Job summary
We are currently looking for an enthusiastic, highly motivated Clinical Audit Assistant to join our Cancer Services team.
This is an exciting opportunity to be part of an established service that supports the Trust's cancer teams. The data aids the clinical management of the patients and informs progress against the national cancer outcome and audit targets. This post is to support the services with high quality data collection, abstraction and presentation to support patient pathways and future service developments.
Main duties of the job
The main duties of the Clinical Audit Assistant - Cancer is to collect and validate data from various sources efficiently and preparing reports paying close attention to detail ensuring best quality data returns at all times.
Applicants must possess a sound basic education to GCSE level or equivalent with evidence to demonstrate the following:
- Ability to work within a team framework
- Accurate data entry skills
- Good organisational and administration skills
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
- Ability to maintain confidentiality of sensitive information at all times
- Knowledge of clinical audit
- A desire to increase personal skills
About us
Thank you for your interest in this role.
Sherwood is nationally recognised as being an excellent place to work and deliver care. We are rightly proud of the 5,500 colleagues who work here and we are the Health Service Journal's Trust of the Year in 2020.
The Care Quality Commission rated King's Mill Hospital Outstanding and Newark, and Mansfield Community Hospitals Good. Overall we are rated Outstanding for care.
For the last three years, we have been ranked as the best NHS Trust to work for in the Midlands and in 2020 we were the third best Acute/Community NHS Trust in England.
Happy colleagues deliver better care. Our teams work in a supportive, inclusive environment, which nurtures wellbeing and has opportunities for development and progression. We do not just care for our patients, wealso care for you.
We would love you to join us.
Job description
Job responsibilities
To understand the role in more detail, please refer to the attached job description and person specification.
Job description
Job responsibilities
To understand the role in more detail, please refer to the attached job description and person specification.
Person Specification
Trust Values
Essential
- Put patients at the heart of all we do
- Must be able to demonstrate behaviours consistent with the Trust's "Dedicated to Outstanding Care" behavioural standards
- Ability to maintain confidentiality at all times
Knowledge
Essential
- Entry level knowledge and understanding of a range of routine work procedures particularly those based on data/information collection and processing
- Knowledge of data collection, spreadsheets/databases and clinical audit
- Knowledge of Microsoft Office software/windows-based applications
- Patient records/case notes
- Confidentiality
- Multidisciplinary team working
- Wide range of medical terminology and knowledge
- Knowledge of clinical coding
Desirable
- Knowledge of Infoflex database
- Knowledge of Cancer Waiting Times
- Knowledge of COSD
- Knowledge of database design
- Knowledge of simple statistics
Qualifications
Essential
- Good general education standard
- 4 GCSE qualifications including English Language and Maths (grade C or above) or equivalent
- European Computer Driving Licence
Desirable
- Study beyond GCSE
- Advanced ECDL
Further Training
Essential
- Hospital computer systems e.g. Medway PAS, case note tracking, ORION
- Wide range of medical terminology knowledge acquired through further training
Desirable
- Data analysis / elementary statistics
Experience
Essential
- Data entry
- Ability to prioritise tasks, work to deadlines and manage own time effectively
- Previous experience within a clinical environment/healthcare setting
- Team work
- Experience of working in the NHS
Desirable
- Presentation of data verbally and in written format
- Extracting data from computerised databases and producing reports
Other requirements specific to the role (e.g. be able to drive or work shifts
Essential
- Willing to undertake additional training as required
- Drive and enthusiasm, well-motivated with a positive approach to working as part of a team pursuing new strategic goals
- Ability to work across the Trust
Desirable
- Committed to continuing professional development
Person Specification
Trust Values
Essential
- Put patients at the heart of all we do
- Must be able to demonstrate behaviours consistent with the Trust's "Dedicated to Outstanding Care" behavioural standards
- Ability to maintain confidentiality at all times
Knowledge
Essential
- Entry level knowledge and understanding of a range of routine work procedures particularly those based on data/information collection and processing
- Knowledge of data collection, spreadsheets/databases and clinical audit
- Knowledge of Microsoft Office software/windows-based applications
- Patient records/case notes
- Confidentiality
- Multidisciplinary team working
- Wide range of medical terminology and knowledge
- Knowledge of clinical coding
Desirable
- Knowledge of Infoflex database
- Knowledge of Cancer Waiting Times
- Knowledge of COSD
- Knowledge of database design
- Knowledge of simple statistics
Qualifications
Essential
- Good general education standard
- 4 GCSE qualifications including English Language and Maths (grade C or above) or equivalent
- European Computer Driving Licence
Desirable
- Study beyond GCSE
- Advanced ECDL
Further Training
Essential
- Hospital computer systems e.g. Medway PAS, case note tracking, ORION
- Wide range of medical terminology knowledge acquired through further training
Desirable
- Data analysis / elementary statistics
Experience
Essential
- Data entry
- Ability to prioritise tasks, work to deadlines and manage own time effectively
- Previous experience within a clinical environment/healthcare setting
- Team work
- Experience of working in the NHS
Desirable
- Presentation of data verbally and in written format
- Extracting data from computerised databases and producing reports
Other requirements specific to the role (e.g. be able to drive or work shifts
Essential
- Willing to undertake additional training as required
- Drive and enthusiasm, well-motivated with a positive approach to working as part of a team pursuing new strategic goals
- Ability to work across the Trust
Desirable
- Committed to continuing professional development
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.
