Job summary
The Quality Improvement Practitioner will play a key role in the Quality Improvement team to monitor general quality and service delivery, patient safety and safeguarding regulations from service providers commissioned by Northamptonshire ICB, and proactively support service development.
This role will be focused on providing Quality assurance in line with the National Quality Board Standards where patient safety remains central to service delivery. This role will focus on the safety of services across Northamptonshire which may include Acute Provider Trusts, Nursing and Residential Homes, Independent Providers and Primary care.
Main duties of the job
- Management and monitoring of SI investigations.
- Collation of patient safety data.
Development and implementation of a monitoring framework for measuring and reporting on the quality of patient safety within commissioned services.
Act as the central point of contact, reporting all SIs to the SHA on behalf of independent providers.
Monitor the reporting and progress of ongoing SI investigations and action plan implementation for commissioned services, including individual practitioners. Ensuring timely reporting in line with National guidance.
Develop, maintain, and implement a monitoring framework and system of review for all SIs.
Work with other members of the team to ensure that cluster policies, which are the remit of the Safeguarding & Quality Team, are maintained in line with National policy and guidance.
Support the Quality & Safety Manager in the provision of SI training.
Prepare regular monitoring and data reports in conjunction with other members of the team as required both for use within the department, NHS Milton Keynes & Northamptonshire and for other services.
Identify themes and trends, including analysis for learning.
About us
The Integrated Care Board (ICB)is a statutory body responsible for local NHS services, functions, performance and budgets. It is directly accountable to the NHS and is made up of local NHS trusts, primary care providers, and local authorities.
Job description
Job responsibilities
A detailed Job Description is attached and can be found in the 'documents' section. This document also includes a Person Specification.
Job description
Job responsibilities
A detailed Job Description is attached and can be found in the 'documents' section. This document also includes a Person Specification.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Professional /Clinical qualification (nurse, midwife, AHP)
- Degree or equivalent educational standard
Desirable
- Post graduate qualification
Experience and knowledge Current or evidence of desire to acquire
Essential
- NHS experience or equivalent, including in-depth understanding and application of Patient Safety issues.
- Evidence of project management experience & delivery of objectives through experience in a similar role
- Evidence of project management experience & delivery of objectives through experience in a similar role
- Experience of helping others to meet deadlines
- Experience of supporting teams and individuals to review their practice and facilitate change or evidence of willingness to develop this experience.
- Understanding of storage and retrieval of information using databases
- Understanding and application of records management
Skills
Essential
- Experience of written Presentation and report writing
- To achieve a sense of confidence and mutual respect and understanding when dealing with a variety of stake holders
- Good training skills and ability to present information orally to groups in meetings and educational events
- To manage time and prioritise to enable the post holder and others to achieve objectives in a timely and organised manner
- Excellent communication skills both written and oral
- Computer literacy, including advanced use of Excel and/or Access database
Disposition
Essential
- Assertive and confident
- Adaptable and able to manage a range of tasks and personalities competing for attention
- Enthusiastic, able to contribute to discussion, maintain best practice and achieve tasks
- Motivated to achieve objectives
- Sensitive to the needs of others
- Able to travel between base (to be arranged) and venues throughout the PCT
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Professional /Clinical qualification (nurse, midwife, AHP)
- Degree or equivalent educational standard
Desirable
- Post graduate qualification
Experience and knowledge Current or evidence of desire to acquire
Essential
- NHS experience or equivalent, including in-depth understanding and application of Patient Safety issues.
- Evidence of project management experience & delivery of objectives through experience in a similar role
- Evidence of project management experience & delivery of objectives through experience in a similar role
- Experience of helping others to meet deadlines
- Experience of supporting teams and individuals to review their practice and facilitate change or evidence of willingness to develop this experience.
- Understanding of storage and retrieval of information using databases
- Understanding and application of records management
Skills
Essential
- Experience of written Presentation and report writing
- To achieve a sense of confidence and mutual respect and understanding when dealing with a variety of stake holders
- Good training skills and ability to present information orally to groups in meetings and educational events
- To manage time and prioritise to enable the post holder and others to achieve objectives in a timely and organised manner
- Excellent communication skills both written and oral
- Computer literacy, including advanced use of Excel and/or Access database
Disposition
Essential
- Assertive and confident
- Adaptable and able to manage a range of tasks and personalities competing for attention
- Enthusiastic, able to contribute to discussion, maintain best practice and achieve tasks
- Motivated to achieve objectives
- Sensitive to the needs of others
- Able to travel between base (to be arranged) and venues throughout the PCT
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).
