Job summary
Band 7Project Lead - Implementing Personalisation and Quality Conversations in an Acute Hospital Setting
This project leadrole offers a fantastic opportunity for an interested post holder to promote a Personalised Care and Quality Conversations approach, in an acute hospital setting.
This exciting project is a key part of local work to address health inequalities locally, and improve the health of Derbyshire residents.
The postholder will focus on workforce development, in order to embed a Personalised Care and Quality Conversations approach, within targeted services/pathways in Chesterfield Royal Hospital and Royal Primary Care.
You will become a part of the Derbyshire Psychological Insights team (a team with a range of psychological and behavioural expertise), which will enable you to draw on peer support, and a network of colleagues in similar roles.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will:
- Scope current practices in terms of health prevention and promotion in targeted clinical areas
- Share, adopt and spread personalised approach to healthcare practice
- Introduce personalisation interventions with interested teams
- Support staff to have more shared decision-making conversations that consider the wider determinants of health
- Embed learning from the Quality Conversations training to support sustained staff and patient behaviour change
- Identify organisational needs and create a delivery plan to transfer the knowledge to teams, including measuring the impact for patients and staff
- Ensure sustainability by creating a personalisation legacy, share new pathways and learning across the transformation team and wider clinical teams
This post is being offered for 12-18 months and is open to a range of staff, who meet the specified essential criteria.
About us
KEY VALUES: WORKING THE DCHS WAY
Our Vision
"To be the best provider of local health care and be a great place to work"
Our Values
o To get the basics righto To act with compassion and respecto To make a differenceo To value and develop teamworko To value everyone's contribution: "everyone matters"
Job description
Job responsibilities
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Job description
Job responsibilities
Please review the Job Description and Person Specification. To apply, please click APPLY FOR THIS JOB - this link will take you to the TRAC Recruitment Site. You will need to register if you do not already have an account
Person Specification
Education, Qualifications and Training
Essential
- Masters degree level qualification or equivalent experience
- Project Management qualification or relevant experience
- Quality Improvement/Behaviour Change Training
Desirable
- Leadership Qualification/training
Experience and Knowledge Required
Essential
- Comprehensive knowledge of the Comprehensive Model of Universal Personalised Care and the Quality Conversations Programme
- Knowledge and experience of addressing health inequalities
- Demonstrable experience of driving service improvements and innovation.
- Comprehensive knowledge and experience of Microsoft Office including Microsoft Excel, Teams, SharePoint and Powerpoint
- Work within a Programme Office in a complex transformational environment
Desirable
- Experience of Personalised Care, Behaviour Change or Communication Skills projects/programmes within the NHS or a large public sector organisation
- Knowledge and understanding of Programme and Project management processes and methodologies
- Successful participation in service redesign and change management
Skills and Attributes
Essential
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Ability to handle, interpret and assimilate complex and contentious information
- Able to lead and motivate others using influencing skills
- Ability to work across large multi-disciplinary teams to achieve successful outcomes
Aptitude and Personal Qualities
Essential
- Confident communicator with excellent interpersonal skills, able to establish relationships with staff at all levels
Values, Drivers and Motivators
Essential
- Access to and ability to use transport as travel between sites across the county will be required for meetings and training
Person Specification
Education, Qualifications and Training
Essential
- Masters degree level qualification or equivalent experience
- Project Management qualification or relevant experience
- Quality Improvement/Behaviour Change Training
Desirable
- Leadership Qualification/training
Experience and Knowledge Required
Essential
- Comprehensive knowledge of the Comprehensive Model of Universal Personalised Care and the Quality Conversations Programme
- Knowledge and experience of addressing health inequalities
- Demonstrable experience of driving service improvements and innovation.
- Comprehensive knowledge and experience of Microsoft Office including Microsoft Excel, Teams, SharePoint and Powerpoint
- Work within a Programme Office in a complex transformational environment
Desirable
- Experience of Personalised Care, Behaviour Change or Communication Skills projects/programmes within the NHS or a large public sector organisation
- Knowledge and understanding of Programme and Project management processes and methodologies
- Successful participation in service redesign and change management
Skills and Attributes
Essential
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Ability to handle, interpret and assimilate complex and contentious information
- Able to lead and motivate others using influencing skills
- Ability to work across large multi-disciplinary teams to achieve successful outcomes
Aptitude and Personal Qualities
Essential
- Confident communicator with excellent interpersonal skills, able to establish relationships with staff at all levels
Values, Drivers and Motivators
Essential
- Access to and ability to use transport as travel between sites across the county will be required for meetings and training
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
