Health Education England Hiring for Quality Lead Job at Cambridge, East of England, England Full Time

The primary job purpose is to support the Head of Quality and Commissioning in the local development and implementation of the HEE National Quality Framework by effectively managing the Learning and Development Agreements, contracts with education providers and associated resources

By acting as a fully integrated member of the Quality and Commissioning Team you will ensure that patient safety and quality of training are priorities for all work. Supporting the overall management, development and organisation of the Regions quality management, improvement, healthcare education commissioning and performance management programme aligned to the priorities set out within the HEE Mandate.

This post is also part of the Quality, Patient Safety and Commissioning Management Team and holds specific responsibilities resulting from this.

This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced and conscientious manager to develop and support the delivery of high profile workstreams across HEE and wider stakeholders, to successfully implement and refine HEE’s Quality Framework and commissioning activities.

There are a number of key workstreams to deliver in the next 12 months to ensure HEE can maximise the benefit for driving multi-professional quality improvement in education and training through the full implementation of the new Quality Framework. The post holder will have a broad portfolio working with senior colleagues across HEE and developing collaborative relationships with our key partners and stakeholders at national level including Professional Regulators, NHS England, CQC and NHS Improvement.

The role will include regional and national travel and require an innovative, motivated and organised manager who can drive forward the programme at scale and pace working with key leads across the educational system.

HEE provides leadership for the education and training system. It ensures that the shape and skills of the future health and public health workforce evolve to sustain high quality outcomes for patients in the face of demographic and technological change. HEE ensures that the workforce has the right skills, behaviours and training, and is available in the right numbers, to support the delivery of excellent healthcare and drive improvements through supporting healthcare providers and clinicians to take greater responsibility for planning and commissioning education and training.

Ourambitionis to be the best organisation of our type in the world by living our values every day.

Our CoreValuesare that everyone feelsvalued and respectedand areincluded and involvedin everything that affects them; aretrustedto make decisions with clear reasons in order tobe empoweredto deliver; are committed to clear,effective communication, which is transparent and open when sharing information; takespride and has integrityin everything we do and recognises that everyone has a significant contribution whilst takingpersonal responsibility and accountabilityfor actions and behaviours.

You can find further details about the job, organisational structure, recruitment profile, expected outcomes and benefits information in the attached Job Description and other supporting documents.

Secondments

Applicants from within the NHS will be offered on a secondment basis only, agreement should be obtained from their employer prior to submitting the application.

Salary Progression

Applicants will commence at the bottom of Band 8a with a full-time starting salary of £48,526, with a pay step increase after 5 years’ service.

These salaries are offered in accordance with NHS Terms and Conditions and the HEE Pay Progression Policy and are subject to annual cost of living review.