0622 - Clinical Effectiveness Assistant

Barnsley Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

The closing date is 30 March 2025

Job summary

Interviews to be held W/C 21st April 2025

The Clinical Effectiveness Department is a well-established, busy department, providing facilitative support across the hospital for all elements of clinical effectiveness including; clinical audit, NICE Guidance and NCEPOD enquiries.

In this role you will work alongside one of our Clinical Effectiveness Facilitators and support clinical services on a daily basis. Primarily, this is a specialised administrative role. Sound knowledge of the Microsoft Office package is essential, in particular Excel, PowerPoint and Word.

Ideally you should have some NHS experience and an awareness of the mandatory requirements within the clinical effectiveness remit e.g. The National Clinical Audit programme and The Quality Account.

Do you have an enquiring mind and excellent communication skills? Can you manage a fluid workload with conflicting and changing priorities? If yes, then you could be the new team member we are looking for.

If you are interested in this role we strongly advise that you reach out for further information prior to applying. If you would find it useful, we are happy to welcome you for an informal meeting into the department for you to gain a better understanding of the role and of the department.

The role is based at Barnsley Hospital and is a 0.8TWE (30hr pw) position. There may be some flexibility as to how these hours can be worked Monday to Friday.

Main duties of the job

To support the clinical effectiveness facilitator in the delivery of an agreed programme of work relating to clinical effectiveness and completion of appropriate review and progress against NICE guidance and NCEPOD studies.

Support the clinical effectiveness facilitator in the effective facilitation of national and local clinical effectiveness priorities across the Clinical Business Unit (CBU).

Support clinical staff and offer advice on all clinical effectiveness workstreams.

Communicate effectively with the clinical effectiveness facilitator, providing regular updates on all workstreams, ensuring that projects, that are not progressing as planned, are escalated in a timely manner.

Work with clinical staff to support on-going progress of clinical effectiveness activity, providing guidance and support as directed by the clinical effectiveness facilitator.

Develop data collection forms and process, analysis and validate clinical effectiveness data.

Prepare workstream reports and presentations for review by the clinical effectiveness facilitator.

Attend and participate at presentation meetings.

Maintain a local Microsoft Access database to monitor the progress of clinical effectiveness work and NICE Guidance.

About us

Please note that the Trust reserves the right to close a position early.

Barnsley Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is a high performing Trust achieving a Good rating in our most recent Care Quality Commission (CQC) assessment and achieving significant progress in the delivery of our strategic objectives. We are proud of the commitment of our staff to ensuring a strong and sustainable future for this organisation which is highly valued by our local communities.

There has never been a better time to join Barnsley Hospital. It is moving at pace and a we can do this attitude is evident right through the organisation, where staff are engaged for change and committed to being part of the journey to sustainability and growth.

Barnsley Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is committed to promoting equality of opportunity and fair treatment to all applicants regardless of race, nationality, ethnic origin, gender, marital status, mental or physical disability, religion or belief, sexual orientation, age or offending history.

The cost of the DBS (criminal records check) for Band 6 and above roles only will be met by the successful candidate(s) through salary deduction.

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Date posted

14 March 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 4

Salary

£26,530 to £29,114 a year pro/rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

C9163-0622E-03-25

Job locations

Pogmoor Road

Barnsley

South Yorkshire

S75 2EP

Job description

Job responsibilities

Job Description for Clinical Effectiveness Assistant

Please refer to the attached Job Description and Person Specification for full details of the role and responsibilities.

Supporting Documents

Please refer to the values-based recruitment guidance and associated documentation.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Job Description for Clinical Effectiveness Assistant

Please refer to the attached Job Description and Person Specification for full details of the role and responsibilities.

Supporting Documents

Please refer to the values-based recruitment guidance and associated documentation.

Person Specification

Knowledge and Awareness

Essential

Knowledge and understanding of current NHS policies and reforms and their implications
Understanding and knowledge of Risk Management Measurement Standards, in particular NICE and CQC

Desirable

Knowledge of assurance based frameworks relevant to the NHS.

Experience

Essential

Understanding of Clinical Audit as a tool for improvement.
Experience is analysing data.
Evidence of project management methodology
Experience of facilitation and negotiation

Desirable

Knowledge of the NHS Model for Heath Improvement methodologies for quality improvement

Value-based questions

Essential

In around 100 words, please describe what Equality & Diversity means to you and why they are important.
In around 100 words, please explain how you ensure you build and sustain positive working relationships within a team.

Skills and Abilities

Essential

Numerate and analytical
Organisational skills and ability to prioritise task, especially in relation to data gathering and referring
Ability to work under pressure and to deadlines
Ability to work on own initiative and as part of a team
Excellent communications skills written and verbally must be able to present verbally to large groups of people
Ability to utilise Microsoft Office suite as appropriate.
Ability to maintain confidentiality
Interpersonal skills; the ability to work effectively with a wide range of people at all levels of the Trust

Desirable

Knowledge of Sharepoint

Qualifications

Essential

Educated to NVQ Level 3 or equivalent including GCSE Standard of Education - Grade C or above (equivalent) Maths and English
Level 2 ECDL or can demonstrate sound knowledge of the Microsoft Office Suite.

Desirable

NHS Improvement Academy: Bronze Quality Improvement Training

Other Factors

Essential

Proactive/next step thinking

Personal Attributes

Essential

Confident; able to operate assertively and with enthusiasm
Resilient; ability to maintain effectiveness and remain calm under pressure

Person Specification

Knowledge and Awareness

Essential

Knowledge and understanding of current NHS policies and reforms and their implications
Understanding and knowledge of Risk Management Measurement Standards, in particular NICE and CQC

Desirable

Knowledge of assurance based frameworks relevant to the NHS.

Experience

Essential

Understanding of Clinical Audit as a tool for improvement.
Experience is analysing data.
Evidence of project management methodology
Experience of facilitation and negotiation

Desirable

Knowledge of the NHS Model for Heath Improvement methodologies for quality improvement

Value-based questions

Essential

In around 100 words, please describe what Equality & Diversity means to you and why they are important.
In around 100 words, please explain how you ensure you build and sustain positive working relationships within a team.

Skills and Abilities

Essential

Numerate and analytical
Organisational skills and ability to prioritise task, especially in relation to data gathering and referring
Ability to work under pressure and to deadlines
Ability to work on own initiative and as part of a team
Excellent communications skills written and verbally must be able to present verbally to large groups of people
Ability to utilise Microsoft Office suite as appropriate.
Ability to maintain confidentiality
Interpersonal skills; the ability to work effectively with a wide range of people at all levels of the Trust

Desirable

Knowledge of Sharepoint

Qualifications

Essential

Educated to NVQ Level 3 or equivalent including GCSE Standard of Education - Grade C or above (equivalent) Maths and English
Level 2 ECDL or can demonstrate sound knowledge of the Microsoft Office Suite.