Job summary
Expected Shortlisting
Date
19/05/2025
Planned Interview
Date
02/06/2025
An
exciting opportunity has arisen to join the Corporate Operations team at
LTHT, working to deliver the accreditation of the Community Diagnostic Centre
(CDC) programme in Leeds. This is a fixed term post that will run until 31st
March 2026 and presents a potential secondment opportunity for individuals to
further develop their project management, leadership and accreditation skills
experience whilst working with a wide range of internal and external
stakeholders. It is also an
opportunity to work alongside corporate operations colleagues and learn more
about the organisation and our partners. Previous applicants need not apply
and please ensure you have your managers support for secondment before
applying.
Main duties of the job
Leadership
of the quality and accreditation of the CDCs is the main focus for this role,
working with clinical and operational colleagues to deliver this. The post holder will develop and implement
the quality standards required for the CDCs as well as gaining UKAS
accreditation for the service. As a programme leader, you will be required to
analyse and interpret hospital performance, quality data, policies and
guidelines and work closely with other networks and CDCs, in particular to
understand development of the accreditation process. NHSE have stipulated
that CDCs are to be accredited within 2 years of being set up so a key
outcome for the quality improvement manager will be to ensure that robust
management systems are in place during the planning period to deliver against
the agreed approach for accreditation, including the scope and timeframes
being worked towards in order to achieve the operational quality improvement
for the CDC and accreditation through UKAS.
About us
Your
excellent communication and interpersonal skills will be important for
engagement with multidisciplinary teams across the system including clinical
and non-clinical services to lead on the quality and delivery of the
programme and ensuring that accreditation is delivered as part of the
programme and that it is fit for purpose. This is a large and complex
programme providing the necessary levels of assurance to senior programme
leads regarding delivery milestones of this programme and ensuring efficient
risk management is a key priority. This is a full-time role and will be
primarily office based with a requirement to work across other LTHT sites and
the existing CDCs (Seacroft, Armley, Beeston) and will require an immediate
start. Previous experience of UKAS
accreditation would be advantageous.
Leeds
Teaching Hospitals is committed to our process of redeploying 'at risk'
members of our existing workforce to new roles. As such, all our job adverts
are subject to this policy and we reserve the right to close, delay or remove
adverts while this process is completed. If you do experience a delay in the
shortlisting stage of the recruitment cycle, please bear with us while this
process is completed, and contact the named contact if you have any
questions.
Job description
Job responsibilities
To
provide expert quality improvement and change management consultancy to the
CDC (Community Diagnostics Centre) leading on the quality and delivery of the
programme and ensuring that accreditation is delivered as part of the
programme and that it is fit for purpose.
Working with the Directors of
Operations, Planning, Finance and other internal and external stakeholders to
ensure timescales are met and service benefits realised. The quality improvement manager will ensure
that robust management systems are in place during the planning period to
achieve the strategic and operational quality Improvement for the CDC with an
aim to gain accreditation through UKAS. UKAS is working with NHS England to
establish a project to develop Accreditation for Community Diagnostic Centres
(CDCs).
NHSE
have stipulated that CDCs are to be accredited within 2 years of being set
up. Over 170 CDCs have already been approved by NHSE to operate services
which may include pathology, phlebotomy, point of care testing, diagnostic
imaging, and physiological science services.
As
the national accreditation body, UKAS is the only organisation recognised to
provide accreditation across healthcare diagnostic and scientific services.
UKAS will now work with host Trusts and CDC providers to determine the most
suitable approach to deliver accreditation across the relevant disciplines,
and the scope and the timeframes that services are planning to work to.
In
order to conduct this work UKAS needs to gather as much information as
possible from CDCs on their structures, governance, activities and how they
work with other services. We will then be able to use this information to
formulate a plan and pilot an integrated approach for our assessments, where
required.
Job description
Job responsibilities
To
provide expert quality improvement and change management consultancy to the
CDC (Community Diagnostics Centre) leading on the quality and delivery of the
programme and ensuring that accreditation is delivered as part of the
programme and that it is fit for purpose.
Working with the Directors of
Operations, Planning, Finance and other internal and external stakeholders to
ensure timescales are met and service benefits realised. The quality improvement manager will ensure
that robust management systems are in place during the planning period to
achieve the strategic and operational quality Improvement for the CDC with an
aim to gain accreditation through UKAS. UKAS is working with NHS England to
establish a project to develop Accreditation for Community Diagnostic Centres
(CDCs).
NHSE
have stipulated that CDCs are to be accredited within 2 years of being set
up. Over 170 CDCs have already been approved by NHSE to operate services
which may include pathology, phlebotomy, point of care testing, diagnostic
imaging, and physiological science services.
As
the national accreditation body, UKAS is the only organisation recognised to
provide accreditation across healthcare diagnostic and scientific services.
UKAS will now work with host Trusts and CDC providers to determine the most
suitable approach to deliver accreditation across the relevant disciplines,
and the scope and the timeframes that services are planning to work to.
In
order to conduct this work UKAS needs to gather as much information as
possible from CDCs on their structures, governance, activities and how they
work with other services. We will then be able to use this information to
formulate a plan and pilot an integrated approach for our assessments, where
required.
Person Specification
Additional Requirements
Essential
- Managers are required to carry out their duties in a manner which complies with the Code of Conduct for NHS Managers Directions 2002.
Experience
Essential
- Substantial experience working at a senior manager/ Matron level with line management responsibilities
Desirable
- Considerable experience in managing/facilitating complex, multi-agency and whole systems organisation/service changes, delivering successful service transformation project on time and to budget
Qualifications
Essential
- Masters Degree in relevant subject or equivalent experiential learning in addition to first Degree.
Desirable
- Specialist training in a range of Service redesign/Change Management techniques; examples could include; Service redesign techniques, Lean thinking, Statistical process control, Capacity and Demand ma
Skills & behaviours
Essential
- Promotes a patient centred organisational culture.
Desirable
- Accountable for own actions & the consequences of interventions with individuals & groups.
Person Specification
Additional Requirements
Essential
- Managers are required to carry out their duties in a manner which complies with the Code of Conduct for NHS Managers Directions 2002.
Experience
Essential
- Substantial experience working at a senior manager/ Matron level with line management responsibilities
Desirable
- Considerable experience in managing/facilitating complex, multi-agency and whole systems organisation/service changes, delivering successful service transformation project on time and to budget
Qualifications
Essential
- Masters Degree in relevant subject or equivalent experiential learning in addition to first Degree.
Desirable
- Specialist training in a range of Service redesign/Change Management techniques; examples could include; Service redesign techniques, Lean thinking, Statistical process control, Capacity and Demand ma
Skills & behaviours
Essential
- Promotes a patient centred organisational culture.
Desirable
- Accountable for own actions & the consequences of interventions with individuals & groups.
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
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).
