Quality Improvement Lead

8 months ago


London, United Kingdom Whittington Hospital NHS Trust Full time

MAIN DUTIES Provide operational QI leadership and expertise across the trust. Lead on the QI programme, designing and delivering changes and developments with a Trust-wide impact. Monitor and evolve the QI programme including new ways of working, agreeing and adjusting plans as required. Scope QI initiatives to establish boundaries of the project (and exclusions where appropriate), current state in service provision and develop desired future state.

Ensure majority of QI projects develop and use patient and public engagement methodologies. Ensure majority of QI projects promote financial efficiency and productivity benefits. Ensure robust data analysis is used to diagnose gaps and support solution development. Plan and lead QI workshops and QI clinics bringing together diverse groups of staff in a controlled environment to motivate change.

Lead on development and execution of communication plans to ensure consistent messages are used to drive improvements and that benefits for patients, staff and the organisation are clearly defined. Regularly interrogate QI project register to ensure themes and outcomes captured and shared. Assist in building, revitalising and maintaining network(s) of QI faculty members to provide peer support to staff undertaking QI projects and initiatives. Work closely with the Quality Governance team to develop and deliver Quality Account priorities and projects Act as an organisational expert on the use of data and measurement for QI Provide expert advice and where necessary, leadership, to staff at all levels in the organisation and on using data and measurement for improvement.

This will involve reviewing complex data sets and formulating and amending strategies where there may be more than one course of action. Coach QI/audit leads, clinical and service directors and other directorate staff on analysing and interpreting data for improvement. This will involve reviewing complex data sets and formulating and amending strategies where there may be more than one course of action. Promote and support the publication of Trust QI work using data for improvement.

Management support QI projects in all ICSUs across the Trust. Provide high level improvement expertise, leadership and coaching as required to project teams, QI sponsors and any other stakeholders involved in improvement work. Assist senior management to design and embed a structure to allow high priority improvement projects to be supported and thrive within existing infrastructure. Design any specialist learning events and publications that may be required to facilitate the progress of the QI projects and raise awareness of QI project outcomes.

Attend project team or any other meetings relevant to the delivery of the projects aims. In each QI project with which they are involved, the post holder will work closely with operational and clinical leaders to: Develop and agree the objective of the QI project. Agree and record desired outcome and process tracking metrics. Develop and implement tests of change using Plan-Do-Study-Act methodology.

Manage risks associated with project delivery, in partnership with project operational leads and team, develop and execute controls and mitigations so that project delivery is in line with agreed timescales, escalating where appropriate. Co-ordinate project administration and ensure regular reviews of progress occur e.g. driver diagrams, action plans, progress reports. Lead project communications, including development of posters, presentations, publications and use of social and other media.

Ensure that allocated project plan(s) are kept updated and regular reports provided to the Associate Director of Quality Governance, Clinical Effectiveness, Patient Safety and Patient Experience Committees and other relevant executives and committees as required. Monitor progress of high priority projects and collaborate with relevant internal and external stakeholders to ensure progress in improvement work is maintained. Develop and foster relationships with staff in these project teams and manage these relationships such that team members proactively seek support. Actively engage clinical and non-clinical stakeholders who may be key to the project(s) achieving its aim(s).

Collate and present information relating to the progress of these projects at internal and external forums and meetings. Coach and facilitate improvement project teams to promote and publish work being undertaken. Design and deliver teaching in QI on a Trust-wide basis. Help support the development of QI capacity and capability within the organisation.

Teach improvement science, including the use of measurement and data, at internal training events as required. These include, but are not limited to QI Enabled programme and bespoke learning events. Co-produce teaching and briefing materials and agendas/course training plans for training events. Evaluate and continue to develop in-house training, coaching and peer support packa



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