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NHS Scotland is committed to encouraging equality and diversity among our workforce and eliminating unlawful discrimination. The aim is for our workforce to be truly representative and for each employee to feel respected and able to give their best. To this end, NHS Scotland welcomes applications from all sections of society.
NHS Ayrshire and Arran are seeking an enthusiastic self-motivated individual well versed and educated in improvement methodology to deliver support, advice and training across a portfolio of improvement projects that will align to the CFA programme and agenda.
Caring for Ayrshire is a transformative change programme that focuses on the best way to meet the health and care needs of citizens through delivering a range of accessible, high quality, safe, effective and sustainable health and care services that are fit for the future. In establishing this programme NHS Ayrshire and Arran along with the three Integration Joint Boards (IJB) of the Health and Social Care Partnerships (HSCP) in East, North and South Ayrshire seek to outline how to optimise health and care services delivery over the next ten to twenty years across Ayrshire and Arran.
As a senior member of the wider Quality Improvement (QI) Team you will assume a key role in driving and supporting improvement and quality using validated improvement methodology and tools.
You will be responsible for supporting and promoting QI methodologies with a particular focus on supporting projects that align to the CFA programme. Experience of managing clinical and organisational challenges and an ability to handle complex work without supervision would be advantageous as would the ability to negotiate and facilitate change with staff and stakeholders at all levels.
As a Band 7 IA you must be able to demonstrate an ability to engage with teams and support them to use Improvement methodology. Furthermore you must be able to demonstrate the ability to understand and help others to use data effectively for improvement. The successful candidate work as a small QI team supporting the CFA agenda.
For further information/informal enquiries please contact: Lorna Copeland Lorna.copeland@aapct.scot.nhs.uk or Jen Pennycook jen.pennycook2@aapct.scot.nhs.uk 07807037266.
Applications are welcome from UK, EEA and non-EEA candidates.
EU Settlement Scheme - EU, EEA or Swiss nationals are strongly encouraged to join the EU Settlement Scheme prior to 30th June 2021. As part of the recruitment process, you will be required to produce proof of your EU Settlement status from 1st July 2021 to demonstrate your Right to Work in the United Kingdom. Further information: https://www.gov.uk/settled-status-eu-citizens-families. Existing employees may be asked to provide evidence of their EU Settlement Status from 1st July 2021.