Expected Shortlisting Date:
25/02/2025
Planned Interview Date:
07/03/2025
An exciting opportunity has arisen in the Corporate Cancer Team to take on the Band 7 Quality Improvement Lead Post. Are you passionate about improving a patient's experience and reducing time to a diagnosis and cancer treatment? Can you lead and/or facilitate teams clinical, administration and managerial across primary and secondary care to facilitate patient focused change? Are you able to analyse and interpret data to present the patient story and identify where potential improvements can be made? Do you have demonstrable experience of delivering on better pathways for patients? Do you understand the national cancer standards and strategy?
The successful candidate will be educated to degree level or equivalent and have experience leading on service improvement and be an expert project planner. You will have undertaken further training in project management/quality improvement. Experience and knowledge of Cancer Pathways and national targets is essential.
Please email Julia Hamer at
julia.hamer2@nhs.net
for more information about the role. Main duties of the job
As Quality Improvement Lead you will be responsible for developing and delivering a range of quality improvement activities and projects designed to deliver improvements in cancer outcomes and experience for patients to time, cost and quality criteria and meeting a range of stakeholder requirements. You will provide hands-on support using Lean based improvement methodology to deliver locally determined quality improvement activities and within the scope and direction of the recently launched West Yorkshire and Harrogate Cancer Improvement Collaborative and the identified priority pathways which include prostate, lung, colorectal and Upper GI cancer. Job responsibilities
The role requires knowledge and experience in the practical application of service improvement techniques in the NHS or a related setting. The role will also require significant and ongoing engagement to develop and maintain effective working relationships with a wide range of stakeholders, including patient representatives and senior stakeholders. Excellent project management and organisational skills are required to ensure the improvement projects deliver outcomes both in place and across WY&H. The post will also involve contributing to other areas of work as required where delivery of responsibility may be outside of your remit: therefore the role requires excellent communications and negotiation skills to influence stakeholders across a range of teams, organisations and localities. Person Specification
Experience
Essential
Knowledge of quality improvement/lean/service redesign/change management methodologies and practices within the NHS and/or social care Knowledge and experience of project management tools, techniques and methodology Experience of budget management and forecasting or familiarity with project budget management and processes Experience of leading cross organisations/team projects, managing people within a project Practical experience of managing multiple successful projects, including the development of complex project management frameworks, monitoring of delivery to timescales and review processes Passionate about service improvement and the benefits this can deliver to patient care Able to work with and through ambiguity and an ability to think on their feet when dealing with issues and problems Facilitation skills Computer literate with an ability to use the required systems Ability to understand a broad range of complex information quickly and make decisions where opinions differ/no obvious solution Ability to present complex information including analysis of data Desirable
Knowledge and awareness of key national policy initiatives affecting the NHS and social care Understanding of broad NHS roles and responsibilities, structures and processes Qualifications
Essential
Educated to degree level or equivalent experience or in-depth knowledge of relevant field Evidence of continuing professional development Other criteria
Essential
Excellent organisational and planning skills Excellent interpersonal skills and experience of collaborative working essential, with proven ability to communicate with colleagues at all levels Skills & behaviours
Essential
Ability to gain confidence and credibility of a range of professionals, motivating and inspiring commitment and collaboration Highly developed negotiating and influencing skills, overcoming barriers Ability to engage service users and interest groups to participate in service style performance and delivery changes Demonstrate drive and energy Commitment to personal, staff and organisational development Is committed to understanding the wider network of the ICB and working in partnership for the benefit of the patient Confident working as part of a team to manage workload and share learning Employer details
Employer name
Leeds Teaching Hospitals Address
St. James's University Hospital Beckett Street Leeds LS9 7TF Any attachments will be accessible after you click to apply. C9298-COO-0076
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julia.hamer2@nhs.net
for more information about the role. Main duties of the job
As Quality Improvement Lead you will be responsible for developing and delivering a range of quality improvement activities and projects designed to deliver improvements in cancer outcomes and experience for patients to time, cost and quality criteria and meeting a range of stakeholder requirements. You will provide hands-on support using Lean based improvement methodology to deliver locally determined quality improvement activities and within the scope and direction of the recently launched West Yorkshire and Harrogate Cancer Improvement Collaborative and the identified priority pathways which include prostate, lung, colorectal and Upper GI cancer. Job responsibilities
The role requires knowledge and experience in the practical application of service improvement techniques in the NHS or a related setting. The role will also require significant and ongoing engagement to develop and maintain effective working relationships with a wide range of stakeholders, including patient representatives and senior stakeholders. Excellent project management and organisational skills are required to ensure the improvement projects deliver outcomes both in place and across WY&H. The post will also involve contributing to other areas of work as required where delivery of responsibility may be outside of your remit: therefore the role requires excellent communications and negotiation skills to influence stakeholders across a range of teams, organisations and localities. Person Specification
Experience
Essential
Knowledge of quality improvement/lean/service redesign/change management methodologies and practices within the NHS and/or social care Knowledge and experience of project management tools, techniques and methodology Experience of budget management and forecasting or familiarity with project budget management and processes Experience of leading cross organisations/team projects, managing people within a project Practical experience of managing multiple successful projects, including the development of complex project management frameworks, monitoring of delivery to timescales and review processes Passionate about service improvement and the benefits this can deliver to patient care Able to work with and through ambiguity and an ability to think on their feet when dealing with issues and problems Facilitation skills Computer literate with an ability to use the required systems Ability to understand a broad range of complex information quickly and make decisions where opinions differ/no obvious solution Ability to present complex information including analysis of data Desirable
Knowledge and awareness of key national policy initiatives affecting the NHS and social care Understanding of broad NHS roles and responsibilities, structures and processes Qualifications
Essential
Educated to degree level or equivalent experience or in-depth knowledge of relevant field Evidence of continuing professional development Other criteria
Essential
Excellent organisational and planning skills Excellent interpersonal skills and experience of collaborative working essential, with proven ability to communicate with colleagues at all levels Skills & behaviours
Essential
Ability to gain confidence and credibility of a range of professionals, motivating and inspiring commitment and collaboration Highly developed negotiating and influencing skills, overcoming barriers Ability to engage service users and interest groups to participate in service style performance and delivery changes Demonstrate drive and energy Commitment to personal, staff and organisational development Is committed to understanding the wider network of the ICB and working in partnership for the benefit of the patient Confident working as part of a team to manage workload and share learning Employer details
Employer name
Leeds Teaching Hospitals Address
St. James's University Hospital Beckett Street Leeds LS9 7TF Any attachments will be accessible after you click to apply. C9298-COO-0076
#J-18808-Ljbffr
