Senior Quality Improvement Manager

NHS Hertfordshire and West Essex Integrated Care Board (468)

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Job summary

Are you passionate about the NHS and Quality Improvement?

Do you hold a Quality Improvement Award?

A rare and exciting opportunity has arisen to join the Nursing and Quality Team as Senior Quality Improvement Manager.

The successful post holder will develop and implement quality improvement initiatives and mechanisms for service providers and will directly line manage the Quality Support role.

Hybrid Working - Predominantly working from home and some working from offices across Hertfordshire and West Essex.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will support the Deputy Director for Quality Improvement and Patient Safety in establishing effective quality improvement (QI) initiatives by working across the ICS with partner commissioners and providers.

The overall purpose of this post is to lead on and provide expert advice and support to others in delivering strategically identified improvement projects across the ICS. Projects will be led by the post holder where appropriate and delivered using the appropriate methods (A3, PDSA, DMAIC etc) to enable significant improvement in services, pathways and population outcomes.

For further details please see attached job description and person specification.

About us

NHS Hertfordshire and West Essex Integrated Care Board (ICB) is the local NHS organisation that plans and oversees how NHS money is spent and makes sure health services work well and are of high quality.

The ICB's role is to join up health and care services, improve health and wellbeing and reduce health inequalities for the 1.5 million people who live in Hertfordshire and West Essex.

It's an exciting time for us and we're looking for people who enjoy working in a fast-paced, vibrant environment that can help us achieve our aim.

So if you share our passion for people and want to make a positive change to their health and health services then we want to hear from you.

Date posted

24 April 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 8b

Salary

£58,972 to £68,525 a year plus fringe allowance

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

468-HWE345-A

Job locations

Charter House

Parkway

Welwyn Garden City

AL8 6JL


Job description

Job responsibilities

For details regarding main responsibilities for the post of Senior Quality Improvement Manager please refer to the job description and person specification.

Job description

Job responsibilities

For details regarding main responsibilities for the post of Senior Quality Improvement Manager please refer to the job description and person specification.

Person Specification

Knowledge, Training and Experience

Essential

  • Educated to masters level or equivalent level of experience of working at a senior level in specialist area.
  • Evidence of continuing professional development
  • Should have an appreciation and knowledge of the relationship between the Department of Health, NHS England and individual provider and commissioning organisations
  • Should have an appreciation of the relationship between the national and local health organisations and structures and those of local authorities.
  • Experience of setting up and implementing internal policies an d procedures

Communication Skills

Essential

  • 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 presentational skills for conveying complex concepts.
  • Ability to use informed persuasion to influence others
  • Ability to develop and sustain professional relationships with key individuals
  • Negotiation and feedback skills.
  • Ability to lead, motivate and inspire team members and direct reports
Person Specification

Knowledge, Training and Experience

Essential

  • Educated to masters level or equivalent level of experience of working at a senior level in specialist area.
  • Evidence of continuing professional development
  • Should have an appreciation and knowledge of the relationship between the Department of Health, NHS England and individual provider and commissioning organisations
  • Should have an appreciation of the relationship between the national and local health organisations and structures and those of local authorities.
  • Experience of setting up and implementing internal policies an d procedures

Communication Skills

Essential

  • 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 presentational skills for conveying complex concepts.
  • Ability to use informed persuasion to influence others
  • Ability to develop and sustain professional relationships with key individuals
  • Negotiation and feedback skills.
  • Ability to lead, motivate and inspire team members and direct reports

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.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Additional information

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

NHS Hertfordshire and West Essex Integrated Care Board (468)

Address

Charter House

Parkway

Welwyn Garden City

AL8 6JL


Employer's website

https://hertsandwestessex.icb.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

NHS Hertfordshire and West Essex Integrated Care Board (468)

Address

Charter House

Parkway

Welwyn Garden City

AL8 6JL


Employer's website

https://hertsandwestessex.icb.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)

For questions about the job, contact:

DD of Quality Improvement & Patient Safety

Rosie Connolly

rosie.connolly@nhs.net

07766232622

Date posted

24 April 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 8b

Salary

£58,972 to £68,525 a year plus fringe allowance

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

468-HWE345-A

Job locations

Charter House

Parkway

Welwyn Garden City

AL8 6JL


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