Improvement Facilitator

3 months ago


Lancaster, United Kingdom University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust Full time

The post holder will also work with local wards and departments to build Continuous Quality Improvement capability at local level linking improvement projects to strategic goals. Coaching and supporting front line staff to continually improve.
- To understand and interpret new strategic targets and objectives ensuring that systems are in place to enable quality improvement performance to be measured, reported and flagged, with a focus on quality improvement data, tracked over time
- To analyse key performance data relating to quality improvement, identifying areas of poor performance and agreeing an improvement plan with the relevant teams.
- Assist in the implementation of the standardised QI methodology across the trust which will deliver the key priorities outlined in the Trust’s Continuous Quality Improvement Strategy.
- Provide leadership and support for a series of specific improvement projects at ward and department level, ensuring they align with Trust and divisional priorities, by ensuring frontline teams have the appropriate QI skills & knowledge
- Provide monthly progress reports for improvement for the Care Group Triumvirate and ensure learning is disseminated and spread across the Trust to maximise benefit and promote sustainability of change.
- Work in partnership with workforce colleagues to Identify workforce models, including skill mix required, which promote CI and maximise opportunities to be involved in QI activities.

We operate from three main hospitals - Furness General Hospital (FGH) in Barrow, the Royal Lancaster Infirmary (RLI), and Westmorland General Hospital (WGH) in Kendal, as well as a number of community health care premises including Millom Hospital and GP Practice, Queen Victoria Hospital in Morecambe, and Ulverston Community Health Centre.

FGH and the RLI have a range of General Hospital services, with full Emergency Departments, Critical/Coronary Care units and various Consultant-led services.

WGH provides a range of General Hospital services, together with an Urgent Treatment Centre, that can help with a range of non-life threatening conditions such as broken bones and minor illnesses.

All three main hospitals provide a range of planned care including outpatients, diagnostics, therapies, day case and inpatient surgery. In addition, a range of local outreach services and diagnostics are provided from community facilities across Morecambe Bay

Our community services for adults are provided in people’s homes, community centres, clinics, GP Practices, community hospitals and our main hospitals. Our aim is to work with people to help them remain independent, improve their health and manage their conditions through high quality care, advice and support.



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