Surgical Clinical Reviewer

Job summary

We have an exciting opportunity for a surgical case reviewer at East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust.

A surgical case reviewer is required by the department of General Surgery to collect data for the ACS (American College of Surgeons) NationalSurgical Quality Improvement Program.

This is a nationally validated, risk adjusted, outcomes based program to measure and improve the quality of surgical care. The programme has run very successfully in the USA since the mid 1980s and was started by the Department of Veteran Affairs.

The programme is designed to risk adjust on a patients severity of illness and compare them to a national average.

Today there are more than 700 hospitals participating in the programme and whilst most of these are in the USA , a small number have beenaccepted into the programme in the UK. It is a robust programme which will assist in improving the outcomes of the patients included in the datacollection.

In this role you will work closely with the consultant surgeons and the multidisciplinary team collecting data and inputting it into a database.

This is an important opportunity to really influence patient care and help to drive up the quality and improve patient outcomes.

Main duties of the job

You will collect and submit reliable data to the ACS (American College of Surgeons) National Surgical Quality Improvement Program (NSQUIP).

This is accomplished through high-quality data compilation, documentation and entry into the ACS NSQIP database of all eligible surgeries for thehospital.

You will also work closely with the members of the Department of Surgery to identify opportunities for clinical quality improvement andimplement special projects as identified. They work closely with the surgical champion to ensure objectives for the programme are met.

About us

We are ESNEFT and we provide hospital and community health services to almost one million people across east Suffolk and north Essex. Our dedicated staff deliver care from acute hospitals in Colchester and Ipswich, community hospitals, surgeries, community clinics and in patients' own homes.

We are one of the largest NHS organisations in England, employing more than 12,000 staff.

We pride ourselves on supporting our staff. We offer a wide range of training and development opportunities, as well as flexible working options.

Along with supporting you to achieve your career goals we offer a generous pension scheme, unsocial hours payments (where applicable), 27 days annual leave on commencement (pro rata) and access to a range of NHS discounts. Our Staff Health and Wellbeing programme offer a variety of services.

Our philosophy is that Time Matters to everyone. Across the Trust, we concentrate on improving the things we do and removing those which cause time delays for our staff and patients.

We are investing in our commitment to Time Matters with a partnership with leading electronic patient record (EPR) supplier Epic. This digital transformation will bring what's widely regarded as the world's best EPR system to ESNEFT, transforming life in hospital for staff and patients.

If you are passionate about patient care and want to develop your skills and knowledge, then we want to hear from you.

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Employer details

Employer name

East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Ipswich Hospital

Ipswich

IP4 5PD

Employer's website

https://www.esneft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

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Employer details

Employer name

East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Ipswich Hospital

Ipswich

IP4 5PD

Employer's website

https://www.esneft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

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