Job summary
The purpose of the role is to support the implementation of the personalised care operating model (cited in the 2019 NHS long-term plan) in conjunction with leads based in the Trust networks. This model will further enable a culture of personalised care within the organisation and wider. Personalised care is a key element of the NHS long-term plan and means that people have choice and control over the way their care is planned and delivered. The model is based upon 'what matters to you' and works to highlight a person's strengths and needs.
Personalised care is fundamental to the changes the NHS is seeking to deliver better health and wellbeing for individuals; better quality and experience of care that is integrated and tailored around them and is therefore more sustainable. Universal personalised care is the delivery plan towards making personalised care 'business as usual' for million people by 2024.Personalised Care enables people in the whole population to have the same choice and control over their mental and physical health that they have come to expect in every other aspect of their lives. This includes people with long-term conditions (LTC), and those who have needs that are more complex.
Main duties of the job
Your role involves:
1. Facilitating personalised care initiatives
2. Strengthening collaboration across services
3. Identifying improvement opportunities
4. Leading on experience and personalised care portfolio
5. Supporting staff in implementing personalised care
6. Developing sustainable workforce upskilling models
7. Undertaking statutory reporting and identifying service trends
8. Promoting an open culture of feedback and improvement
To excel, you'll need:
9. Specialised skills in quality improvement and patient experience
10. Knowledge of service user involvement approaches
11. Ability to share information effectively with patients and carers
12. Strong organisational and communication skills
Key Relationships:
13. LSCFT services and Social Care leads
14. Senior Enhancing Experience Matron
15. NHS governing bodies (, NHS England, Clinical Commissioning Groups)
16. Patients, families, and carers
About us
Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust provides a range of services including secondary mental health care across this area. Specialist provision comprises inpatient child and adolescent mental health services, perinatal mental health and forensic services including low and medium secure care.
The Trust also provides a range of physical health and well-being services in the community alongside a range of partners in the Lancashire, Cumbria and Sefton area.
Lancashire & South Cumbria Foundation Trust encourages flexible working, we believe that a positive work/life balance benefits NHS employees through improved health and wellbeing. We would consider working patterns such as; term time, part time, compressed hours, flexi-time and career breaks. We encourage applicants to state clearly on their application forms this request and discuss these options at interview.
For more information please visit our website via Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS FT
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see attached the job description and person specification for more information about this role.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
17. oKnowledge of specific area on patient experience and personalised care acquired through degree or equivalent experience or Training.
18. oEvidence of continuing professional development.
19. oProject management qualification or willingness to work towards.
20. oTraining in the discipline of Experience Based Design or willingness to work towards.
21. oLeadership/Management qualification.
22. oCoaching qualification
23. oService/quality improvement training
Knowledge
Essential
24. oKnowledge and understanding of quality improvement, patient experience/personalised care and service user/carer involvement approaches and governance
25. oIT skills required for data collection, presentations and the production of leaflets and posters
26. oKnowledge of service/quality improvement
Experience
Essential
27. oPrevious years' experience of working in the spheres of quality improvement and patient experience/person centred care/clinical setting
28. oLived Experience of Health care
29. oEvidence of working with 'deprived' populations.
Skills & Abilities
Essential
30. Ability to engage and influence others.
31. Ability to work under pressure
32. Able to prioritise workload effectively in light of completing tight deadlines.