Research & Quality Improvement Lead
Hatfield, Hertfordshire (with flexible working)

The Organisation

We're the UK's leading charity for Crohn's Disease and Ulcerative Colitis. Right now, an estimated 500,000 people in the UK are living with a lifelong disease that many people have never heard of and for which there is no known cure. Because of the stigma and misunderstanding surrounding these diseases, thousands of people are suffering in silence.

We are now looking for a Research & Quality Improvement Lead to join our ambitious team on a full-time, permanent basis.

The Benefits

- Salary of £34,000 per annum, depending on experience
- 25 days’ annual leave
- Flexible pension contribution
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption pay

If you’ve got experience of delivering quality improvement projects and programmes and bags of innovative ideas, this is a fantastic opportunity to step into a vital role with our dedicated organisation.

Joining us during an exciting period of change, you’ll have the chance to grow our ambitious plans and be a part of our bright future, all while making a huge positive difference to the lives of those affected by Crohn's and Colitis.

What’s more, you’ll be joining an organisation with a clear vision, to see improved lives and a world free of Crohn’s and Colitis, and mission. We break taboos, drive pioneering research, bring people together, campaign to improve lives and are leading the fight against Crohn’s and Colitis.

We are ambition, always striving for improvement, compassionate, with our work rooted in empathy and kindness and are stronger together, looking for new ways to collaborate and develop as a community.

Furthermore, we’re committed to your development and have schemes in places to ensure you are enabled to develop and grow with us. We offer an informal, open-plan office in Hatfield, just a 30 minutes commute from King’s Cross, where you can work flexibly alongside home-working options.

The Role

As the Research & Quality Improvement Lead, you will seek to enhance the quality and standards of health services for people affected by Crohn’s and Colitis.

Working on various projects and programmes to improve these standards, you will also support the delivery of our research aims, assist with our programme of grants and help drive investment and research for Crohn’s and Colitis.

Working with a range of external stakeholders, you’ll develop positive relationships to increase awareness of those affected by Crohn’s and Colitis whilst promoting our quality improvement projects and programmes.

Leading on patient and public involvement projects, you’ll ensure that our research aims meet the needs of those affected by Crohn’s and Colitis and align with IBD Standards.

About You

To be considered as a Research & Quality Improvement Lead, you will need:

- Experience of supporting the delivery of quality improvement projects and programmes in a healthcare context
- Experience of establishing and maintaining effective relationships with external and internal stakeholders
- Experience of working in partnership to involve people with experience in research or quality improvement
- Experience of proactively identifying, developing and delivering new initiatives
- Experience of horizon scanning and networking to keep up to date with research and quality improvement developments
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills

The closing date for this role is the 5th December 2022.

Other organisations may call this role Service Lead, Quality Transformation Lead, Quality Improvement and Assurance Lead, Quality Improvement Lead or Head of Quality, Improvement & Transformation.

Webrecruit and Crohn's and Colitis UK are equal opportunities employers, value diversity and are strongly committed to providing equal employment opportunities for all employees and all applicants for employment. Equal opportunities are the only acceptable way to conduct business and we believe that the more inclusive our environments are, the better our work will be.

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