Quality Improvement officer for 0-19 Public Health Nursing Service

Band 5, Full time, PermanentAre you dedicated about quality improvements in universal health services for babies, children, young people and families ? Do you enjoy working in a fast paced environment ? Do you enjoy working in partnership to make a difference? If the answer is yes this could be the role for you.Croydon Health Service 0-19 Public health Nursing service is on a transformation journey. At the heart of the transformation is improving outcomes for babies, children and families. This role is integral to improving quality and raising standards across the service, and impact on improving outcomes.Interview Date - TBCThe post holder will be facilitating and coordinating improvements across the 0-19 Public Health Nursing Service, affecting patient care and service delivery.The post holder will focus on the development of strong internal communications and innovations that would enable staff to feel informed, engaged and empowered to deliver Quality Improvement to support a culture of continuous improvement, innovation and inclusivity.Croydon Health Services NHS Trust provide hospital and community services from a number of community and specialist clinics throughout Croydon. The Trust was formed on 1st August 2010 through the integration of Croydon Community Health Services and Mayday Healthcare NHS Trust. Around 4,100 staff provide services for a population of over 360,000 people who are relatively young with a high level of ethnic diversity.Our main hospital site, Croydon University Hospital is one of the busiest in London. We’re also leading the way in providing more healthcare outside hospitals at clinics, specialist centres and in people’s homes. Our experienced district nursing teams, Allied Health Professionals and community matrons look after people of all ages across Croydon.Across the NHS everyone is working hard to meet growing demand and we’re no exception. But with the right people on board, we are rising to this challenge, putting our people in the driving seat, encouraging innovation and transforming our services to give local people the quality of care they deserve. Croydon Health Services puts a great deal of importance on education and training throughout the careers of all of our staff.If you want the opportunity to have a real impact, challenge yourself and be part of an NHS Trust that’s making a real difference then a career at Croydon Health Services could be just what you’re looking for.For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Juliette Penney Job title: Head of Public Health Nursing Email address: juliette.penney@nhs.net Telephone number: 07342 715920