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Job summary

Main area
Breast Family History Service for North East London (NEL).
Grade
Band 8A
Contract
Fixed term: 12 months (Contract end date 30/04/2025)
Hours
Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Job ref
259-6262574SBH
Employer
Barts Health NHS Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
St Bartholomew's Hosptail
Town
London
Salary
£58,698 - £65,095 Per annum inc
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
09/05/2024 23:59
Interview date
22/05/2024

Employer heading

Barts Health NHS Trust logo

Family History Improvement Manager

Band 8A

Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain’s leading healthcare providers.

The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.

Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.

Barts Health supports the Pregnancy Loss Pledge and commits to supporting their staff through the distress of miscarriage.

Job overview

The Improvement Manager is required for the provision of project management and quality improvement of the Breast Family History Service for North East London (NEL). The role is hosted at St. Bartholomew’s Hospital They will be responsible for identifying opportunities, developing strategies and implementing the changes in conjunction with the wider MDT. This requires a highly motivated individual able to demonstrate leadership and problem-solving skills. 

The successful candidate will also be responsible for providing accurate reports to internal and external stakeholders on the progress of the project.

The post holder will lead on the extension of Genomics in the Breast Cancer department, including improving access, identifying barriers, supporting education and training of the MDT and externally for example local GP practices.

Providing exemplary leadership and management to the family history team, ensuring all their development and practice needs are met.

Interview date 22/05/2024

 

Main duties of the job

The Improvement manager will also play a fundamental role in support the delivery of the Trust Quality Strategy. The post holder will work within the larger Cancer CNS team and have close working relationships with the Breast Multi-Disciplinary Team, Breast Family History Consultant Clinical Lead, Consultant Breast Surgeons, Breast Clinical Nurse Specialists, Clinical Genetics Department, Screening Units, the Oncology Department, the Gynaecology Department and Primary Care. This post managing more junior members of the family history team.

The post holder will work within the established programme governance structure to ensure consistency of monitoring and reporting at both work stream and portfolio level.  

This role would well alongside a clinical role. Discussions about the capacity for clinical activity should take place with the line manger following successful appointment. 

 

Working for our organisation

Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain’s leading healthcare providers.  

The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.  

We particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian and minority ethnic candidates as they are underrepresented within Barts Health at this band

Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.  

We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience, and knowledge required. For both documents, please view the attachment/s below.

 

Person specification

Qualifications / Knowledge

Essential criteria
  • Master’s degree or equivalent management qualification/ experience
Desirable criteria
  • Project Management Qualification e.g. PRINCE2
  • Quality improvement qualification

Experience

Essential criteria
  • Ability to work effectively across boundaries and drive change
  • Evidence of leading and delivering improvements
  • Experience of working with a wide range of internal and external stakeholders, at all levels
  • Effective governance skills
  • Operational or clinical knowledge of how the NHS operates
Desirable criteria
  • Successful strategic management in a complex organisation
  • Knowledge of Genomics or Family history services and how they operate

Skills

Essential criteria
  • Ability to receive, process, summarise, interpret and communicate highly complex, sensitive and contentious information where there are barriers to acceptance and resistance to change
  • Organisational and project management skills, with the ability to influence and build positive and productive relationships at all levels
  • Excellent written and oral communication skills
  • Excellent numeracy skills.
  • Clear commitment to quality and attention to detail
  • Ability to sustain performance under pressure
Desirable criteria
  • Programme Management skills

Personal and People Development

Essential criteria
  • Ability to support development of positive team culture

Communication

Essential criteria
  • Ability to develop concise written reports which convey complex messages simply
  • Ability to convey key, simple points in oral presentations or in more informal conversations

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Green@Barts HealthNHS Pastoral Care Quality AwardApprenticeships logoNo smoking policyLondon Living Wage is a voluntary commitment made by employers, who can become accredited with the Living Wage FoundationPositive about disabled peopleAge positiveInvestors in People: GoldImproving working livesMindful employer.  Being positive about mental health.Pregnancy Loss PledgeDisability confident employerStonewall equality policy. Equality and justice for lesbians, gay men, bisexual and trans people.Happy to Talk Flexible Working

Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Documents to download

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Emma Middleton
Job title
General Manager
Email address
[email protected]