Director of Service Improvement and Clinical Effectiveness
North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust
Working as a member of the Trust's Senior Leadership Team, the post holder will be key to achieving North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust's strategy and vision.
The post holder will be at the forefront of developing and driving measurable improvement through a structured process to support safety, culture, financial and structural sustainability.
The role focuses on driving continuous improvement, enhancing patient safety, productivity and sustainability - by ensuring high standards of effectiveness across the Trust.
Leveraging extensive experience - preferably gained in senior clinical leadership and NHS Board-level roles - the Director of Service Improvement & Clinical Effectiveness will be responsible for leading and overseeing the Trust's comprehensive improvement programme, which includes planned care, unplanned care, and safe culture initiatives.
Main Duties of the Job
In this role, the post holder will formally lead the Trust's improvement programme planning & delivery, performance oversight & assurance, leadership development and organisational development (OD) functions, which are critical to the overall success and advancement of North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust in the interests of patients, service users, colleagues and communities.
In doing so, the post holder will lead the establishment of an academy-model to build internal capabilities and foster a culture of continuous improvement and clinical and operational excellence.
As a member of the Senior Leadership Team, the post holder will provide insight, support, advice, and the experience and skills, to deliver measurable and sustained improvement. The post holder will support the Trust's engagement with local authorities, Members of Parliament, NHS England, the Integrated Care Board, Integrated Care Partnership, the Care Quality Commission and regulators.
The Director of Clinical Effectiveness & Improvement will participate in the Strategic on-call rota.
About Us
At NCIC, we have an ambition to deliver outstanding healthcare services to the population of North Cumbria. The Trust is committed to creating a centre of excellence in providing rural and remote healthcare and provides a wide range of community and acute services throughout our county.
Our 5 key principles demonstrate our belief in the delivery of 'safe, high quality care every time':
1. Being a clinically led organisation
2. Quality and safety at the heart of our Trust
3. A positive patient experience every time
4. A great place to work
5. Managing our money well
As an organisation we are serious about supporting a diverse workforce that reflects our local community and are very much focused on being an inclusive and compassionate place to work.
Across the North East and North Cumbria we are working together to deliver our ambition to be the greenest region in England by 2030. All staff are expected to support sustainability.
Job Responsibilities
Please see attached job description and person specification for further information regarding the role and the essential and desirable criteria required to be met by applicants.
Person Specification
Qualifications
* Educated to Masters Level.
* Professional clinical qualification and registration.
Knowledge and Experience
* Experience in director roles within NHS organisations, with a successful history of leading and delivering initiatives that deliver measurable improvements in clinical effectiveness, safety and standards.
* Strong track record of successful strategy development, implementation and evaluation leading to tangible outcomes.
* Successful history of strategic transformation initiatives that deliver measurable improvements in the areas of finance, safety, culture sustainability.
* Experience in management of Trust-wide NHS annual Operating Guidance and Constitutional standards.
Skills and Aptitudes
* Exceptional leadership abilities, demonstrated by accomplishments in driving performance, quality and safety improvements.
* Demonstrated ability to work effectively with Board members, clinicians, professionals and other stakeholders to achieve measurable improvements across various healthcare settings.
Personal Circumstances
* Open, participative, engaging communication and influencing skills.
* Capable of self-imposed time management and meeting deadlines.
* Understanding the balance between regulatory management and holding to account.
* Highly developed influencing skills with the ability to shape development across the health and social care system.
* Demonstrable commitment to inclusive working practices and leadership.
* Team player committed to corporate effectiveness.
* Approachable/builds effective working relationships.
* Resilient.
* Strategic thinking ability.
* Demonstrates a compassionate leadership style.
* Lives by the values of openness and integrity as well as kindness, ambition and collaboration and has created a culture where this thrives.
* Integrity.
* Trustworthy.
* Personal commitment to the values of the NHS Long Term Plan, the NHS People Plan, Nolan Principles and the Fit and Proper Persons Test.
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.
North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust
£100,000 to £200,000 a year Per annum pro rata
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