208017 - Service Improvement Manager – Realistic Medicine - Quality Team LD

The Role

The post holder will support the Realistic Medicine clinical lead for NHS Lanarkshire. This will include the planning, managing and delivering of the Realistic Medicine Action plan. Although the post sits within the Evidence Department of the Quality Directorate much of the planning and workload will be directed by the Realistic Medicine team within NHS Lanarkshire.

NHS Lanarkshire

Have you always wanted to work with NHS Lanarkshire? Then this might be the opportunity for you to join Team Lanarkshire!

Here at NHS Lanarkshire, we put the patient at the heart of everything we do. Each colleague within the organisation plays a key role in how we deliver our healthcare services.

We proudly serve a population of 655,000 across rural and urban communities in both North and South Lanarkshire. NHS Lanarkshire is comprised of Acute Services (which currently provide hospital based services over 3 main sites), Corporate & Property & Support Services, North and South Lanarkshire Health and Social Care Partnerships which provide integrated primary healthcare and social care services to local communities and surrounding areas.

What we'll need you to bring

• Degree level and or Postgraduate level qualification in e.g. business / management / change
• Experience and knowledge of health service management, including change management and service/workforce redesign acquired through training and experience
• Experience in Change Management Skills including improvement methodology
• Experience of managing clinical and organisational challenges
• Ability to handle complex work without supervision
• Ability to negotiating and facilitating change with staff and stakeholders at all levels
• Knowledge of planning, operational processes and systems
• Experience of working in a programme or project environment
  
  

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It would be great if you also have

• Project Management training
• Some experience in analysing and leading improvement projects in realistic medicine, value based heath and care approaches and on public health improvement
• Knowledge of NHS Systems
• Knowledge of realistic medicine six principles and value based health and care action planning and how these influence outcomes that matter to the organisation and for the population of Lanarkshire
• Evidence of supporting a multi-disciplinary team through successful action plan change
• Ability to analyse and interpret complex data sets extracting key information and communicating this effectively
• High level change management skills including improvement methodology
• Ability to motivate colleagues from a diverse range of specialities and professions
• Ability to support across the whole system, including acute, primary care and partnership partners
  
  

Contract type

Fixed Term until April 2026

Full time

37 hours.

Please note this is a fixed term post until April 2026. Where a post only has temporary funding and an existing member of NHS Lanarkshire staff wishes to apply, this will be treated as a secondment. The employee MUST already have written agreement from their line manager to be released on a secondment before applying for the post.

Location and Working Pattern

This role will be based in Quality within Kirklands - NHSL Headquarters

The working pattern for this role is 9-5pm, Monday to Friday.

Whilst this advertisement may be for a specific post(s) in a particular location, applicants who are shortlisted for interview may be considered for similar vacancies in alternative locations.

Looking to find out more?

If you’re looking to find out more, then we would love to hear from you!

Please contact Amanda Minns, on amanda.minns@lanarkshire.scot.nhs.uk

For enquiries regarding the application form or recruitment process, please contact Lynn Deas, Recruitment Administrator on lynn.deas@lanarkshire.scot.nhs.uk (Please remember to include the job title and reference number in your email)

Why NHS Lanarkshire?

Join us and you will discover a supportive environment where you will have the chance to add to your skills and further your career.

Some Of NHS Lanarkshire’s Benefits Include

• A minimum of 27 days annual leave increasing with length of service
• A minimum of 8 days of public holidays
• Membership of NHS Pension Scheme, with life insurance benefits (for more information on the NHS Pension Scheme visit the Scottish Public Pension)
• Paid sick leave increasing with length of service
• Occupational health services
• Employee counselling services
• Work-life Balance policies and procedures
  
  

NHS Lanarkshire have a range of support services on topics that can impact both on your working and personal life including occupational health, spiritual care and independent counselling. This support can be accessed using the links on this page.

Further Information

For more information on the role, please refer to the Job Description. If you’re looking for more information on the recruitment process, organisation or the services we provide, please refer to our information pack, or our recruitment webpage.