Quality Improvement Lead

Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust

The closing date is 20 February 2026

Do you want to play a key role in building a culture where improvement thrives every day? Are you motivated by the opportunity to work collaboratively with staff, patients, and carers to address challenges creatively and sustainably?

Do you have a passion for helping people learn, grow, and develop their skills?

Are you curious, data‑driven, and committed to applying evidence‑based methods to improve services?

If so, the Quality Improvement Team has an exciting opportunity for an Area Band 7 Quality Improvement Lead.

In this role, you will lead the development, planning, delivery, and review of Gloucestershire Health and Care's Improvement Training Programme. You will also provide expert guidance, coaching, and support to staff leading quality improvement projects across the organisation.

What we're looking for:

• Proven experience in developing, planning, delivering, and reviewing training programmes
• Strong knowledge of Quality Improvement tools and methodologies
• Experience in guiding, coaching, and supporting improvement projects
• A passion for building a culture where improvement thrives every day
• A confident and effective communicator

If you are ready to make a meaningful impact on organisational effectiveness and are committed to supporting a culture where continuous improvement is embedded in everyday practice, we would love to hear from you!

This role is offered on a fixed‑term/secondment basis for 9 months. The hours are part‑time, 30 hours per week.

Internal applicants who wish to be considered for a secondment opportunity should discuss with their line manager the suitability of a possible secondment.

• Responsible for developing, planning and delivering Quality Improvement training for teams, in line with the Trust's approved improvement methodology.
• Evaluating training performance and taking proactive action to improve delivery, learning outcomes and impact.
• Ensure effective use of training resources, minimising costs, and avoiding unnecessary waste.
• Lead on assigned improvement projects as required, ensuring adherence to the GHC improvement methodology and robust application of improvement principles.
• Provide guidance, coaching and support to improvement projects, ensuring effective application of improvement tools which result in quantifiable and sustainable improvements to quality, performance, and efficiency.
• Ensure Quality Improvement work identifies clear measurable outcomes and can show how benefits have been realised.
• Maintain effective relationships with key stakeholders, maintaining commitment and influencing change at all levels.
• Ensure robust data analysis drives improvement projects and support colleagues with understanding their data.

We have a skilled and dedicated workforce of over 5 000 colleagues working in a diverse range of services across 55 sites and within people's homes. We strive to enable a welcoming workplace culture that builds and celebrates civility, inclusivity and diversity, while providing a sense of belonging and trust.

Annual staff surveys, regular Pulse surveys and other engagement opportunities provide our people with lots of opportunity to tell us about their experiences of working with us. In the latest staff survey, 61% of colleagues gave us their views. It was great to hear that:

• 72% of colleagues would recommend the Trust as a place to work, ranking us 1st for Provider Trusts in the South West region on this question.
• 76% would recommend the standard of care provided in our services if a friend or relative needed treatment, also ranking us 1st in the South West region.
• 81% said that care of patients and service users is the Trust's priority, compared with an average in comparable NHS Trusts in England of 64%.

This high‑level overview shows we are in a healthy position, with higher scores than average for comparable organisations, alongside a great response rate, indicating good staff engagement. However, we also know we have plenty of room for improvement in many areas. To that end, we continue to prioritise and invest…