Quality Accreditation and Improvement Educator

North Cumbria; Carlisle; Presencial; GBP 49.000 - 57.000; Jornada completa

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

27-day holiday

NHS Discounts

Salary Sacrifice schemes

Descripción de la vacante

North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Quality Accreditation and Improvement Educator at NHS Band 7 to drive accreditation and quality initiatives across clinical services. You will lead education, coaching and improvement activities to raise standards of patient safety and care.

The post involves designing programmes, mentoring staff and collaborating with professionals to embed continuous quality improvement. NHS experience and leadership are essential.

Formación

• Registered healthcare professional with UK registration (NMC/HCPC)
• Degree-level qualification or equivalent experience
• Master's degree in a relevant subject
• Quality Improvement training or equivalent experience
• Improvement Coach qualification
• Evidence of continuing professional development
• Recognised teaching, education, coaching or mentorship qualification

Responsabilidades

• Lead accreditation improvement activity across clinical services.
• Design, deliver and evaluate education programmes relating to accreditation, quality improvement and quality assurance.
• Coach and mentor staff, leaders and teams to embed sustainable improvements in practice.
• Support services to undertake gap analyses, self-assessments and evidence collection against accreditation standards.
• Develop accreditation resources, toolkits and competency frameworks.
• Build and coordinate a network of Quality Accreditation Champions and Improvement Ambassadors.
• Work collaboratively with multidisciplinary teams to strengthen organisational learning and continuous professional development.

Conocimientos

Communication skills

Facilitation

Coaching

Stakeholder engagement

Project management

Data analysis

Autonomy

Educación

NMC/HCPC registration

Degree-level qualification

Master's degree in a relevant subject

Quality Improvement qualification

Improvement Coach qualification

Descripción del empleo

Employer North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site Cumberland Infirmary Carlisle Town Carlisle Salary £49,387 - £56,515 band 7 - tbc Salary period Yearly Closing 27/11/2026 23:59

Quality Accreditation and Improvement Educator

NHS AfC: Band 7

Job overview

We are seeking an enthusiastic and experienced professional to undertake the role of Quality Accreditation and Improvement Educator to play a key role in supporting clinical services across North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust to achieve and sustain recognised accreditation standards and deliver outstanding patient care.

This is an exciting opportunity to influence quality, safety and workforce development across a range of clinical services. Working closely with nursing, allied health professional and operational leaders, you will support the delivery of an ambitious quality accreditation programme through education, coaching, facilitation and quality improvement methodologies

Main duties of the job

As the Quality Accreditation and Improvement Educator, you will:

• Lead and support accreditation improvement activity across clinical services.
• Design, deliver and evaluate education programmes relating to accreditation, quality improvement and quality assurance.
• Coach and mentor staff, leaders and teams to embed sustainable improvements in practice.
• Support services to undertake gap analyses, self-assessments and evidence collection against accreditation standards.
• Develop accreditation resources, toolkits and competency frameworks.
• Build and coordinate a network of Quality Accreditation Champions and Improvement Ambassadors.
• Work collaboratively with multidisciplinary teams to strengthen organisational learning and continuous professional development.
• Support services to achieve excellence in patient safety, quality assurance and patient experience.

Working for our organisation

At NCIC, we have an ambition to deliver outstanding healthcare services to the population of North Cumbria. The Trust is committed to creating a centre of excellence in providing rural and remote healthcare and provides a wide range of community and acute services throughout our county.

Our 5 key principles demonstrate our belief in the delivery of ‘safe, high quality care every time':

• Being a clinically led organisation
• Quality and safety at the heart of our Trust
• A positive patient experience every time
• A great place to work
• Managing our money well

As an organisation we are serious about supporting a diverse workforce that reflects our local community and are very much focused on being an inclusive and compassionate place to work.

Across the North East and North Cumbria we are working together to deliver our ambition to be the greenest region in England by 2030. All staff are expected to support sustainability.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see attached job description and person specification for further information regarding the role and the essential and desirable criteria required to be met by applicants.

Please note, due to changes implemented by the Government to the UK immigration policy, individuals who require a Health and Care Visa or a Skilled Worker Visa may no longer be eligible for sponsorship where the UKVI salary threshold is not met or if the occupation is not included in the updated Immigration Salary List (ISL). Applicants must check their eligibility to be employed in any role they are interested in applying for, prior to completing an application for employment.Any applicants who do not meet the eligibility criteria will not be progressed. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

If you are applying under the Disability Confident Scheme or Armed Forces Covenant and you meet all the essential criteria for a post, you will be guaranteed an interview.

Relocation assistance may be available for successful applicants moving to the region for certain posts. Please see our Policy for eligiblevacancies.

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.

The cost of the DBS must be met by the successful candidate(s) through salary deduction. DBS charges are as follows if applicable to the post:

Standard Check: £20.00 + Administration cost of £6.50 = £26.50. Deducted from salary over a 4 month period or a one-off payment.

Enhanced Check: £41.00 + administration cost of £6.50 = £47.50. Deducted from salary over a 4 month period or a one-off payment.

NCIC can offer successful future employees the following benefits:

• 27-day holiday scheme rising to 33 after 10 years
• NHS Discounts*
• Salary Sacrifice schemes including lease cars and Cycle to Work*
• Vivup is a free, confidential counselling and information service to assist with personal or work-related problems
• *Subject to eligibility

Please ensure that you document evidence of meeting all the essential criteria in the supporting information.

Candidates who have been successfully shortlisted for interview will be asked via an email notification to log on to their Trac account to select an interview time. This will usually be within 2 weeks of the closing date.

Person specification

Qualifications

• Registered healthcare professional (NMC, HCPC or equivalent)
• Degree level qualification or equivalent experience
• Recognised teaching, education, coaching or mentorship qualification
• Evidence of continuing professional development
• Quality Improvement training or equivalent experience
• Improvement Coach qualification
• Master's degree in a relevant subject

Knowledge and Experience

• Significant experience within healthcare quality, governance or clinical practice
• Experience of service improvement and change management
• Experience of developing and delivering education programmes
• Experience of audit and quality assurance processes
• Experience of supporting multidisciplinary teams
• Good understanding of NHS regulatory and quality frameworks
• Experience of mentoring, coaching and facilitating learning
• Previous experience supporting accreditation programmes
• Knowledge of accreditation methodologies
• Experience of large-scale quality improvement programmes

Skills

• Excellent communication and presentation skills
• Strong facilitation and coaching skills
• Ability to influence and engage stakeholders
• Excellent organisational and project management skills
• Ability to analyse quality data and identify improvement opportunities
• Ability to work autonomously and as part of a team
• Ability to build positive working relationships across organisations

other requirements

• Flexible approach to cross-site working
• Commitment to developing others
• Commitment to continuous quality improvement
• Ability to travel between Trust sites as required

Employer certification / accreditation badges

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.