Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a highly motivated individual to join our Quality and Risk Team at UHD. We are seeking to appoint a Clinical Audit Facilitator with excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
The ideal candidate will be a resilient team player, able to build strong relationships with a range of staff groups and be confident to work autonomously as required.
The post holder will work as an integral member of the Clinical Audit and Effectiveness Team, facilitating a range of local, regional and national clinical audit projects.
Whilst working in partnership with clinical teams and other key stakeholders, the Clinical Audit Facilitator will be fundamental in supporting effective clinical audit cycles and nurturing a clinical audit culture which supports the delivery of high quality and safe patient care across the organisation.
The successful candidate will have a keen drive for improvement and have experience of working in a healthcare or quality improvement setting. The ability to work to tight deadlines and good IT skills including analysing and interpreting data and national clinical audit reports are essential in this role.
The role may also involve delivering clinical audit training to support staff at all levels.
This is an excellent opportunity to work within a friendly and dynamic team supporting high quality clinical audit and service evaluation projects.
Base Location: Poole Hospital
Interview Date: TBC
Main duties of the job
- To support designated Directorate and specialities in the development and implementation of their clinical audit plan and programme.
- To support staff and teams in the design, implementation, analysis and presentation of clinical audit results.
- To provide guidance on the development of action plans from clinical audit recommendations.
- To provide advice on the process of re-audit.
- To provide reports on clinical audit activity for their directorate and specialities, supporting relevant Speciality Clinical Audit Leads as required.
- To ensure that the Trust's regional and national requirements for clinical audit are considered by their directorates and specialties' when developing clinical audit programmes and that all clinical audits undertaken are ethically sound and data is collected in accordance with Information Governance requirements.
- To support the implementation of the Trust Clinical Audit Strategy and Clinical Audit Plan.
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Job description
Job responsibilities
The post holder will work with Corporate Directorates and Clinical Care Groups supporting staff across all sites to identify, design, implement, analyse and present clinical audits.
The post holder will support speciality and directorate clinical audit leads to develop and implement clinical audit plans for their areas. The post holder will support the identification of recommendations and action plans from clinical audit results and where relevant, ensuring that the effects of changes in practice are assessed through the process of re-audit.
The post holder will ensure that the Trust's regional and national requirements for clinical audit are considered by their specialties when developing clinical audit programmes and that all clinical audits undertaken are ethically sound and data is collected in accordance with Information Governance requirements.
The post holder is expected to contribute to the development of the Trust clinical audit strategy and clinical audit plan.
A detailed job description is attached.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The post holder will work with Corporate Directorates and Clinical Care Groups supporting staff across all sites to identify, design, implement, analyse and present clinical audits.
The post holder will support speciality and directorate clinical audit leads to develop and implement clinical audit plans for their areas. The post holder will support the identification of recommendations and action plans from clinical audit results and where relevant, ensuring that the effects of changes in practice are assessed through the process of re-audit.
The post holder will ensure that the Trust's regional and national requirements for clinical audit are considered by their specialties when developing clinical audit programmes and that all clinical audits undertaken are ethically sound and data is collected in accordance with Information Governance requirements.
The post holder is expected to contribute to the development of the Trust clinical audit strategy and clinical audit plan.
A detailed job description is attached.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Qualification or equivalent experience to degree level
Desirable
- Clinical audit (e.g. HQIP or equivalent) qualification
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working with IT systems and databases
- Experience in analysing data and making judgements
- Experience in data collection and/or clinical audits
Desirable
- Experience of working in a healthcare setting
Technical Skills Competencies
Essential
- Excellent IT skills, including Word, Excel and PowerPoint
Knowledge
Essential
- Knowledge of medical terminology and the ability to deal with confidential data of a highly sensitive nature
- Knowledge of Information Governance
Personal Attributes
Essential
- Good communication skills
Language requirement
Essential
- Able to speak English as necessary to undertake the role
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Qualification or equivalent experience to degree level
Desirable
- Clinical audit (e.g. HQIP or equivalent) qualification
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working with IT systems and databases
- Experience in analysing data and making judgements
- Experience in data collection and/or clinical audits
Desirable
- Experience of working in a healthcare setting
Technical Skills Competencies
Essential
- Excellent IT skills, including Word, Excel and PowerPoint
Knowledge
Essential
- Knowledge of medical terminology and the ability to deal with confidential data of a highly sensitive nature
- Knowledge of Information Governance
Personal Attributes
Essential
- Good communication skills
Language requirement
Essential
- Able to speak English as necessary to undertake the role
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
