Service Improvement Adviser - North East and Cumbria

Parkinson's UK; Slough; Remote; GBP 32,000; Part time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Service Improvement Adviser to enhance health services for people with Parkinson's. This role involves utilizing quality improvement expertise to support health professionals, fostering collaboration, and influencing positive change across North East England. You will facilitate service redesign projects, promote funding opportunities, and ensure that services meet the needs of the community. Join this innovative organization at a pivotal time and contribute to meaningful improvements in healthcare services.

Qualifications

• Experience in service redesign within health and social care.
• Strong interpersonal skills to build relationships with stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Facilitate health service redesign projects in collaboration with clinicians.
• Build relationships to influence service improvement across North East England.

Skills

Service redesign expertise

Interpersonal skills

Negotiation skills

Report writing

Project management tools

Job description

Service Improvement Adviser - North East and Cumbria

Role Salary: £31,045.97 per year, pro rata

Role Location: Home Based

Role Hours: 28 hours per week

This is a Fixed-term , Part Time vacancy that will close in 10 days at 09:00 BST .

About the role

You’ll use your quality improvement expertise to support health & care professionals with projects and programmes, equipping them with the latest tools, resources, evidence and data to develop and improve services for people with Parkinson’s.

You’ll support the development of a vibrant national network, working in collaboration with the Professional Engagement team and the regional clinical leads. You’ll also work with health and care professionals and Parkinson’s UK colleagues to respond to any threats to Parkinson's services and effect positive change.

This role is being advertised on a fixed term contract until 30th April 2026

What you’ll do

Facilitate health and care service redesign and improvement projects in collaboration with clinicians, Parkinson’s UK staff and people living with Parkinson’s and drawing on the principles of co-production

Build relationships to influence service improvement across North East England and Yorkshire, and support the development of a vibrant national network

Maximise participation in the UK Parkinson's Audit and relevant surveys

Support health & care services to develop and implement service improvement plans, using the results of the UK Parkinson's Audit as a lever

Promote the Excellence network funding opportunities, providing support where appropriate with the development of business cases and grant applications

What you’ll bring

Experience and expertise in service redesign and effecting change within health and/or social care in North East England and Yorkshire

Knowledge of health and care structures and commissioning across North East England and Yorkshire

Strong interpersonal skills with proven ability to build and manage successful relationships with internal and external stakeholders, including senior clinicians

Ability to negotiate and influence, with strong report writing and presentation skills

Experience in the use of quality improvement and project management tools

This is an exciting time for Parkinson’s UK and we would love you to join us!

Please apply by sending us your CV, together with a detailed supporting statement which will fully demonstrate how you meet all the criteria of the role, as stated in the "What you'll bring" section of the job description.

This role is home based with the requirement to live within and travel around your assigned geography. The assigned geography for the region covers the NHS England North East and Yorkshireregion.

You will also be required to attend team and individual meetings that usually take place in our London Office. There may also be the requirement for occasional overnight stays.

Anyone can get Parkinson’s. It’s vital that the people who work for Parkinson’s UK are representative of our diverse community. We actively encourage people from all sections of the community to apply, regardless of race, ethnicity, gender identity, age, disability, sexual orientation, or religion.