Nursing Quality Lead

To role of a Patient Safety Lead involves the development and implementation of the Quality Assurance Framework (QAF) for providers including clinical quality specifications, CQUIN schemes procurement and contract performance.
The post holder will work with the Deputy Director of Nursing and Patient Safety team to provide specialist professional advice and leadership in respect of quality and safety matters to ensure commissioned services deliver core quality and safety standards.
The post holder will operate as the ICB lead for quality and patient safety in a designated area, which can include responsibility for patients placed out of area or placed and funded within Coventry and Warwickshire by external ICB’s or NHSE under the Host Commissioner responsibilities.
The post holder will work with the Deputy Director of Nursing and Patient Safety team on complex areas of poor clinical performance within providers across Coventry and Warwickshire and support the development of QIPP schemes from a quality perspective.
Develop and implementation of the Quality Assurance Framework (QAF)
Work with other ICB Quality Team members to ensure seamless service provision
Will operate as the ICB lead for quality and patient safety in a designated area
Work with the Deputy Director of Nursing and Patient Safety team on complex areas of poor clinical performance
To work directly with ICS Patient Safety Specialist to influence and maintain high quality care delivery.
To contribute to a positive, inclusive team culture.
Coventry and Warwickshire Integrated Care Board (ICB) is responsible for commissioning NHS services on behalf of people in Coventry and Warwickshire. In consultation with local partners, it plans the delivery of services in a way that both meets local health and care needs and reduces inequalities between different groups.
The Board of the ICB is made up of senior leaders from a range of health and care organisations. By bringing together the knowledge and experience of the board members and the organisations they represent, we can make informed and joined up decisions about health and care provision across our region.
1. Quality Monitoring and Development
Ensure robust and comprehensive processes are in place to gather and triangulate information and data to monitor the quality of services to ensure the early detection of any quality concerns. This will include the review the evidence received from providers against their quality metrics and holding them to account where these are not achieved
Ensure areas requiring improvement are followed up and co-ordinate support for resolution and actions as required.
Direct and participate in announced and unannounced quality assurance and patient safety visits
To support the development of new service specifications and the review and refresh of existing clinical quality specifications.
Ensure that the appropriate quality standards and indicators are incorporated into commissioning strategies, service specifications and service level agreements.
To establish and maintain effective partnerships across the system, social care and service providers.
To act as a champion for patients and their interests and involve the public and patients in improving the quality of commissioned services.
Promote quality, innovation and partnership working.
To regularly review and update the ICBs quality monitoring and surveillance systems to ensure the capture and robust triangulation of data.
Be responsible for making judgements and recommendations regarding providers performance against key quality indicators and standards
Identify areas for improvement which demonstrate appropriate outcome measures, value for money and person-centred care and work in partnership with providers support quality improvement programmes.
To lead clinical quality performance reviews and produce reports and recommendations for improvements.
To be responsible for advising on the development and reviewing of systems, evidence-based practice and clinical quality which contribute to the care and wellbeing of patients and clients.
Patient Safety and Experience
To participate in the Patient Safety Specialist Network across the system
To ensure that clinical risk and patient safety systems and procedures are in place across the ICB.
To support the ICB and wider system in the transition to Patient Safety Incident and Response Framework, embedding patient safety and learning into the system
Lead the quality and patient safety agenda, providing specialist advice and securing robust assurance on patient safety matters.
Ensure a proactive culture of learning lessons and sharing good practice exists across the ICB and wider health economy.
Promote a proactive patient safety culture with all services.
Support the development and implementation of a patient safety strategy, working with key stakeholders to ensure an integrated approach and sustained improvements.
To ensure robust policies re Patient Safety reflect best pract