Job summary
The Clinical Audit Manager will be responsible for managing the timely and accurate input of data, which includes; clinical, demographic and case mix data on a daily basis. This includes refused admissions and transfers of patients using the Medicus (4D) programme, which collects the ICNARC national data set. Facilitating senior intensive care team (medical/nursing) with audit & research as and when required.
Main duties of the job
Supervise entry of patient data onto the Medicus and other Trust approved systems in a timely and accurate manner. Create regular audit reports and updates.
About us
The Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK's biggest and most innovative trusts
Our mission is to deliver world class care and expertise in our clinical services, underpinned by world class teaching and research and we will continue to measure our progress against our five governing objectives: excellent outcomes, excellent patient and staff experience, excellent value for taxpayers' money, being safe and meeting our external duties, and building a strong organisation.
Everyone is welcome at Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust. We're proud of our diversity and we continue to undertake new initiatives to advance equality for LGBT+, BME, gender equality, staff carers and people with disabilities and lived experiences to promote good relations and understanding between our staff.
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Job description
Job responsibilities
The Clinical Audit Manager will be responsible for managing the timely and accurate input of data, which includes; clinical, demographic and case mix data on a daily basis. This includes refused admissions and transfers of patients using the Medicus (4D) programme, which collects the ICNARC national data set. Facilitating senior intensive care team (medical/nursing) with audit & research as and when required.
To be an expert advisor and first point of call for IT software issues to the multidisciplinary Intensive care team.
Report and Interpret Critical Care Minimal Dataset (CCMDS) to enable prompt coding and payment by results.
Liaise closely with Trusts patient administration system (PAS), Cerner, Private Practice and IT managers to maintain efficient information flow to and from clinical and clerical staff.
Supervise entry of patient data onto the Medicus and other Trust approved systems in a timely and accurate manner. Create regular audit reports and updates.
- Liaise with nursing and medical staff to ensure accuracy of clinical data entry.
- Prepare regular clean dataset for export to ICNARC and liaise closely with them.
- Attend regular meetings with ICNARC as part of CPD and maintenance of the high profile of the trust within that organization.
- Provide business support for Critical Care services within the trust, including provision of statistics, analysis of activity and participation in service reviews.
- Work closely with Outreach Team (PART) assisting and supporting their audit collection.
- Assist with the entry of data regarding service records and critical incidents onto the inventory database.
- Contribute to the on-going education of the multi-disciplinary team as to data collecting, entry and reporting with regard to Critical Care Audit.
- Act as Cerner co-coordination for the critical care unit (Champion user).
- Assist in troubleshooting IT problems at a local department level.
- Develop Databases and other software as appropriate and/or as directed by the Senior Clinical lead in Critical Care or Line manager.
- Use monitoring systems to manage service delivery and escalate problems that arise.
- Work with the Service Manager regarding all issues & contribute to the improvement of the service.
- Work with operational managers to manage the administrative implications of business transformation (such as ward reconfigurations or the arrival of new services) and work with Human Resources to manage staff implications such as the redeployment of personnel where necessary.
- Data entry.
- Text processing.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The Clinical Audit Manager will be responsible for managing the timely and accurate input of data, which includes; clinical, demographic and case mix data on a daily basis. This includes refused admissions and transfers of patients using the Medicus (4D) programme, which collects the ICNARC national data set. Facilitating senior intensive care team (medical/nursing) with audit & research as and when required.
To be an expert advisor and first point of call for IT software issues to the multidisciplinary Intensive care team.
Report and Interpret Critical Care Minimal Dataset (CCMDS) to enable prompt coding and payment by results.
Liaise closely with Trusts patient administration system (PAS), Cerner, Private Practice and IT managers to maintain efficient information flow to and from clinical and clerical staff.
Supervise entry of patient data onto the Medicus and other Trust approved systems in a timely and accurate manner. Create regular audit reports and updates.
- Liaise with nursing and medical staff to ensure accuracy of clinical data entry.
- Prepare regular clean dataset for export to ICNARC and liaise closely with them.
- Attend regular meetings with ICNARC as part of CPD and maintenance of the high profile of the trust within that organization.
- Provide business support for Critical Care services within the trust, including provision of statistics, analysis of activity and participation in service reviews.
- Work closely with Outreach Team (PART) assisting and supporting their audit collection.
- Assist with the entry of data regarding service records and critical incidents onto the inventory database.
- Contribute to the on-going education of the multi-disciplinary team as to data collecting, entry and reporting with regard to Critical Care Audit.
- Act as Cerner co-coordination for the critical care unit (Champion user).
- Assist in troubleshooting IT problems at a local department level.
- Develop Databases and other software as appropriate and/or as directed by the Senior Clinical lead in Critical Care or Line manager.
- Use monitoring systems to manage service delivery and escalate problems that arise.
- Work with the Service Manager regarding all issues & contribute to the improvement of the service.
- Work with operational managers to manage the administrative implications of business transformation (such as ward reconfigurations or the arrival of new services) and work with Human Resources to manage staff implications such as the redeployment of personnel where necessary.
- Data entry.
- Text processing.
Person Specification
Royal Free World Class Values
Essential
- Demonstrable ability to meet the Trust Values
Education and professional qualifications
Essential
- Clinical Audit and daily data management
- ICNARC
- Database Development (4D ad file maker pro)
- Research
Experience
Essential
- Back ground in Critical Care, health care science or allied health professions.
- Knowledge of statistical analysis would be required when analyzing trends and outcomes when writing reports.
- Previous experience of working with the public and/or patients in a healthcare environment
- Experience of interaction with all levels of staff
- Previous administrative and organisational experience
Person Specification
Royal Free World Class Values
Essential
- Demonstrable ability to meet the Trust Values
Education and professional qualifications
Essential
- Clinical Audit and daily data management
- ICNARC
- Database Development (4D ad file maker pro)
- Research
Experience
Essential
- Back ground in Critical Care, health care science or allied health professions.
- Knowledge of statistical analysis would be required when analyzing trends and outcomes when writing reports.
- Previous experience of working with the public and/or patients in a healthcare environment
- Experience of interaction with all levels of staff
- Previous administrative and organisational 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.
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).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
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).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
