Job summary
- Main area
- Maternity Quality Improvement
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 8a
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Part time - 26.25 hours per week
- Job ref
- 990-SE-6635411-E
- Employer
- NHS England
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Premier House
- Town
- Reading
- Salary
- £53,755 - £60,504 per annum pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 12/12/2024 23:59
Employer heading
Quality Improvement Manager
NHS AfC: Band 8a
Our Organisation
The NHS is building a culture that is positive, compassionate and inclusive – and we all have our part to play.
As employers we are committed to protecting and promoting the physical and mental health and wellbeing of all our colleagues. This underpins our values as set out in the NHS Constitution and supports us to be an Employer of Choice, while helping our colleagues to deliver high quality services for our patients and communities.
As a flexible employer, we want to support you to work in a way that is best for the NHS, our patients and you. Talk to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement whether that’s a job share, part time, hybrid working or another flexible pattern. In addition, although the role advertised may have a ‘home’ office base indicated, we remain committed to supporting flexibility around workplace locations. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.
Job overview
The Quality Improvement Manager will be responsible for supporting quality improvement and patient safety within the maternity and neonatal programme. The role is integral to managing the perinatal quality surveillance programme of work which is a statutory requirement for all regional maternity teams. This role is required to administer the full range of programme management activities to ensure there are robust quality oversight processes in place to support the regional chief midwife and her team. A strong focus of this role will be on quality improvement within maternity and neonatal services.
The post holder must be able to demonstrate experience in leading on quality improvement projects within maternity and or neonatal services and have a good understanding of The Maternity and Neonatal 3 year delivery plan and the Perinatal Quality Surveillance Model.
Main duties of the job
- The Quality Improvement Manager will lead on various quality improvement initiatives to support the Maternity and Neonatal programme.
- The post holder will support the Regional Chief Midwife and her team in maintaining oversight of the Maternity and Early Years programme and the Quality and Safety agenda, alongside other members of the Maternity and Neonatal team.
- Together with the other Quality leads, the post holder will support the ICSs with delivering improvement in health outcomes and reduction of unwarranted variation in key areas of the programme.
- Seek opportunities for collaborative working, collective leadership and integration with local systems.
- Act as a positive role model, working both with and alongside local organisational and system leaders.
- Demonstrate sound understanding of approaches to innovation, QI methodologies and the application to ensure local ownership.
- Support facilitation and coordination to help ensure collaborative system working and alignment in embedded improvement activities.
Working for our organisation
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 visit https://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.
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Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The Maternity Quality Improvement Manager will work as part of the multidisciplinary SE Regional Perinatal Team in supporting the delivery of the Maternity and Early Years Programme activity across the southeast geographical area.
The focus of the role will be in leading on quality improvement activities in relation to the 3 year Maternity and Neonatal delivery plan.
Please see the attached Job Description for further details on the role, responsibilities and person specification.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Educated to master’s level or equivalent level of experience of working at a senior level in specialist area.
Desirable criteria
- Clinical qualification in relevant area
Knowledge and experience
Essential criteria
- Extensive knowledge of specialist areas acquired through post graduate diploma or equivalent experience or training plus further specialist knowledge or experience to master’s level equivalent
Skills, Capabilities & Attributes
Essential criteria
- Must be able to provide and receive highly complex, sensitive or contentious information, negotiate with senior stakeholders on difficult and controversial issues, and present complex and sensitive information to large and influential groups.
Skills, Capabilities & Attributes
Essential criteria
- Ability to analyse complex facts and situations and develop a range of options
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Anita Finlay
- Job title
- Head of Programmes, Maternity and Early Years
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07730371067
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