3802 - Quality Improvement Facilitator

NHS; Barnsley; On-site; GBP 38,000 - 47,000; Part time

Job summary

A local healthcare provider is seeking a part-time Quality Improvement Facilitator to enhance healthcare quality and support training initiatives. The role requires a motivated individual with experience in delivering quality improvement projects. You will work closely with multidisciplinary teams to develop and implement QI training, improve patient care, and influence change across the organization. This position offers an exciting opportunity to make a significant impact in healthcare delivery.

Qualifications

• Experience of delivering quality improvement projects using a QI methodology.
• Ability to write and present reports for a range of audiences.
• Experience in working with a range of staff at all levels.

Responsibilities

• Inspire interest in QI approaches through effective communication.
• Deliver training to support QI initiatives.
• Assess and validate complex data to drive improvements.

Skills

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Organizational skills

Problem-solving skills

Training delivery

Education

QI qualification or willingness to work towards

Staff or project management knowledge to postgraduate level

Tools

Microsoft Office Suite

Job description

Job summary

Part time - 30.5 hours per week. Working hours / Pattern to be agreed.

Previous applicants need not apply.

Are you passionate about making lasting improvements in healthcare quality? Are you enthusiastic about building improvement capability across healthcare organisations and systems? If you are, then come to work in a team that was part of winning the HSJ Quality Improvement Initiative of the year 2024.

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Quality Improvement (QI) Facilitator to join our QI team. This is a great opportunity for someone who likes working closely with frontline staff and making a difference to patients and staff using a structured improvement methodology.

The QI Facilitator will work closely with the Clinical Lead for QI and the QI Lead. They will enthuse and guide individuals and teams to explore QI methodology in everyday improvement projects. They will be involved in building capability by delivering QI training. They will engage with a wide range of staff and service users to continue embedding QI within the organisation.

This is an exciting role with great variation in the work you will be supporting.

We would encourage you to make contact to hear more about the role & the great opportunities available.

The interview date for this role will be 23 September 2025 & will be an in-person interview only.

Main duties of the job

You will inspire an interest in QI approaches by having a communication style that motivates and enables. Working alongside multidisciplinary staff you will develop and embed QI by guiding teams with their own improvement work, aligning to the Trusts strategic objectives and priorities.

You will deliver training to support the roll out of QI initiatives and contribute to a culture of continuous improvement across the whole trust. You will use your analytical skills to assess and validate data which may contain conflicting information and use your engagement skills to continually question complex data without delaying the improvement cycles. Your ability to interpret and complete comparison of the data to understand trends and how this would support tests of change is pivotal in taking improvements forward, and as such you will have to juggle conflicting demands and prioritise tasks.

About us

We reserve the right to close positions early

We scored best in the country in the most recent NHS Staff Survey for teamwork, compassionate leadership, and supporting work/life balance. In 2024's survey, the Trust also scored above average in every theme of the NHS People Promise the promise NHS colleagues make to work together each other to improve the experience of working in the NHS for everyone

Barnsley Hospital is a high performing Trust, currently rated Good by the Care Quality Commission (CQC) and achieving significant progress in the delivery of our strategic objectives, including our ambition to be the best Place to Work

We are proud of the commitment of our colleagues to ensuring a strong and sustainable future and our organisation is highly valued by our local communities

There has never been a better time to join Barnsley Hospital. It is moving at pace and a we can do this attitude is evident right through the organisation.

Barnsley Hospital is committed to promoting equality of opportunity and fair treatment to all applicants.

For individuals who may require sponsorship under the skilled worker or health & care visa route please use the link on the right hand side of the advert to check your eligibility, please note that band 2 and 3 entry roles are no longer eligible for sponsorship

The cost of the DBS (criminal records check) for Band 6 and above roles will only be met by the successful candidate(s) through salary deduction

Details Date posted

14 August 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£38,682 to £46,580 a year pro/rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

C9163-3802E-08-25

Job locations

Pogmoor Road

Barnsley

South Yorkshire

S75 2EP

Job description Job responsibilities

Job Description for Quality Improvement Facilitator

Please refer to the attached Job Description and Person Specification for full details of the role and responsibilities.

Supporting Documents

Please refer to the values-based recruitment guidance and associated documentation.

Job description Job responsibilities

Job Description for Quality Improvement Facilitator

Please refer to the attached Job Description and Person Specification for full details of the role and responsibilities.

Supporting Documents

Please refer to the values-based recruitment guidance and associated documentation.

Person Specification Other Factors Desirable

• Awareness of health inequalities and how to avoid unconscious bias in the delivery of QI projects.

Knowledge and Awareness Essential

• An understanding of the current challenges facing NHS organisations
• Understanding of governance protocols

Trust Values Essential

• In around 100 words please describe what Equality & Diversity means to you and why they are important.
• In around 100 words please describe what motivates you to do a good job.

Qualifications Essential

• Knowledge of specific area, acquired through degree or equivalent experience or training
• Staff or project management knowledge to post graduate diploma level or equivalent
• QI qualification or willingness to work towards
• Evidence of continuing professional development

Desirable

• Facilitation / coaching skills qualification or willingness to work towards

Personal Attributes Essential

• Ability to inspire and motivate
• Highly organised
• An eye for detail
• Prepared to undertake some out of hours working when necessary
• Ability to support teams with their improvement work in their working environment
• Sensitive to staff issues
• Sensitive to the drivers for change and personal experiences that may influence patient representatives
• Motivated and enthusiastic
• Flexible and adaptable
• Ability to concentrate, analysing statistics, writing reports despite frequent interruptions

Desirable

• Ability to think creatively to help identify innovative solutions to problems.

Experience Essential

• Experience of delivering quality improvement projects using a QI methodology
• Writing and presenting reports for a range of audiences
• Collating data and extrapolating information
• Experience in working with a range of staff at all levels

Desirable

• Working in a quality improvement arena, supporting and managing quality improvement
• Experience of preparing and delivering training
• NHS experience

Skills and Abilities Essential

• Ability to deliver education and training
• Able to oversee, influence and direct the activities of staff, without formal line management authority, to achieve agreed outcomes
• High competence in Microsoft Office suite
• Ability to use coaching skills to support others to define and achieve their objectives
• Problem solving skills
• Ability to communicate effectively at all levels
• Ability to manage conflicting priorities
• Pro-active approach to problem solving
• Standard Keyboard skills

Desirable

• Analytical & problem-solving skills
• Ability to negotiate, persuade and influence

Person Specification Other Factors Desirable

• Awareness of health inequalities and how to avoid unconscious bias in the delivery of QI projects.

Knowledge and Awareness Essential

• An understanding of the current challenges facing NHS organisations
• Understanding of governance protocols

Trust Values Essential

• In around 100 words please describe what Equality & Diversity means to you and why they are important.
• In around 100 words please describe what motivates you to do a good job.

Qualifications Essential

• Knowledge of specific area, acquired through degree or equivalent experience or training
• Staff or project management knowledge to post graduate diploma level or equivalent
• QI qualification or willingness to work towards
• Evidence of continuing professional development

Desirable

• Facilitation / coaching skills qualification or willingness to work towards

Personal Attributes Essential

• Ability to inspire and motivate
• Highly organised
• An eye for detail
• Prepared to undertake some out of hours working when necessary
• Ability to support teams with their improvement work in their working environment
• Sensitive to staff issues
• Sensitive to the drivers for change and personal experiences that may influence patient representatives
• Motivated and enthusiastic
• Flexible and adaptable
• Ability to concentrate, analysing statistics, writing reports despite frequent interruptions

Desirable

• Ability to think creatively to help identify innovative solutions to problems.

Experience Essential

• Experience of delivering quality improvement projects using a QI methodology
• Writing and presenting reports for a range of audiences
• Collating data and extrapolating information
• Experience in working with a range of staff at all levels

Desirable

• Working in a quality improvement arena, supporting and managing quality improvement
• Experience of preparing and delivering training
• NHS experience

Skills and Abilities Essential

• Ability to deliver education and training
• Able to oversee, influence and direct the activities of staff, without formal line management authority, to achieve agreed outcomes
• High competence in Microsoft Office suite
• Ability to use coaching skills to support others to define and achieve their objectives
• Problem solving skills
• Ability to communicate effectively at all levels
• Ability to manage conflicting priorities
• Pro-active approach to problem solving
• Standard Keyboard skills

Desirable

• Analytical & problem-solving skills
• Ability to negotiate, persuade and influence

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Employer details Employer name

Barnsley Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Pogmoor Road

Barnsley

South Yorkshire

S75 2EP

Employer's website

https://www.barnsleyhospital.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details Employer name

Barnsley Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Pogmoor Road

Barnsley

South Yorkshire

S75 2EP

Employer's website

https://www.barnsleyhospital.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)