# Improvement Practitioner > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Midlands Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/improvement-practitioner/c82fc208-4aa9-4dfc-bf3d-d26eb5567e19 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/improvement-practitioner/c82fc208-4aa9-4dfc-bf3d-d26eb5567e19.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Midlands Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust - **Location:** St Georges Hospital - **Workplace type:** onsite - **Grade:** Band 6 - **Salary:** £39,959 - £48,117 per annum - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week - **Closing date:** 2026-09-07T22:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-08-24T09:50:35.282Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Staffordshire/Stafford/Midlands_Partnership_University_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Improvement_Practitioner/Improvement_Practitioner-v8236604 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8236604?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.mpft.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview This role is not eligible for visa sponsorship. If it is identified that you require sponsorship to undertake this role your application may be withdrawn - To support delivery of the Trust Improvement agenda through undertaking a range of improvement activities and supporting staff and teams to achieve sustainable improvements. To work collaboratively with teams across the Trust, utilising a range of improvement methodologies - To deliver improvements through facilitation, engagement of stakeholders, analysis, planning and project management - To contribute to organisational learning and the spread of improvement through training, coaching and the sharing of quality improvement tools, techniques and initiatives. ### Main duties of the job - Support teams across the Trust to identify, plan, deliver and sustain improvement initiatives. - Facilitate improvement activities using recognised quality improvement approaches, methods and tools. - Coach and support colleagues to develop their improvement knowledge, skills and confidence. - Work collaboratively with staff, patients, service users and partners to understand challenges and develop solutions. - Support the collection, analysis and presentation of data to inform improvement work and measure impact. - Facilitate workshops, meetings and improvement events that engage and empower teams. - Share learning, good practice and successful improvement approaches across the organisation. - Contribute to the development of a culture of continuous improvement throughout the Trust. - Build effective relationships with stakeholders at all levels to support the successful delivery of improvement programmes ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities This vacancy is only open at this stage to internal employees of the following organisations within the Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent Integrated Care System: - Midlands Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust. - North Staffordshire Combined Healthcare NHS Trust. - University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust, inclusive of Black Country Procurement Group and North Midlands and Cheshire Pathology Service. - Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent Integrated Care Board. - Lead and facilitate patient-centred Quality Improvement (QI) projects, workshops and events to support teams in delivering measurable improvements in quality, safety, experience and outcomes. - Support the delivery of improvements through effective facilitation, stakeholder engagement, data analysis, project planning and structured improvement methodologies. - Coach and support staff to undertake continuous improvement initiatives, helping teams identify opportunities for improvement, test changes and implement practical solutions using Trust QI principles, methods and tools. - Coordinate QI projects and workstreams, working collaboratively with multidisciplinary teams to ensure improvement activities are delivered effectively and achieve agreed objectives. - Support the development of staff knowledge and skills in quality improvement methodologies, promoting the consistent use of improvement tools, techniques and measurement approaches. - Promote a culture of continuous improvement and ensure that the experiences and perspectives of patients, carers and service users are considered throughout improvement activity. - Deliver improvement projects aligned to Trust priorities, supporting the development of project plans, benefits tracking, reporting and evaluation processes. - Analyse and present data to support improvement work, producing clear reports, presentations and updates for a range of audiences. - Contribute to the delivery of the Trust's Quality Improvement Programme, QI Academy and Clinical & Practice Networks through facilitation, training and project support. - Establish and maintain effective working relationships with clinical and non-clinical colleagues, supporting collaboration and engagement across improvement initiatives. - Provide day-to-day line management, supervision and support to designated members of the Improvement Team, including objective setting, performance review, wellbeing support and development of improvement knowledge and skills. ## Person Specification ### Experience **Essential** - Experience of working with clinical and non-clinical staff to deliver significant improvements in service quality - Experience of applying improvement methods across numerous pathways **Desirable** - Experience of workload management and prioritisation - Experience of working in or influencing operational management ### Qualifications **Essential** - Educated to degree level or equivalent level of experience or training - Training in quality improvement techniques in healthcare **Desirable** - Trained Improvement Practitioner or equivalent improvement qualification. - Recognised project management qualification, e.g. PRINCE2, or experience or training in project management ## Documents - [benefits booklet (pdf, 1.1mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2957) - [improvement practitioner jd & ps (pdf, 736.3kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10550352) ## Agent Notes - This Markdown page is generated from the same Job Clerk job record as the HTML job detail page. - Use the canonical HTML URL for user-facing references. - Use the application URL when the user wants to apply on the source NHS site.