Job vacancy: Improvement Manager, Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Sutton-in-Ashfield

Job summary

Main area: Improvement
Grade: NHS AfC: Band 7
Contract: Fixed term: 23 months (Contract end date 30 November 2026)
Hours: Full time - 37.5 hours per week (None)
Job ref: 214-CEN-6779779

Employer: Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type: NHS
Site: Kings Mill Hospital
Town: Sutton-in-Ashfield
Salary: £46,148 - £52,809 per annum
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 28/11/2024 23:59

Improvement Manager

NHS AfC: Band 7

Sherwood is nationally recognised as being an excellent place to work and deliver care. We are rightly proud of the 5,500 colleagues who work here and we are the Health Service Journal’s Trust of the Year in 2020.

The Care Quality Commission rated King’s Mill Hospital Outstanding and Newark, and Mansfield Community Hospitals Good. Overall we are rated Outstanding for care.

For the last three years, we have been ranked as the best NHS Trust to work for in the Midlands and in 2020 we were the third best Acute/Community NHS Trust in England.

Happy colleagues deliver better care. Our teams work in a supportive, inclusive environment, which nurtures wellbeing and has opportunities for development and progression. We do not just care for our patients, we also care for you.

We would love you to join us.

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Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Details of the main responsibilities can be found on the job description and personal specification attached.

Please note, we reserve the right to close this application earlier than the closing date if a significant number of applications are received.

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria

Professional Degree and/or Masters or Equivalent qualification or Senior experience in an Improvement environment.

Desirable criteria

QSIR Practitioner

Knowledge

Essential criteria

Quality Improvement knowledge and experience
Specialist subject matter knowledge of QI theory, tools, and techniques.
Understanding and experience of change management theory and practice.
Advanced emotional intelligence skills
Ability to enthuse and engage colleagues in leading change.
Understanding of project-based change.
Experience of setting up processes to assure a project will meet sustainable objectives.
An understanding of how acute hospitals work.

Desirable criteria

Awareness of key national initiatives in health
Experience of setting up processes to assure a project will meet sustainable objectives.
An understanding of how acute hospitals work.
An understanding of culture/Organisational Development, and how this underpins Improvement

Experience

Essential criteria

Experience of delivering training
Experience of working within multi-disciplinary teams
Experience of leading projects in an NHS environment
Experience of working collaboratively across organisational boundaries
Highly skilled in formulating solutions to problems and managing those solutions through to completion.
An understanding of culture/Organisational Development, and how this underpins Improvement.
Ability to formulate clear, robust, and deliverable plans taking into account information from multiple sources.
Advanced report writing and presentation skills.
IT literate and knowledgeable in the use of Microsoft applications.
Prioritisation and time management skills Ability to identify, understand and manage change opportunities that will benefit the organisation.
The ability to analyse complex data. Identifying the main issues in complex problems, clarifying understanding or stakeholder expectations, to seek best option.

Desirable criteria

Experience of leading projects in an NHS environment
Experience of working collaboratively across organisational boundaries

Contractural requirements

Essential criteria

Evidence of continuing professional development
Must be able to travel between hospital sites in a timely manner.

If you would like this information in an alternative format or in a different language please contact us on 01623 622515 ext 3271.

Please note that we no longer accept handwritten/paper applications and that the email address given on your application will be used for all correspondence regarding this post.

We reserve the right to close a vacancy before the closing date if a sufficient number of applications have been received. Priority for vacancies at the Trust will be given to existing employees of Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust whose roles are currently at risk of redundancy due to organisational change.

Only applications received on or before the closing date will be considered for short listing. This is to ensure that the Trust meets its commitment to Equality of Opportunity.

In submitting an application, you authorise Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust to confirm any current and previous NHS Service details and you agree to the Trust obtaining and transferring personal date held about you, including Occupational Health data (inoculations and screening tests). This data will be shared using the NHS Electronic Staff Record (ESR) and third party systems via an automated process and will only be used for the purposes of maintaining your employment record.

Please note if you are successful in obtaining this position and the post involves regulated activity you will be required to undertake a Disclosure & Barring Service check. The Trust will pay for the check initially and the money will then be invoiced to you once you've commenced employment. The current price of a check is £40 plus VAT for an enhanced and £23 plus VAT for a standard check. If you are asked to complete a DBS check and have a previous identity that you do not wish to be disclosed to your employer and/or on your DBS certificate, you should call or email the dedicated sensitive applications team before submitting your application. The team is experienced in dealing with sensitive cases and will advise you of the process and what you need to do.

Please note any genuine job offer letters will only be received if you have applied, interviewed, and received a verbal offer from the appointing manager for a vacancy within Sherwood Forest Hospitals. If you receive a job offer and you are not sure of its authenticity, please report it to the following email [email protected]