Job summary
We are looking for a dynamic individual to join our team, with experience in delivering strategic quality improvement projects. The person needs to be a registered learning disability nurse.Specific responsibilities include leading on health improvement and health inequalities for people with a learning disability and autistic people within the team and across the region.
The post sits within the Regional Nursing Directorate whose overarching purpose is to provide expert advice, and to work together and across systems, sharing expertise, best practice and successes to further enhance patient care and to provide a safe, positive experience for patients and their families.
The Regional Learning Disabilities, Autism and SEND team sits within the Nursing Directorate, and brings together colleagues from Integrated Care Boards (ICBs), Specialised Commissioning, Finance, Analytics and others including external partners within the Local Government Association and London Associated Directors of Adult Social Services (ADASS), and Association of London Directors of Children's Services (ALDCS) to change and improve services forpeople with a learning disability, autistic people, and children and young people with SEND.
Main duties of the job
The post is responsible for providing professional expertise:
to the Learning Disabilities, Autism and SEND team, including challenging clinical practice where this is indicated
on Learning Disability Nursing to providers, commissioners and HEIs so as to create opportunities and to add value to the care and support for people with a learning disability and autistic people in all settings and develop professionally satisfying careers.
promoting clinical leadership and engagement through programmes of work
to ensure health inequalities for people with a learning disability and autistic people are consider across the region.
to work closely with the Clinical Quality Improvement Lead and Quality team to provide clinical quality leadership within the Learning Disability, Autism and SEND team and across the London region.
About us
The NHS England board have set out the top-level purpose for the new organisation to lead the NHS in England to deliver high-quality services for all, which will inform the detailed design work and we will achieve this purpose by:
- Enabling local systems and providers to improve the health of their people and patients and reduce health inequalities.
- Making the NHS a great place to work, where our people can make a difference and achieve their potential.
- Working collaboratively to ensure our healthcare workforce has the right knowledge, skills, values and behaviours to deliver accessible, compassionate care
- Optimising the use of digital technology, research, and innovation
- Delivering value for money.
If you would like to know more or require further information, please visithttps://www.england.nhs.uk/.
Colleagues with a contractual office base are expected to spend, on average, at least 40% of their time working in-person.
Staff recruited from outside the NHS will usually be appointed at the bottom of the pay band.
If you need any reasonable adjustments regarding your application, interview or would like to discuss any reasonable adjustments you might need for this post, please contact the recruiting manager.
Job description
Job responsibilities
As a Health Improvement Senior Manager, the post holder will work as part of a dynamic team in delivering an effective service supporting managers and staff across the Learning Disabilities, Autism and SEND team in London and to promote health improvement and health inequalities. This includes:
- Improving quality and outcomes
- Enabling patient and public involvement
- Leadership for transformational change
- Using insight and evidence for improvement
- Developing an excellent organisation
'You can find further details about the job, organisational structure, recruitment profile, expected outcomes and benefits information in the attached Job Description and other supporting documents.
If you like what you have read and think you have the skills and experience, we need then don't delay, apply today! We get lots of applications for our roles and so we sometimes have to close our posts early. Don't miss out!
Job description
Job responsibilities
As a Health Improvement Senior Manager, the post holder will work as part of a dynamic team in delivering an effective service supporting managers and staff across the Learning Disabilities, Autism and SEND team in London and to promote health improvement and health inequalities. This includes:
- Improving quality and outcomes
- Enabling patient and public involvement
- Leadership for transformational change
- Using insight and evidence for improvement
- Developing an excellent organisation
'You can find further details about the job, organisational structure, recruitment profile, expected outcomes and benefits information in the attached Job Description and other supporting documents.
If you like what you have read and think you have the skills and experience, we need then don't delay, apply today! We get lots of applications for our roles and so we sometimes have to close our posts early. Don't miss out!
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Nurse Learning Disability
- Educated to masters level or equivalent level of experience of working at a senior level in specialist area.
Knowledge and Experience
Essential
- Knowledge of the learning disability and autism programme e.g. LeDeR, Annual Health Checks, STOMP/STAMP Experience of undertaking RCA investigations Experience of working within health improvement projects for people with a learning disability and autistic people Knowledge of health inequalities for people with a learning disability and autistic people Experience of developing new LD workforce roles
- Evidence of continuing professional development.
- Must have an understanding of the background to and aims of current healthcare policy and appreciate the implications of this on engagement.
- Should have an appreciation of the relationship between the Department of Health, NHS England and individual provider and commissioning organisations.
Skills and Capabilities
Essential
- Ability to work effectively with a wide range of people/organisations/groups Skilled in implementing change
Communication skills
Essential
- Developed written and verbal communication skills.
- Good presentational skills for conveying complex concepts.
- Ability to use informed persuasion to influence others.
Analytical skills
Essential
- Ability to identify risks, anticipate issues and create solutions and to resolve problems in relation to project or service delivery.
- Ability to understand a broad range of complex information quickly and making decisions where opinions differ/no obvious solution.
Planning Skills
Essential
- Evidence of planning and delivering programmes and projects and services on time.
Autonomy/ Freedon to Act
Essential
- Ability to work without supervision, providing specialist advice to the organisation, working to tight and often changing timescales.
- Interpreting national policy for implementation.
Values and behaviours
Essential
- Commitment to and focused on quality, promotes high standards in all they do.
- Able to make a connection between their work and the benefit to patients and the public.
- Consistently thinks about how their work can help and support clinicians and frontline staff deliver better outcomes for patients.
- Works well with others, is positive and helpful, listens, involves, respects and learns from the contribution of others.
Physical skills
Essential
- Working knowledge of Microsoft Office with intermediate keyboard skills.
Values and behaviours
Essential
- Consistently looks to improve what they do, look for successful tried and tested ways of working, and also seeks out innovation.
- Actively develops themselves and supports others to do the same.
Equality, diversity and inclusion
Essential
- Will consider the most effective way to promote equality of opportunity and good working relationships in employment and service delivery and has the ability to take actions which support and promote this agenda.
- Values diversity and difference, operates with integrity and openness. Self-awareness in teams of emotional intelligence, biases and personal triggers with cultural sensitivity and awareness.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Nurse Learning Disability
- Educated to masters level or equivalent level of experience of working at a senior level in specialist area.
Knowledge and Experience
Essential
- Knowledge of the learning disability and autism programme e.g. LeDeR, Annual Health Checks, STOMP/STAMP Experience of undertaking RCA investigations Experience of working within health improvement projects for people with a learning disability and autistic people Knowledge of health inequalities for people with a learning disability and autistic people Experience of developing new LD workforce roles
- Evidence of continuing professional development.
- Must have an understanding of the background to and aims of current healthcare policy and appreciate the implications of this on engagement.
- Should have an appreciation of the relationship between the Department of Health, NHS England and individual provider and commissioning organisations.
Skills and Capabilities
Essential
- Ability to work effectively with a wide range of people/organisations/groups Skilled in implementing change
Communication skills
Essential
- Developed written and verbal communication skills.
- Good presentational skills for conveying complex concepts.
- Ability to use informed persuasion to influence others.
Analytical skills
Essential
- Ability to identify risks, anticipate issues and create solutions and to resolve problems in relation to project or service delivery.
- Ability to understand a broad range of complex information quickly and making decisions where opinions differ/no obvious solution.
Planning Skills
Essential
- Evidence of planning and delivering programmes and projects and services on time.
Autonomy/ Freedon to Act
Essential
- Ability to work without supervision, providing specialist advice to the organisation, working to tight and often changing timescales.
- Interpreting national policy for implementation.
Values and behaviours
Essential
- Commitment to and focused on quality, promotes high standards in all they do.
- Able to make a connection between their work and the benefit to patients and the public.
- Consistently thinks about how their work can help and support clinicians and frontline staff deliver better outcomes for patients.
- Works well with others, is positive and helpful, listens, involves, respects and learns from the contribution of others.
Physical skills
Essential
- Working knowledge of Microsoft Office with intermediate keyboard skills.
Values and behaviours
Essential
- Consistently looks to improve what they do, look for successful tried and tested ways of working, and also seeks out innovation.
- Actively develops themselves and supports others to do the same.
Equality, diversity and inclusion
Essential
- Will consider the most effective way to promote equality of opportunity and good working relationships in employment and service delivery and has the ability to take actions which support and promote this agenda.
- Values diversity and difference, operates with integrity and openness. Self-awareness in teams of emotional intelligence, biases and personal triggers with cultural sensitivity and awareness.
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
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).
