Clinical Audit Officer

The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust

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Job summary

We have an exciting opportunity for a full time Clinical Audit Officer to join our busy Clinical Audit Team.

You will be working full time (37.5 hours per week, Monday to Friday, (9am to 5pm on Thursdays, 9am to 4.30pm on Fridays) based at The Princess Royal Hospital, Telford. You will help our Stroke team to monitor and improve patient care by collecting and entering data for the Sentinel Stroke National Audit Project (SSNAP). You will be working as part of the clinical audit team extracting patient data and entering it onto computerised data entry tools. The workload is varied and interesting and you will be joining a friendly and enthusiastic team.

We are looking for an individual who has good attention to detail and is fully competent in the use of Microsoft Office. You will have a good standard of written English, a high degree of accuracy, be confident and enjoy working as part of a team. The successful applicant must be able to work full time hours and would ideally have some experience of working in an office.

The role will involve interacting with a variety of people within the organisation, including: patients, carers and staff at all levels. Therefore you will need to be able to communicate well and have the confidence to give updates at meetings.

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Main duties of the job

The post holder is responsible for supporting clinical audit within theTrust under the supervision of the Clinical Audit Facilitator for National Audits.
The post holder will work with clinical staff throughout the Trust to carry out the National Stroke Audit.
The post holder will be expected to develop a wide-ranging knowledge of hospital systems and procedures.
The post holder will be required to have experience of Microsoft Office applications including Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook.
Following training the post holder will be required to become competent in the use of the SSNAP online data entry tool and the computerised Capture Stroke system

About us

The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital provides acute health care services to the people of Shropshire, Telford and Mid-Wales. Primarily the Trust operates from two main sites at The Royal Shrewsbury Hospital and The Princess Royal Hospital at Telford, but has a number of other sites around the county.

The post is based in The Princess Royal Hospital, Telford.

Full training in extracting data from patient records and entering this onto the SSNAP online audit tool and the Capture Stroke system will be provided.

Date posted

23 October 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 3

Salary

£24,071 to £25,674 a year per annum/pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

223-CAO-828

Job locations

The Princess Royal Hospital

Apley Castle

Telford

TF1 6TF

Job description

Job responsibilities

For full duties and responsibilities please refer to the attached document entitled Job Description.

Job description

Job responsibilities

For full duties and responsibilities please refer to the attached document entitled Job Description.

Person Specification

Experience and knowledge

Essential

Able to use MS office

Desirable

Knowledge of medical terminology
experience of working in an office environment
experience of use of Careflow system

Skills

Essential

Advanced keyboard skills (to RSA level III, or equivalent)

Qualifications

Essential

3 A levels grades A to E OR NVQ level 3 in a relevant subject OR equivalent relevant experience

Person Specification

Experience and knowledge

Essential

Able to use MS office

Desirable

Knowledge of medical terminology
experience of working in an office environment
experience of use of Careflow system

Skills

Essential

Advanced keyboard skills (to RSA level III, or equivalent)

Qualifications

Essential

3 A levels grades A to E OR NVQ level 3 in a relevant subject OR equivalent relevant experience

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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).

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