Quality Improvement Programme Manager - Reducing Restrictive Practice

On-site in Oxford·Full-time·Added today (last checked 30 Oct)

Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust

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Our summary

Work mode: On-site, Oxford
Contract: Fixed-term, full-time hours

Skills

Requirements

What we're looking for

Current professional registration with an appropriate healthcare regulatory body, for example NMC, HCPC, Social Work England, GMC or GPhC.
Degree-level healthcare qualification or equivalent relevant professional qualification.
Postgraduate specialist knowledge of quality improvement, change, leadership or programme management acquired through formal study, training and substantial equivalent experience.
Advanced specialist knowledge of improvement science and methods, including measurement for improvement.
Knowledge of healthcare quality, patient safety, governance, human factors and sustainable change.
Understanding of health inequalities, inclusive practice, co-production and trauma-informed care.
Ability to produce high-quality reports, presentations, dashboards and improvement documentation.
Ability to analyse highly complex, incomplete or conflicting information and make sound judgements.
Substantial experience of leading and delivering large-scale, complex quality improvement projects within healthcare
Experience of using quantitative and qualitative data to design, monitor and evaluate improvement.
Experience of engaging senior stakeholders and presenting complex information to formal groups.
Experience of coaching and facilitating multidisciplinary teams through change.

Nice to have

Recognised Quality Improvement Coach, Improvement Advisor or equivalent qualification.
Knowledge of legislation, regulation and national guidance relevant to restrictive practice, including the Mental Health Units (Use of Force) Act 2018, Mental Health Act Code of Practice, NICE guidance and Restraint Reduction Network standards.
Knowledge of mental health and learning disability inpatient care

The role

What you'll do

You will lead a large-scale quality improvement programme, bringing together multiple projects and workstreams to help reduce restrictive practice across Oxford Health.
Bring improvement ideas to life using practical methods such as the Model for Improvement, PDSA cycles, process mapping and driver diagrams.
Develop meaningful evaluation and measurement approaches, using quantitative and qualitative data to understand impact, celebrate progress and support lasting change.
Coach and encourage teams, creating a supportive environment where colleagues feel confident to test ideas, learn together and share successful approaches.
Work in partnership with patients, carers and Experts by Experience to shape inclusive, trauma-informed and least restrictive care.

We hope that the advert has given you a clear understanding of the skills we are seeking and the opportunity at hand. You will need to use the "supporting statement" element of your application form to demonstrate your suitability for this role and you should refer to the job description, person specification and the guidance notes attached to this role to help you tailor your application.

The essential and desirable criteria will be used to shortlist for interview and you should ensure that you refer to these within your application to increase your chances of being selected for interview.

We are aware that some candidates may choose to use AI tools to support their application. We kindly remind applicants that submissions should remain an honest and accurate representation of their experience and must take care to ensure the use of AI tools does not generate an application that does not accurately reflect their knowledge, skills and values.

Job overview

Please note that this is an internal only role and therefore only current employees of Oxford Health are eligible to apply.

Are you an experienced improvement leader who wants to make a meaningful difference to patient safety, equality and human rights?

Oxford Health is seeking a motivated Quality Improvement Programme Manager to help deliver our Trust-wide ambition to reduce and, wherever possible, eliminate restrictive practice.

We are looking for a registered healthcare professional with significant experience of leading large-scale quality improvement programme in health.

You will bring strong facilitation, analytical and stakeholder-management skills, together with a clear commitment to reducing health inequalities and improving the experience of patients, carers and staff.

This is an opportunity to shape a high-profile programme and contribute to meaningful and sustainable change across Oxford Health inpatient mental health services.

This post is offered as a secondment opportunity or fixed term position for 12 months.

Working for our organisation

Please note that this role will require us to undertake a DBS check as a part of your onboarding.

Give yourself the best chance of success by reviewing our Applicant Guide before applying. Your supporting statement should clearly demonstrate how you meet the essential criteria for the role.

Oxford Health delivers physical, mental health and social care services across Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Swindon, Wiltshire, Bath and North East Somerset. Our vision is "Outstanding care delivered by an outstanding team", and our values are Caring, Safe and Excellent.

We are proud to offer a supportive working environment with opportunities for career progression, learning and development, generous annual leave, pension benefits, wellbeing initiatives and staff networks