Job summary
Are you passionate about improving care and outcomes for patients?Do you enjoy motivating and enabling teams to drive improvements in their own work areas? Do you want to develop expertise in Quality Improvement (QI)? Are you passionate about delivering training and education? Are you an experienced facilitator that can engage a group of colleagues face to face and virtually?
If the answer to this is yes, then we have a fantastic opportunity to join the Improvement Team at Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust as an Improvement Facilitator.
So who are we? We are the Trust's Improvement team. We work across teams and sites at Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust to embed a culture of continuous improvement.
Main duties of the job
The Improvement Facilitator will be a member of the Trust Improvement team and will work closely with the Improvement Leads to co-ordinate and deliver a number of continuous improvement programmes and projects across the Trust, aligned to the organisation's strategic priorities and focused improvements by applying the Trust improvement methodology.
This role will be integral to achieving corporate and strategic objectives, by co-ordinating the work of a portfolio of improvement projects. The post-holder will work with other Trust staff to share, sustain and embed improvements. The post-holder will therefore also need to have excellent communication, project management and planning skills and be able to influence colleagues across a variety of services, including both senior and frontline clinical and non-clinical staff groups.
The post-holder will also be expected to support the aim of the improvement team to create a culture of continuous improvement in the organisation, by actively participating in the delivery of improvement education courses, sessions and the administration of these.
About us
At Imperial College Healthcare you can achieve extraordinary things with extraordinary people, working with leading clinicians pushing boundaries in patient care.
Become part of a vibrant team living our values - expert, kind, collaborative and aspirational. You'll get an experience like no other and will fast forward your career.
Benefits include career development, flexible working and wellbeing, staff recognition scheme. Make use of optional benefits including Cycle to Work, car lease schemes, season ticket loan or membership options for onsite leisure facilities.
We are committed to equal opportunities and improving the working lives of our staff and will consider applications to work flexibly, part time or job share. Please talk to us at interview. .
Job description
Job responsibilities
The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required.For both overviews please view the Job Description attachment with the job advert.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required.For both overviews please view the Job Description attachment with the job advert.
Person Specification
Education/ Qualifications
Essential
- First degree or suitable equivalent management experience.
- Evidence of continuing professional development
Desirable
- Relevant postgraduate course or equivalent experience
- Project management qualification or equivalent experience
- Improvement qualification or Equivalent
- Learning design, facilitation or coaching qualification
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working at with Directors and Senior Clinicians
- Experience of working across complex organisational structures
- Experience of staff coaching
- Ability to work under pressure with conflicting/tight deadlines
- Ability to prioritise workload and work to deadlines
- Able to assimilate information quickly and exercise initiative
Desirable
- Learning design and facilitation experience
Person Specification
Education/ Qualifications
Essential
- First degree or suitable equivalent management experience.
- Evidence of continuing professional development
Desirable
- Relevant postgraduate course or equivalent experience
- Project management qualification or equivalent experience
- Improvement qualification or Equivalent
- Learning design, facilitation or coaching qualification
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working at with Directors and Senior Clinicians
- Experience of working across complex organisational structures
- Experience of staff coaching
- Ability to work under pressure with conflicting/tight deadlines
- Ability to prioritise workload and work to deadlines
- Able to assimilate information quickly and exercise initiative
Desirable
- Learning design and facilitation experience
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).
