Improvement and Transformation Manager

Responsible for the leading of a number of projects associated with transformation and improvement across Bedfordshire Hospitals. The work plan may cover a number of areas where there is opportunity for meaningful, sustainable change, for example Urgent and Emergency Care and/or Elective Care.

Work with a range of stakeholders including leadership teams, clinicians, key support functions, patients and other colleagues (internal and external) to support improvement and transformation programmes and the delivery of high quality, patient centred care.

Provide improvement coaching and support to teams.

Please note the post will involve travel across Bedford and Luton and Dunstable Hospital Sites.

Work closely with the Head of Improvement and Transformation / Deputy Head of Improvement and Transformation to ensure all programmes of work are co-ordinated effectively and deliver objectives.

Work with in partnership with the Clinical Service Lines to embed an improvement culture, ensuring that sustainable change is embedded in everyday operational business.

To provide expertise and support to the Clinical Service Lines to ensure changes are managed in a planned and smooth manner.

Work across and develop relationships with multiple stakeholders, multi-disciplinary teams and in conjunction with system partners, including the ICB and Primary Care.

To make effective links and assess the impacts and co-dependencies of current and emergent issues which may influence the programme / change portfolio.

Advocate and act consistently as a positive role model, actively promoting the Trusts THRIVE values.

Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust provides hospital services to a growing population of around 700,000 people living across Bedfordshire and the surrounding areas across two busy hospital sites in Bedford and Luton. Both hospital sites offer key services such as A&E, Obstetrics-led Maternity and Paediatrics. You will be joining a friendly, high performing Trust committed to ensuring the health and wellbeing of staff. As one of the largest NHS Trusts in our region you will have access to a programme of high quality training and development to help you grow your career. The Trust continues to be committed to delivering the best patient care using the best clinical knowledge and technology available.

Our values

We not only recruit based on qualifications and experience - we recruit individuals who demonstrate the behaviours which underpin our Trusts core values. We achieve this by using values based recruitment. We are dedicated to making our recruitment practices as inclusive as possible for everyone, we are committed to promoting equality and diversity, and creating a culture that values differences.

Please note that vacancies may close prior to the advertised closing date when sufficient number of applications have been received. All new staff will be subject to a probationary period covering first 6 months in post. Travel between hospital sites may be required. Please review all documents attached to ensure you familiarize yourself with all requirements of the job

Qualifications

Essential: - Educated to Degree level or equivalent level of experience; - Leadership qualification

Desirable: - Improvement or programme qualification; - Masters

Experience

Desirable: - Complex work programme successful delivery; - Working with patients to delivery meaningful improvement

Knowledge

Essential: - Ability to negotiate, influence and problem solve; - Presentation and facilitation skills

Desirable: - Service improvement methods in the NHS

Personal

Essential: - Excellence interperonnal and communication skills