Job overview

Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust (SABP) is seeking an exceptional improvement leader to shape and drive our Trust-wide improvement agenda. This is a senior, strategic role for someone who can bring clarity, ambition and energy to building a culture and system of continuous improvement across all our services.

We are on an organisational journey to become a genuinely learning-focused organisation, one where improvement is how we lead, how we decide, and how we deliver safe, effective care every day. The Head of Improvement will be central to that ambition.

Main duties of the job

As Head of Improvement, you will provide visible, values-led leadership and bring a strong strategic lens to SABP’s portfolio of improvement work. You will:

• Re-energise the Improvement function and strengthen its profile across the Trust
• Create a shared language, framework and ambition for improvement
• Lead the development and delivery of the Trust’s Improvement Strategy
• Build improvement capability at scale across clinical and corporate teams
• Partner with operational, clinical and system colleagues to address unwarranted variation, improve safety and experience, and deliver sustained outcomes
• Ensure programmes are evidence-based, outcomes-focused and aligned with national policy

Reporting to the Associate Director in the Strategy, Innovation, Transformation & Improvement (SITI) team, you will act as the senior improvement leader and method custodian for SABP; shaping how improvement is practised, governed and measured across the organisation. This is an opportunity to work across divisions, with partners, and at system level to build a coherent improvement ecosystem that supports better lives for the people we serve.

Working for our organisation

Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust is the leading provider of mental health, learning disability, neurodevelopmental and drug and alcohol services in Surrey and North East Hampshire. We support people of all ages and are passionate about providing high quality care that is delivered at the right time as close to home as possible to help people recover and stay well.

We are one of the top 10 mental Health, Learning Disability and Community Trust to work for nationwide. Our Trust is an inclusive and supportive employer that offers a wide range of staff networks, flexible working, free parking and excellent health and wellbeing support. We also provide a wide range of opportunities to help staff develop and progress.

Surrey is a beautiful county lying just 30 minutes away from Central London and from the South Coast. Our historic market towns and bustling districts are enveloped in wonderful countryside, and our excellent road and rail networks bring the rest of the country within easy reach. For international travel, both Gatwick and Heathrow airports are nearby.

Please note that we reserve the right to close posts as soon as sufficient applications are received.

Regrettably, due to UK Home Office requirements we cannot offer sponsorship for all our job roles.

Applicants must have the right to work in the UK for the duration of the role.

We look forward to receiving your application!