Job summary
Following a positive recommendation from the UK National Screening Committee and the successful delivery of a pilot in the N Rhondda area, Welsh Government have approved for lung cancer screening to be implemented as a new screening programme in Wales, representing a significant development for health services in Wales. This post offers an exciting opportunity for a driven and innovative individual to play a key role in this, leading the development and delivery of all aspects of quality assurance and performance monitoring for the Programme and leading and supporting improvement initiatives, to ensure that the service delivered is of a high quality and that the benefits delivered are maximised for the population.
You will join our existing programme team and play a key role in introducing a new programme on a national scale, working collaboratively as part of the Lung Screening Senior Leadership Team (SLT) and with the wider PHW teams and external stakeholders.
We are looking for someone with a proven track record of successfully leading and implementing projects at a national level, with skills and experience in change management and quality improvement. You will be diligent in your approach, able to work independently and have an innovative, problem-solving approach, with strong stakeholder management skills. As part of a passionate, enthusiastic, supportive, and high performing team, you will build positive relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
Main duties of the job
Within this role you will contribute to the establishment of a new national programme that will deliver immediate and measurable benefits to the population of Wales.
As the Quality and Improvement Lead working in the Lung Screening Wales programme team you will play a critical role in the planning and delivery of lung cancer screening as a new screening programme in Wales.
The role supports the lung cancer screening pathway, which includes several stages such as cohort identification, risk assessment, CT scanning and reporting, smoking cessation, and result management. This will be a broad role, with the following some of the key areas of focus:
- Developing a 'go live' checklist for the programme to ensure readiness to commence
- Developing quality assurance (QA) processes and metrics for each stage of the pathway.
- Establishing key performance indicators (KPIs) for the overall programme.
- Implementing and maintaining QA and KPI frameworks, including regular review, monitoring, and reporting.
- Identifying areas for improvement and leading/supporting improvement activities based on QA and KPI findings.
The role requires a broad skill set and will be part of the Senior Leadership Team (SLT), working closely with Programme Managers, Clinical Leads, and other Public Health Wales teams, drawing on expertise from existing screening services.
The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply.
About us
We are Public Health Wales - the national public health agency in Wales. Our purpose is 'Working together for a healthier Wales'. We exist to help everyone in Wales live longer, healthier, happier lives. Together with our partners, we work to increase healthy life expectancy, improve health and well-being, and reduce inequalities for everyone in Wales, now and for future generations.
Our teams work to prevent disease, protect health, and provide leadership, specialist services and public health expertise. We are the leading source of public health information, research and innovation in Wales. In a world facing complex health challenges, our work has never been so important.
We are guided by our Values, 'Working together, with trust and respect, to make a difference'. We are committed to building an inclusive workplace that values equality and diversity. We welcome applications which represent the rich diversity of the communities we serve and are supportive of flexible working arrangements, including part time roles and job sharing.
To find out more about working for us and the benefits we offer please visit https://phw.nhs.wales/careers/
For guidance on the application process, please visithttps://phw.nhs.wales/working-for-us/applicant-information-and-guidance/
Job description
Job responsibilities
Qualifications and Knowledge
Essential
Educated to relevant Masters Degree level e.g. Masters Degree in Health, Advanced Practice, Quality Improvement
OR Appropriate demonstrable experience (e.g. Significant experience working in a similar environment at Masters Level)
Knowledge of quality assurance requirements for a screening programme
Desirable
Service improvement qualification
Experience
Essential
- Significant management experience in a senior role including staff management, ideally within the NHS
- Experience of successfully leading and implementing projects at a national level
- Expertise in delivering highly specialist change management and quality improvement services
- Experience of managing budgets
- Experience of working with commercial suppliers and external agencies
Desirable
Experience of managing quality assurance and performance in a screening setting
Skills and Attributes
Essential
- Ability to manage the quality assurance and improvement agenda across the screening programme
- Ability to analyse and communicate highly complex information to different organisations and audiences; including formal presentations
- Ability to develop and maintain effective working relationships with team members and other staff
- Demonstrate an ability to provide, receive and record both routine and highly complex communications, electronically, orally and written
- Demonstrable additional specialist knowledge and expertise e.g. advanced presentation and facilitation skills
- Ability to organise, plan and prioritise a complex strategic programme to meet appropriate deadlines typically involving other disciplines/organisations
- Ability to work closely with people in other disciplines and form professional working relationships especially senior clinicians
- Demonstrate an ability to carry out analysis, interpretation and comparison of complex change management and quality improvement training issues, and to act as an expert reference point
- To present and showcase achievements and progress of the quality agenda within the organisation
- Ability to train multi-disciplinary groups including clinical staff through the delivery of multi organisational training programmes
- Can demonstrate initiative, creativity, flexibility to meet the needs of the service and a personal ethos of continuous improvement
- Show an ability to gain an understanding of other professionals problem solving requirements.
- Ability to translate strategy into action
- Knowledge of the NHS and Quality Improvement agenda and methodologies, including knowledge of current Quality Improvement change management Strategy
Desirable
- Welsh Language Skills are desirable at levels 1 to 5 in understanding, speaking, reading, and writing in Welsh (delete as appropriate)
Other
Ability to travel between sites across Wales in a timely manner to meet the needs of the service
You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or please click Apply now to view in Trac
Job description
Job responsibilities
Qualifications and Knowledge
Essential
Educated to relevant Masters Degree level e.g. Masters Degree in Health, Advanced Practice, Quality Improvement
OR Appropriate demonstrable experience (e.g. Significant experience working in a similar environment at Masters Level)
Knowledge of quality assurance requirements for a screening programme
Desirable
Service improvement qualification
Experience
Essential
- Significant management experience in a senior role including staff management, ideally within the NHS
- Experience of successfully leading and implementing projects at a national level
- Expertise in delivering highly specialist change management and quality improvement services
- Experience of managing budgets
- Experience of working with commercial suppliers and external agencies
Desirable
Experience of managing quality assurance and performance in a screening setting
Skills and Attributes
Essential
- Ability to manage the quality assurance and improvement agenda across the screening programme
- Ability to analyse and communicate highly complex information to different organisations and audiences; including formal presentations
- Ability to develop and maintain effective working relationships with team members and other staff
- Demonstrate an ability to provide, receive and record both routine and highly complex communications, electronically, orally and written
- Demonstrable additional specialist knowledge and expertise e.g. advanced presentation and facilitation skills
- Ability to organise, plan and prioritise a complex strategic programme to meet appropriate deadlines typically involving other disciplines/organisations
- Ability to work closely with people in other disciplines and form professional working relationships especially senior clinicians
- Demonstrate an ability to carry out analysis, interpretation and comparison of complex change management and quality improvement training issues, and to act as an expert reference point
- To present and showcase achievements and progress of the quality agenda within the organisation
- Ability to train multi-disciplinary groups including clinical staff through the delivery of multi organisational training programmes
- Can demonstrate initiative, creativity, flexibility to meet the needs of the service and a personal ethos of continuous improvement
- Show an ability to gain an understanding of other professionals problem solving requirements.
- Ability to translate strategy into action
- Knowledge of the NHS and Quality Improvement agenda and methodologies, including knowledge of current Quality Improvement change management Strategy
Desirable
- Welsh Language Skills are desirable at levels 1 to 5 in understanding, speaking, reading, and writing in Welsh (delete as appropriate)
Other
Ability to travel between sites across Wales in a timely manner to meet the needs of the service
You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or please click Apply now to view in Trac
Person Specification
Qualifications and Knowledge
Essential
- oEducated to relevant Masters Degree level e.g. Masters Degree in Health, Advanced Practice, Quality Improvement OR Appropriate demonstrable experience (e.g. Significant experience working in a similar environment at Masters Level)
- oKnowledge of quality assurance requirements for a screening programme
Desirable
- oService improvement qualification
Experience
Essential
- oSignificant management experience in a senior role including staff management, ideally within the NHS
- oExperience of successfully leading and implementing projects at a national level
- oExpertise in delivering highly specialist change management and quality improvement services
- oExperience of managing budgets
- oExperience of working with commercial suppliers and external agencies
Desirable
- oExperience of managing quality assurance and performance in a screening setting
Skills
Essential
- oAbility to manage the quality assurance and improvement agenda across the screening programme
- oAbility to analyse and communicate highly complex information to different organisations and audiences; including formal presentations
- oAbility to develop and maintain effective working relationships with team members and other staff
- oDemonstrate an ability to provide, receive and record both routine and highly complex communications, electronically, orally and written
- oDemonstrable additional specialist knowledge and expertise e.g. advanced presentation and facilitation skills
- oAbility to organise, plan and prioritise a complex strategic programme to meet appropriate deadlines typically involving other disciplines/organisations
- oAbility to work closely with people in other disciplines and form professional working relationships - especially senior clinicians
- oDemonstrate an ability to carry out analysis, interpretation and comparison of complex change management and quality improvement training issues, and to act as an expert reference point
- oTo present and showcase achievements and progress of the quality agenda within the organisation
- oAbility to train multi-disciplinary groups including clinical staff through the delivery of multi organisational training programmes
- oCan demonstrate initiative, creativity, flexibility to meet the needs of the service and a personal ethos of continuous improvement
- oShow an ability to gain an understanding of other professionals 'problem solving' requirements.
- oAbility to translate strategy into action
- oKnowledge of the NHS and Quality Improvement agenda and methodologies, including knowledge of current Quality Improvement change management Strategy
Desirable
- oWelsh Language Skills are desirable at levels 1 to 5 in understanding, speaking, reading, and writing in Welsh
Other
Essential
- oAbility to travel between sites across Wales in a timely manner to meet the needs of the service
Person Specification
Qualifications and Knowledge
Essential
- oEducated to relevant Masters Degree level e.g. Masters Degree in Health, Advanced Practice, Quality Improvement OR Appropriate demonstrable experience (e.g. Significant experience working in a similar environment at Masters Level)
- oKnowledge of quality assurance requirements for a screening programme
Desirable
- oService improvement qualification
Experience
Essential
- oSignificant management experience in a senior role including staff management, ideally within the NHS
- oExperience of successfully leading and implementing projects at a national level
- oExpertise in delivering highly specialist change management and quality improvement services
- oExperience of managing budgets
- oExperience of working with commercial suppliers and external agencies
Desirable
- oExperience of managing quality assurance and performance in a screening setting
Skills
Essential
- oAbility to manage the quality assurance and improvement agenda across the screening programme
- oAbility to analyse and communicate highly complex information to different organisations and audiences; including formal presentations
- oAbility to develop and maintain effective working relationships with team members and other staff
- oDemonstrate an ability to provide, receive and record both routine and highly complex communications, electronically, orally and written
- oDemonstrable additional specialist knowledge and expertise e.g. advanced presentation and facilitation skills
- oAbility to organise, plan and prioritise a complex strategic programme to meet appropriate deadlines typically involving other disciplines/organisations
- oAbility to work closely with people in other disciplines and form professional working relationships - especially senior clinicians
- oDemonstrate an ability to carry out analysis, interpretation and comparison of complex change management and quality improvement training issues, and to act as an expert reference point
- oTo present and showcase achievements and progress of the quality agenda within the organisation
- oAbility to train multi-disciplinary groups including clinical staff through the delivery of multi organisational training programmes
- oCan demonstrate initiative, creativity, flexibility to meet the needs of the service and a personal ethos of continuous improvement
- oShow an ability to gain an understanding of other professionals 'problem solving' requirements.
- oAbility to translate strategy into action
- oKnowledge of the NHS and Quality Improvement agenda and methodologies, including knowledge of current Quality Improvement change management Strategy
Desirable
- oWelsh Language Skills are desirable at levels 1 to 5 in understanding, speaking, reading, and writing in Welsh
Other
Essential
- oAbility to travel between sites across Wales in a timely manner to meet the needs of the service
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
Additional information
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
