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To support the Head of Improvement in the delivery of a portfolio of Quality projects designed to support delivery of the highest quality health and care services in NHS Lanarkshire through monitoring and using performance, quality and safety data to identify issues that need to be addressed and taking follow-up action to improve the quality of the care and services delivered.
Actively promote safe and reliable person centred healthcare, an open, just and fair culture and achievement of the aims and goals of the NHS Lanarkshire Quality Strategy.
The improvement programmes and work streams which support the Quality Strategy are innovative and complex and will focus on developing, testing, reliable implementation and spread of improvements that demonstrate safe, person centred, reliable and effective care for patients and support the achievement of the board’s organisational wide patient safety aims and goals.
This will include reporting to the Senior Improvement Advisor and providing assurance to the Head of Improvement and will contribute to supporting relevant Executive Sponsors, Clinical Leads, Multidisciplinary teams and the overall development and performance of staff involved in Quality Strategy improvement work.
To teach, facilitate, coach, mentor as well as promote the use of improvement science and best international and national practice in improving the quality of care and reducing harm across NHS Lanarkshire.
Have you always wanted to work with NHS Lanarkshire? Then this might be the opportunity for you to join Team Lanarkshire!
Here at NHS Lanarkshire, we put the patient at the heart of everything we do. Each colleague within the organisation plays a key role in how we deliver our healthcare services.
We proudly serve a population of 655,000 across rural and urban communities in both North and South Lanarkshire. NHS Lanarkshire is comprised of Acute Services (which currently provide hospital based services over 3 main sites), Corporate & Property & Support Services, North and South Lanarkshire Health and Social Care Partnerships which provide integrated primary healthcare and social care services to local communities and surrounding areas.
Qualifications and experience
Skills: Leadership
Please note for all vacancies where a driving licence is required this must be a full UK/EU/EEA licence.
Permanent
Full time
37 hours
This role will be based in Quality Directorate Improvement Team within Kirklands - NHSL Headquarters
The working pattern for this roleto be confirmed
Whilst this advertisement may be for a specific post(s) in a particular location, applicants who are shortlisted for interview may be considered for similar vacancies in alternative locations.
If you’re looking to find out more, then we would love to hear from you!
Please contact Caroline Brown, Acting Head of Improvement at: Caroline.Brown@lanarkshire.scot.nhs.uk
For enquiries regarding the application form or recruitment process, please contact Adnan Saddique, Recruitment Administrator on adnan.saddique@lanarkshire.scot.nhs.uk (Please remember to include the job title and reference number in your email)
Join us and you will discover a supportive environment where you will have the chance to add to your skills and further your career.
Some of NHS Lanarkshire’s benefits include:
A minimum of 27 days annual leave increasing with length of service
A minimum of 8 days of public holidays
Membership of NHS Pension Scheme, with life insurance benefits (for more information on the NHS Pension Scheme visit the Scottish Public Pension)
Paid sick leave increasing with length of service
Occupational health services
Employee counselling services
Work-life Balance policies and procedures
NHS Lanarkshire have a range of support services on topics that can impact both on your working and personal life including occupational health, spiritual care and independent counselling. This support can be accessed using the links on this page.
For more information on the role, please refer to the Job Description. If you’re looking for more information on the recruitment process, organisation or the services we provide, please refer to our information pack, or our recruitment webpage.
To support the Head of Improvement in the delivery of a portfolio of Quality projects designed to support delivery of the highest quality health and care services in NHS Lanarkshire through monitoring and using performance, quality and safety data to identify issues that need to be addressed and taking follow-up action to improve the quality of the care and services delivered.
Actively promote safe and reliable person centred healthcare, an open, just and fair culture and achievement of the aims and goals of the NHS Lanarkshire Quality Strategy.
The improvement programmes and work streams which support the Quality Strategy are innovative and complex and will focus on developing, testing, reliable implementation and spread of improvements that demonstrate safe, person centred, reliable and effective care for patients and support the achievement of the board’s organisational wide patient safety aims and goals.
This will include reporting to the Senior Improvement Advisor and providing assurance to the Head of Improvement and will contribute to supporting relevant Executive Sponsors, Clinical Leads, Multidisciplinary teams and the overall development and performance of staff involved in Quality Strategy improvement work.
To teach, facilitate, coach, mentor as well as promote the use of improvement science and best international and national practice in improving the quality of care and reducing harm across NHS Lanarkshire.
Have you always wanted to work with NHS Lanarkshire? Then this might be the opportunity for you to join Team Lanarkshire!
Here at NHS Lanarkshire, we put the patient at the heart of everything we do. Each colleague within the organisation plays a key role in how we deliver our healthcare services.
We proudly serve a population of 655,000 across rural and urban communities in both North and South Lanarkshire. NHS Lanarkshire is comprised of Acute Services (which currently provide hospital based services over 3 main sites), Corporate & Property & Support Services, North and South Lanarkshire Health and Social Care Partnerships which provide integrated primary healthcare and social care services to local communities and surrounding areas.
Qualifications and experience
Skills: Leadership
Please note for all vacancies where a driving licence is required this must be a full UK/EU/EEA licence.
Permanent
Full time
37 hours
This role will be based in Quality Directorate Improvement Team within Kirklands - NHSL Headquarters
The working pattern for this roleto be confirmed
Whilst this advertisement may be for a specific post(s) in a particular location, applicants who are shortlisted for interview may be considered for similar vacancies in alternative locations.
If you’re looking to find out more, then we would love to hear from you!
Please contact Caroline Brown, Acting Head of Improvement at: Caroline.Brown@lanarkshire.scot.nhs.uk
For enquiries regarding the application form or recruitment process, please contact Adnan Saddique, Recruitment Administrator on adnan.saddique@lanarkshire.scot.nhs.uk (Please remember to include the job title and reference number in your email)
Join us and you will discover a supportive environment where you will have the chance to add to your skills and further your career.
Some of NHS Lanarkshire’s benefits include:
A minimum of 27 days annual leave increasing with length of service
A minimum of 8 days of public holidays
Membership of NHS Pension Scheme, with life insurance benefits (for more information on the NHS Pension Scheme visit the Scottish Public Pension)
Paid sick leave increasing with length of service
Occupational health services
Employee counselling services
Work-life Balance policies and procedures
NHS Lanarkshire have a range of support services on topics that can impact both on your working and personal life including occupational health, spiritual care and independent counselling. This support can be accessed using the links on this page.
For more information on the role, please refer to the Job Description. If you’re looking for more information on the recruitment process, organisation or the services we provide, please refer to our information pack, or our recruitment webpage.
Additional Information for Applicants
NHS Lanarkshire is dedicated to building a diverse workforce where everyone can thrive, develop, and succeed based on their skills, knowledge, and talent—regardless of race, disability, gender, sexual orientation, or care experience* or any other dimension that can be used to differentiate people from one another.
*Care experienced applicants include those who have lived with foster parents, kinship carers, or in residential/secure children’s settings.
Candidates should provide original and authentic responses to all questions within the application form. The use of artificial intelligence (AI), automated tools, or other third-party assistance to generate, draft, or significantly modify responses is strongly discouraged. By submitting your application, you confirm that all answers are your own work, reflect your personal knowledge, skills and experience, and have not been solely produced or altered by AI or similar technologies. Failure to comply with this requirement may result in your application being withdrawn from the application process.
Right to Work within the UK
NHS Lanarkshire has a legal obligation to ensure that it does not employ any worker who has not been granted the relevant permission to work in the UK.
We are required to check the entitlement to work in the UK of all prospective employees, regardless of nationality or job category. UK Visas & Immigration rules are available at www.bia.homeoffice.gov.uk.
Prospective applicants are encouraged to check eligibility in advance of applying for vacancies in NHS Lanarkshire.