Quality Improvement Manager

Job overview

This role is offered as a part time Fixed Term contract for 12 months. The hours are 15 hours per week.

We are seeking an experienced and motivated QI Manager to support the development of the options appraisal and full business case, for the designing and testing of a future Tier 4 model for Specialised CAMHS and Eating Disorder provision in Gloucestershire, working in partnership with the Thames Valley Provider Collaborative.

This is an exciting opportunity to shape a high‑impact service model for children and young people with complex needs. You will work collaboratively across organisational boundaries, bringing together clinical teams, commissioners, voluntary sector partners and Experts by Experience to co‑design and test new approaches.

Main duties of the job

Co-lead the development, testing and evaluation of a new Tier 4 service model, contributing to an options appraisal and full business case

Lead and support quality improvement and service redesign activity across the Trust and ICS, using coaching-based QI methodology

Build QI capability through delivery and coordination of the Trust’s Bronze, Silver and Gold improvement programmes.

Work collaboratively with clinicians, managers, commissioners, voluntary sector partners and Experts by Experience.

Support priority improvement work identified through Trust governance and performance forums.

Provide expert advice and facilitation on improvement methodology to enable sustainable change.

Collect, analyse and report learning, outcomes and impact to inform decision-making and governance.

Contribute flexibly to wider transformation and system improvement projects across partner organisations.

The qualification, training & experience requirements for the role are underlined in the Job Description/Person Specification.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The Quality Improvement Manager will provide specific professional leadership, support, advice and facilitation on quality service improvement and redesign methodology to support the implementation of new systems and service redesign.

For this short-term post the specific key responsibilities will be:-

Co-lead with members of the Tier 4 project team on the development of a working a model to test using an improvement approach.

Support the Tier 4 team in coaching and advising them to work effectively across the three core elements of our coaching for system improvement approach: a. strategic system thinking,  b. technical application of improvement methodology and a  c. relational approach - required for distributed leadership in action.

Compile and communicate progress, learning and evaluation of the Tier 4 model with a wide range of key stakeholders and groups to feed into a business case.

This is in addition to the specific key responsibilities laid out in the attached JD.

This role is not eligible for sponsorship as per the Government’s UK VISA and Immigration Rules and Regulations. For more information please visit https://www.gov.uk/browse/visas-immigration/work-visas