Main area: Quality Improvement
Grade Band: 7
Contract: Permanent
Hours: Full time / Part time (37.5 hours per week, Part time hours would be considered)
Job ref: 272-6885622
Employer: Doncaster and Bassetlaw Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type: NHS
Site: Doncaster Royal Infirmary
Town: Doncaster
Salary: £46,148 - £52,809 Pro Rata Per Annum
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 10/03/2025 23:59
Qii Practitioner / Business Partner
Band 7
Job overview
An exciting opportunity has now arisen for the position of Quality Improvement Practitioner / Business Partner to work in the Deputy Chief Executive Directorate, in the Quality Improvement Department, to further implement our improvement methodology into practice, optimising the capability and capacity for improvement across DBTH, in line with the trust’s vision, values, and NHS IMPACT.
We are looking for an individual who is skilled in QI encompassing lean methodology and is able to lead a team of people to motivate and influence teams to deliver a systematic approach to improvement across our full range of services. You will ensure that patients are at the centre of what we do and play a pivotal role in improvement, in line with our DBTH “We Care” values.
You will have excellent interpersonal skills, experience in introducing new ways of working, and a strategic QI vision to generate tangible and beneficial outcomes. You will also be able to understand and explain complex problems and generate possible solutions with a wide and varied set of stakeholders.
You will have successful Quality Improvement and Operational Management experience in a healthcare setting with a proven track record of delivery and improvement.
Knowledge and experience of lean and/or other continuous improvement methodologies is required alongside the ability to flex them to fit the situation and others’ understanding.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will:
* Work closely with the Quality Improvement and Innovation team, and Divisions within the trust, to support projects and develop more efficient and effective ways of working, to improve the quality of care we provide, reducing waste.
* Develop our culture of continuous improvement and innovation. Embedding methodologies taken from the best in class across the sector to deliver tangible outcomes.
* Increase organisational leadership capability for improvement and innovation by coordinating and contributing to training and development, working closely with colleagues in People & Organisational Development.
* Be able to pragmatically apply the theory to the operational function of the Trust and ensure that the QIi is at the heart of good operational practice.
Working for our organisation
DBTH is one of Yorkshire’s Leading acute trusts, serving a population of more than 440,000. Our services are based over three main hospital sites and several additional services employing over 7,000 colleagues.
At DBTH we have a comprehensive framework of behaviours that guide us in our daily working lives, these form the DBTH Way. We pride ourselves on our commitment to the values of We Care and now the DBTH Way builds upon these foundations, providing further clarity on what it means to embody these values in our everyday interactions.
As an organisation that supports flexible working, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.
As an equal opportunities employer, we encourage applicants from all sectors of the community, particularly from under-represented groups including those with disabilities, members of our ethnic minorities and LGBTQ+ communities.
We offer a range of benefits to support our people including:
• Extensive range of learning opportunities
• NHS Pension Scheme
• Generous holiday entitlement in line with Terms & Conditions
• Comprehensive health and wellbeing support
• NHS Car Lease schemes and a range of salary sacrifice schemes
• Discounts on restaurants, getaways, shopping and finance through external providers.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see attached to the advert a job description and person specification for further details. Please ensure you read both documents carefully.
Please note, if your application is successful, you will be required to present original certificates of qualifications that are listed in the person specification under essential.
Person specification
Knowledge and Experience
* Experienced people manager within a highly complex system with managing a hierarchy of staff to deliver the teams goals, the ability to influence, consult, negotiate and problem solve.
* Demonstrable examples of improved performance and staff satisfaction during this period.
* Successful Quality and Service Improvement experience in complex organisations / systems with a proven track record of delivery and improvement.
* Practical experience of Qii methodologies and the ability to flex them to fit the situation and others’ understanding.
* Experience of building successful multi-discipline Qii groups/teams and using coaching.
* Ability to interpret and analyse data.
* Good level of knowledge of Service Delivery within the NHS.
* Successful Quality Improvement and Innovation experience in healthcare / public sector.
* Used A3 thinking to structure an improvement project.
Qualifications/Training
* Educated to Masters degree level or equivalent training / experience.
* Qii or continuous improvement qualification / accredited training eg Qi Coach level 2 certified, KATA, AHSN Silver training.
* Evidence of continued professional development.
Personal Attributes & Skills
* Good leadership and management skills, with ability to work unsupervised setting clear objectives and targets to achieve deliverables and goals.
* Able to engage with others (e.g. facilitating training or events).
* Committed to developing and delivering customer focused improvements.
* Committed to quality improvement.
* Effective decision-making ability when prioritising and organising own and team workloads to ensure strict project deadlines are met.
* Continuous development of own skill set, knowledge and experience in order to improve personal performance.
* Able to work with staff of all levels across the organisation and with external partners.
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* Please note that all correspondence will be sent to you via email. If you are offered a job, information will be transferred into the national NHS Electronic Staff Records system. In submitting an application form, you authorise our Trust to confirm any previous NHS service details via the ESR IAT process should you be appointed.
* We reserve the right to close down this advert early should there be a high number of applicants.
* The Trust is committed to its obligations in accordance with the Equality Act 2010, and we positively encourage applications from all sections of the community.
* All employment with the Trust is subject to a number of NHS Employment Checks being met to a satisfactory standard including verification of identity, eligibility to work in the United Kingdom, references and qualifications in addition to professional registration, a disclosure and barring records check and occupational health check if these are deemed to be a requirement for the position to be undertaken. The Trust is now passing the charge for undertaking a DBS check on to candidates in the event that they are successfully appointed into the post for which they have applied. Please note that this check will be charged for in two instalments when you commence employment with Doncaster & Bassetlaw Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. By applying for this vacancy you are agreeing to this undertaking in the event you are successfully appointed.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.
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