Overview
Come and join our Kaizen Promotion Office to support our cultural journey implementing our lean management system called UHCWi. As part of the Transformation Directorate you will work in collaboration with our Innovation, Enablement, and Organisational Development and Engagement teams to support the organisation in delivery of our strategic objectives.
Key Focus
Our partnership with the Virginia Mason Institute is committed to embedding UHCWi into the fabric of everyday work. It is based on lean principles and focuses on connecting others to our aims of:
* Putting patients first
* Empowering our staff
* Delivering safer care
For the cultural shift we need to further connect with our leaders and frontline staff so all are expected to and empowered to continuously improve for the benefit of patients and staff. We have made significant strides in training staff in the Passport to Improvement and Lean for Leaders but we need to further support these staff so that they use this training in their daily work to make measurable improvements. We need you to help us reach our tipping point aligned to our strategic objectives of being patient first and a model employer. We want you to bring leadership experience and energy and openness to challenge and coach staff.
We also expect you to attend and complete relevant training and development opportunities, including Advanced Lean Training.
Responsibilities
* Coach leaders to embed principles of daily management and UHCWi tools into their everyday work.
* Lead improvement events, including Rapid Process Improvement Workshops, in the roles of Workshop and Team Lead.
* Manage a value stream and coach an executive sponsor who leads the work in the value stream.
* Attend and complete relevant training and development opportunities, including Advanced Lean Training.
* Support staff to use training in daily work to make measurable improvements.
Qualifications
* Leadership experience and ability to challenge and coach staff.
* Energy and openness to drive continuous improvement.
* Background in lean management preferred.
* Willingness to attend advanced lean training.
About the Trust
University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust, rated "good" by the Care Quality Commission, is one of the largest teaching Trusts in the UK and is committed to building an inclusive and diverse workforce.
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