Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a highly motivated individual to join the Division of Neurosurgery, Pain, Critical Care, Anaesthetics and Neuropathology working within the Clinical Effectiveness Team as Clinical Effectiveness Manager.
The ideal candidate must have excellent organisational and communication skills, be able to develop and maintain key working relationships with clinical and non-clinical colleagues and pay meticulous attention to detail.
This is an extremely busy team and the ability to prioritise your workload will be crucial. The ideal candidate must be able to work under pressure, on their own initiative.
This vacancy will close once sufficient applications have been received so we do advise you to submit your application as early as possible.
Main duties of the job
Deputise for the Clinical Effectiveness Lead/Operational Services Manager to deliver clinical audit, outcomes, service evaluation training to clinical and non-clinical staff in the Trust. Provide feedback on clinical effectiveness activities through committee, publication and training sessions.
Assist in the process for managing NICE guidance, National GIRFT Programme and relevant NCEPOD studies within the Trust, providing support to the Clinical Effectiveness Lead/Operational Services Manager.
Support Clinical Effectiveness Lead with the management of the Trust NICE Programme. Support clinicians and liaise with divisional teams to maintain compliance. Link relevant NICE with audit planning as appropriate.
Line manage the Clinical Effectiveness administrative team and deputise for the Clinical Effectiveness Lead/Operational Services Manager as appropriate
Ensure the provision of accurate and timely data to National registries such as; Spine Tango, NMTR, ICNARC and NNAP, providing regular status reports to the Clinical Effectiveness Lead/Operational Services Manager
Monitor and support change processes within the department, as directed by the division. Lead and support change management, ensuring opportunities are identified and acted upon.
Ensure compliance with Trust wide policies and procedures. Support the Clinical Effectiveness Lead to develop local policies and procedures.
Support the Clinical Effectiveness Officer to ensure deadlines are met.
About us
The Walton Centre NHS Foundation Trust is the only NHS trust to hold dual accreditation for the Investors in People. We invest in people and we invest in wellbeing standards and have been awarded Gold status for both. The Walton Centre is a leader in the treatment and care of neurology and neurosurgery, placing the patient and their family at the heart of everything we do. As the only specialist hospital trust in the UK dedicated to providing comprehensive neurology, neurosurgery, spinal and pain management services we are proud to be rated as an Outstanding Trust by the Care Quality Commission (CQC), and champion change throughout the field of neuroscience. Originally formed in 1992, the Trust received Foundation Trust status in 2009.
With around 1,450 staff, The Walton Centre treats more than 127,000 outpatients and 18,000 inpatients each year. We have leading specialists and incredibly dedicated staff delivering excellent clinical outcomes for brain, spinal and neurological care nationally and internationally. Teams across our site in Fazakerley, Liverpool, offer a world-class service in diagnosing and treating injuries and illnesses affecting the brain, spine and peripheral nerves and muscles, and in supporting people suffering from a wide range of long-term neurological conditions.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see the job description and person specification document for detailed information about the job description for this vacancy."
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see the job description and person specification document for detailed information about the job description for this vacancy."
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Recognised management qualification / training
- Educated to a degree level or equivalent experience
- Evidence of recent, applicable CPD
- ECDL/advanced excel qualification or equivalent experience in Microsoft applications
Desirable
- IHRIM qualification or relevant experience
- Minute taking qualification or relevant demonstrable experience
Knowledge & Experience
Essential
- Experience of working in an NHS or healthcare environment
- Experience of undertaking projects using methods relevant to audit
- Experience of dealing with a wide range of health care professionals
- Experience of using a range of computer packages
- Experience of database design and management skills
- Ability to understand, analyse and interpret data
- Experience and ability to develop people and teams to ensure effective service provision
- Evidence of successful leadership and ability to develop good and effective employee relations and managing a diverse range of staff groups
- Excellent communication and presentation skills to provide and receive highly complex, highly sensitive and contentious information
- Highly developed planning and organisational skills
- Ability to work as part of and lead multi -disciplinary teams
Desirable
- Highly developed leadership, motivation negotiation and consultation skills
Skills and Attributes
Essential
- Ability to communicate with, motivate and influence teams and individuals. Showing an ability to build credibility with a wide range of professionals
- Innovative thinker and problem solver with an ability to assimilate different views and opinions
- Self-motivated professional possessing a high level of personal integrity
- Committed to raising standards in clinical governance
- Self-disciplined and highly motivated, committed to producing high quality work
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Recognised management qualification / training
- Educated to a degree level or equivalent experience
- Evidence of recent, applicable CPD
- ECDL/advanced excel qualification or equivalent experience in Microsoft applications
Desirable
- IHRIM qualification or relevant experience
- Minute taking qualification or relevant demonstrable experience
Knowledge & Experience
Essential
- Experience of working in an NHS or healthcare environment
- Experience of undertaking projects using methods relevant to audit
- Experience of dealing with a wide range of health care professionals
- Experience of using a range of computer packages
- Experience of database design and management skills
- Ability to understand, analyse and interpret data
- Experience and ability to develop people and teams to ensure effective service provision
- Evidence of successful leadership and ability to develop good and effective employee relations and managing a diverse range of staff groups
- Excellent communication and presentation skills to provide and receive highly complex, highly sensitive and contentious information
- Highly developed planning and organisational skills
- Ability to work as part of and lead multi -disciplinary teams
Desirable
- Highly developed leadership, motivation negotiation and consultation skills
Skills and Attributes
Essential
- Ability to communicate with, motivate and influence teams and individuals. Showing an ability to build credibility with a wide range of professionals
- Innovative thinker and problem solver with an ability to assimilate different views and opinions
- Self-motivated professional possessing a high level of personal integrity
- Committed to raising standards in clinical governance
- Self-disciplined and highly motivated, committed to producing high quality work
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).
