Associate Director - Worcester, United Kingdom - NHS Herefordshire & Worcestershire Integrated Care Board

NHS Herefordshire & Worcestershire Integrated Care Board
NHS Herefordshire & Worcestershire Integrated Care Board
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Worcester, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

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Reporting to the Director of Nursing, you will take a strategic lead and be responsible for owning and driving the strategic quality assurance (patient safety), quality improvement and infection, prevention and control (IPC) agenda.

The Associate Director - Nursing & Quality will be accountable for the delivery of the ICB quality assurance, improvement and IPC services in Herefordshire & Worcestershire and will have a specific remit in providing expertise and leadership in quality assurance and improvement.

As a patient safety specialist, the Associate Director will provide patient safety expertise/leadership within the organisation and ICS, demonstrating compassionate leadership, visibility and supporting the continued development of the patient safety culture.


The Associate Director - Nursing & Quality will provide strategic input and senior representation and leadership on at Multi-Agency meetings/ICB meetings as required.

You will be responsible for producing and presenting high quality, accurate reports to boards, committee's and other meetings of the ICB as required, ensuring accuracy and attention to detail.


Herefordshire and Worcestershire ICB and its partners work collaboratively to commission, plan, monitor, deliver and improve health and care services for over 806,000 people across two counties and surrounding boundaries.

With a workforce of over 300 employees and a budget of £1.19 billion to commission hospital, community and mental health services, it is a dynamic, forward-looking and vibrant place to work, set within the backdrop of some of the country's most beautiful countryside.


We provide a supportive and collaborative environment, offering opportunities for our staff to reach their full potential and develop a rewarding career.

We enable our employees to achieve a positive work-life balance through a blend of collaborative workplace attendance combined with regular home working.

Joining our inclusive and innovative team comes with a range of attractive benefits including:

Employee Assistance Programmes and access to a wealth of on-line health and wellbeing support
Competitive NHS Pension Scheme
Comprehensive opportunities to learn new skills and to develop your career within a caring and inclusive environment.
Generous holiday entitlement, which increases in line with service, with the opportunity to purchase additional leave.
Flexible working patterns to support work-life balance.


Will be accountable for the delivery of the ICB quality assurance, improvement and IPC services in Herefordshire & Worcestershire and will have a specific remit in providing expertise and leadership in quality assurance and improvement.

They will also provide expert clinical advice and support in the quality assurance and improvement.


The post holder will, with the Director of Nursing, assume leadership and responsibility for delivery of the ICB Infection Prevention and Control service across Worcestershire.


Provide patient safety expertise/leadership as a Patient Safety Specialist within the organisation, demonstrating compassionate leadership, visibility and supporting the continued development of the patient safety culture.

Support the team in identifying and analysing intelligence and insight metrics.


Ensure the organisation is up to date with current patient safety policy, NHS contract patient safety requirements, and regulatory patient safety requirements and engages with the regional/national team to understand national guidance and to advise on the best implementation approach.

Provision of proactive strategic input to Programme Boards and Committees and other meetings where appropriate

To provide senior representation and clinical leadership on behalf of the ICB at Multi-Agency meetings/ Forums as required.


To produce and present high quality, accurate reports to boards, committee's and Governing Body meetings of the ICB as required, ensuring accuracy and attention to detail.

Deliver formal presentations as requested.


Ensure the organisation has a robust and effective patient safety strategy in place which aligns with the NHS patient safety strategy.


To lead, manage and direct a team of staff responsible for the delivery of Quality Assurance and Monitoring of NHS commissioned health and care services.

Taking decisions on a daily basis to ensure the services are effective and in line with achieving the team and corporate objectives.

Support (in providers) the Executives' systems for the response to National Patient Safety Alerts. Lead on the escalation and review of Quality risks for the ICB Board Assurance Framework and Risk Register. Articulate emerging risk indicators for approval of the Director of Nursing.


To be responsible for leading the delivery of the Infection, Prevention and Control service delivered by the ICB in Worcestershire, ensuring adequate systems and processes are implemented and appropriate surveillance is conducted.

Work with patient safety colleagues to draw ins
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