Job summary
This is an exciting opportunity to join the Improvement Team at Homerton Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust. The team has an excellent reputation for supporting and helping to improve processes across the organisation. We are committed to using QI to deliver outstanding care by creating and fostering an improvement mindset throughout the Trust.
Key to the lead role will be developing trust wide programs that align with trust priorities. This may include flow, integrated care, digital and/or staff experience.
We are looking for an Improvement advisor with an interest in developing their range of continual improvement methodologies. This may include the IHI model for improvement, experience based co-design, lean, demand and capacity modelling, developing campaigns and developing a toolbox of skills and techniques for working on flow.
Main duties of the job
We are looking for a highly motivated individual experienced in delivering programs of improvement using systematic QI approaches and tools. You will work in a small central team, dedicated to developing our organisation-wide culture of QI in line with our QI delivery system and the Trust vision and values.
Our Improvement advisor will promote and seek out opportunities to engage staff in QI activities through teaching and coaching ensuring that excellent projects are completed and learning from QI projects is shared, sustained and spread.
About us
Homerton Healthcare is a high performing and flourishing organisation serving the population of Hackney, East London, The City and beyond.
We are extremely proud of the fact that Homerton Healthcare has attained the highest possible rating of "Outstanding" from the Care Quality Commission (CQC).
Our integrated Trust provides comprehensive hospital and community health services for its local population and a range of specialist services for a wider group of patients. In addition, the Trust manages services out of St Leonard's Hospital and the Mary Seacole Nursing Home.
Homerton aims to ensure equality and value diversity, and we are committed to inclusion for all of our staff. This is reflected in our policies, procedures and People Plan. All of our staff are expected to embody our Trust values at all times.
We are also committed, through our Fair Recruitment Standards, to ensuring all applicants are treated fairly.
Homerton has a proud tradition of supporting and developing its staff, including its well regarded and valued nursing community, and all staff are able to take advantage of a great range of benefits.
Homerton is proud to have been included on the HSJ & Nursing Times Best Places to Work list.
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 documents please view the attachment/s on this page
The person specification below is not the full person specification, but outlines the criteria against which your application form will be assessed.
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 documents please view the attachment/s on this page
The person specification below is not the full person specification, but outlines the criteria against which your application form will be assessed.
Person Specification
Teaching, guiding, coaching QI
Essential
- Experience of designing and delivering teaching to staff or stakeholders on QI methodology
Desirable
- Stakeholders to include: patients, clients or other stakeholders across the health economy (e.g. primary care, vol orgs)
Qualification QI/CI
Essential
- Evidence of continuous improvement qualification e.g. IHI Model for Improvement, Kaizen (Lean)
- Educated to masters level or equivalent.
Desirable
- Continuous Improvement/ Project Management/ MSP qualifications.
- Change management qualification.
Manage and support QI projects
Essential
- Experience of designing and implementing systems to track and monitor high priority projects - including identifying and manging risks and issues
Desirable
- Experience of strategic thinking in order to maximise delivery of high quality and high impact projects
Facilitation and relationship
Essential
- Ability to develop and maintain good working relationships with staff (clinical and non-clinical) of different backgrounds and experience
Desirable
- Experience in change management models - including dealing with politically sensitive and challenging situations
Trust Values
Essential
- Demonstrating understanding of Trust Values
Person Specification
Teaching, guiding, coaching QI
Essential
- Experience of designing and delivering teaching to staff or stakeholders on QI methodology
Desirable
- Stakeholders to include: patients, clients or other stakeholders across the health economy (e.g. primary care, vol orgs)
Qualification QI/CI
Essential
- Evidence of continuous improvement qualification e.g. IHI Model for Improvement, Kaizen (Lean)
- Educated to masters level or equivalent.
Desirable
- Continuous Improvement/ Project Management/ MSP qualifications.
- Change management qualification.
Manage and support QI projects
Essential
- Experience of designing and implementing systems to track and monitor high priority projects - including identifying and manging risks and issues
Desirable
- Experience of strategic thinking in order to maximise delivery of high quality and high impact projects
Facilitation and relationship
Essential
- Ability to develop and maintain good working relationships with staff (clinical and non-clinical) of different backgrounds and experience
Desirable
- Experience in change management models - including dealing with politically sensitive and challenging situations
Trust Values
Essential
- Demonstrating understanding of Trust Values
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).
