Job summary
This post is central to the successful development and delivery of quality assurance and improvement in the Regulated Care Sector at place and across the ICB, working as part of a team jointly with ICB colleagues and Local Authorities (LA) to improve population health outcomes. This will involve working closely with providers to support their development and to strengthen systems and pathways of care.
The post holder is responsible for supporting clinical quality and performance issues and ongoing requirements for all ICB regulated care commissioned services. Responsibilities will include support of performance reviews, quality assessments and the provision of clinical guidance for all commissioned services.
Main duties of the job
This will be varied and will adapt over time as the ICB develops. However, the postholder is expected to fulfil the following key functions: Have a working knowledge of service specifications relevant to the care sector and to monitor and support compliance with the standards and component parts. Be responsible for the assessment of provider quality standards and the development of improvement programmes and evaluation of these programmes. Support the Quality and Performance Leads and other members of the team with all aspects of quality monitoring, reviewing quality data and identifying areas of risks/concerns. Support the ICB programme for performance and quality assurance across commissioned Adult Social Care providers. Assess all reported serious incidents conducting incident investigations with appropriate actions. Provide clinical quality and performance support and advice to ICB teams and other stakeholders as appropriate. Take an active role in multi-agency meetings providing support and representation for the ICB Care Sector Quality team.
About us
The Lancashire and South Cumbria Integrated Care Board (ICB) was formally established as a new statutory body on 1 July 2022, replacing the eight clinical commissioning groups across Lancashire and South Cumbria. Our role is to join up health and care services, improve people's health and well being, and to make sure everyone has the same access to services and gets a positive experience from treatment. We also oversee how money and resource is utilised to ensure that funding is spent to ensure health services are effective, consistent and of high standard. Lancashire and South Cumbria ICB is a complex organisation serving a population of over 1.8 million people.
Person Specification
Knowledge
Essential Knowledge of quality management requirements under the NHS contract Experience
Essential Experience of drafting briefing papers / reports Experience of managing incidents Experience of working within a clinical setting and assessment of quality and / or performance Desirable Experience of implementing Patient Safety Incident Response Framework (PSIRF) Qualifications
Essential Registered Nurse - Adult Evidence of up to date continuing Professional Development Skills
Essential Excellent influencing and negotiation skills Able to use own initiative and work in a team with the ability to work effectively across different areas Able to prioritise own workload Ability to analyse complex data and information produce meaningful reports and intelligence Able to use research/critical review skills 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. #J-18808-Ljbffr
This post is central to the successful development and delivery of quality assurance and improvement in the Regulated Care Sector at place and across the ICB, working as part of a team jointly with ICB colleagues and Local Authorities (LA) to improve population health outcomes. This will involve working closely with providers to support their development and to strengthen systems and pathways of care.
The post holder is responsible for supporting clinical quality and performance issues and ongoing requirements for all ICB regulated care commissioned services. Responsibilities will include support of performance reviews, quality assessments and the provision of clinical guidance for all commissioned services.
Main duties of the job
This will be varied and will adapt over time as the ICB develops. However, the postholder is expected to fulfil the following key functions: Have a working knowledge of service specifications relevant to the care sector and to monitor and support compliance with the standards and component parts. Be responsible for the assessment of provider quality standards and the development of improvement programmes and evaluation of these programmes. Support the Quality and Performance Leads and other members of the team with all aspects of quality monitoring, reviewing quality data and identifying areas of risks/concerns. Support the ICB programme for performance and quality assurance across commissioned Adult Social Care providers. Assess all reported serious incidents conducting incident investigations with appropriate actions. Provide clinical quality and performance support and advice to ICB teams and other stakeholders as appropriate. Take an active role in multi-agency meetings providing support and representation for the ICB Care Sector Quality team.
About us
The Lancashire and South Cumbria Integrated Care Board (ICB) was formally established as a new statutory body on 1 July 2022, replacing the eight clinical commissioning groups across Lancashire and South Cumbria. Our role is to join up health and care services, improve people's health and well being, and to make sure everyone has the same access to services and gets a positive experience from treatment. We also oversee how money and resource is utilised to ensure that funding is spent to ensure health services are effective, consistent and of high standard. Lancashire and South Cumbria ICB is a complex organisation serving a population of over 1.8 million people.
Person Specification
Knowledge
Essential Knowledge of quality management requirements under the NHS contract Experience
Essential Experience of drafting briefing papers / reports Experience of managing incidents Experience of working within a clinical setting and assessment of quality and / or performance Desirable Experience of implementing Patient Safety Incident Response Framework (PSIRF) Qualifications
Essential Registered Nurse - Adult Evidence of up to date continuing Professional Development Skills
Essential Excellent influencing and negotiation skills Able to use own initiative and work in a team with the ability to work effectively across different areas Able to prioritise own workload Ability to analyse complex data and information produce meaningful reports and intelligence Able to use research/critical review skills 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. #J-18808-Ljbffr
