Job summary
****Please note that this vacancy is for Advancing Quality Alliance (Aqua) and will be based at Crossgate House in Sale and not for Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust***
Due to maternity leave cover within Aqua we are looking for an Improvement Advisor with experience in quality improvement, personalised care and safety improvement programmes. The post holder will support the delivery of a core suite of programmes using their experience, insight and understanding to help others learn and deliver improvements via a range of Aqua programmes.
You will join an enthusiastic, highly skilled and successful team and will be supported to further develop your experience and skills across quality, safety and personalised care. You will contribute to team development and positively influence improvement opportunities across all stakeholders and partnerships.
Aqua blends operational delivery in both virtual and increasingly back within face to face settings. This post supports a balance of working from home and spending agreed time together in the office. All Aqua posts require extensive travel nationally which often includes overnight stays, working on site and at events with our clients and partners.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will provide 12 months maternity cover and will have a wide and varied portfolio of work and will support the Senior Improvement Advisors (SIAs) on key programmes within Aqua. It is expected that the successful candidate will have foundation knowledge and experience of QI and personalised care approaches and priorities. The post holder is not required to be expert in them. The successful candidate will be provided with support and development opportunities to enable them to develop more in-depth experience and capability in the portfolio programmes. The role will require the post holder to support the planning, delivery and evaluation of programmes and requires continuous engagement with members and partners. The post holder will be required to work closely and regularly on site with all Aqua clients and with our national partners and customers. This will likely require extensive travel across the UK on a regular basis. (This can be weekly at times of acute delivery and support.)
The post holder must have experience of working in/on quality improvement (QI) initiatives and in the use of QI and be able to apply this as they work with people across health and care systems.
About us
Aqua (Advancing Quality Alliance) is a quality improvement organisation, working with the NHS, care providers and local authorities to identify, refine and embed sustainable strategies for high-quality care and regulatory excellence.
Established in 2010, we operate as a membership and consultancy organisation within the NHS, providing quality improvement expertise, specialist learning and development across the UK.
We develop tailored, efficient solutions, informed by data and co-designed with service users to deliver maximum impact.
At Aqua we seek to ensure we reflect the world in which we live in through, understanding and supporting equality and diversity in all that we do. Our values of Excellence, Respect, Integrity and Collaboration are at the heart of our work in support of our staff and members.
Job description
Job responsibilities
To read more information about the advertised role, and the main job duties/responsibilities please open the Job Description and Person Specification located under the supporting documents heading.
Important further information This post requires extensive travel regionally-often on a weekly basis to client locations and regular travel nationally (which may include overnight stays) across the UK on a monthly basis. A UK driving licence is required for anyone who will be driving for this role.
Currently and in accordance with national guidance this post provides the opportunity to work from home and work from the office when required, Aqua currently blends operational delivery in both virtual and face to face formats.
Aqua reserves the right to change your place of employment in the interests of the service and as determined by the duties of your post, after consultation with you. As a term of your employment, you may also be required to work at or from any of the establishments from which Aqua operates now or in the future.
Job description
Job responsibilities
To read more information about the advertised role, and the main job duties/responsibilities please open the Job Description and Person Specification located under the supporting documents heading.
Important further information This post requires extensive travel regionally-often on a weekly basis to client locations and regular travel nationally (which may include overnight stays) across the UK on a monthly basis. A UK driving licence is required for anyone who will be driving for this role.
Currently and in accordance with national guidance this post provides the opportunity to work from home and work from the office when required, Aqua currently blends operational delivery in both virtual and face to face formats.
Aqua reserves the right to change your place of employment in the interests of the service and as determined by the duties of your post, after consultation with you. As a term of your employment, you may also be required to work at or from any of the establishments from which Aqua operates now or in the future.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Diploma qualification in health or social care delivery or evidenced experience of working in health or social care
- Quality improvement qualification or experience
- Person centred care qualification or experience
Experience
Essential
- Working on improvement projects from start to finish
- Presenting to missed range of stakeholders
- Able to identify and implement PCC outcomes
- Able to work with patients and families to improve services
- Able to deliver training and presentations to mixed groups of stakeholders
Knowledge
Essential
- QI theory, methods and tools
- Personalised care models and methods (SDM, SMS)
Skills
Essential
- Able to communicate across all stakeholder involved in QI
- Able to present information and materials to mixed and multiple groups of stakeholders
- Able to manage difficult situations and conflict
- Able to travel extensively across NW weekly basis
- Able to travel nationally and stay overnight on monthly basis
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Diploma qualification in health or social care delivery or evidenced experience of working in health or social care
- Quality improvement qualification or experience
- Person centred care qualification or experience
Experience
Essential
- Working on improvement projects from start to finish
- Presenting to missed range of stakeholders
- Able to identify and implement PCC outcomes
- Able to work with patients and families to improve services
- Able to deliver training and presentations to mixed groups of stakeholders
Knowledge
Essential
- QI theory, methods and tools
- Personalised care models and methods (SDM, SMS)
Skills
Essential
- Able to communicate across all stakeholder involved in QI
- Able to present information and materials to mixed and multiple groups of stakeholders
- Able to manage difficult situations and conflict
- Able to travel extensively across NW weekly basis
- Able to travel nationally and stay overnight on monthly basis
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).