Project Officer Glasgow, Scotland
Job description
Project Officer (Ref: 146614)
£30,229 - £37,664 (Band 5) – pro rata for part time hours
Part time (30 hours per week) – due to business needs there will be a requirement to work a Friday, however other working days are negotiable
Fixed term contract/secondment to March 2024 (maternity leave cover)
Edinburgh or Glasgow – hybrid working will apply for the foreseeable future
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced, enthusiastic and positive individual to join the Acute Care Portfolio within the Improvement Hub (ihub) of Healthcare Improvement Scotland. The Portfolio provides improvement support focused around the SPSP Acute Adult Programme and the SPSP Perinatal and Paediatric improvement programmes.
The post holder will co-ordinate and support project activity to deliver agreed outcomes within timescales, cost and quality. This post requires the ability to work in a fast paced environment, managing competing priorities and working across different programmes and projects.
Educated to degree level (and/or with equivalent experience in a similar project support role) you will have demonstrable report writing skills, experience of event organisation, together with excellent communication and interpersonal skills. The successful candidate should have an understanding of project management and experience of project work. They should also be able to work on their own initiative, be proactive, manage and prioritise a busy work schedule and demonstrate attention to detail.
This portfolio of work includes the following programme areas:
SPSP Acute Adult: This programme works with NHS boards, Scottish Government and Healthcare Improvement Scotland colleagues to develop and spread improvement programmes that reduce harm and enhance the experience and outcomes for people in acute care. Existing improvement work has a focus on reducing falls and falls with harm and care of patients who experience a physiological deterioration during their hospital stay.
SPSP Perinatal and Paediatric improvement programmes: This programme engages with teams involved in delivering maternity, neonatal and paediatric care across NHS boards to support improved outcomes for women, babies, children and families within Scotland.
Both programmes of work form part of the Scottish Patient Safety Programme, a national quality improvement programme aiming to improve the safety and reliability of care and reduce harm.
This is an exciting opportunity to be involved in national improvement work directly impacting on care delivery and outcomes for individuals across Scotland.
The ihub provides support for the redesign and continuous improvement of health and social care services. With an impressive range of improvement support programmes, we aspire to be at the leading edge of both thinking and practice in quality improvement. To find out more about our work please visit www.ihub.scot.
Further information about the role is available from Catherine Banks, Programme Manager, on [email protected].
Closing Date: Sunday 14 May 2023 at midnight.
It is anticipated that interviews will be held on 24 May 2023 via MS Teams.
