Job summary
"Small daily improvement over time lead to stunning results"
If the quote resonates with you then consider joining the Improvement, Innovation and Effectiveness Team . Due to recent changes we have a variety of permanent and secondment opportunities, with flexible hours.We are a team who are passionate about making sure people who use our services, and those that work at DCHS, have the best possible experience.As a facilitator you will work with colleagues from across DCHS to work creatively and collaboratively to develop, enhance and improve patient care. You will provide leadership and support to manage a portfolio of projects including clinical audits, promote quality improvement and enable service evaluation. We adopt a coaching and facilitation style, sharing our clinical effectiveness and QI expertise with others to enable all our colleagues to make work better.
Interviews will be held on 7th and 9th May 2024
Main duties of the job
You will need to have excellent communication skills, being able to lead and inspire.
We encourage a coaching approach to working withcolleagues to empower them to measure the care they deliver, make improvements when required and to be curious and creative.
You will need to be organised and able to use your initiative to manage projects effectively.
You will be passionate about ensuring care delivered in DCHS meets the needs of the community, and is delivered safely in line with the bestevidence.
You will have autonomy to make decisions and will be able to problem solve and identify solutions.
You will embrace the opportunity to train other and share our expertise.
You will take on line management support for our analyst and assistant colleagues,
About us
The Improvement, Innovation and Effectiveness Team is a blend of clinical and non-clinical professionals. We all bring unique knowledge and skills and are an ambitious, creative and supportive team to work with.We are all proud to work for DCHS, an Outstanding Trust, and to contribute to the high standards of care delivered by our colleagues.We pride ourselves in being responsive to requests for help and support and enjoy great collaborative relationships with teams and colleaguesfrom across the trust.Looking after our own well being and that of people we work with is very important to us. We are inclusive and make adjustments to allow adiverse range of people to bring their skills to help us learn, and in turn develop new skills.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The post holder will be responsible for:1. Influencing improvements in patient care as a result of learning from quality improvement and clinical effectiveness activities.2. Facilitating and coordinating clinical effectiveness and quality improvement projects including clinical audit and service evaluationacross the trust, ensuring that they positively impact on clinical outcomes and experience for patients and/ or staff.3. Building effective partnerships with DCHS staff across all disciplines.,4. Providing quality improvement, clinical effectiveness and clinical audit expertise to the organisation including training.5. Supporting the Improvement, Innovation and Effectiveness Leads to deliver the agenda.
6. Take on line management responsibilities.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The post holder will be responsible for:1. Influencing improvements in patient care as a result of learning from quality improvement and clinical effectiveness activities.2. Facilitating and coordinating clinical effectiveness and quality improvement projects including clinical audit and service evaluationacross the trust, ensuring that they positively impact on clinical outcomes and experience for patients and/ or staff.3. Building effective partnerships with DCHS staff across all disciplines.,4. Providing quality improvement, clinical effectiveness and clinical audit expertise to the organisation including training.5. Supporting the Improvement, Innovation and Effectiveness Leads to deliver the agenda.
6. Take on line management responsibilities.
Person Specification
Education, Qualifications and Training
Essential
- G.C.S.E Maths and English or equivalent
- Clinical Audit or willing to undertake
- Quality Improvement or willing to undertake.
- Teaching/ Training or willing to undertake.
- Project Management or willing to undertake.
- Evidence of continued professional development
Desirable
- Educated to Degree level or willing to undertake.
Values, Drivers and Motivators
Essential
- Focused on improving patient care via quality improvement and clinical effectiveness activities.
- Value the experience of working in partnership with colleagues.
- Works together with the team to deliver work of a high standard
- Believes in the values and principles of the NHS and Derbyshire Community Health Services
Experience and Knowledge Required
Essential
- Experience of managing and interpreting complex information.
- Experience of communicating complex information via a variety of mediums to diverse audiences using a range of techniques including report writing and presentations.
- Knowledge of Information Governance requirements and how this affects the use of personal data in healthcare setting
- Experience of working with a diverse range of multi-professional people and teams
- Experience of involvement in quality/ service improvement
- Knowledge of processes and methods used for Quality improvement /clinical effectiveness projects including clinical audit that improve patient outcomes and provide organisational assurance.
- Experience of involvement in quality improvement and clinical effectiveness projects including clinical audits
- Knowledge of and competence in use of relevant software including Excel, Word, Outlook.
Desirable
- Working in a Healthcare environment
Skills and Attributes
Essential
- Excellent Communication skills, ability to liaise with staff at all levels.
- Ability to establish and maintain influential working relationships at all levels internally and externally
- Able to work on own initiative whilst anticipating the wider consequences of decisions and knowing when to refer upwards.
- Good organisational skills - able to manage busy workload, prioritise work and have a good attention to detail
- Able to work effectively as a member of a team. Liaising with colleagues and contributing to collaborative projects.
- Good working knowledge of the NHS, its structures, function & implications in current policy initiatives.
Desirable
- Change Management skills
- Teaching and presenting skills
Person Specification
Education, Qualifications and Training
Essential
- G.C.S.E Maths and English or equivalent
- Clinical Audit or willing to undertake
- Quality Improvement or willing to undertake.
- Teaching/ Training or willing to undertake.
- Project Management or willing to undertake.
- Evidence of continued professional development
Desirable
- Educated to Degree level or willing to undertake.
Values, Drivers and Motivators
Essential
- Focused on improving patient care via quality improvement and clinical effectiveness activities.
- Value the experience of working in partnership with colleagues.
- Works together with the team to deliver work of a high standard
- Believes in the values and principles of the NHS and Derbyshire Community Health Services
Experience and Knowledge Required
Essential
- Experience of managing and interpreting complex information.
- Experience of communicating complex information via a variety of mediums to diverse audiences using a range of techniques including report writing and presentations.
- Knowledge of Information Governance requirements and how this affects the use of personal data in healthcare setting
- Experience of working with a diverse range of multi-professional people and teams
- Experience of involvement in quality/ service improvement
- Knowledge of processes and methods used for Quality improvement /clinical effectiveness projects including clinical audit that improve patient outcomes and provide organisational assurance.
- Experience of involvement in quality improvement and clinical effectiveness projects including clinical audits
- Knowledge of and competence in use of relevant software including Excel, Word, Outlook.
Desirable
- Working in a Healthcare environment
Skills and Attributes
Essential
- Excellent Communication skills, ability to liaise with staff at all levels.
- Ability to establish and maintain influential working relationships at all levels internally and externally
- Able to work on own initiative whilst anticipating the wider consequences of decisions and knowing when to refer upwards.
- Good organisational skills - able to manage busy workload, prioritise work and have a good attention to detail
- Able to work effectively as a member of a team. Liaising with colleagues and contributing to collaborative projects.
- Good working knowledge of the NHS, its structures, function & implications in current policy initiatives.
Desirable
- Change Management skills
- Teaching and presenting skills
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).
Employer details
Employer name
Derbyshire Community Health Services NHSFT
Address
Alfreton/ Agile/WFH
Alfreton Primary Care Centre, 4 Church street
Alfreton
DE55 7AH
Employer's website
http://www.dchs.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
