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Martha's Rule Improvement Lead
Band 7
Main area Patient Safety/Quality Improvement Grade Band 7 Contract 6 months (Fixed Term) Hours Part time - 22.5 hours per week Job ref 387-TS8066-TJ
Site Trust Headquarters Town Bristol Salary £47,810 - £54,710 pa pro rata Salary period Yearly Closing 04/07/2025 23:59
As an organisation we recognise the value of a healthy work-life balance. When applying, speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate flexible working, so your work life fits around your home life.
We particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian and minority ethnic candidates as they are under-represented within the Trust.
The post holder will lead the delivery of the Martha’s rule improvement programme workstreams in alignment with the Trust’s Strategic Priorities. The core elements of the role include:
· Project and programme management
· Service improvement and redesign skills
· Facilitation and communication expertise
· Building staff capability for improvement through training, coaching, and mentoring.
The exact nature of day-day tasks depends on the stages of the workstreams. However, all workstreams will involve updating project documentation, facilitating conversations and workshops, and the use of quality improvement tools and methodologies.
Main duties of the job
The Patient Safety Team is a corporate service established to support the Trust in delivering our strategic vision for patient safety using insight, involvement and improvement. This post focusses on improvement through a structured programme of improvement, innovation and service re-design.
The post holder is responsible for delivery of Martha’s Rule across UHBW but the role involves close working with colleagues at NBT to align the implementation of Martha’s Rule across both Trusts.
Working for our organisation
University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust (UHBW) is one of the largest acute Trusts in the country, bringing together a combined workforce of over 13,000 staff and over 100 different clinical services across 10 different sites, serving a core population of more than 500,000 people across South West England. UHBW has been rated by the CQC as ‘Good’ overall and our staff are proud to deliver excellent care to the people of Bristol, Weston and beyond. As a forward- thinking multi-award winning Trust and a digital exemplar committed to improving patient care, our world-leading research and innovations are having a positive local and global impact. Our hospitals are spread across Bristol and Weston, join us and you can enjoy the very best of both worlds; city living within a stone’s throw of the countryside or beside the seaside, both with easy access to all that the South West has to offer. UHBW is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. As an equal opportunities employer actively working towards a diverse workforce we aim to recruit and retain a workforce which represents the rich diversity of the local population at all levels and are committed to designing our services around the needs of individual patients and those around them. Anonymous information will be used from your application in order to ensure we’re meeting our pledge.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For a more detailed job description and main responsibilities, please refer to the job description document attached to this vacancy.
Person specification
Qualifications and Training
* Educated to degree level/relevant professional qualification or equivalent relevant experience
* Project Management Qualification or significant experience of managing projects
* Highly developed specialist knowledge in change management /improvement methodology, through post graduate qualification, or significant experience of working at similar level
* Evidence of continuing professional development
* QI and/or Lean Six Sigma qualification and/or training
Skills and abilities
* Excellent interpersonal skills
* Able to design and facilitate events, and translate outputs into tangible deliverables
* Able to engage, lead and influence others to adopt new working practices
* Proven problem solving skills – ability to review processes and systems, and develop solutions to resolve issues
* Analytical skills – ability to identify, gather, and interpret complex data for improvement projects, and present it clearly to a wide range of individuals and organisations
* Able to use a range of IT application, including Microsoft Office products using a standard keyboard
* Ability to supervise project team members, and delegate required work
* Ability to use improvement and project management tools
* Strong communication skills – verbal, written and presentational
* Decision making skills for leading and delivering improvement projects
* Ability to work with staff and service users in a variety of settings
* Ability to supervise project team members, and delegate required work
* Able to lead multiple improvement initiatives
* Ability to use improvement and project management tools, and skills to mentor, educate and train staff in their use
We hope that you will decide to join us and become part of this exciting journey, helping us to shape our future together.
· As an equal opportunities employer actively working towards a diverse workforce we aim to recruit and retain a workforce which represents the rich diversity of the local population at all levels and are committed to designing our services around the needs of individual patients and those around them. Anonymous information will be used from your application to ensure we’re meeting our pledge.
· The Trust is committed to investing in and caring for all our staff. We will support you in maintaining and improving your health and wellbeing, as well as your career development through management and training support - developing exceptional people for exceptional careers.
· UHBW is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people, and vulnerable adults.
· To comply with Part 7 of the Immigration Act 2016 all applicants must be able to speak fluent English to an appropriate standard which will be assessed at Interview.
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Due to the high number of applications that are received for some posts we may close this vacancy before the advertised closing date. Therefore, please apply for this post as soon as you can, if you are interested and you meet the requirements of the Person Specification
Only those candidates who clearly demonstrate how they meet the person specification will be shortlisted for this job.
As a guide interviews should usually take place within 3 weeks of the closing date.
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