* 6 month-Secondment, Fixed Term. Full time 37.5 hours/week
* Band 6 - £35,392 - £42,618 per annum
* The successful applicant will be expected to undertake regular travel to Operating Units in the West e.g. Banstead, Brighton and other OUs.
The Quality Improvement (QI) Facilitator will provide leadership and support in delivery of projects for the Quality Improvement team. The post holder will be instrumental in driving the Trust's continuous improvement approach, which is our systematic methodology to solve problems, improve service provision, and provide better outcomes for staff and patients across the organisation.
Main duties of the job
* Contribute to the philosophy of continuous improvement across the organisation.
* Ensure that the concept of quality, Quality Improvement (QI) and our Continuous Improvement approach is clearly articulated and understood.
* Directly assist operational unit and corporate staff in building continuous improvement capacity to drive improvement aligned with the organisational strategy.
* Leadership and support of QI projects, ensuring that projects follow the DMAIC process, are closely monitored, on track with identified schedules/actions, and reported on with any risks identified and escalated as appropriate.
* Utilise data to understand how capable processes are in delivering their aims and objectives and use this to drive improvement or support decision making.
* Understand current practice, processes, and tools through measurement (including user experience) to help us to organise and prioritise improvement efforts effectively.
* Utilise digital tools, methods and approaches to drive innovation and balance human centred design and our analytical approaches.
* Support and guide colleagues to utilise the DMAIC process and other QI tools effectively.
About us
* A minimum of 27 days' holiday each year, increasing after 5 years of service.
* Personal and professional development and training opportunities.
* Salary sacrifice schemes for cars or push bikes.
* Access to occupational health and counselling services.
* Back up buddy App.
* Access to NHS discounts, offering NHS employees a range of money-saving deals.
* Option to join NHS Pension scheme.
Job responsibilities
The post holder will work with many internal and external stakeholders ensuring that improvement occurs in a positive and sustained way. The post holder will work effectively and collaboratively with all levels of the organisation acting as a QI subject matter expert.
Please refer to the Job Description for a comprehensive list of responsibilities attached to this role.
Person Specification
* Degree level or equivalent relevant experience
* Knowledge & experience of using Quality Improvement methodology and tools
* Experience of facilitating small and large groups
* Experience of both internal and external stakeholder engagement including patient engagement and experience
* Experience of using data to drive improvement and inform decision making
* Project Management Qualification
* Experience of using QI tools in practice
* Quality Improvement Qualification
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.
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