Continuous Improvement Lead (AI)

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Continuous Improvement Lead (AI)

Salary: Up to £38,000 depending on experience

Location: Home working with travel to either Leeds, Blackburn or Manchester as required

Capita Health & Welfare employs a diverse range of people, taking in health professionals, enquiry centre agents and operations staff.   Capita has a long and rich history of working in the NHS and is central to our future strategy and with Primary Care Support England (PCSE), we’re transforming healthcare delivery.  Our services enable the NHS to spend less time on administration and more time looking after its patients. Our teams are helping to move medical records, providing supplies via an online portal and managing GP practice closures and mergers. 
 

The support we offer ranges from key administrative and payment services, to managing supplies, performers list and market entry applications through to moving medical records. We do this and more for GPs, Dentists, Opticians and Pharmacists as well as those working in the teams around them and associated disciplines.
 

We are looking for a Continuous Improvement Lead  to support on implementing and ensuring delivery of high-quality provision.
 

At a strategic level the role will build and implement Copilot agents to streamline processes and improve efficiency. They will work with SMEs and the new expert roles to optimise workflows using AI and automation and input to the planned Automation projects. They will also champion the development of Copilot skills across the service.
The successful applicant will have a background in supporting AI initiatives, incorporating technical changes and a proven track record of building successful AI Agents.

Responsibilities

• Agent design & build: Use Copilot Studio (and approved tools) to design intents, actions, data connections; configure roles/permissions and test systematically

• Pilot, iterate, scale: Lead pilots, capture outcomes, remediate issues; plan staged rollouts, training, and hyper care; hand over to service owners with support models

• Security & compliance by design: Run pre deployment checks (data access, retention, content filters); document DPIA/controls; align with Microsoft 365 Copilot security & compliance preparation

• Governance: Maintain knowledge artefacts and work instructions; adhere to audit requirements and re certification schedules

• Change & training: Upskill managers/SMEs and embed AI literacy across teams (including Pathfinders participation where applicable).

• Opportunity identification: Support service lines to identify and explore opportunities to utilise technology for the streamlining and/or improve processes

About You

• Hands on Copilot Studio or equivalent conversational agent build experience

• Clear verbal and written communication skills

• Customer centric mindset

• Analytical thinking with the ability to adapt and work at pace

• Continuous improvement experience (Lean/Six Sigma or equivalent)

• Understanding of information governance and compliance controls for AI – desirable

• Continuous improvement experience (Lean/Six Sigma or equivalent) – desirable

About PCSE

Primary Care Support England (PCSE) is delivered by Capita on behalf of NHS England and NHS Improvement (NHSEI), to deliver digital, logistical and support services to every GP, Dentist, Optician and Pharmacist providing NHS services in England. 

Our focus is on improving these services by standardising all processes nationally, to make each service more efficient.  To date we have already transformed a number of services for Primary Care Support, including ordering medical supplies, tracking medical records, maintaining the Performers Lists for England and processing Ophthalmic GOS payments. These services are now all hosted on PCSE’s online platform, PCSE Online.

What’s in it for you?

• A competitive basic salary (Up to £38,000 depending on experience)

• 23 days’ holiday (rising to 27) with the opportunity to buy extra leave

• The opportunity to take a paid day out of the office, volunteering for our charity partners or a cause of your choice

• Auto-enrolment to our company pension, life assurance, a cycle2work scheme, 15 weeks’ fully paid maternity, adoption and shared parental leave, paternity pay of two weeks…and plenty more

• Voluntary benefits designed to suit your lifestyle – from discounts on retail and socialising, to health & wellbeing, travel and technology

• Access to our Employee Network Groups, which represent every strand of diversity and allow colleagues to connect and learn from each other on an open, inclusive platform

Unlock Your Potential with Capita

At Capita, your career can take you wherever your ambition leads. You'll become part of a diverse network of talented, forward-thinking professionals working across a wide range of disciplines and sectors. We’re committed to your growth — offering endless opportunities to expand your skills, explore new paths, and advance your career.
 

Join us and discover a career with purpose. #CareersWithPurpose

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What we hope you’ll do next:

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Equal Opportunities

At Capita, we’re committed to providing an inclusive, barrier-free recruitment process and working environment for everyone. We want everyone to have the best chance of succeeding as they move through their application and start their career with us. We are an equal opportunity and Disability Confident employer; we want to hear from you if you’d like to discuss any adjustments you might need during your recruitment process. Please email [email protected] or call 07784 237318 and we’ll get back to you to discuss. 
For more information about equal opportunities and the types of adjustments we can offer, please visit the Capita Careers website.

If you have a question that does not relate to adjustments during your recruitment process, please email our Talent Acquisition team - [email protected]

AI & Fair Recruitment at Capita
At Capita, we use technology, including AI-enabled tools, to help us manage applications consistently and fairly. These tools support our recruitment teams, they do not make hiring decisions. Every application is reviewed by a trained member of our Talent Acquisition team, and all decisions are made by people. If you need any adjustments during the process, we’re here to support you.

How We Use AI in Our Hiring Process
To help us deliver a fair, consistent and efficient recruitment experience, Capita uses AI-assisted technology at some stages of the process. These tools simply help us organise and assess information, they do not replace human judgement. All decisions are made by our recruitment team and hiring managers. If you have any questions or need adjustments, please let us know and we’ll be happy to support you. 

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