Head of Quality inHuddersfield inHuddersfield PUBLISHED
FRI 1 NOV 2024
Key responsibilities include overseeing the delivery and reporting of quality improvement and assurance initiatives, working closely with health and social care providers, and ensuring quality is integrated within the commissioning cycle. The Head of Quality will also engage with senior colleagues and present complex information regarding the quality of services to various stakeholders, demonstrating strong communication and interpersonal skills in potentially challenging situations.
Are you looking for an opportunity to use and develop your expertise in a quality and patient safety focussed role in an integrated system? We are looking for a friendly and enthusiastic colleague to join the Kirklees Place Facing Quality Team in the role of Head of Quality. This post is an ideal opportunity for someone with a passion for improving quality and experience of care through integrated partnership working with colleagues across the WY footprint as part of a consolidated WY quality team and with system partners in Kirklees.
The post holder will provide senior quality-related expertise and support to the Kirklees place-based partnership, identifying and using a range of quality metrics and intelligence to assess existing quality standards, develop new ones, identify quality risks and support escalation and improvement where appropriate.
We would welcome applications from registered healthcare professionals, with a detailed understanding of the NHS quality agenda- particularly in relation to P
The post holder will work autonomously with a wide variety of internal and external partners and will have responsibility and oversight for the delivery and reporting of diverse quality improvement and assurance initiatives to support delivery of the Integrated Care Boards quality and safety agenda and the operational plans within place based partnerships.
The role will include working with a variety of health and social care providers across place-based partnerships to ensure the quality and safety of commissioned services. This includes working closely with senior colleagues within the Integrated Care Board, place-based partnerships and local authorities to support the integration of the quality agenda across health and social care. This includes quality surveillance, assurance and improvement, ensuring it is embedded in all elements of the commissioning cycle.
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Act as a point of expertise and knowledge resource on all aspects of quality and lead portfolio specific quality improvement work streams
To liaise with quality leads at a strategic level in provider and partnership organisations to ensure any clinical quality issues are escalated and resolved as appropriate
To present the professional expertise on a range of highly complex and/or contentious information regarding the quality and safety of commissioned services to place-based Quality and Partnership Committees, West Yorkshire Quality Lead Meetings, West Yorkshire System Quality Group, other place based forums, formal meetings with providers. Provide appropriate challenge in line with quality surveillance processes, using a high level of communication and interpersonal skills in a protentional hostile or antagonistic atmosphere.
To present sensitive, complex or occasionally contentious information relating to quality assurance to members of the public, voluntary sector groups and patient groups in a mann
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