The Role This post is temporary for 6 months (fixed term or secondment) Where a post only has temporary funding and an existing member of NHS Lanarkshire staff wishes to apply, this will be treated as a secondment. The employee MUST already have written agreement from their line manager to be released on a secondment before applying for the post. You will support the University Hospital Hairmyres Triumvirate to improve performance measures within a focused timeframe. You will work with relevant stakeholders and staff groups to better understand the system and implement improvement strategies. You will be expected to work within complex systems with competing demands and will focus on developing, testing, reliable implementation and spread of improvements that demonstrate safe, and effective, person-centred care for patients and their families to support the achievement of the Board’s organisational aims and goals. The grade of the post relates to expertise in Quality Improvement and Service Redesign with a track record of implementing positive change. Therefore, there are no line management responsibilities for this position. You will report to the UHH site Director who will prioritise areas of work. Although not within the Quality Directorate, you will have access to the Director of Quality to discuss ideas or plans if that would be helpful as professional support for the role. NHS Lanarkshire Have you always wanted to work with NHS Lanarkshire? Then this might be the opportunity for you to join Team Lanarkshire! 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. What we'll need you to bring Educated to Masters level or equivalent experience Extensive experience as a NHS manager with experience operating at a senior corporate level Evidence and experience of leading improvement programmes in health and social care Experience of working and communicating effectively with Executive level staff and Clinical Directors Practical experience of project / programme management and leading change Expert level of knowledge and experience in improvement science and its practical application in health and care settings Demonstrable evidence of influencing and successfully implementing change and improvement in a complex environment Please note for all vacancies where a driving licence is required this must be a full UK/EU/EEA licence. Contract type Fixed Term or secondment for 6 months 37 hours Where a post only has temporary funding and an existing member of NHS Lanarkshire staff wishes to apply, this will be treated as a secondment. The employee MUST already have written agreement from their line manager to be released on a secondment before applying for the post. Location and Working Pattern This role will be based in University Hospital Hairmyres. Whilst this advertisement may be for a specific post(s) in a particular location, applicants who are shortlisted for interview may be considered for similar vacancies in alternative locations. Looking to find out more? If you’re looking to find out more, then we would love to hear from you! Please contact Margaret Meek, Director of Hospital Services at margaret.meek@lanarkshire.scot.nhs.uk. For enquiries regarding the application form or recruitment process, please contact Anna Zastawnik-Baran, Recruitment Administrator on Anna.Zastawnik-Baran@lanarkshire.scot.nhs.uk (Please remember to include the job title and reference number in your email) Why NHS Lanarkshire? Join us and you will discover a supportive environment where you will have the chance to add to your skills and further your career. Some of NHS Lanarkshire’s benefits include: A minimum of 27 days annual leave increasing with length of service A minimum of 8 days of public holidays Membership of NHS Pension Scheme, with life insurance benefits (for more information on the NHS Pension Scheme visit the Scottish Public Pension ) Paid sick leave increasing with length of service Occupational health services Employee counselling services Work-life Balance policies and procedures NHS Lanarkshire have a range of support services on topics that can impact both on your working and personal life including occupational health, spiritual care and independent counselling. This support can be accessed using the links on this page. Further Information For more information on the role, please refer to the Job Description. 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