Discharge Improvement Lead

Job overview

Do you want to work in a role which is improving the outcomes for the people of Derbyshire through improving the Discharge process?

Do you have integrity, vision and tenacity and can you work across a complex system leading evidence based improvement?

Do you work in a strength based way using appreciative inquiry?

Have you got drive and able to lead with compassion while challenging the status quo?

Have you got experience of implementing change across organisations?

Are you proactive and able to influence without formal authority across different providers working within the Derbyshire system?

If so this is the role for you!

The Discharge Improvement Lead is a key system leadership role working collaboratively with senior colleagues across health and social care and the voluntary sector.  The aim is to deliver the 'Discharge Improvement Strategy' for Joined Up Care Derbyshire (JUCD).  Our strategy starts with the question ‘Why not home, why not today?' which all our partners across health and social care have signed up to.  By working together, we are committed to helping as many people as possible return to their home after a stay in hospital, in line with the national Home First principles.

PLEASE NOTE: THIS POST IS ONLY OPEN TO HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE APPLICANTS WITHIN JOINED UP CARE DERBYSHIRE (JUCD).  WE WILL NOT ACCEPT APPLICATIONS FROM OUTSIDE JUCD.

Main duties of the job

This is a system role, as opposed to organisational role, so you will be tasked with delivering a programme of work without the control of resources. Instead, you will work collaboratively, with all system partners, to agree priorities of transformation and ultimately delivery of these priorities.

Working with partners, you will lead the process to enable decision making regarding options for improvement, this will be objective, evidence based and benchmark against best practice from other systems.   The job will require matrix working, strong influencing and negotiating skills with the ability to form trusted relationships at all levels of the system. You will also be required to have highly developed organisational skills, with a proven history of leading change across organisational boundaries. You will be seen as a trusted, and impartial role model.

The post holder will champion improvement. Engaging with and motivating colleagues to generate and implement ideas to nurture an improvement culture.

The post holder  will effectively communicate with all system stakeholders at varying levels of expertise and responsibility.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see Job description for full outline of the job role, this is attached in the job description and personal specification for the role.

This post is ringfenced for NHS Derby & Derbyshire ICB, Chesterfield Royal Hospital NHSFT, University Hospitals Derby and Burton NHSFT, Derbyshire Healthcare NHSFT, Derbyshire Community Health Services NHSFT, East Midlands Ambulance Service or DHU Healthcare, If you do not currently work within  JUCD, your application will not be considered.