Kaizen Promotion Office

1 month ago

Coventry, United Kingdom University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust Full time

Come and join our Kaizen Promotion Office to support our cultural journey implementing our lean management system called UHCWi.As part of the Organisational Development Directorate you will work in collaboration with our Innovation, Learning and Development and Organisational Development and Engagement teams to support the organisation in the delivery of our strategic objectives.

As we continue in our partnership with the Virginia Mason Institute we are committed to embedding UHCWiinto the fabric of ‘how we do things around here’. This is based on lean but more importantly will be how you can connect others to our aims of:
For the cultural shift we need to further connect with our leaders and our front line staff so all are both expected to and empowered to continuously improve for the benefit of patients and staff. We have made significant strides in training staff, but we need to further support these staff so that they use this training in their daily work to make measurable improvements. We need you to help us reach our tipping point aligned to our strategic objectives of being patient first. We want you to bring leadership experience and the energy and openness to challenge and coach staff.

**We are currently recruiting to**: A KPO Specialist (Band 8a) (x1 WTE post) you will coach leaders to embed the principles of daily management and key UHCWi tools into their everyday work. After certification in advanced lean training, you will lead improvement events, which includes Rapid Process Improvement Workshop in the roles of Workshop and Team Lead. This role also includes managing a value stream and coaching an executive sponsor who will lead the work in the value stream.

As part of our commitment to put patients first we will involve patient partners in the selection process.

Please note previous applicants need not apply

University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust, rated as good by the Care Quality Commission, is one of the largest teaching Trusts in the UK.

We are extremely proud of our employees across our hospital sites, with high quality patient care at the heart of everything we do.

Boasting some of the most modern facilities in Western Europe, the Trust is renowned for being at the forefront of research and innovation as part of its blossoming reputation as a worldwide leader in healthcare.

We are proud to be recognised as a Pathway to Excellence®designated organisation - please click the link for further details about this prestigious award.Pathway To Excellence ® - University Hospitals Coventry & Warwickshire (uhcw.nhs.uk)

By joining our exciting journey, you will form part of a passionate, talented team and will be able to access a wide range of learning and development opportunities. There has never been a better time to join our team.

The Trust is committed to building an organisation that makes full use of the talents, skills, experience, and different perspectives available in our diverse society. We want everyone to feel they are respected, valued, can achieve their potential and receive the most appropriate and relevant care. We will create an environment where the equality and human rights principles of fairness, respect, equality, dignity and autonomy are promoted and are part of the organisation's core values.

The KPO Specialist will use technical skills in UHCWi to create and facilitate improvement events.

Uses teaching skills to facilitate the knowledge acquisition of UHCWi methods and tools for staff throughout the organisation.

Working within the KPO, the KPO Specialist will promote a patient first approach and engage staff Trust wide in incremental improvement and new ways of working. They will also lead and manage a value stream, providing coaching support to the Executive Sponsor.

For further details of the role please see the attached job description.

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