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Interim Director of Improvement & Transformation
| Posting date: | 25 July 2024 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £99,891 - £114,949 p.a. pro rata |
| Hours: | Part time |
| Closing date: | 25 August 2024 |
| Location: | Cambridge, CB2 0QQ |
| Company: | Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust |
| Job type: | Contract |
| Job reference: | 6497270/180-F-245323 |
Summary
A Vacancy at Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.
We have an exciting opportunity for a dynamic and ambitious leader to join Cambridge University Hospitals and contribute towards our strategic direction, making lasting improvements for our patients, colleagues,organisationand local system.
Our improvement and transformation functioniscritical in supporting the Trust to respond to national operational and financial pressures, whilst delivering our longer-term strategic ambitions.
Reporting to the Executive Director of Innovation, Digital and Improvement, you willbe responsible forour improvement and transformation function, embedding a culture of sustainable continuous quality improvement (QI), leading on strategically agreed QI programmes of work and in conjunction with finance colleagues our productivity and efficiency programme.
Main duties of the job
The Director of Improvement and Transformationis responsible forleading our strategic QI programmes of work. This includes:
• Leading transformation programmes to improve our short- and medium-term productivity, aligned to national priorities and Trust strategy, including pathway redesign, outpatients, length of stay and virtualwards
• Working with clinical and operational leaders across the Trust to understand the enablers and barriers to implementing change and to ensure that resources areallocatedefficiently to support the strategically prioritised programmes ofwork
• Support the delivery of the Trust’s financial recovery plan through the development and delivery of improvement and transformation work that drives out waste and makes agreedsavings
• Develop the Trust’s approach to transformation beyond the walls of the hospital, including working with colleagues at Place and integrated care system-level, to develop and oversee our approach to pathwaytransformation
• Drive the use of a consistent improvementmethodologyfor the Trust (the Model for Improvement), to empower staff to deliver sustainable continuous QI and oversee the development and roll out of QI capability andcapacitybuilding programmes for theTrust
• Provide leadership, direction and support to the improvement and transformation team and all directreports
• Deputise for the Executive Director of Innovation, Digital and Improvement.
Our Trust
Cambridge University Hospitals (CUH) NHS Foundation Trust comprises Addenbrooke’s Hospital and the Rosie Hospital in Cambridge. With over 13,000 staff and over 1100 beds the priorities of the Trust focus on a quality service which is all about people – patients, staff and partners. Recognised as providing ‘outstanding’ care to our patients and rated ‘Good’ overall by the Care Quality Commissioner, is testament to the skill and dedication of the people who work here. CUH’s values – Together - Safe, Kind, Excellent – are at the heart of patient care, defining the way all staff work and behave. The Trust provides accessible high-quality healthcare for the local people of Cambridge, together with specialist services, dealing with rare or complex conditions for a regional, national and international population.
CUH is committed to promoting a diverse and inclusive community - a place where we can all be ourselves. We value our differences and fully advocate and support an inclusive working environment where every individual can fulfil their potential. We want to ensure our people are truly representative of all the communities that we serve. We welcome applications for all positions in the organisation irrespective of people’s age, disability, ethnicity, race, nationality, gender identity, sex, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage and civil partnership status, or pregnancy and maternity status or social economic background.
Please see the attached Applicant Information Pack (combined Job Description and Person Specification) for key duties and responsibilities.
Please note:- Internal applicants on permanent contracts can only apply for this post as a secondment and must have the approval of your current line manager before applying.
Due to Home Office immigration rules, a full time permanent vacancy cannot be filled by individuals on a Student visa. Therefore, please be advised that if you are a Student visa holder, we will not be able to offer you a full time permanent contract unless you have:
- applied for a Graduate visa
- or you will have successfully completed your course and have applied for a Graduate visa before the anticipated start date of your employment
- or the Trust has agreed that they will Sponsor you as a Skilled Worker and you will complete your studies within 3 months of the anticipated start date of employment
This vacancy will close at midnight on 7th August 2024
Interviews are due to be held on 27th August 2024
Benefits to you
We offer development opportunities and a wide range of benefits including on-site leisure facilities, shopping concourse, day nurseries and access to a great transport system with easy access to airports and rail travel.
Please note if you would like to discuss the required hours of this role further, you should approach the contact given. In some cases, alternative working hours will be considered.
We welcome applications from the Armed Forces.
This advert closes on Wednesday 7 Aug 2024
We have an exciting opportunity for a dynamic and ambitious leader to join Cambridge University Hospitals and contribute towards our strategic direction, making lasting improvements for our patients, colleagues,organisationand local system.
Our improvement and transformation functioniscritical in supporting the Trust to respond to national operational and financial pressures, whilst delivering our longer-term strategic ambitions.
Reporting to the Executive Director of Innovation, Digital and Improvement, you willbe responsible forour improvement and transformation function, embedding a culture of sustainable continuous quality improvement (QI), leading on strategically agreed QI programmes of work and in conjunction with finance colleagues our productivity and efficiency programme.
Main duties of the job
The Director of Improvement and Transformationis responsible forleading our strategic QI programmes of work. This includes:
• Leading transformation programmes to improve our short- and medium-term productivity, aligned to national priorities and Trust strategy, including pathway redesign, outpatients, length of stay and virtualwards
• Working with clinical and operational leaders across the Trust to understand the enablers and barriers to implementing change and to ensure that resources areallocatedefficiently to support the strategically prioritised programmes ofwork
• Support the delivery of the Trust’s financial recovery plan through the development and delivery of improvement and transformation work that drives out waste and makes agreedsavings
• Develop the Trust’s approach to transformation beyond the walls of the hospital, including working with colleagues at Place and integrated care system-level, to develop and oversee our approach to pathwaytransformation
• Drive the use of a consistent improvementmethodologyfor the Trust (the Model for Improvement), to empower staff to deliver sustainable continuous QI and oversee the development and roll out of QI capability andcapacitybuilding programmes for theTrust
• Provide leadership, direction and support to the improvement and transformation team and all directreports
• Deputise for the Executive Director of Innovation, Digital and Improvement.
Our Trust
Cambridge University Hospitals (CUH) NHS Foundation Trust comprises Addenbrooke’s Hospital and the Rosie Hospital in Cambridge. With over 13,000 staff and over 1100 beds the priorities of the Trust focus on a quality service which is all about people – patients, staff and partners. Recognised as providing ‘outstanding’ care to our patients and rated ‘Good’ overall by the Care Quality Commissioner, is testament to the skill and dedication of the people who work here. CUH’s values – Together - Safe, Kind, Excellent – are at the heart of patient care, defining the way all staff work and behave. The Trust provides accessible high-quality healthcare for the local people of Cambridge, together with specialist services, dealing with rare or complex conditions for a regional, national and international population.
CUH is committed to promoting a diverse and inclusive community - a place where we can all be ourselves. We value our differences and fully advocate and support an inclusive working environment where every individual can fulfil their potential. We want to ensure our people are truly representative of all the communities that we serve. We welcome applications for all positions in the organisation irrespective of people’s age, disability, ethnicity, race, nationality, gender identity, sex, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage and civil partnership status, or pregnancy and maternity status or social economic background.
Please see the attached Applicant Information Pack (combined Job Description and Person Specification) for key duties and responsibilities.
Please note:- Internal applicants on permanent contracts can only apply for this post as a secondment and must have the approval of your current line manager before applying.
Due to Home Office immigration rules, a full time permanent vacancy cannot be filled by individuals on a Student visa. Therefore, please be advised that if you are a Student visa holder, we will not be able to offer you a full time permanent contract unless you have:
- applied for a Graduate visa
- or you will have successfully completed your course and have applied for a Graduate visa before the anticipated start date of your employment
- or the Trust has agreed that they will Sponsor you as a Skilled Worker and you will complete your studies within 3 months of the anticipated start date of employment
This vacancy will close at midnight on 7th August 2024
Interviews are due to be held on 27th August 2024
Benefits to you
We offer development opportunities and a wide range of benefits including on-site leisure facilities, shopping concourse, day nurseries and access to a great transport system with easy access to airports and rail travel.
Please note if you would like to discuss the required hours of this role further, you should approach the contact given. In some cases, alternative working hours will be considered.
We welcome applications from the Armed Forces.
This advert closes on Wednesday 7 Aug 2024