Senior Quality Improvement Advisor

Here at the National Collaborating Centre for Mental Health, we deliver a number of national quality improvement (QI) programmes to enable the delivery of high-quality, equitable, mental health care.  

We are looking to recruit a Senior Quality Improvement Advisor for our exciting new QI programme to improve the culture of care on Mental Health, Learning Disability and Autism inpatient wards in England. 

This is an opportunity to be part of an ambitious, high-profile programme aiming to support change to the culture of inpatient care in England, and we are looking for coaches who share our values, and who are driven improve mental health care. 

Applicants should have a track record of QI coaching and some leadership experience. We are looking for people who are able to work flexibly and creatively according to the needs of the teams that they are working with. 

We are looking for someone who is committed to co-production, equity and sustainability in the way that they work, as well as an enthusiasm for learning. 

The College values a diverse workforce and welcomes applications from all sections of the community, reflecting the population it serves.

We are committed to building and maintaining an inclusive and supportive culture, a place where we can all be ourselves and succeed on merit.  We aim to promote a more inclusive environment, which attracts all candidates and signals our commitment to celebrate and promote diversity.

We will provide appropriate reasonable adjustments for candidates who may have a disability.

We only recruit the best and in return for your commitment the College offers an attractive salary and benefits.

We operate a hybrid working model of onsite and working from home/remote, which helps to ensure a flexible work life balance.

The Royal College of Psychiatrists is the professional membership body for psychiatrists and promotes excellent care for people with mental illness. It has 19,000 members and engages with government and the media as the leading voice of the UK’s mental health services. The College is a values-based organisation and, in 2019, was named Charity of the Year in the European Diversity Awards.

For further information and to apply, please visit: https://www.rcpsych.ac.uk/about-us/work-for-us/vacancies-at-the-college/detail/senior-quality-improvement-advisor

Closing date: 10am, 2 April 2024.

Interviews: 17 April 2024.