We are seeking an enthusiastic, motivated and experienced Registered Nurse or Allied Health Professional to join our Quality Improvement (QI)Team as a QI Senior Practitioner .
This is an exciting opportunity to play a key role in driving continuous improvement across the Trust, working in partnership with clinical and corporate colleagues to improve patient safety, experience and outcomes.
As a valued member of the team, you will lead and support QI programmes using recognised improvement methodologies to deliver measurable and sustainable change. You will manage improvement projects, with a particular focus on F alls prevention and safer mobility , working closely with clinical teams to design, implement and evaluate improvement and education programmes.
The successful candidate will champion the principles of the Patient Safety Incident Response Framework (PSIRF) , promoting a just and learning-focused culture and identifying opportunities for system-wide learning.
Working within a friendly, supportive and dynamic team, you will provide expert guidance and support improvement projects across the organisation and act as a subject matter expert helping to build trustwide improvement capability.
As part of your development, you will have the opportunity to complete the nationally accredited Quality, Service Improvement and Redesign (QSIR) Associate Programme and become a member of the RUH QSIR Faculty , contributing to the delivery of training and developing improvement leaders.
The postholder will:
- Lead quality improvement programmes, applying recognised improvement methodologies to drive measurable change and managing a portfolio of improvement initiatives including Falls prevention /safer mobility.
- Provide expert evaluation and guidance, offering specialist advice to clinical teams to support evidence-based decision making and best practice.
- Act as a subject matter expert for Quality Improvement and Falls prevention /safer mobility, role modelling the behaviours and principles of continuous improvement and supporting capability-building across the organisation.
- Support the design of relevant education programmes across the trust, including induction, mandatory training, and ongoing professional development.
- Be developed to become a Quality Service Improvement and Redesign (QSIR) Associate. This is a nationally accredited QI programme and the postholder will become part of the RUH QSIR Faculty delivering QSIR training.
- Be based within the corporate Quality Improvement Team, and be expected to work at a clinical level as required, collaborating with divisional teams to support, influence, and sustain improvement.
We are proud to be part of BSW Hospitals Group - a formal partnership between the Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation Trust, Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust. With a combined workforce of over 17, 600 colleagues, and budget of 1.6 billion the Group is united by a common purpose to deliver the best possible care to over 1 million people.
We are creating a health and care system that works with the people we care for, reducing the differences people currently face in access, experience and outcomes, improving the experience of our colleagues and tackling shared challenges like sustainability and finances. Every improvement we make across our Group will be guided by what creates the greatest benefit for our colleagues, our patients, our communities and our partners.
By working together, we make a real difference for our patients, each other, and our community. Every role matters in delivering the exceptional, person‑centred care we’re proud of.
We’re committed to a compassionate, inclusive culture where kindness is championed, differences are valued, and diversity makes us stronger.
We want to support you to thrive, taking your career to its full potential. We prioritise staff wellbeing – and yes, we even have a pool!
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