National Clinical Education and Quality Improvement Lead

Job description

Job responsibilities

National Clinical Education and Quality Improvement Lead | Full time | Permanent | Homebased with travel | Band 8 B/C equivalent The primary purpose of this role as the National Clinical Education and Quality Improvement lead is to ensure that Spire Healthcare's Quality Improvement and Clinical Education Strategy and plan is fully embedded and delivered against in all aspects of the organisation. The post holder will line manage the members of the clinical education team and ensure that a comprehensive group wide clinical training needs analysis is used to inform delivery of group wide clinical education tailored to meet the needs of clinical colleagues, Nurses and Allied Health Professionals, both registered and unregistered. The post holder will focus on embedding a culture of continuous quality improvement across Spire Healthcare and will be committed to supporting the organisation in delivering key quality improvements through robust quality improvement strategies and methodologies. They will be a champion for maintaining high quality standards and an exemplar for those leading change across the organisation. They will require significant political and organisational 'insight' in order to influence and shape emerging change proposals in our individual hospitals and across the organisation. They will work in conjunction with the Central leadership teams to ensure that clinical education and quality improvement capacity and output is fully aligned with the organisation's key objectives. Key Responsibilities Leadership - To lead on the initiation, design, implementation and sustainability of clinical education and quality improvement programmes across Spire Healthcare. These will be aligned to achieving significant, sustained change to the safety, quality, effectiveness and efficiency of Spire Healthcare. - To support Hospital colleagues in the development of clinical skills and knowledge and to design, implement and sustain quality improvement initiatives. - To ensure the impact of clinical education and training and QI change is fully evaluated and communicated and that lessons are learned for future programmes. - To establish close relationships with clinical leaders (Hospital based and centrally) who are central to many of the workstreams. - To ensure that a group wide training needs analysis is conducted annually and a comprehensive education timetable is designed and delivered including robust clinical competency frameworks reflecting the needs of clinical colleagues and demonstrating sustained improvement in care delivery for patients. - To ensure that for each quality improvement project, benefits (including financial, cultural, performance) are identified and clearly articulated and have a robust monitoring system in place to evidence and ensure sustainability of improvements and ensure that each project is aligned to the organisations values and Purpose. - To maintain a robust approach to the scoping and planning of all clinical education and quality improvement changes and programmes. - To ensure that the assurance evidence base is consistently and diligently maintained so that the level of confidence in the delivery of clinical education and quality improvement change can be readily transmitted from the programme teams through to the Board. - To identify barriers to education delivery or improvement within the organisation and communicate these with clarity and tact directly to colleagues and management teams. - To be responsible for promoting a climate of positive change management and clinical engagement. - To provide line management to the Clinical Practice Facilitators (x2) and work closely with colleagues in Learning and Development Teams to ensure a cohesive approach to delivery of clinical training that meets regulatory (NMC HCPC CQC etc) requirements. - To provide mentoring, coaching and training to Quality Improvement practitioners to ensure a consistent approach to quality improvement across the organisation. To promote a common vision and ownership of Spire Healthcare's culture, values, Purpose, behaviours and strategic objectives. Planning - To ensure that Clinical education and Quality Improvement projects have an appropriate and effective quality assurance system which demonstrates it is being led and managed to high standards and provides additional reassurance that its goals and outcomes are credible. - To ensure that the Clinical Education function and Quality Improvement projects develop and continually review key performance indicators in relation to its own delivery and its goals and outcomes, and that these are regularly reviewed and shared centrally. - To act as a role model in quality improvement offering advice and support to others. - To maintain continual professional development in quality improvement, make recommendations on how quality in own area of work can be improved. - To alert others to new developments and the implications of this to their practice. Qualifications and Training Essential - Extensive experience within healthcare - Qualifications in Clinical Education and Quality Improvement to at least Practitioner Level - Significant Experience of teaching and coaching teams / individuals to support the best outcomes - Evidence of advanced analytical and problem-solving skills, specifically including measurement of improvement. Desirable - Master's degree and/or demonstrable equivalent experience. - Registered Healthcare Professional (NMC, HPC) - Quality Improvement training to coach level or above. - Post graduate award in Clinical Practice Education Style and Approach Essential - Passion for Customers - Planning and Organisation - Problem Solving and Continuous Improvement - Communication and Influencing - Working Collaboratively - Concern for Standards - Business Focus - Attention to detail - Adaptability - Demonstrate your scope of practice underpins the six fundamental values of the 6 C's (Care, Compassion, Competence, Communication, Courage and Commitment) and the care they deliver to the patient at the point of contact treats them with respect and dignity. - Demonstrate the Spire Values: - Driving clinical excellence - Doing the right thing - Caring is our passion - Keeping it simple - Delivering on our promises - Succeeding and celebrating together. - Deliver on the Spire Purpose "Making a difference to our people's lives through outstanding personalised care" Judgement Skills - Involves a range of complex facts, analysis, interpretation and comparison of a range of options. Key Stakeholders Central Clinical and Integrated Quality Governance teams, Learning and Development Team, Operational colleagues, Hospital SMT, hospital QI leads. External stakeholders include training providers, Higher Education Institutes and IHPN

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Essential
• - Extensive experience within healthcare
• - Qualifications in Clinical Education and Quality Improvement to at least Practitioner Level
• - Significant Experience of teaching and coaching teams / individuals to support the best outcomes
• - Evidence of advanced analytical and problem-solving skills, specifically including measurement of improvement.
• Desirable
• - Master's degree and/or demonstrable equivalent experience.
• - Registered Healthcare Professional (NMC, HPC)
• - Quality Improvement training to coach level or above.
• - Post graduate award in Clinical Practice Education
• Style and Approach

Experience

Essential

• Essential
• - Extensive experience within healthcare
• - Qualifications in Clinical Education and Quality Improvement to at least Practitioner Level
• - Significant Experience of teaching and coaching teams / individuals to support the best outcomes
• - Evidence of advanced analytical and problem-solving skills, specifically including measurement of improvement.
• Desirable
• - Master's degree and/or demonstrable equivalent experience.
• - Registered Healthcare Professional (NMC, HPC)
• - Quality Improvement training to coach level or above.
• - Post graduate award in Clinical Practice Education
• Style and Approach

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).

Employer details

Employer name

Spire Healthcare Ltd

Address

Chalybeate Close

Southampton

SO16 6UY

Employer's website

https://www.spirehealthcare.com/ (Opens in a new tab)