Job summary
The role
Job title Lead Professional for Quality and Patient Safety
Band 8b
Hours Full time (secondment/fixed term until 31st March 2024)
An exciting opportunity has arisen to join our Nursing & Therapies, Quality Assurance & Improvement team as the Lead Professional for Quality and Patient Safety. The post holder will work as a senior member of the Chief Nursing and Therapies Directorate, whose overarching goal is to drive forward quality improvement and patient safety activities across all commissioned services with a specific focus on care delivery. We are looking for an enthusiastic and motivated candidate to join us who is willing to go that extra mile and to be part of a successful and effective team.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will work with other members of the Chief Nursing and Therapies Officer's team and influence service level agreements and the clinical quality measures developed.
The post holder will be required to take a strategic lead on specific agreed quality improvement programmes/projects across the wider geography of Staffordshire and Stoke on Trent and to demonstrate improved outcomes for patients.
The Lead Professional for Quality & Patient Safety will support the Senior Team in implementing key nursing strategy and policy, for example, the national nursing strategy; Leading Change Adding Value and any subsequent published policies appropriate to the role.
To support, and where appropriate deputise for the Associate Director and to work with the wider team and ICB to undertake quality reviews, responsive quality and nursing inspections, appreciative enquiry visits and other quality improvement projects where quality and patient safety are the focus of the review.
About us
The Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent NHS Integrated Care Board (ICB) is responsible for planning functions; managing the NHS budget and arranging the provision of health services in the geographical area.
Location Home based/hybrid working (most of posts).
Travel on occasions to a Hub location with at least 1 days notice
New starters are expected to collect IT equipment, from offices in Stoke-on-Trent, and if based at home are required to have appropriate desk/chair/ relevant equipment in compliance with DSE regulations
Posts at Band 8c and above, will take part in the On-call rota, flexible over 7 days, supporting the System Control Centre, with full training provided.
Unconscious Bias/Invisible Disability Training and Equality Induction are mandatory.
Interviews may take place via MS Teams or in person
We promote a compassionate and inclusive environment and welcome applications from a diverse pool of talent and backgrounds. All individuals are valued and given every opportunity to succeed based on merit.
The ICB embrace the principles of Equality, Diversity and Inclusion and encourages applications from all individuals regardless of their age, disability, gender re-assignment, marital or civil partnership, pregnancy or maternity, race, religion and belief, sex or sexual orientation. It's important that our workforce reflects the diversity of communities as much as possible.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The Lead Professional for Quality & Patient Safety will support the Directors and Associate Directors in implementing key nursing strategy and policy, for example, the national nursing strategy; and any subsequent published policies appropriate to the
The post holder will be responsible for quality management of a portfolio of projects and will need to analyse and interpret both quantitative and qualitative data in order to arrive at judgments on performance and the scale and scope of any necessary improvement
To undertake and report on triangulation of evidence/data and view the range of information from multiple sources related to patient experience, safety and the effectiveness of care to assist the CCGs to improve the quality and safety of commissioned services, and prioritise activity as
To work in partnership with the wider Nursing and Quality directorate and other teams to provide early warning to the CCGs where there is evidence to suggest the quality of services is inadequate or there is evidence to suggest a risk of a significant deterioration in the quality of
The post holder will work with Associate Director to ensure the robust implementation of the CCGs QIA policy and
To support the work of the CCGs committee structure, providing direct input and support to the Governing Board as required including, but not limited to, producing regular reports for the Quality Committee and other groups and sub committees on request, This can be unplanned and with short
The post holder will be required to maintain their registration with the relevant professional body.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The Lead Professional for Quality & Patient Safety will support the Directors and Associate Directors in implementing key nursing strategy and policy, for example, the national nursing strategy; and any subsequent published policies appropriate to the
The post holder will be responsible for quality management of a portfolio of projects and will need to analyse and interpret both quantitative and qualitative data in order to arrive at judgments on performance and the scale and scope of any necessary improvement
To undertake and report on triangulation of evidence/data and view the range of information from multiple sources related to patient experience, safety and the effectiveness of care to assist the CCGs to improve the quality and safety of commissioned services, and prioritise activity as
To work in partnership with the wider Nursing and Quality directorate and other teams to provide early warning to the CCGs where there is evidence to suggest the quality of services is inadequate or there is evidence to suggest a risk of a significant deterioration in the quality of
The post holder will work with Associate Director to ensure the robust implementation of the CCGs QIA policy and
To support the work of the CCGs committee structure, providing direct input and support to the Governing Board as required including, but not limited to, producing regular reports for the Quality Committee and other groups and sub committees on request, This can be unplanned and with short
The post holder will be required to maintain their registration with the relevant professional body.
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- 5 years' experience in the NHS, Local Authority or other relevant service sector
- Must have an understanding of the background to and aims of current local and National healthcare policy.
- Demonstrable appreciation of the relationship between the regulatory bodies, CCGs and Providers
- Experience of working in an Infection, Prevention and Control role and quality improvement/governance type role using project management and leadership to drive quality improvements
- Experience of working in a commissioning or contract monitoring environment.
- Clinical quality development and the use of performance indicators/metrics to monitor, analyse and report on the quality aspects of commissioned services
- Experience of inter-agency working - e.g. Local Authorities, CQC etc.
Desirable
- Experience of working in a commissioning or contract monitoring environment.
- Experience of chairing meetings
- Worked with a range of providers e.g. prisons, independent contractors, nursing homes.
- IT experience including advanced use of internet and Microsoft packages
- Good understanding of the current requirements for research governance
Qualifications
Essential
- Educated to degree level or similar equivalent academic ability
- Evidence of continuing professional development, which demonstrates the theory and practice to operate at a senior level
- Clinical Qualification and current valid registration with relevant Professional body regulatory i.e. NMC
Desirable
- Masters/post-graduate education or similar equivalent academic ability
Skills
Essential
- Experience of budget management and staff management including monitoring of attendance, performance and other relevant key areas.
- Evidence of planning and delivering programmes and projects and services on time.
- Highly developed communication skills for delivering key messages to a range of stakeholders both internal and external (including outside the NHS) to the organisation, some at very senior level
- Good awareness and understanding of national policy development on clinical governance, clinical quality, patient safety and quality improvement
- Awareness of the role and functions of Clinical Commissioning Groups. Eg. Strategic Transformation Plans
- Knowledge of quality metrics development and the use of benchmarking tools.
- Good basic knowledge of the regulatory framework and the role of regulators (CQC, Monitor etc.) and associated health policy
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- 5 years' experience in the NHS, Local Authority or other relevant service sector
- Must have an understanding of the background to and aims of current local and National healthcare policy.
- Demonstrable appreciation of the relationship between the regulatory bodies, CCGs and Providers
- Experience of working in an Infection, Prevention and Control role and quality improvement/governance type role using project management and leadership to drive quality improvements
- Experience of working in a commissioning or contract monitoring environment.
- Clinical quality development and the use of performance indicators/metrics to monitor, analyse and report on the quality aspects of commissioned services
- Experience of inter-agency working - e.g. Local Authorities, CQC etc.
Desirable
- Experience of working in a commissioning or contract monitoring environment.
- Experience of chairing meetings
- Worked with a range of providers e.g. prisons, independent contractors, nursing homes.
- IT experience including advanced use of internet and Microsoft packages
- Good understanding of the current requirements for research governance
Qualifications
Essential
- Educated to degree level or similar equivalent academic ability
- Evidence of continuing professional development, which demonstrates the theory and practice to operate at a senior level
- Clinical Qualification and current valid registration with relevant Professional body regulatory i.e. NMC
Desirable
- Masters/post-graduate education or similar equivalent academic ability
Skills
Essential
- Experience of budget management and staff management including monitoring of attendance, performance and other relevant key areas.
- Evidence of planning and delivering programmes and projects and services on time.
- Highly developed communication skills for delivering key messages to a range of stakeholders both internal and external (including outside the NHS) to the organisation, some at very senior level
- Good awareness and understanding of national policy development on clinical governance, clinical quality, patient safety and quality improvement
- Awareness of the role and functions of Clinical Commissioning Groups. Eg. Strategic Transformation Plans
- Knowledge of quality metrics development and the use of benchmarking tools.
- Good basic knowledge of the regulatory framework and the role of regulators (CQC, Monitor etc.) and associated health policy
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).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
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).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).