Band 7 Quality Improvement Lead- Bristol

Overview

Description of the duties Key Responsibilities:To promote and encourage a culture that is committed to continuously improving and providing high quality patient services.To provide support to services on all aspects of quality improvementTo track key performance indicators to provide assurance within services and at Divisional and Trust level of compliance (or early view of arising issues where applicable).Facilitation of Division services QI projects and collaboratives and those related to service priorities/objectives and corporate requirementsTo support corporate Trust requirements e.g. National Audits, NICE. On a regular basis to provide expert knowledge, support and assistance to all health care professionals at all levels within the service on all aspects of effective and continuous quality improvement such as (but not limited to):Advice on QI training availableAdvice on improvement methodology and measurement techniques (proforma design, sample size and selection)Advice on patient confidentiality with regards to contents of spreadsheets and reportsEmpower, influence and assist with change as a result of quality improvement work undertaken including the development of improvement plansExtraction and recording of data from relevant sources e.g. health records, computer sourcesExtraction, analysis, interpretation, understanding and manipulation of large volumes of complicated and possibly sensitive/contentious data and presentation of findings in an understandable and suitable manner.Generation of presentations and information for disseminationAdvice on data protection, confidentiality and ethical issuesDifferences, and the significance, between Research/Audit/survey and the knowledge to direct clinicians accordinglyProject design and management e.g. time scales, appropriateness of workMentor, support, encourage and advise staff:Participate in the development and implementation of individual induction programmeReview and monitoring of development plansCommunications and Working Relationships

The post holder communicates and has working relationships with Trust members of staff at all levels within the organisation, both clinical and non-clinical. This requires persuasive skills where agreement and co-operation are essential.Divisional QuadrumvirateConsultants, service directors and other medical staffCorporate QI Team, Patient Safety teamMatrons and Service ManagersDivisional Patient Safety and Quality ManagersTrust Patient Safety SpecialistResearch and Development Support Unit, Data protection Officer and Caldicott GuardianSenior Nursing, Allied Health professionals, Psychological Professionals, Social Workers and their staffPerson specification

Education and Qualification

Essential criteria

Educated to degree level (or equivalent experience) with excellent literacy and numeracy skillsQuality Improvement qualification or equivalent level training and experienceExperience and Knowledge

Essential criteria

Expert knowledge in quality improvement processes, procedures and methodologies and significant experience of putting this knowledge into practice at Band 5 or above (or equivalent)Desirable criteria

NHS ExperienceSkills and Abilities

Essential criteria

Advanced analytical skills with the ability to produce quality reports extracting and analysing significant amounts of intricate and possibly sensitive or contentious dataStrong communication and interpersonal skills - the ability to communicate across the Trust, both vertically and horizontally across the management chain, and other Trusts at all ..... full job details .....