Head of Quality
Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust believes in fairness, equity and above all values diversity in all aspects of its work, as a provider of health services and as an employer of people. We provide visa sponsorship to applicant who require a visa to work in the UK, providing the role you’ve been recruited to meets the requirements set by the Home Office.
From 4 April 2024 overseas workers requiring a general Skilled Worker Visa (such as data analysts, IT and finance professionals, etc) but sponsored by an NHS organisation will need to meet the new salary threshold of £38,700. In addition, applications to the Health and Care Visa route for those occupations paid by NHS bands that are on the immigration salary, a list of skilled jobs which have lower salary requirements, will need to meet the national pay scale for their role or the new minimum salary threshold of £23,200 (whichever is higher).We advise that you check that the role you wish to apply for meets the requirement for sponsorship before applying.
Further guidance on eligible roles can be found here- https://www.gov.uk/health-care-worker-visa/different-salary-requirements
Job overview
The post holder will lead programmes of change and innovation that address identified clinical and operational priorities across the organisation. They will be required to interpret, identify and implement potential organisational and service changes for the Trust.
Please note this vacancy may close early if a high volume of applications is received, we advise you submit your application early to avoid disappointment.
Main duties of the job- Responsible for delivery of Quality Improvement programmes across the Trust that objectively and subjectively demonstrate improved levels of quality as well as more financially efficient.
- Responsible for supporting the development of the annual Quality Account and ensuring priorities within the Account are progressed and delivered upon
- Responsible for overseeing progress against the Trusts Quality Strategy objectives
- Responsible for the management of the Quality Improvement Team
- Responsible for appropriately managing the Quality Improvement Team budget
- Responsible for representing the Trust internally and externally as the Trust lead for Learning Disabilities (LD), Autism (A) and Special Educational Needs & Disabilities (SEND)
Working for our organisation
Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust provides community-based health services for adults and children in Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin, and some services in surrounding areas too. These range from district nursing, health visiting and running four community hospitals through to providing very specialist community care through talented and dedicated staff.
Patients, carers and the public play a vital role in helping us to develop and improve our services and we are constantly looking for ways to work with local communities, patients and the public to innovate and improve. Have a look at the Have Your Say section of our website to find out how you can feed back your experiences and help us to continually improve.
Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust is an exciting place to work. It offers a wide range of employment opportunities for many people.
Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust positively encourages applications from all areas of the community, regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation or religious beliefs. We are committed to ensuring people who work for the community trust have a good working life - and a good work life/home life balance.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see the Job Description and Person Specification attached for further information on the role.
Person specification
Training and Qualifications
Essential criteria- Registered Health Professional
- Relevant first degree and/or Masters degree/ Post-Graduate qualification in health/social care or equivalent experience in healthcare
- Evidence of leadership development / qualification
- Evidence of continuing professional development
Experience
Essential criteria- Able to illustrate ability to work with other professionals from the multi-disciplinary team
- Experience of leading complex and dynamic quality improvement successfully.
- Experience of CQC or other external regular assessments and reviews
Knowledge
Essential criteria- Well-developed leadership skills, tools and techniques in a number of areas and the ability to adapt and adjust style to meet the needs of a situation.
- Excellent communication skills to wide and varied audiences
- Knowledge of quality Improvement tools
- Has the skills to produce timely and informative high-level reports
Other
Essential criteria- Ability to meet the travel needs of the post