Cardiovascular and Respiratory & Sleep Physiological Science Services are seeking an experienced, enthusiastic and motivated individual to lead and project manage the cardio-respiratory accreditation programme at Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

The successful candidate will support the Cardiovascular & Respiratory and Sleep services to develop a strong culture of quality and project methodology to deliver IQIPS accreditation to the Trust and sustain the life cycle of accreditation.

The post holder will identify gaps in provisions and ensure these are supported, evidenced and implemented in the participating disciplines.

They will lead the development and cross service line implementation of policies and procedures for activity, contributing to and ensuring compliance with IQIPS across Patient Experience, Facilities, Resources & Workforce, Safety and Clinical domains.

Main duties of the job

• To develop an audit plan for the programme and perform regular audit of to ensure programme is fit for purpose and meets current accreditation standards.
• Be a budget holder for an accreditation budget to ensure the robust financial running of the programme.
• To lead on any extension to scope required for Cardio-respiratory in the Community Diagnostic Centres.
• Operational and Managerial responsibility for the day-to-day management of the Accreditation Team.

About us

Thank you for your interest in this role.

Sherwood Forest Hospital is nationally recognised as being an excellent place to work and deliver care. We are rightly proud of the 5,500 colleagues who work here and we are the Health Service Journal's Trust of the Year in 2020.

The Care Quality Commission rated King's Mill Hospital outstanding and Newark and Mansfield Community Hospitals Good. Overall we are rated outstanding for Care.

For the last three years, we have been ranked as the best NHS Trust to work for in the Midlands and in 2020 we were the third Acute/Community NHS Trust in England.

Happy colleagues deliver better care. Our teams work in a supportive, inclusive environment, which nurtures wellbeing and has opportunities for development and progression. We do not just care for our patients, we also care for you.

We would love you to join us.

Job description

Job responsibilities

To see the full detailed job description and main responsibilities of the job please refer to the job description attached.

Person Specification

Knowledge

Essential

• A sound understanding of Healthcare Science services
• Knowledge of quality management systems
• Knowledge of the accreditation process

Desirable

• Knowledge of ISO 15189

Qualifications

Essential

• Educated to Degree/Post Graduate level or equivalent
• Relevant change, project and / or programme management qualifications such as Prince2, MSP, Six Sigma, Lean etc

Desirable

• Managing Successful Programs or equivalent
• Coaching qualification

Skills

Essential

• Excellent organisation and project management skills
• Ability to work independently with very limited guidance and to tight deadlines.
• Excellent verbal and written communication - able to draft well written and reasoned outlined business cases.
• Effective negotiation and influencing skills
• Strategic awareness - able to align transformation programme to Trust objectives
• Ability to analyse complex business processes, data and procedural issues and to provide creative solutions to problems as they arise.
• Ability to identify and resolve resistance and blockages, using proven problem solving skills.

Employer details

Employer name

Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Address

King's Mill Hospital

Mansfield Road

Sutton in Ashfield

NG17 4JL

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