Quality Improvement Nurse
The Christie NHS Foundation TrustJob overview
An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the Quality and Standards team as a Quality Sister, working alongside the Lead Nurse for Quality.
If you have a strong passion to improve patient experience by driving the quality plan and quality improvement projects, then this is the role for you.
The organisation is committed to improving quality and delivering safe, effective, and personal care, within a culture of learning and continuous service improvement within all aspects of the patient journey.
We are looking for a highly motivated experienced Registered Nurse who will bring excellent clinical and communication skills.
The successful candidate should have demonstrable leadership skills and experience as the role involves networking and working alongside clinical teams, with patient and relative involvement.
The role will be highly visible working in clinical areas across the whole of the trust to engage, empower and support teams in the delivery of the trust’s quality plan.
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1. To support the implementation of national policy directives/national evidence-based practice in relation to the quality agenda, providing support to colleagues as appropriate.
2. To support the planning and delivery of large-scale programs of quality improvement which assist the trust in achieving outcome ambitions for effective patient care. This will be achieved by working alongside staff, engaging, and empowering them to influence change and monitoring the sustainability of the quality improvement.
3. To provide clear leadership and direction to support the clinical teams, liaising with the senior leadership teams in the trust.
4. To support the development and implementation of The Trust CODE accreditation and Quality Mark schemes, ensuring standards are maintained and staff are supported to make improvements through collaboration and engagement. You will visit the satellite centers to network and support the clinical teams.
5. Support the lead Nurse and participate in the further development of the accreditation schemes across the organization and inclusion of oncology specific standards by working collaboratively with clinical teams
6. To work with the Lead Nurse in support of the processes for our Non-Medical Prescribing professionals and support clinical staff applying for the Non-Medical Prescribing course.
Working for our organisation
The Christie is one of Europe’s leading cancer centres, treating over 60,000 patients a year. We are based in Manchester and serve a population of 3.2 million across Greater Manchester & Cheshire, but as a national specialist around 15% patients are referred to us from other parts of the country.
We provide radiotherapy through one of the largest radiotherapy departments in the world; chemotherapy on site and through 14 other hospitals; highly specialist surgery for complex and rare cancer; and a wide range of support and diagnostic services. We are also an international leader in research, with world first breakthroughs for over 100 years.
We run one of the largest early clinical trial units in Europe with over 300 trials every year. Cancer research in Manchester, most of which is undertaken on the Christie site, has been officially ranked the best in the UK.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
Quality and Leadership
Deliver professional leadership with sound interpersonal and communication skills to enable and empower staff to develop best practice in the delivery of high-quality patient care.
Challenge existing practices, ensuring that progressive solutions, which consider models of best practice, are incorporated into clinical practice.
Support ward/departmental leadership and their nursing teams by working alongside them to promote shared learning/education at the point of care
To work collaboratively with specialist clinical teams, e.g., Tissue Viability Nurse (TVN), Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) to promote educational study days, ward-based teaching/education.
To assist in the delivery of QI projects to improve patient outcomes and staff CPD
To identify and contribute to shared learning and quality improvement opportunities from incidents, complaints and accreditation processes.
To support the Lead Nurse for Quality in the delivery of the Trust’s Quality plan.
To support the development and implementation trust clinical accreditation and Quality Mark schemes, ensuring standards are maintained and staff are supported to make improvements by collaboration and engagement
Support the lead Nurse and participate in the further development of the accreditation schemes in terms of spread across the organization and inclusion of oncology specific standards.
Awareness and understanding of national and local policies.
Foster and develop a culture within nursing that values continuing professional development and strives for excellence in the delivery of patient care.
Support the Lead Nurse on the national quality board requirements for safe staffing, supporting the process of undertaking acuity monitoring, analyzing data, preparing evidence for bi-annual staffing reviews, and developing the board assurance report.
Take advantage of both formal and informal settings to provide people with coaching and encouragement.
Actively identify opportunities to influence trust nursing and quality agendas.
Participate in the implementation and further development of clinical indicators/metrics and systems of reporting, action planning and sustainability.
Use analytical and sound clinical judgement skills in relation to analyzing data which may sometimes be complex in nature.
Collaborate on specific areas of work under the leadership of the Lead Nurse, as agreed with the Chief Nurse and Executive Director of Quality, including the planning and management of projects and the implementation of change across the Trust, ensuring professional relationships are maintained and cross divisional partnerships encouraged.
In conjunction with the senior nursing team, contribute to the development and implementation of effective policies and practices which support the achievement of the quality objectives.
To ensure that all professional standards and practice, including statutory regulations are adhered to.
Contribute to communication networks, enabling effective partnership and promoting professional relationships within the organisation.
Actively participate in organisational committees and operational groups.
Support the development and delivery of an ongoing training programme to ensure staff are skilled in the application of quality improvement methodology.
Non-Medical Prescribing (NMP)
Support the Lead Nurse on the overarching management of the non-medical prescribing service within the organisation.
Assist the Lead Nurse by supporting NMP learners during training.
Support in the management of the NMP database ensuring that appropriate data is accurately recorded.
Assist the Lead Nurse in the organisation of NMP continuing professional development events in-line with the requirements set out in the NMP policy.
Support the Lead Nurse in regular audit activity of NMP activity and compliance against national and local guidance.
Education
Support involvement in nursing audit, quality improvement initiatives and research activity in the Trust and the dissemination of good practice
Personal
Cooperate in the performance review by indicating own learning goals, support needs and setting personal development objectives with feedback from others.
Ensure own professional knowledge is regularly updated and keep abreast of relevant developments, making effective use of learning opportunities and actively promoting the workplace as a learning environment.
Undertake theoretical education/academic courses as necessary to maintain specialist knowledge base relating to cancer care, general management, and human resources issues.
Actively seek mentorship/supervision/coaching to enable reflection and own personal development within the role.
The closing date for this post may be extended if there are insufficient applicants or brought forward if there is a high volume of applicants.
We want to ensure that everyone who works at the Christie or uses our services is welcomed, valued and treated with dignity and respect. The Christie values diversity and is committed to ensuring equal opportunities for all and fair representation across the organisation at all levels. In support of these commitments, we particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian and other ethnic minority people and people with disabilities for this post. Appointment will be only on merit.
We are committed to creating a balanced and diverse workforce. As such we welcome and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds. Together we will foster inclusion and tackle inequity and health inequalities in cancer care.
As users of the disability confident scheme, we guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the vacancy.
The Christie NHS Foundation Trust is committed to the highest standards of ethical conduct and integrity in all our activities. We have a zero-tolerance approach to modern slavery in any of its forms, including slavery, servitude, forced or compulsory labour, and human trafficking. We are fully committed to acting ethically and with transparency in all our business dealings and relationships, and to implementing and enforcing effective systems and controls to ensure modern slavery is not taking place anywhere in our organisation or supply chains.
All positions within the Christie are subject to the receipt of satisfactory written references, medical clearance and evidence of your Right to Work in the UK. Some roles will require a Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) check. Please note if you are successfully appointed to a post with this Trust, you will be required to pay for your own DBS Disclosure.
By applying for this post you are agreeing to The Christie NHS Foundation Trust transferring the information contained in this application to its preferred applicant management system. If you are offered a job information will also be transferred into the national NHS Electronic Staff Records system. Please note, all communication regarding your application will be made via email, please ensure you check your junk/spam folders as emails are sometimes filtered there.
If you have not heard from us within four weeks of the closing date, I regret that on this occasion your application will have been unsuccessful.
The Inter-Authority Transfer (IAT) process is a critical and beneficial component of ESR and will form part of the recruitment process. In the event that you are successful following interview your previous NHS employment data, if applicable will be transferred from your current / most recent employer.
Overseas candidates wishing to apply for this position and who would require immigration sponsorship, may wish to self-assess the likelihood of obtaining a Certificate of Sponsorship for the post on the UKVI website.
You should be aware the Trust operates a No Smoking Policy and therefore employees are not permitted to smoke at work.