Job Description
Quality Improvement Lead - Diagnostics
Home based with travel to meet the needs of the business
Full Time - 37.5 Hours Per Week
We have an exciting opportunity for an experienced Quality Improvement Lead to collaborate closely with both clinical and governance teams. This role will facilitate the effective delivery of clinical governance and quality management across Ramsay Health Care UK diagnostics Imaging services.
The role
The Quality Improvement Lead role involves managing clinical governance activities within diagnostic services, overseeing incident management and quality improvement programmes to ensure patient safety. Provide leadership, facilitation and specialist support to front line teams and leaders to help implement continuous improvement and quality management systems.
The post holder will ensure clinical practices adhere to evidence-based guidelines, professional standards, and national directives. They will support enhancement projects, audits, and the integration of patient engagement to enhance service delivery and evaluations, to promote a culture of continuous improvement across diagnostic imaging services.
What you’ll bring with you
- HCPC Registered BSc Diagnostic Radiographer/ or equivalent
- Evidence of post registration study and continuous professional development (CPD)
- Detailed knowledge of Ionising Radiation Regulations (IRR2017), Ionising radiation Medical Exposure regulations (IR(ME)R17), Ionising Radiation Regulations (IRR, 2017) and MHRA MRI safety guidelines.
- Experience in delivering effective quality improvement and clinical governance in a healthcare setting
- Experience in supporting the senior management team with internal and external inspection processes e.g. Care Quality Commission (CQC) and Health and Safety Executive (HSE), and other relevant agencies
- Experience in coordinating, facilitating, and supporting diagnostic imaging services in working towards achieving compliance with evidence-based clinical practices, national guidance, regulatory legislation, and Quality Standards for imaging actions and plans.
- Experience in risk management
- Experience in carrying out audits, analysing data and trends
- Experience in conducting and supporting patient safety incidents and investigations
- Proven experience working at a management level in the healthcare industry
- Excellent customer service and IT skills.
- Excellent organiser – need to be able to maintain and keep robust records and manage an online electronic filing system.
- Demonstrated communication skills of a high level including written and verbal communication, ability to write and present reports to a wide audience.
- Self-starter with a flexible can do attitude.
Benefits
- 25 Days Leave + Bank Holidays
- Buy & Sell Flexi Leave Options
- Private Pension where Ramsay will match up to 5% after a qualifying period
- Enhanced Competitive Parental Leave Policies
- Private Medical Cover with option to add partner & dependants
- Life Assurance (Death in Service) x3 base salary
- Free Training and Development via the Ramsay Academy
- Concerts for Carers
- Employee Assistance Programme
- The Blue Light Card Scheme
About Us
We’re Ramsay Health Care UK. With 35 hospitals, 7,600 staff and 200,000 patients treated every year, we’re one of the leading independent healthcare providers in England. We deliver a wide and comprehensive range of specialised clinical services from routine to complex surgery, day case procedures, cancer care, diagnostic services and physiotherapy. In addition, we also have CT and MRI mobile scanners which are essential to supporting our clinical outcomes. 94% of our facilities are rated ‘Good’ by the CQC, and we are extremely proud of the high quality of our staff as well as excellent relationships with doctors and our strong, longstanding partnership with the NHS.
We’re part of a global hospital group with over 50 years’ experience that operates in 11 countries across the world. As people caring for people, our ethos helps make a huge difference in the lives of millions. We know that our people are our most important asset to our organisation and are the key to our success and continuing growth.
We love people with a positive, “can do” attitude who want to make a difference in their work. "Our employees are Ramsay." The skills and commitment of our employees forms the basis for our success.
We are able to support training and development to our employees, to deliver a high standard of clinical care whilst ensuring patient safety, dignity and confidentiality. We are a progressive and caring facility and support the Ramsay vision “People caring for People”. We know our people are our greatest asset, our business is growing, and we would like you to join us.
We care.
It’s more than what we do, it’s who we are. Everything we do is about striving to deliver the best care. And it's a belief that's as true today as it was when we welcomed our first patients in 1964.
“The Ramsay Way” culture recognises that our people are our most important asset and this has been key to our ongoing success.
We are proud to support the UK’s Armed Forces and Reservists and have already achieved the Silver Award as part of the MOD’s Armed Forces Covenant Employer Recognition Scheme. The scheme recognises employers who actively support Defence while encouraging other organisations to adopt the same behaviours in their workplace. As a company we are committed to supporting the wider Armed Forces community and this includes our staff as well as our patients.
We are committed to equality of opportunity for all. This position is subject to background and DBS checks.