Quality Programme Manager

East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust

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Job summary

An opportunity has arisen to join the trust as a Quality Programme Manager for East Suffolk & North Essex Foundation Trust (ESNEFT).

As the Quality Programme Manager, you will be responsible for managing all aspects of programme delivery within the clinical outcome and quality function of East Suffolk & North East Essex Foundation Trust to agreed quality standards.

As part of the annual Quality Account, ESNEFT sets Quality Account Priorities for which services, divisions and the Trust are accountable to deliver improvements. Alongside this, a Quality Improvement programme has also been established encompassing projects that require particular focus, set by the Chief Medical Director and Chief Nurse.

This post can be based at either our Ipswich or Colchester site but will cross-site working across all ESNEFT sites.

Please noteinterviewswill take place 17th July 2023 at Colchester Hospital.

Main duties of the job

You will support the Associate Director for QI, Inequalities & Medical Directorate, with oversight of Trust wide quality improvement programmes, offering proactive support in delivering audits and creating action plans with strategic improvement approaches.
You will support the Chief Medical Officer across the Medical Directorate in ensuring reporting is timely and accurate.
You will offer proactive support in ensuring appropriate strategic planning is in place for the delivery of projects
Relationship building with all relevant clinical and non-clinical leads to ensure appropriate governance in place for delivery of targets
Provide support to the audit and improvement teams where required.

About us

One of the largest Trust's in East Anglia, East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust (ESNEFT) provide hospital and community health services to people living across a wide geographical area. We deliver care from two main hospitals in Colchester and Ipswich, six community hospitals and in patients' own homes. You will be joining a team of almost 12,000 amazing colleagues providing care to approximately a million people.

Along with supporting you to achieve your career goals we offer a generous pension scheme, unsocial hours payments (if applicable), 27 days annual leave on commencement (pro rata) and access to a range of NHS discounts. Our Staff Health and Wellbeing programme offer a variety of services. We offer a range of flexible working opportunities.

Our philosophy is that Time Matters to everyone. Across the Trust, we concentrate on improving the things we do and removing those which do not work or cause time delays for our staff and patients.

If you are passionate about patient care and want to develop your skills and knowledge then we are keen to hear from you.

Find out about living and working with us - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GkPu7HphU8A

Date posted

27 June 2023

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

£43,742 to £50,056 a year per annum, pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

432-HR613-23

Job locations

Colchester / Ipswich

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Job description

Job responsibilities

For full details of the responsibilities and duties of this role please see the attached job description.

Job description

Job responsibilities

For full details of the responsibilities and duties of this role please see the attached job description.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Relevant degree or equivalent qualification or significant experience of working at degree level
Management /leadership qualification or equivalent knowledge at post graduate level
Evidence of continued professional development
Project Management Qualification (PRINCE II, LEAN)

Desirable

QI qualification

Experience

Essential

Proven experience of working in a management/leadership role
Experience of managing /leading a team
Experience of facilitating change in practice to improve services
Project management/co-ordination
Responsibility for a budget

Desirable

Experience of programme/project management in NHS

Knowledge and Skills

Essential

Good understanding of change management
Use of IT systems (e.g. Word , Excel, Outlook) - standard keyboard skills
Understanding of the NHS and current agenda
Demonstrable knowledge of service improvements and project management
Risk management and governance
Strong communication skills both written and verbal - able to communicate complex and sensitive information and use persuasion, influencing and negotiation
Good analytical and problem solving skills - ability to analyse complex data/information and make judgements/draw conclusions

Desirable

NHS IT systems
Understanding of Trust quality priorities/focus

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Relevant degree or equivalent qualification or significant experience of working at degree level
Management /leadership qualification or equivalent knowledge at post graduate level
Evidence of continued professional development
Project Management Qualification (PRINCE II, LEAN)

Desirable

QI qualification

Experience

Essential

Proven experience of working in a management/leadership role
Experience of managing /leading a team
Experience of facilitating change in practice to improve services
Project management/co-ordination
Responsibility for a budget

Desirable

Experience of programme/project management in NHS

Knowledge and Skills

Essential

Good understanding of change management
Use of IT systems (e.g. Word , Excel, Outlook) - standard keyboard skills
Understanding of the NHS and current agenda
Demonstrable knowledge of service improvements and project management
Risk management and governance
Strong communication skills both written and verbal - able to communicate complex and sensitive information and use persuasion, influencing and negotiation
Good analytical and problem solving skills - ability to analyse complex data/information and make judgements/draw conclusions

Desirable

NHS IT systems
Understanding of Trust quality priorities/focus

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.