Discharge Improvement Lead

2 weeks ago


Bristol, United Kingdom University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust Full time

Do you have a passion for transformation, improvement and innovation?

Do you enjoy helping others to make improvements in their work area?

Are you looking for a full time, permanent position?

The Integrated Discharge Team are seeking an individual who is dynamic, flexible and self-motivated, with experience of planning and delivering service transformation initiatives.

As an improvement lead you will work to support the Assistant Director of Operations in the Home First Team with service improvement. Our vision is: Enabling patients to access hospital services when they need it through facilitating patient discharges in a safe and supportive way.

You will work with a range of clinical and non-clinical teams to establish and deliver key initiatives to improve patient care and patient /staff experiences relating to patient discharge from hospital. You may also be involved in Trust-wide initiatives.

If you have the energy, experience and capability to be part of a successful, dynamic team, then we look forward to hearing from you and would be pleased to discuss the role with you
- Assist in the development of an improvement culture which supports the highest quality and safety of patient care.
- Engage, influence and work collaboratively with senior managers, corporate services, operational management, clinical and administrative teams to deliver sustainable improvements across the organisation
- Provide expertise to review processes and systems, and develop solutions to resolve issues
- Provide expertise to initiate, plan and deliver improvement initiatives that will improve the quality of care delivered to patients while enhancing the overall patient and staff experience.
- Lead allocated Transforming Care programmes in conjunction with senior responsible officer and project team
- Provide improvement, innovation and service redesign expertise to allocated Division, working with the senior Divisional management team to ensure alignment with strategy and operational priorities.
- Support and deliver projects within cost improvement programmes, when required
- Support the building of capability across the organisation, enabling staff to use quality improvement, change management and project management skills to successfully make improvements within their areas of work
- Collaborate with service users, carers, Trust governors and external partners to shape improvement initiatives, where appropriate.
- Work autonomously without direct supervision
- Be able to recognise and respond to the human dimensions of change that may arise as a consequence of improvement initiatives

University Hospitals Bristol & Weston NHS Foundation Trust (UHBW) is one of the largest acute Trusts in the country, with a workforce of over 13,000 staff and 100+ different clinical services across 10 sites, serving a population of over 500,000 people across Bristol and Weston. UHBW has been rated by the CQC as ‘Good’ overall and our staff are proud to deliver excellent care to patients. As a forward-thinking multi-award winning Trust, committed to improving patient care, our world-leading research and innovations are having a positive local and global impact.

Join us and you can enjoy city living, be in the countryside or by the seaside, with easy access to all the South West offers. UHBW is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults.

For a more detailed job description and main responsibilities, please refer to the job description document attached to this vacancy.



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