Trust Lead for Quality Assurance and Continuous Quality Improvement

at  Lincolnshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

Lead the Quality Assurance and Continuous Improvement agenda at all levels of the organisation, supporting both the Executive Director of Nursing, Professions and Quality and Medical Director in the delivery of quality improvement, quality assurance and risk management to improve quality and safety for patients, carers, visitors and staff. Lead the development of the Quality Improvement and Annual Clinical Audit programme to ensure that it reflects the Trusts priorities and is aligned to the overall strategic direction of both the NHS and Trust. Lead the development, operational engagement and delivery of quality improvement, audit programmes and NICE implementation and monitoring across the Trust, and where opportunities exist, in collaboration with other partners. Support the Divisions in responding to recommendations arising from audits including NICE guidance implementation, ensuring integration into mainstream clinical governance programmes and the monitoring of any actions.
Lead the development of a programme of training for staff across Trust services in relation to specialist areas of quality improvement and quality assurance. To implement and manage the Trust wide clinical audit programme. To manage a robust framework for NICE Guidance implementation and monitoring. To define, implement and monitor performance in respect of Clinical Quality Metrics in liaison with stakeholders including divisions, commissioners and service users / carers as appropriate.
Internal reporting responsibilities include accurate and timely collation and submission of Board and Board Committee reports including statutory and regulatory reports. Author the statutory Annual Quality Report; working closely with auditors and commissioners in relation to quality data and associated reporting. To effectively manage the adherence to required contractual quality domains. Develop effective working relationships with Directors, Divisions, Clinical Directors, Commissioners, Healthwatch, NHS England, NHS Improvement, Patient and Carer groups.
Work closely locally, regionally and nationally with partners and partnership agencies to ensure sharing and learning from best practice, learning lessons from incidents, and implementation of best practice. Line manage the quality improvement and process improvement teams. Embed sustainable Door to Board quality improvement and assurance monitoring processes; and learning processes. Lead the production, delivery, revision and oversight of the delivery plan for the Quality element of the Trust Strategy.
Lead the implementation of national, regional and local quality improvement initiatives to improve care provision. Embed robust processes within the organisation including in line with NHSI Quality Governance Framework and CQC regulations. Work in close collaboration with relevant senior colleagues to support achievement of all related quality requirements. Act as a subject matter expert on behalf of the Trust in relation to all aspects of quality improvement and assurance.
Support a co-ordinated Trust response to all quality assurance and safety forums with the Deputy Director of Nursing and Quality, Commissioners and other partners. Ensure the voice and experience of service users, patients, carers and staff informs future plans for service quality and continuous improvement whilst working in collaboration with a wide range of stakeholders ensuring patients and the public are actively involved in the further development and implementation of Trust strategies. Undertake on-call duties as required by the Trusts on-call rota/s. Represent the organisation at a range of partnership/stakeholder activities and to act with delegated authority when required.
This Job Description is intended as a general guidance to the duties and responsibilities of the post and is not, therefore, exhaustive. It will be subject to review, in light of changing circumstances and in consultation with the post-holder

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