Senior Clinical Improvement Manager

Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust; Basingstoke; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare organization in Basingstoke seeks a skilled professional to join its Virtual Health Hub team, focusing on digital transformation and patient care. This role emphasizes project management and collaboration with various healthcare stakeholders to implement innovative solutions that enhance patient outcomes. Essential qualifications include UK professional registration and management training. Join a trust committed to outstanding care and flexible working arrangements.

Benefits

Flexible working arrangements

Commitment to equality and diversity

Qualifications

• Proven experience in project management for policy development.
• Understanding of Health Environment policies and legislation.
• Evidence of Continued Professional Development (CPD).

Responsibilities

• Support the management of senior external stakeholders.
• Contribute to governance of the Virtual Health Hub.
• Provide rapid assessments to patients referred from partner organizations.

Skills

Change and project management skills

Advanced communication skills

IT-literate

Specialised clinical skills

Remote video assessment skills

Education

Professional UK registration (e.g., NMC, HPC, GPhC)

Formal training & experience in mentorship

Management and Leadership Development

Job description

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Our cultural ambition is to have a culture that places people at the heart of all we do, where we all belong, and where learning, improvement and excellence thrive.

Job overview

This is an exciting opportunity to be part of cutting‑edge healthcare innovation that will impact thousands of patients and save lives. Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (HHFT) has received funding for further development of the Virtual Health Hub, including the virtual wards following the success of COVID virtual wards. The role will support the managing and embedding of lessons learned through the COVID‑19 pandemic across the region by upscaling Hampshire virtual care regionally to deliver sustainable transformation at ICP level.

Main duties of the job

• Use change and project management skills to support the management of senior external stakeholders and HHFT stakeholders, including close collaboration between primary and secondary care to deliver the project.
• Contribute to the governance of the Virtual Health Hub through participation in research, audit and user feedback, ensuring that discussions and decisions are informed by up‑to‑date clinical evidence.
• Support the delivery of digital transformation that will improve outcomes for residents, link in with other technology initiatives, and provide support to other projects and programmes of work within the team.
• Work as an autonomous practitioner with a caseload of patients within the Virtual Health Hub team structure, providing rapid assessments to patients referred from system‑wide partner organisations such as GP’s, Ambulance Services, and Care Homes.

Working for our organisation

Our vision is to provide outstanding care for every patient. Patient care is at the heart of what we do at our three sites: Basingstoke and North Hampshire Hospital, Royal Hampshire County Hospital in Winchester and Andover War Memorial Hospital. Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust provides medical and surgical services to a population of approximately 600,000 people across Hampshire and parts of West Berkshire.

Our cultural ambition is to have a culture that places people at the heart of all we do, where we all belong, and where learning, improvement and excellence thrive.

We provide specialist services to people across the UK and internationally. We are one of only two centres in the UK treating pseudomyxoma peritonei (a rare form of abdominal cancer) and we are leaders in the field of tertiary liver cancer and colorectal cancer.

The trust employs more than 9,000 staff and has a turnover of over £500 million a year. As a Foundation Trust, we are directly accountable to our members through the governors. The Council of Governors represent the interests of their constituencies and influence the future plans of the Foundation Trust.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Happy to Talk Flex‑ible Working – all requests for flexible and part‑time working will be considered.

Further information about the Trust and this role can be found on the Job Description and Person Specification document attached.

Person specification

Training and Qualifications

Essential criteria

• Professional UK registration e.g., NMC, HPC, GPhC
• Formal training &/or experience in mentorship
• Management and Leadership Development

Desirable criteria

• Additional postgraduate learning in specialist field including master's degree or working towards
• Project management learning and/or development

Experience and Knowledge

Essential criteria

• Evidence of Continued Professional Development (CPD) clearly recorded for professional profile
• Evidence of post‑registration clinical work experience in the speciality
• Understanding of Health Environment policies and legislation including Clinical, HR, E&D, Governance

Desirable criteria

• Experience of change management
• Experience of project management for policy development or large‑scale projects
• Experience of remote video assessment or telephone triage service

Skills and Ability

Essential criteria

• IT‑literate
• Understanding of effective clinical governance including implications, quality, and audit
• Advanced communication skills including to communicate complex, sensitive, or confidential information in an appropriate manner; to liaise effectively; to understand and disseminate multifaceted information.
• UK driving licence

Desirable criteria

• Highly specialised clinical skills across the relevant speciality
• The ability to work at problems from a unique or different angle
• Proven remote video assessment skills

Our commitment to you

We are committed to equality and diversity in both the provision of our services and how we recruit and manage our staff. Applications are encouraged from everyone with the necessary attributes for the job, irrespective of age, disability, gender reassignment, race, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, marriage or civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity.

The paperwork

• HHFT is committed to putting the safety and care of our patients first - as well as helping us to protect you and your colleagues. Therefore, we would recommend that you are vaccinated against COVID‑19 and that you understand that we are treating COVID‑19 positive patients within our services.
• Shortlisted candidates will be contacted at least 5 working days before the scheduled interview date. Applications will be submitted directly into our preferred third‑party recruitment system (Trac). All subsequent information regarding your application will be generated from apps.trac.jobs via email - please ensure to check your junk/spam folders.
• All new staff will be subject to a probationary period covering their first six months in post.
• In compliance with Part 7 of the Immigration Act 2016, all applicants must be able to communicate fluently in English to an appropriate standard which will be assessed as part of the selection process.
• This vacancy may close before the current listed closing date. If you intend to apply you are advised not to delay submitting your completed application.
• We believe that using technology wisely reflects strong time management and a commitment to innovation. However, it's essential to personalise your recruitment application to showcase your unique skills and experiences. Over‑reliance on generic, AI‑generated content may result in rejection if multiple candidates submit applications with similar language or structure. In such cases, recruiting managers may reach out for further clarity where applications appear consistent with others, to better understand your individual strengths.

Tackling Climate Change

Hampshire Hospitals aims to embed sustainability and net zero carbon principles into the delivery of care across all its services. To find out more, search HHFT Climate Action or [e-mail].

Employer certification / accreditation badges

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Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Documents to download

• JD (PDF, 619.8 KB)
• HHFT Employee Rewards & Benefits (PDF, 723.8 KB)
• Tackling Climate Change at Hampshire Hospitals (PDF, 4.9 MB)