quality improvement work across the Trust and will support directorate based improvement hubs as well as a number of improvement projects. The role will also look include coaching and training staff across the Trust on improvement methodologies, helping projects have real impacts.
Main duties of the job
Quality Improvement Facilitator
Oxford Healthcare Improvement (OHI) has been established for four years, in order to build upon past learning and successes the team has undergone a restructure over the past year to support Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust to fulfil the ambition to deliver outstanding care by an outstanding team!
The post holder will help build QI capacity and capability within the organisation by providing QI support, coaching and training within our directorate-based hubs, lead and support trust wide QI projects and training and contribute to QI projects undertaken in partnerships with external stakeholders.
We are seeking highly motivated and energetic team members who have experience in coaching, supporting and leading teams and services to identify and implement improvement activity using an inspirational and flexible approach. The post holder will put the patient, service user and carer experience at the heart of all QI projects and work alongside Experts by Experience to ensure improvements are responsive to the needs of those who use Oxford Health NHS FT services
If you have the relevant skills and experience and are keen to make a difference for patients, service users and carers and support Oxford Health NHSFT to deliver safe, efficient and effective services then we would love to hear from you!
Internal secondments may be considered with existing managers agreement.
About us
An opportunity to work with a busy and fast growing team.
Benefits of working for Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust include:
- Excellent opportunities for career progression
- 27 days annual leave, plus bank holidays, with an increase to 33 days with continuous service
- NHS Discount across a wide range of shops, restaurants and retailers
- Staff accommodation
- Competitive pension scheme
- Lease car scheme
- Cycle to work scheme
Job description
Job responsibilities
For more details, please see the JD attached.
The interview will consist of a focus group, followed by a formal interview.
PLEASE NOTE:
- New starters have a 6 month probationary period. This, together with the induction process aims to create a positive supportive working environment allowing new employees to learn key elements of their role over a reasonable timescale.
- Candidates not currently employed by the Trust who attend an interview for non-qualified Band 1-5 posts are required to undertake numeracy and literacy assessments.
- Appointment to this post is subject to the trust receiving satisfactory references covering 3 years of employment or study. Please ask your referees to respond promptly to reference requests.
- Employees are expected to undertake mandatory and statutory training related to their role.
- We positively encourage applications from all areas of the community, regardless of gender, race, faith, disability, age or sexual orientation and we encourage applications from users of mental health services. This is part of our commitment to equality and reflecting the diversity of our population.
- Oxford Health is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults, we expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
Job description
Job responsibilities
For more details, please see the JD attached.
The interview will consist of a focus group, followed by a formal interview.
PLEASE NOTE:
- New starters have a 6 month probationary period. This, together with the induction process aims to create a positive supportive working environment allowing new employees to learn key elements of their role over a reasonable timescale.
- Candidates not currently employed by the Trust who attend an interview for non-qualified Band 1-5 posts are required to undertake numeracy and literacy assessments.
- Appointment to this post is subject to the trust receiving satisfactory references covering 3 years of employment or study. Please ask your referees to respond promptly to reference requests.
- Employees are expected to undertake mandatory and statutory training related to their role.
- We positively encourage applications from all areas of the community, regardless of gender, race, faith, disability, age or sexual orientation and we encourage applications from users of mental health services. This is part of our commitment to equality and reflecting the diversity of our population.
- Oxford Health is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults, we expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
Person Specification
Knowledge
Essential
- Knowledge of quality improvement methods, including, but not limited to: Process mapping, modelling, root cause analysis, lean methods, PDSA cycles, patient codesign
Qualifications
Essential
- Educated to postgraduate level in a relevant field or equivalent accumulated experience
Experience
Essential
- Proven ability to communicate clearly in difficult and complex situations
Desirable
- Teaching / training qualification
Person Specification
Knowledge
Essential
- Knowledge of quality improvement methods, including, but not limited to: Process mapping, modelling, root cause analysis, lean methods, PDSA cycles, patient codesign
Qualifications
Essential
- Educated to postgraduate level in a relevant field or equivalent accumulated experience
Experience
Essential
- Proven ability to communicate clearly in difficult and complex situations
Desirable
- Teaching / training qualification
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
Additional information
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
