Quality Improvement Programme Manager - Reducing Restrictive Practice
Oxford
Full Time
£57,528 - £64,750 per annum
Expires: 08/11/2026
Band 8a
Fixed term: 12 months (or Internal Secondment)
About the Role
Job overview
Main duties of the job
- You will lead a large-scale quality improvement programme, bringing together multiple projects and workstreams to help reduce restrictive practice across Oxford Health.
- Bring improvement ideas to life using practical methods such as the Model for Improvement, PDSA cycles, process mapping and driver diagrams.
- Develop meaningful evaluation and measurement approaches, using quantitative and qualitative data to understand impact, celebrate progress and support lasting change.
- Coach and encourage teams, creating a supportive environment where colleagues feel confident to test ideas, learn together and share successful approaches.
- Work in partnership with patients, carers and Experts by Experience to shape inclusive, trauma-informed and least restrictive care.
Working for our organisation
Please note that this role will require us to undertake a DBS check as a part of your onboarding.
Give yourself the best chance of success by reviewing our Applicant Guide before applying. Your supporting statement should clearly demonstrate how you meet the essential criteria for the role.
Oxford Health delivers physical, mental health and social care services across Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Swindon, Wiltshire, Bath and North East Somerset. Our vision is "Outstanding care delivered by an outstanding team", and our values are Caring, Safe and Excellent.
We are proud to offer a supportive working environment with opportunities for career progression, learning and development, generous annual leave, pension benefits, wellbeing initiatives and staff networks
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
We hope that the advert has given you a clear understanding of the skills we are seeking and the opportunity at hand. You will need to use the “supporting statement” element of your application form to demonstrate your suitability for this role and you should refer to the job description, person specification and the guidance notes attached to this role to help you tailor your application.
The essential and desirable criteria will be used to shortlist for interview and you should ensure that you refer to these within your application to increase your chances of being selected for interview.
We are aware that some candidates may choose to use AI tools to support their application. We kindly remind applicants that submissions should remain an honest and accurate representation of their experience and must take care to ensure the use of AI tools does not generate an application that does not accurately reflect their knowledge, skills and values.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Current professional registration with an appropriate healthcare regulatory body, for example NMC, HCPC, Social Work England, GMC or GPhC.
- Degree-level healthcare qualification or equivalent relevant professional qualification.
- Postgraduate specialist knowledge of quality improvement, change, leadership or programme management acquired through formal study, training and substantial equivalent experience.
Desirable criteria
- Recognised Quality Improvement Coach, Improvement Advisor or equivalent qualification.
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Advanced specialist knowledge of improvement science and methods, including measurement for improvement.
- Knowledge of healthcare quality, patient safety, governance, human factors and sustainable change.
- Understanding of health inequalities, inclusive practice, co-production and trauma-informed care.
Desirable criteria
- Knowledge of legislation, regulation and national guidance relevant to restrictive practice, including the Mental Health Units (Use of Force) Act 2018, Mental Health Act Code of Practice, NICE guidance and Restraint Reduction Network standards.
- Knowledge of mental health and learning disability inpatient care
Skills
Essential criteria
- Ability to produce high-quality reports, presentations, dashboards and improvement documentation.
- Ability to analyse highly complex, incomplete or conflicting information and make sound judgements.
Experience
Essential criteria
- Substantial experience of leading and delivering large-scale, complex quality improvement projects within healthcare
- Experience of using quantitative and qualitative data to design, monitor and evaluate improvement.
- Experience of engaging senior stakeholders and presenting complex information to formal groups.
- Experience of coaching and facilitating multidisciplinary teams through change.
Documents to Download
Guidance Notes for Candidates Applying for a job at OHFT (PDF, 424.6KB)
Recruiter Contact Details
Name: Kirsty Smith
Title: Clinical Lead for Reducing Restrictive Practice
Email: [email protected]
Telephone: 07717653202