Head of Development

Hi all I'm currently recruiting for a Head of Development for a public sector client based in East grinstead!

Job - Head of quality Development

Rate - £350- £370 Per day

Hours - 37.5

Location - East Grinstead

• Develop, lead and manage the QI programme ensuring the implementation of robust processes and appropriate project management methodologies to deliver the Trust wide project, ensuring implementation benefits are maximised and projects are delivered to time and within the allocated financial envelope
• Utilise highly specialist knowledge of improvement to lead development of the overall Improvement Practice (Improving Safe, Personal and Effective Care (SPE+)) in conjunction with the Chief Strategy Officer/ Deputy and relevant triumvirate teams to support the development and implementation of the 3 Year Quality Improvement Programme
• To work in conjunction with the Chief Nursing Officer on any focussed improvement work across the system
• Work with the Chief Nursing Officer on areas of improvement, where issues in areas arise from national reviews
• Lead and support others across the trust with the establishment of quality impact assessment
• To use political judgement and astuteness in understanding and working with complex policy, and diverse interest groups Oversee resource management and reporting with the establishment of Key Performance Indicators (KPI). Ensure effective monitoring, governance, and evaluation of all projects, providing assurance to the Executive and Board of Directors, corporate

• Support the development of an improvement culture across the organisation by contributing to the development and implementation of the Practice Management System across the organisation
• Through continuous stakeholder engagement and specifically negotiation and influencing at a senior level across the trust, resolve specific difficulties associated with project
• Responsible for managing the communications within and engagement of stakeholders (internal/external) through the life cycle of the various improvement programmes and projects and responsible for reporting progress to the Executive sponsors.

• Act as a role model, providing coaching and facilitation to senior leaders, staff and patient groups, and the Trust Leadership Team to build the leadership management and improvement skills, knowledge and understanding
• Support Executive Leaders to align corporate portfolios, governance arrangements and support teams to the operating model
• Ensure that all exceptions and risks to programme/project delivery are highlighted in accordance with governance and appropriate mitigating actions are taken to keep programme on track working closely with the Head of PMO
• Responsible for high quality standards of leadership, project governance and assurance in support of delivery to internal and external stakeholders on all matters relating to project and programme activity
• Drive continuous quality improvement by establishing and maintaining necessary structures to support the project delivery and assurance; manage resourcing of projects and priorities across the function.
• Creating, building, and maintaining relationships with external stakeholders to ensure appropriate benchmarking and continuous improvement
• Employ effective use of interpersonal skills in dealing with highly emotive and reputational issues associated with the delivery of large-scale projects, programmes and organisational change. Stakeholders will include national and local media, multi-agency partners, external stakeholders, trade unions and staff
• Support the development and delivery of operational and strategic priorities, including the definition of measurable outcomes against agreed objectives
• Support innovation and research to identify, develop and promote best practice by undertaking audits using research methodology to improve quality. In addition to this they will be encouraged to work with system partners to promote research and identify opportunities for academic collaboration.

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