Clinical Audit Manager & Improvement Advisor

Job summary

This exciting role will be required to provide leadership and support to the existing clinical audit and improvement team, and work with key individuals to facilitate the clinical audit and improvement agenda throughout the trust. Experience of delivering on local and national audits is a requirement. The post holder will also be responsible for ensuring the trust participates in GIRFT and Veterans Aware Accreditation. The successful candidate must be able use their initiative, and be able to demonstrate evidence of leading on and implementing improvements. You will have excellent communication skills and the ability to lead a project to given timescales and will be comfortable and experienced in working with senior staff and clinicians, providing expert advice, guidance and training across the organisation.

Main duties of the job

1.1. The post holder is responsible for managing the Clinical Audit and Effectiveness Facilitators and the Quality Improvement Auditor, including involvement in the annual appraisal process.1.2. To lead and support the Clinical Audit and Effectiveness Facilitators and the Quality Improvement Auditor.1.3 To support the Deputy Director of Patient Safety & Clinical Assurance with workforce planning and reform initiatives1.3. Be responsible for implementation of the clinical audit forward plan through project design, analysis, report preparation, dissemination of audits, action planning of all aspects of audit cycle. This includes National Audit requirements, NICE Guidance compliance, assisting with CQUIN data requirements where needed, local quality outcomes monitoring and other data returns as required.1.4. Contribute to the achievement of the quality priorities as detailed in the Trust's annual Quality Account.1.5. To coordinate the trust's participation in the Getting It Right First Time programme, ensuring that all data submissions are completed in a timely way and visits are co-ordinated. Ensure reports are submitted to the Integrated Governance and Risk Management committee as per the External Visits policy.1.6. To coordinate the trust's participation in the Veterans Aware Acreditation, ensuring that all submissions are completed in a timely way and visits/assessment are are co-ordinated.

About us

The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust is a world-leading cancer centre. Our role is to offer our patients the best cancer care available anywhere in the world, and to continue to make a global contribution to finding better ways of diagnosing and treating cancer. We employ over 4,500 staff in a diverse range of careers including nursing, medical, science, radiography, pharmacy, occupational therapy, finance and administrative services. We have two hospitals - one in Chelsea, London, and one in Sutton, Surrey - as well as a Medical Daycare Unit in Kingston Hospital.At The Royal Marsden, we deal with cancer every day, so we understand how valuable life is. When people entrust their lives to us, they have the right to demand the very best. That's why the pursuit of excellence lies at the heart of everything we do.At the heart of the hospital is our dedicated team. We offer a stimulating and dynamic working environment, a wide range of staff benefits, learning and development opportunities and clear career pathways. There are opportunities to work flexibly across a range of areas and specialities and we welcome flexible working requests from point of hire to support employees work life balance. We are looking for employees who aspire to excellence, share our values and can play a crucial role in our on-going achievements.