Director of Improvement and Transformation

Job description

Job responsibilities

The Director of Transformation & Improvement is a senior strategic leader responsible for driving Trustwide improvement, transformation and productivity programmes that support delivery of the annual workplan, financial recovery, and longterm strategic ambitions. The role leads the Improvement Team, builds strong internal and external partnerships, and ensures the Trust delivers highquality, sustainable clinical services.

Core Purpose

Lead Trustwide improvement and transformation programmes to enhance quality, productivity, efficiency and patient outcomes.

Support delivery of the Trusts financial recovery plan through waste reduction and savings.

Develop and embed a consistent improvement methodology and build QI capability across the organisation.

Strengthen relationships across the ICS, local authorities and community partners to support integrated care and pathway redesign.

Provide expert strategic advice to the Board, Executive Team and clinical/operational leaders.

Strategy & Development

Analyse strategic options and provide evidencebased advice to senior leaders.

Align improvement and transformation programmes with Trust strategy and ICS priorities.

Lead implementation of major strategic programmes across the Trust and system.

Ensure strong stakeholder engagement and communication around improvement plans.

Support coherent activity, capacity and workforce planning with COO and Workforce Director.

Transformation & Change Management

Design and deliver complex transformation programmes including clinical redesign, digital change and workforce optimisation.

Embed change management approaches to secure cultural and operational shifts.

Oversee governance, risk management and programme delivery ensuring milestones are met.

Drive pathway redesign to improve quality, experience and efficiency.

Quality Improvement

Lead the Trusts QI strategy and ensure a coherent, evidencebased approach.

Build QI capability and capacity through training, education and recruitment of experts.

Promote crossorganisational learning and ensure systems support implementation of recommendations.

Oversee phased rollout of QI programmes internally and with ICS partners.

Collaboration, System Working & Stakeholder Engagement

Develop strong partnerships across the ICS, local authorities and other providers.

Engage patients and the public to ensure transformation reflects community needs.

Lead internal and external transformation communications to support Trust priorities.

Represent the Trust in systemwide planning and integrated care initiatives.

Staff Leadership & Management

Lead and develop the Improvement & Transformation team, promoting a culture of innovation and high performance.

Ensure effective communication of Trust priorities and CEO direction.

Build internal consultancy, PMO and change management capability within the team.

Business Development

Support tender responses and ensure highquality submissions.

Identify capital funding opportunities and advise on investment prioritisation.

Provide expert advice on business cases and procurement to divisions.

Financial Management

Oversee budgets for the Improvement & Transformation function.

Ensure delivery within financial parameters and identify incomegeneration opportunities.

Person Specification

Skills, Abilities & Attributes

Essential

• An excellent communicator, both in person and in writing, with the ability to present advice and information in a clear and logical way;
• Presenting to and persuading large groups of (often senior) managers, conveying concepts clearly and persuasively;
• Ability to work on own initiative and organise own workload with minimal supervision working to tight and often changing timescales
• Demonstrable project management experience, with a track record of delivering to time, specification and budget;

Qualifications

Essential

• Experience of Improvement approach
• MSC or equivalent experience

Desirable

• post grad qualification in related area

Experience & Knowledge

Essential

• Understanding of health system leadership
• Considerable experience of working within senior NHS leadership roles
• In depth knowledge in underlying data structures required to support healthcare
• Experience of leading and managing teams to be successful and motivated
• Experience in the delivery of complex work, incorporating multiple inputs and stakeholders, management of fluctuating workflow and associated resource management;

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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).

Employer details

Employer name

Whittington Hospital NHS Trust

Address

Whittington Hospital

Magdala Avenue

London

N19 5NF

Employer's website

https://www.whittington.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)