Quality Improvement and Assurance Lead - Kettering, United Kingdom - NHS Northamptonshire Integrated Care Board

NHS Northamptonshire Integrated Care Board
NHS Northamptonshire Integrated Care Board
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Kettering, United Kingdom

1 month ago

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The Quality Improvement and Assurance lead will have a unique and varied role.

This includes leadership and managerial responsibilities for key elements of the Patient Safety and Quality agenda within the ICS, all with the aim of maintaining a culture of continuous improvement and harm free care for our population.


The main purpose of the role is to provide strategic, operational, clinical, and professional leadership to the ICB quality and Safeguarding team and support the wider nursing and quality agenda to implement quality monitoring processes through a robust quality assurance framework.

The post holder will provide strong professional clinical leadership and support to ensure that the ICB's patient safety and quality function is enacted ensuring high quality services are commissioned and the residents of Northamptonshire experience high quality and safe care.

It is essential that the postholder works collaboratively and represents the ICB in the patient safety and quality agenda with all system partners.

The Integrated Care Board (ICB) is a statutory body responsible for local NHS services, functions, performance and budgets.

It is directly accountable to the NHS and is made up of local NHS trusts, primary care providers, and local authorities.

The ICB is responsible for joining up care services to improve patient experience in the community.

The Board includes a chair, the chief executive and representatives from NHS organisations, primary care (GPs) and local authorities (councils).


The Integrated Care Partnership (ICP) is a statutory committee that brings together all system partners to produce a health and care strategy.

As a forum to support partnership working, the ICP brings together local authorities, health and social care, and housing providers.


A detailed job description and main responsibilities can be found in the Job Description which can be viewed in the 'Documents' section.

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