Here at NHS Lanarkshire, we put the patient at the heart of everything we do. Each colleague within the organisation plays a key role in how we deliver our healthcare services.
We proudly serve a population of 655,000 across rural and urban communities in both North and South Lanarkshire. NHS Lanarkshire is comprised of Acute Services (which currently provide hospital based services over 3 main sites), Corporate & Property & Support Services, North and South Lanarkshire Health and Social Care Partnerships which provide integrated primary healthcare and social care services to local communities and surrounding areas.
To support the Director of Quality/Head of Assurance in the planning, management and delivery of a portfolio of Quality projects designed to support delivery of the highest quality health and care services in NHS Lanarkshire through monitoring and using performance, quality and safety data to identify issues that need to be addressed and taking follow up action to improve the quality of the care and services delivered.
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Support the implementation of the Lanarkshire Quality Approach through the promotion and application of the approach across the organisation.
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Managing organisational programmes of quality assurance activity to ensure that all aspects are effectively organised and that programmes are delivered on time and outputs are of a high quality including, on an on-going basis, monitoring the progress of projects and assigned resources and implementing changes to plans and allocation of resources as necessary.
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Developing, contributing to and maintaining project and programme risk registers identifying and documenting appropriate mitigations and actively managing risks.
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Managing and participating in scoping and consultation processes involving the identification of key quality indicators, and the appropriate engagement of key stakeholders, to inform the development of robust, measurable outputs and supporting measurement frameworks.
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Educated to MSc level or equivalent training in improvement science or extensive practical experience of supporting implementation of Quality Assurance / Improvement programmes of work.
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Demonstrable experience of managing multiple projects
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Have undertaken a management role in the NHS or equivalent health sector
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Experience of managing teams and evidence of formal management training
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Have broad experience and understanding of the operations of the NHS
As a valued employee of NHS Lanarkshire, you can enjoy an extensive range of benefits including:
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Annual Leave - 35 days including public holidays
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Generous NHS pension scheme
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Annual incremental salary progression
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Paid sick leave increasing with length of service
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NHS discounts and more.
NHS Lanarkshire is dedicated to building a diverse workforce where everyone can thrive, develop, and succeed based on their skills, knowledge, and talent - regardless of race, disability, gender, sexual orientation, or care experience* or any other dimension that can be used to differentiate people from one another.
- Care experienced applicants include those who have lived with foster parents, kinship carers, or in residential/secure children’s settings.
For informal discussion, please contact Laura Drummond, Head of Assurance on [email protected]
If you have any questions about the recruitment process or require support with your application, contact Lynn Deas, Recruitment Administrator on [email protected]
