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NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde is one of the largest healthcare systems in the UK employing around 40,000 staff in a wide range of clinical and non-clinical professions and job roles. We deliver acute hospital, primary, community and mental health care services to a population of over 1.15 million and a wider population of 2.2 million when our regional and national services are included.
The shift pattern for this position is Mon-Fri and is hybrid working.
Clinical Effectiveness Facilitator
Band 5
Base: Dykebar Hospital (possibility of negotiation)
If you are excited by the opportunity to improve quality within healthcare and believe in capturing the human story behind the data to help meaningfully drive improvement for patients and colleagues, then the Clinical Effectiveness Facilitator role could be for you.
This post provides an exciting opportunity to make a contribution to improving the quality of care in NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde as part of the Quality Improvement Team within the Clinical Governance Support Unit (CGSU) and offers opportunities for knowledge, skill and role development.
Supporting the Board’s Quality Improvement Programmes and the delivery of the NHSGGC QI Capability Plan, you will be part of a team that holds a fundamental role in supporting services to identify, plan, test and implement changes in their daily practice. A rewarding aspect of this role is supporting the spread of improvement across the organisation, through the delivery of key QI training programmes and development of structures for sharing learning, networking, evaluation and communication of effective quality practices.
You will play a key part by managing a portfolio of clinical effectiveness/quality improvement projects that reflect local, organisational and national priorities and by providing support to services in using improvement methodology to improve patient care and outcomes.
To excel as a team member, you should bring the following to this role:
- A degree or able to demonstrate equivalent experience
- ECDL in Microsoft Office or able to demonstrate equivalent competence
- Sound awareness/knowledge of the principles of clinical effectiveness/ quality improvement
- Skilled in problem solving
- Numeracy and analysis skills
- Excellent verbal and written communication/presentation skills
- Able to negotiate with others to achieve outcomes and activities, using diplomacy and tact as required
- Experience of working autonomously and as part of a team
Whilst experience of working in the NHS and of change/project management may be advantageous it is not essential to apply for this post.
For further information please contact Petra Bee, Lead Clinical Improvement Coordinator by email at petra.bee2@ggc.scot.nhs.uk
Details on how to contact the Recruitment Service can be found within the Candidate Information Packs.
NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde encourages applications from all sections of the community. We promote a culture of inclusion across the organisation and are proud of the diverse workforce we have.
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