Job summary
This is an exciting opportunity to work as a Principal Quality Improvement Lead within the Quality Improvement and Slam Partners team at South London & Maudsley NHS Hospital. This is an in-person role with travel required across sites
The Quality Improvement and Slam Partners team is part of the Quality centre within the Trust. The team plays a key role in enabling the Trust to use adopted improvement methodology within the context of Our Care Improvement System to deliver the Trusts strategic ambitions set out in Changing Lives Aiming High strategy. The work of the teamis underpinned by improvement and organisational science, theories and principles and evidence-based practice, to enable services, teams and individuals to work at their best to deliver safe and effective care and outcomes that matter to patients, families and carers.
The post holder will work as a senior member of the team and support the delivery of the workplan and ensure all work contributes to a culture of continuous improvement .
Main duties of the job
The Principal Quality Improvement Lead will possess a deep understanding about the theory and application of improvement methodology across a system. The post holder will work as part of the leadership team managing a team of Quality Improvement (QI) leads who have a crucial role in enabling the Trust to progress the implementation of Our Care Improvement System. The post holder will also have a key QI lead role in enabling the Trust to improve care and outcomes in adult mental health
About us
South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust (SLaM) provide the widest range of NHS mental health services in the UK as well as substance misuse services for people who are addicted to drugs and alcohol There are very few organisations in the world that have such wide-ranging capabilities working with mental illness. Our scope is unique because it is built on three major foundations: care and treatment, science and research, and training.
SLaM employ around 5000 staff and serve a local population of 1.1 million people. We have more than 230 services including inpatient wards, outpatient and community services. Currently, provide inpatient care for approximately 5,300 people each year and treat more than 45,000 patients in the community in Croydon, Lambeth, Lewisham and Southwark; as well as substance misuse services for residents of Bexley, Bromley and Greenwich.
By coming to work at SLaM, you will gain experience of being part of an organisation with a rich history and international reputation in mental health care. You will have access to professional development and learning opportunities, and have the chance to work alongside people who are world leaders in their field. SLaM delivered more than 14,000 training experiences in 2014; providing an extensive range of learning opportunities for staff at all levels. In addition, our working relationship with King's Health Partners allows those working at the Trust to get involved in academic research.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- To work as a senior member of QISP leadership team to ensure that all work contributes to continuing the improvement of safety, care and outcomes for the population we serve locally, nationally and internationally.
- To be accountable for specific strategic improvement programmes of work generated from the annual strategic goals.
- To work with team colleagues to ensure that improvement work developed in Directorates and wider Qcen strategic improvement projects is integrated into the annual goals.
- To ensure that improvement projects use, and maintain fidelity to, the appropriate methodologies to support the delivery of improvement programmes of work.
- To provide management and supervision to QI Leads.
- To deliver improvement learning programmes.
- Contributing to the system wide improvements across SLP and ICB.
Please see job description for more comprehensive information relating to post holder responsibilities and role description.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- To work as a senior member of QISP leadership team to ensure that all work contributes to continuing the improvement of safety, care and outcomes for the population we serve locally, nationally and internationally.
- To be accountable for specific strategic improvement programmes of work generated from the annual strategic goals.
- To work with team colleagues to ensure that improvement work developed in Directorates and wider Qcen strategic improvement projects is integrated into the annual goals.
- To ensure that improvement projects use, and maintain fidelity to, the appropriate methodologies to support the delivery of improvement programmes of work.
- To provide management and supervision to QI Leads.
- To deliver improvement learning programmes.
- Contributing to the system wide improvements across SLP and ICB.
Please see job description for more comprehensive information relating to post holder responsibilities and role description.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Evidence of qualifications to underpin knowledge and skills required of this post
- Evidence to underpin quality improvement knowledge and practice using Model for Improvement (MFI) and associated improvement tools
Desirable
- Additional qualifications e.g. project management/ Lean/ 6 Sigma
Experience
Essential
- Evidence of applying MFI
- Management experience of staff
- Providing improvement interventions (following appropriate steps- e.g. scoping etc)
- Using data to inform improvements
- Designing and delivering development programmes
- Working with senior staff (and skillset required to challenge and support)
Desirable
- Evidence of applying LEAN
- Experience of using outcome measures and tools for evaluation
Knowledge
Essential
- Understanding of NHS and wider context
- Knowledge, and application, of organisational change theories
- Knowledge, and application, of coaching theory and practice
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Evidence of qualifications to underpin knowledge and skills required of this post
- Evidence to underpin quality improvement knowledge and practice using Model for Improvement (MFI) and associated improvement tools
Desirable
- Additional qualifications e.g. project management/ Lean/ 6 Sigma
Experience
Essential
- Evidence of applying MFI
- Management experience of staff
- Providing improvement interventions (following appropriate steps- e.g. scoping etc)
- Using data to inform improvements
- Designing and delivering development programmes
- Working with senior staff (and skillset required to challenge and support)
Desirable
- Evidence of applying LEAN
- Experience of using outcome measures and tools for evaluation
Knowledge
Essential
- Understanding of NHS and wider context
- Knowledge, and application, of organisational change theories
- Knowledge, and application, of coaching theory and practice
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).
