Lace Academy Lead

The Lincolnshire Care system is leading an exciting and innovative system improvement programme. We are looking for a dynamic individual to be part of this team to bring about transformation across Lincolnshire.

The post holder will work as a member of the NHS Lincolnshire ICB Clinical & Care Directorate Team. The post holder will support all aspects of the development of Lincolnshire Academy Clinical Excellence (LACE) including development of system-wide improvement methodology, pathway re-design and improvement activity.

The post holder will develop and implement work programmes for the C&CD helping to identify priorities and advise LACE members regarding best practice and methodology.

The post holder will be responsible for all aspects of a defined programme(s) including the delivery of a substantial programme of work, ensuring the development of the work programmes for the Strategic Board and LACE, planning, and delivering implementation, and ensuring that the objectives of the C&CD are met.

The post holder will support the Clinical and Care Directorate is to lead clinical and care professional excellence at all levels in the system, integrate care by bringing together appropriate expertise, coordinating care delivery informed by best practice, underpinned by population health and research, driven by data.

NHS Lincolnshire Integrated Care Board (ICB), is a new statutory organisation bringing the NHS together locally to improve population health and establish shared strategic priorities within the NHS.

The ICB is part of a wider Lincolnshire Integrated Care System which has four key objectives:
1. Improve outcomes in population health and healthcare.

2. Tackle inequalities in outcomes, experience and access.

3. Enhance productivity and value for money.

4. Help the NHS support broader social and economic development.

By working together with the ICB, the wider system will deliver its agreed vision of ‘Better Lives for the people of Lincolnshire’. Lincolnshire ICB will use its resources and powers to achieve demonstrable progress on these aims, collaborating to tackle complex challenges including:

- Improving the health of children and young people.
- Supporting people to stay well and independent.
- Acting sooner to help those with preventable conditions.
- Supporting those with long-term conditions or mental health issues.

Caring for those with multiple needs as populations age.

Getting the best from collective resources so people get care as quickly as possible.

The post holder main role and responsibilities include

Support the delivery of the ICB Development Plan for Clinical & Care Professional Leadership, agreeing a work programme for delivery of the Plan and providing regular updates and quarterly progress reports to the Strategic Board

Work collaboratively across the system organisations and ensure that all stakeholders are appropriately engaged, including patients and carers and acute, community, primary, local government, voluntary and social enterprise (VCSE) developing champions who can advocate on behalf of the C&CD.

Develop and provide metrics/KPIs and regular performance reports for the relevant area of work and maintain an overview of performance against any relevant national and local performance targets.

Undertaking a baseline assessment and benchmarking exercise to establish quality improvement expertise already existing in the system and to undertake gap analysis to identify training needs and on-going support requirements for LACE.

Work with existing Quality, Service Improvement & Re-design (QSIR) facilitators and other quality improvement professionals in the system to identify and agree one common improvement methodology to be used and rolled out across the system.

Organise and facilitate training as required relating to the agreed improvement methodology.

Lead a team of quality improvement facilitators across the system providing leadership, vision, and direction in relation to LACE and the delivery of work programmes.

Develop resources and materials relevant to Quality Improvement and ensure this is accessible on the Aspyre system.

Support the LACE Clinical Lead in the development of annual work programmes for the C&CA

Allocate quality improvement resource to LACE activity in accordance with available expertise in the system and improvement activity being undertaken in accordance with work programmes.

Undertake benchmarking exercise to establish current pathways under review, stage of review and with the LACE Clinical Lead agree how current pathway reviews can be embedded and good practice shared once they are completed.

Participation in wider regional/national network events and sharing of good practice