National Director - Quality, Safety And Improvement

The National Director will have responsibility for: System Leadership to ensure that quality, Safety and Improvement are integral to all aspects of NHS Wales to transform health outcomes. Ensure that the Directorates strategy is guided by the requirements to support the wider system in effectively implementing the Health and Social Care (Quality and Engagement Act) along with other Quality legislation. This will require the elements of Quality Planning, Quality Control, Quality Improvement and Quality Assurance to be effectively integrated into its programme of work. Ensure the Directorates strategy aligns to the Ministerial priorities outlined the NHS Executive remit letter and supports the work of other Directorates within the NHS Executive. Work closely with Welsh Government officials including the Chief Medical Officer, Chief Nursing Officer, Chief Dental Officer, Chief Scientific Officer, and colleagues within the NHS Executive to advise and inform the development and implementation of policy to transform the quality and safety agenda across NHS Wales. Support the on-going development of the NHS Wales Executive function and contribute to its approach to whole system development as required. Work collaboratively with other NHS Executive directorates to provide coordinated support to NHS organisations. Support the implementation of effective Quality Management Systems across NHS Wales organisations to ensure that the Duty of Quality Statutory Guidance 2023, and the Quality Standards 2023 are embedded throughout the system. Advise on a co-ordinated strategy for patient safety that ensures care is safe, cohesive, coordinated and delivers better outcomes for patients within its available resources. Advise, design and develop improvement programmes across the NHS Executive to enable priority areas, as identified through the remit to continuously improvement. Build sustainable capability within, and across NHS organisations, underpinned by coaching and collaboration, to enable: Effective identification of priorities for improvement. spread and scale of improvement to reduce variation and inequalities. Effective assurance mechanisms. Work with colleagues in health boards and NHS trusts to develop, embed and sustain the leadership and culture across the NHS Wales and places patient safety at its heart, minimising harm, and inappropriate variation. Deliver Board development sessions and programmes for NHS organisations, as required, and establish and support clinical and other relevant leadership programmes as necessary in order to support the embedding of a high reliability and learning culture. Provide leadership to develop collaborative approaches to supporting national improvement programmes and continue to embed enabling frameworks such as the IHIs Framework for Safe, Reliable and Effective Care. Provide a range of support approaches that enables NHS staff to achieve full implementation of evidence-based quality care bundles where they exist and the adoption of core clinical guidelines and policies. Where required, provide intensive support to teams and organisations that are in targeted intervention or special measures as requested. Establish a process of ongoing evaluation of the effectiveness of the improvement support provided by the Quality, Safety and Improvement Directorate across all of its interventions and adapt the improvement approach as required in line with emerging best practice in improvement science internationally. Deliver an annual programme of learning events, publications and organisational development support for NHS Wales, particularly through strengthening the role of local improvement teams. Build alliances with academia, industry and the NHS to promote product development and bring innovation into practice focused on quality, Safety and Improvement. Stakeholder Engagement and Relationship Management Establish close working relationships with clinicians, NHS bodies and patient groups, developing effective means for active clinical, patient and carer engagement to co-design and drive sustainable improvements in the quality, safety, efficiency, effectiveness and experience of care and support across Wales. Establish strong and effective relationships with quality improvement organisations nationally and internationally and actively encourage the sharing of good practice and participation of staff in international networks. Actively seek partnerships with academic bodies in Wales and beyond in order to advocate the inclusion of quality improvement in curricula and to evaluate improvement work. Directorate Leadership and Management To lead and motivate capable Directorate staff, ensuring their access and participation in learning and development opportunities, and compliance with Continuing Professional Development requirements. To be accountable for the compliance of all Directorate staff with the Hosting Agreement and with Public Health Wales NHS Trust policies and procedures. To develop, implement and report on the Directorates responsibilities in the NHS Executive Workplan in response to the NHS Executive Mandate and Remit letter in line with Ministerial priorities. To take lead responsibility for the operation of the Directorate within the budget confirmed in the accountablity letter issued by Deputy Chief Executive, NHS Wales, HSSG. Ensure that the Directorate has a comprehensive Organisational Development strategy aligned to the wider NHS Executive OD Strategy and approach to maximise team development.