Job summary
This is a brand new and exciting role for the right candidate to come and work in the Accreditation Team. The successful candidate will play a critical role in the delivery of the Sussex Partnership internal Accreditation programme.
Accreditation is a new and exciting programme in SPFT, which will be a process to support teams to self assess against standards around culture of involvement, and the use of service user and carer experience and feedback to improve the quality of our services.
The successful candidate will provide project support in the development, coordination and roll out of this programme.
You will work alongside teams undertaking accreditation in a coaching capacity, supporting services in an initial gap analysis, supporting teams to identify opportunities for learning and improvement and developing action plans and a portfolio of evidence to reach the accreditation standards.
You engage services and develop plans to support the initial pilot stage of this project and then the roll out across the Trust.
Accreditation will be open to all teams in the Trust - clinical and non clinical.
This is an exciting opportunity to work with a wide range of services and people on a new development within SPFT supporting the teams ongoing work on ensuring we are delivering teh best possible care and understanding how we are doing by listening to peoples experience.
Main duties of the job
- Applying programme management, project management, quality improvement and best practice tools and techniques to support the development of the Accreditation programme including the initial pilot project.
- Provide coaching to teams undertaking Accreditation to provide support and coaching with the process.
- Provide coordination of and participate in relevant internal and external working/steering groups and provide project advice, expertise and support where required.
About us
As the accreditation coach and training lead you will be working in the Accreditation team and alongside colleagues in the wider Engagement Team.
The Engagement Department hosts a number of services that work towards supporting recovery, participation and involvement, lived experience roles and improving the service users and carer experience of our services.
As a mental health trust Sussex Partnership places a huge focus on the wellbeing of our staff, as well as ensuring our reward packages reflect the immensely important work they do. We can offer you:
- Access to numerous wellbeing and support programmes, run by our internal wellbeing team
- Excellent supervision packages
- Access to a host of discount schemes (including gyms, shopping, restaurants and cars)
- A position within a trust rated as 'Outstanding' for caring and 'Good' overall by the CQC
Job description
Job responsibilities
This is a brand new and exciting role for the right candidate to come and work in the Accreditation Team. The successful candidate will play a critical role in the delivery of the Sussex Partnership internal Accreditation programme.
The accreditation is a new and exciting programme in SPFT, which will be a process by which we will support teams to self assess against a set of standards around the culture of how we involve and listen to people and use experience and feedback to improve the quality of the services we provide.
The process will allow teams to identify areas for improvement and areas for celebration in their teams' practices and culture.
With the Head of Accreditation the successful candidate will provide project support in the development, coordination and roll out of this programme. You will support the facilitation of meetings associated with the development project and the planning of delivery.
You will work alongside teams undertaking accreditation in a coaching capacity, supporting services in an initial gap analysis, supporting teams to identify opportunities for learning and improvement and developing action plans and a portfolio of evidence to reach the accreditation standards.
You will be required to work alongside operational staff in a busy, complex and pressured environment and will need to have excellent communication skills and a good understanding of NHS services.
At Sussex Partnership Trust we are committed to co-production and working alongside people with lived experience of our services and this project work involves co-production and working alongside teams, services users and carers together in order to produce a programme that meets, acknowledges, and learns from the experience of those that use our services.
This role would suit someone with lived experience of mental health services but is not essential.
The post holder will;
Work closely with the Head of Accreditation applying programme management, project management, quality improvement and best practice tools and techniques to support the development of the Accreditation programme.
Work alongside teams undertaking Accreditation to provide support and coaching with the process.
Support the development of a Pilot project to review and test the initial accreditation plan.
Be required to develop and maintain constructive and supportive working relationships with a broad range of teams operating in complex and pressured environments, supporting teams to make meaningful changes whilst understanding the challenges and barriers to implementing new ways of working.
Manage multiple, changing, complex pressures and be able to work independently, managing their own workload.
- Provide coordination of and participate in relevant internal and external working/steering groups and provide project advice, expertise and support where required.
Job description
Job responsibilities
This is a brand new and exciting role for the right candidate to come and work in the Accreditation Team. The successful candidate will play a critical role in the delivery of the Sussex Partnership internal Accreditation programme.
The accreditation is a new and exciting programme in SPFT, which will be a process by which we will support teams to self assess against a set of standards around the culture of how we involve and listen to people and use experience and feedback to improve the quality of the services we provide.
The process will allow teams to identify areas for improvement and areas for celebration in their teams' practices and culture.
With the Head of Accreditation the successful candidate will provide project support in the development, coordination and roll out of this programme. You will support the facilitation of meetings associated with the development project and the planning of delivery.
You will work alongside teams undertaking accreditation in a coaching capacity, supporting services in an initial gap analysis, supporting teams to identify opportunities for learning and improvement and developing action plans and a portfolio of evidence to reach the accreditation standards.
You will be required to work alongside operational staff in a busy, complex and pressured environment and will need to have excellent communication skills and a good understanding of NHS services.
At Sussex Partnership Trust we are committed to co-production and working alongside people with lived experience of our services and this project work involves co-production and working alongside teams, services users and carers together in order to produce a programme that meets, acknowledges, and learns from the experience of those that use our services.
This role would suit someone with lived experience of mental health services but is not essential.
The post holder will;
Work closely with the Head of Accreditation applying programme management, project management, quality improvement and best practice tools and techniques to support the development of the Accreditation programme.
Work alongside teams undertaking Accreditation to provide support and coaching with the process.
Support the development of a Pilot project to review and test the initial accreditation plan.
Be required to develop and maintain constructive and supportive working relationships with a broad range of teams operating in complex and pressured environments, supporting teams to make meaningful changes whilst understanding the challenges and barriers to implementing new ways of working.
Manage multiple, changing, complex pressures and be able to work independently, managing their own workload.
- Provide coordination of and participate in relevant internal and external working/steering groups and provide project advice, expertise and support where required.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Educated to degree level or significant experience at working at a similar level in a specialist area.
Desirable
- Qualification, or equivalent experience, in Project Management methodology such as PRINCE2
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Educated to degree level or significant experience at working at a similar level in a specialist area.
Desirable
- Qualification, or equivalent experience, in Project Management methodology such as PRINCE2
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).
