Improvement and Transformation Manager

Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust; Dunstable; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is seeking an enthusiastic individual to support the Improvement & Transformation Team in delivering their priority programmes. You will build strong relationships across a wide range of stakeholders and ensure projects are grounded in robust improvement methodologies, developing clear proposals and deliverable plans.

The role involves leading several transformation initiatives across Bedfordshire Hospitals, working with leadership, clinicians and

Qualifications

• Strong relationship-building across stakeholders and sound improvement methodologies.
• Ability to develop proposals and deliverable plans from improvement work.
• Willingness to travel across Bedfordshire hospital sites.

Responsibilities

• Lead multiple transformation and improvement projects across Bedfordshire Hospitals.
• Coach teams in improvement methodologies and change management.
• Collaborate with leadership teams, clinicians and support functions to deliver high-quality, patient-centred care.

Job description

The Improvement & Transformation Team (ITT) at Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust are looking for a highly motivated and driven individual to support the delivery of improvement and transformation priorities for Bedfordshire Hospitals.
We are looking for someone who is excellent at building relationships across a wide range of stakeholders, who will ensure projects have a sound improvement methodology and from this develop clear proposals and deliverable plans.
The post holder will act as a role model for improvement, supporting both a culture and related work programmes that help embed an improvement mind-set with teams., Responsible for the leading of a number of projects associated with transformation and improvement across Bedfordshire Hospitals. The work plan may cover a number of areas where there is opportunity for meaningful, sustainable change, for example Urgent and Emergency Care and/or Elective Care.
Work with a range of stakeholders including leadership teams, clinicians, key support functions, patients and other colleagues (internal and external) to support improvement and transformation programmes and the delivery of high quality, patient centred care.
Provide improvement coaching and support to teams.
Please note the post will involve travel across Bedford and Luton and Dunstable Hospital Sites.
Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust provides hospital services to a growing population of around 700,000 people living across Bedfordshire and the surrounding areas across two busy hospital sites in Bedford and Luton. Both hospital sites offer key services such as A&E, Obstetrics-led Maternity and Paediatrics. You will be joining a friendly, high performing Trust committed to ensuring the health and wellbeing of staff. As one of the largest NHS Trusts in our region you will have access to a programme of high quality training and development to help you grow your career. The Trust continues to be committed to delivering the best patient care using the best clinical knowledge and technology available.