Quality Lead - Adult Community Services - Central Area

Job summary

We are looking for an innovative and enthusiastic individual focused on ensuring that quality improvement methodology is used to achieve continuous improvement and sustained change in service delivery. The Quality Lead will work collaboratively with the area Governance Business Partner and Head of Integrated Professions. The post holder will be expected to be visible across the Central team bases to proactively champion a culture where quality improvement is embedded in everyone's daily life.

Main duties of the job

To collaborate with senior managers to provide leadership in embedding the delivery of the services Quality Strategy, Quality Account Priorities and Patient Safety Agenda within a culture of continuous quality improvement (QI). The postholder will function as a role model and ensure that quality is a part of daily work.The post holder will:

o Lead a designated portfolio of quality and patient safety within adult community services (ACS)o Identify and undertake a range of audits identified within ACS's audit programme, collaborating closely with the Head of Integrated Professions.o Support clinicians in the delivery of their audit programmes ensuring that identified audits are undertaken and reported ono Continually promote a culture of quality and patient safetyo Work collaboratively with people who use services, listening to what matters to ensure experience-based design is business as usualo Support and lead ACS Quality initiatives as requested / required (i.e., CQUIN's, Quality Account Priority) by Head of Integrated Professions.o Attend/present at all clinical and quality assurance meetings as requiredo Work with ACS Heads of Integrated Professions to identify, spread, and sustain quality initiatives

About us

We're an NHS community and mental health provider Trust based in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly. We deliver community and hospital-based care to improve people's physical and mental health. We also provide specialist support to people with dementia or a learning disability.

We are a people organisation and people matter to us. As part of the team, you'll help support the health and wellbeing of the people who live and visit this beautiful part of the UK.

Over 4,000 people make up the Trust. This includes doctors, nurses, therapists, plus admin and support staff.

We work in people's homes, in community clinics and bases. Some staff work from one of our 13 community hospitals. Our aspiration is to have great people, provide great care, be a great place to work and a great partner.

Approximately 568,000 people live here. A third of people who live in Cornwall are supported by acute hospital services in Devon. As a result, we also work closely with our partners in Devon. In the summer, and during other holidays lots of people choose to visit the area. This increase the numbers of people who use out services.