Senior Improvement Lead

About the Role

The Kent and Medway Mental Health NHS Trust is undertaking its largest improvement initiative called the ‘Doing Well Together’ Programme. This Senior Improvement Lead position offers a unique opportunity to collaborate with an outstanding team to design and implement transformative care strategies for mental health, learning disabilities, and autism services across Kent and Medway.

We are deeply committed to fostering diversity and inclusion within our workforce. Candidates from diverse backgrounds and under-represented communities are strongly encouraged to apply for this pivotal senior role.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and coordinate the Trust’s improvement capability and the Improvement Management System (IMS), overseeing its planning, implementation, and successful integration across various teams and directorates.
• Conduct readiness assessments and spearhead engagement activities to ensure effective adoption of IMS.
• Manage and support improvement practitioners within assigned pillars, including line management and ensuring fulfillment of agreed priorities.
• Lead key development programs such as White Belt, Yellow Belt, and A3 awareness training, and contribute to corporate induction and capability growth across the organization.
• Oversee critical components of the Doing Well Together infrastructure, such as driver meetings, status sheet preparation, and sustainability initiatives to embed improvement practices at the frontline.
• Collaborate with colleagues to coordinate initiatives like the Improvement Collaborative and Innovation Den, while aligning with broader organizational objectives, including medical education support.

Organizational Overview

Kent and Medway Mental Health NHS Trust provides mental health and wellbeing services to people of all ages across Kent and Medway. Rated 'Good' by the Care Quality Commission, our teams offer comprehensive care ranging from community-based support to specialist services including eating disorder management and neurodevelopmental assessments for conditions such as autism and ADHD.

Our holistic county-wide and cross-setting approach strives to create seamless, accessible mental health care. Our guiding values are caring, inclusive, curious, and confident, all directed toward enabling communities to live well, beyond just managing mental illness.

Additional Information

For informal inquiries or further details, please contact Oliver Isaac, Senior Improvement Manager, at [email protected] or call 01227 812351.