Senior Improvement Practitioner

Job summary

A core member of the Coach House team, in a role that works across Coach House andTransformation, you will work closely with clinical and non-clinical colleagues at all levels todrive sustainable continuous improvement throughout the organisation to improve theservices at Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust.You will be responsible for:o Delivering prepared training packages, coaching teams and supporting staff as partof the Trust Improving Together roadmap as well as delivering a suite of bespokeand planned identified training to teams as required.o Supporting the development, roll out and delivery of Rapid Improvement Events(RIE's) working in collaboration with the Head of Transformation Resourcing andHead of Coach House/Continuous improvement.o The day-to-day management of one or more staff, as required.You will:o Have responsibility to deliver own results, including planning, and developing anddelivering all assigned tasks to the required deadlines.o Receive guidance from the Head of Coach House and Continuous Improvement andpeers who are experienced in the Improving Together roll out.

o Develop the necessary skills and experience in the Improving Together approachand concept through provided training.o Facilitate training to specific teams, along with continued advice and support inmoving forward.o Work across transformation and coach house teams, providing improvementresource capability to transformation programmes/projects as required by the Headof Transformation Resourcing.

Main duties of the job

Assist clinical and operational leadership teams in building an engaged workforcethat utilises all Trust staff to drive results towards organisational goals.o Support the delivery of occasionally complex messages, some of which may becontentious within the delivery context. There may be major barriers to acceptance,as this will lead to different ways of working.o Establish effective collaborative working relationships with internal and externalclinical and non-clinical staff.o Regularly interact with colleagues across the organisation in progressing agreedimprovement activity.o Role model best practice behaviour for safety, quality, improvement and all Trustpolicy compliance.

Analytical and judgement skillso Support the development of standard operating procedures/standard workapproaches for workstreams (training, improvement systems and projects).o Supports teams, through when required, to develop new policy and guidance for thatservice, facilitating working groups as required.

Planning and Organisational skillso Contribute to the co-ordination of the planning for events, working closely with teamsto ensure appropriate participation and support.o Support the Head of Coach House and Continuous Improvement on aspects ofservice development and opportunity within the Coach House as the team andprogramme develops.o Ensuring oversight of project deadlines, milestones and where these are at risk,ensure timely escalation.

About us

Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust (SFT) is an innovative hospital with a proud heritage and over 250 years of experience behind us. Here we're driven to deliver an outstanding experience for everyone and have been well regarded for the quality of care and treatment we continue to provide for our patients and also our staff.

We are an acute Trust, rated "Good" by the CQC, with a track record of high performance providing regional and super regional specialist services such as: Burns, Plastics & Reconstructive Surgery, Wessex Regional Genetics Laboratory, Wessex Rehabilitation, Spires Cleft Centre and the Duke of Cornwall Spinal Treatment Centre. We have about 470 beds and employ over 4000 staff.

We support flexible working and will consider requests taking into account the needs of the service. We think working here is pretty rewarding. You can access a range of NHS discounts, receive a minimum of 35 days paid holiday (pro rata), and we offer a generous pension scheme. On-site benefits include car parking (fee applies), leisure centre, day nursery and holiday play scheme.

Salisbury is an attractive place to live and work and really gives you the best of everything. With easy access to London and local airports, the city of Southampton is only a short train or car journey away or if you prefer the sea, Bournemouth is also accessible. Don't just take our word for it, why not explore what Salisbury has to offer by visiting www.experiencesalisbury.co.uk