Job requirements
Essential
17 listedRequirements the employer expects applicants to meet.
- Contractual Requirements
Requirement to meet CPD skills.
- Contractual Requirements
Must be able to travel between hospital sites in a timely manner
- Contractual Requirements
Ability to work flexibly across Sherwood Forest Hospitals
- Knowledge Skills and Experience Requirements
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, including negotiation and facilitation and able to convey complex information and ideas clearly and succinctly, particularly where results are achieved through others not directly managed by the post holder
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Highly skilled in formulating solutions to problems and supporting teams/individuals to manage those solutions through to completion
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Expertise within change and project management, underpinned by theoretical knowledge and practical application
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IT literate and knowledgeable in the use of Microsoft applications
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Report writing and presentation skills
- Knowledge Skills and Experience Requirements
Ability to analyse, interpret and report data
- Knowledge Skills and Experience Requirements
Project or Programme management
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Implementation of change management projects
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Service improvement tools and techniques
- Knowledge Skills and Experience Requirements
Evidence of developing, changing and improving practice
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Experience of undertaking audit
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Working in a multidisciplinary environment
- Qualifications- Academic/ Craft/ Professional Further Training
Educated to diploma level 4 and relevant knowledge and experience in service improvement, and or project management
- Qualifications- Academic/ Craft/ Professional Further Training
Evidence of continuing professional development
Desirable
8 listedAdditional qualities the employer would prefer.
- Knowledge Skills and Experience Requirements
Project or programme management experience within the NHS or Public Sector environment
- Knowledge Skills and Experience Requirements
In depth understanding of how acute hospitals work
- Knowledge Skills and Experience Requirements
Knowledge and experience of change management
- Knowledge Skills and Experience Requirements
Experience of supporting service improvement initiatives in an NHS environment
- Knowledge Skills and Experience Requirements
Facilitating and training individuals and groups
- Qualifications- Academic/ Craft/ Professional Further Training
Lean Six Sigma Green Belt
- Qualifications- Academic/ Craft/ Professional Further Training
PRINCE 2 Foundation or equivalent
- Qualifications- Academic/ Craft/ Professional Further Training
LEAN and other service improvement approaches/methodologies
Job overview
To support the improvement of Trust services and together with the EPR Programme Manager and CNIO, facilitate and monitor progress to ensure delivery of value for money and effective and sustainable improvements for patients and staff.
To work with and practically support clinical areas and operational teams in the implementation of change projects and cost and quality improvement initiatives.
The overriding purpose is to support the provision of highest quality patient care through personal actions and continuous improvement.
Hybrid working is in place and available across the team, as this role will be key to the EPR programme there will be a requirement to be on site at Sherwood Forest Hospital a minimum of 3 days per week.
Main duties of the job
Support the delivery of cost, quality and service improvement projects across the Trust. Work with clinical, operational and corporate teams to implement agreed project plans and change initiatives. Monitor project progress, provide updates, and escalate risks or issues where required. Support audits, data collection, reporting and evaluation of improvement initiatives. Prepare reports, presentations and communications for stakeholders and governance groups. Promote best practice, engagement and continuous improvement across services. Act as a resource for project management, change management and quality improvement methodologies. Support training and communication activities to drive adoption of improvement initiatives. Maintain confidentiality, information governance and security standards. Comply with Trust policies, including Health & Safety, Infection Prevention & Control, Equality, Diversity and Inclusion. Undertake any other duties appropriate to the grade and scope of the role.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For further information about this role, including the key responsibilities, expected outcomes, knowledge, skills, experience and person specification requirements, please refer to the attached Job Description and Person Specification.
Applicant requirements
This post will require a submission for Disclosure to be made to check for any unspent criminal convictions.
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