Quality Assurance and Improvement Partner

We are seeking an ambitious healthcare professional to join Northampton Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust as a Band 7 Quality Assurance and Improvement Partner, to support our ongoing quality initiatives. The post involves ensuring clinical quality is embedded within service delivery, leading processes to monitor and evaluate quality indicators, targets, innovations, and initiatives in line with local and national standards. The role also includes managing the EQIA process and supporting quality improvement projects using proven methodologies.

Main duties of the job:

• Reporting to the Quality Assurance and Compliance Lead, you will be an inspirational leader with experience in implementing quality initiatives.
• You will work with a motivated team and collaborate with colleagues within and outside the Trust, requiring strong communication, facilitation, and management skills, and experience in multi-agency working.
• The role is based at St Mary’s Hospital, Kettering, with travel expected across Northamptonshire.

Working for our organisation:

NHFT provides integrated primary care and mental health services, focusing on accessible, person-centered care in hospital, community, and other settings, including prisons and detention centers in Bedfordshire and Cambridgeshire. We promote a culture of learning and innovation to improve patient and staff safety, supporting staff development and growth.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities:

Further details are available in the full job description under the Supporting Documents heading, including the person specification.

Person specification:

• Qualifications: Trained healthcare professional qualification, Postgraduate degree or equivalent knowledge.
• Experience: Experience and knowledge of quality improvement methodology, Analytical and problem-solving skills, Proven experience in managing and delivering projects.

By submitting an application, you authorise data transfer and confirmation of NHS service details via ESR IAT process, including references, occupational health, and mandatory training records. Please ensure all application materials are truthful and accurate. Applications are reviewed on a rolling basis, and the advert may close early once sufficient applications are received. We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applicants from diverse backgrounds. Eligibility for sponsorship and flexible working options are considered. Applicants with disabilities meeting the essential criteria will be considered under the Guaranteed Interview Scheme. Reasonable adjustments can be requested during the recruitment process. All roles involving regulated activities require a DBS check, with re-checks every three years, and registration with the DBS Update Service is encouraged. A DBS fee may be deducted from the salary or paid upfront. All new starters are subject to a probationary period.

Appropriate UK professional registration is required. This role involves access to vulnerable people and is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020, requiring a DBS check for any previous convictions.