Job summary
The Medical Directorate is looking for a talented and motivated person to work within the clinical effectiveness team to provide leadership to the team. Your primary responsibilities will include creating, implementing, and managing the Trust's annual Clinical Effectiveness Programme. You will be responsible for the operational management of the Clinical Effectiveness Team and will collaborate with the Population Health Team to enable clinical teams to review and act on clinical variation.
Main duties of the job
Your organisational, data analysis, and presentation skills will be essential for this crucial role. In addition, your knowledge and experience in clinical effectiveness will be critical. Your ability to think strategically and analytically will be your strength in successfully managing your role. Your written skills will be excellent as you will produce clinical effectiveness policies, procedures, and reports for various bodies, including the Trust's Quality Committee. You will have line management skills and experience and be knowledgeable about the clinical audit cycle and the national governance and quality improvement agenda.
Your communication skills and experience must be exceptional to enable inspiration and motivation to drive forward initiatives in clinical audit and quality improvement across the Trust. You will be collegiate and collaborative in your approach and exhibit mature relational leadership skills.
About us
Just as we care about our patients' wellbeing, we care about yours!
We can offer you:
- A comprehensive induction into the community service followed by a local induction to introduce you to the role
- Single occupancy accommodation in Central London - (we can help you find accommodation in London, support you with your deposit)
- Support with gaining your driving license *T&C's apply
- Car lease scheme *T&C's apply
- Flexible working options
- Annual travel card loan
- Training, support and development in your career
To have a full look at our benefits and what it's like working for us please go here: https://www.clch.nhs.uk/job/pay-and-benefits
Job description
Job responsibilities
- Support staff in improving quality of care through clinical audit and implementing nationally agreed guidance, e.g., NICE and agreed clinical standards/performance indicators reflecting best practice and CLCH values.
- Be responsible for the development and updating of the clinical effectiveness policies and procedures implemented across the organisation, ensuring consistency, quality, on time and within budget.
- Lead on the delivery of clinical effectiveness-specific projects, for example, the Trusts Annual Record Keeping Audit.
- Be proficient in using AMaT the Trusts clinical audit management tool.
- Liaise with the Health Quality Improvement Partnership (HQIP), DDNTs, CBU managers, and professional and clinical leads to ensure national clinical audits relevant to the Trust are being carried out.
- Provide support and advice to staff on implementing and delivering their audit and NICE guidance requirements and monitor their progress to ensure participation and submission deadlines are met / escalated where appropriate.
- Facilitate and manage the Smart Effective Care (CEG) and the NICE Core Group (NCG) meetings.Work with the Clinical Effectiveness Team to organise the annual Clinical Audit Check & Session and clinical audit conferences.
Please refer to the attached Job Description for full list of responsibilities
Job description
Job responsibilities
- Support staff in improving quality of care through clinical audit and implementing nationally agreed guidance, e.g., NICE and agreed clinical standards/performance indicators reflecting best practice and CLCH values.
- Be responsible for the development and updating of the clinical effectiveness policies and procedures implemented across the organisation, ensuring consistency, quality, on time and within budget.
- Lead on the delivery of clinical effectiveness-specific projects, for example, the Trusts Annual Record Keeping Audit.
- Be proficient in using AMaT the Trusts clinical audit management tool.
- Liaise with the Health Quality Improvement Partnership (HQIP), DDNTs, CBU managers, and professional and clinical leads to ensure national clinical audits relevant to the Trust are being carried out.
- Provide support and advice to staff on implementing and delivering their audit and NICE guidance requirements and monitor their progress to ensure participation and submission deadlines are met / escalated where appropriate.
- Facilitate and manage the Smart Effective Care (CEG) and the NICE Core Group (NCG) meetings.Work with the Clinical Effectiveness Team to organise the annual Clinical Audit Check & Session and clinical audit conferences.
Please refer to the attached Job Description for full list of responsibilities
Person Specification
Education/Qualification
Essential
- Bachelor's degree in subjects related to healthcare or management or equivalent professional knowledge or significant relevant experience.
- Post-graduate degree or equivalent experience.
- Professional clinical qualification e.g., Nursing, Allied Health Professional
- Training certificate or qualification or experience in clinical audit.
- Evidence of continuous professional development in general or in relevant areas e.g., clinical effectiveness, risk management, patient safety, patient experience and clinical governance.
Person Specification
Education/Qualification
Essential
- Bachelor's degree in subjects related to healthcare or management or equivalent professional knowledge or significant relevant experience.
- Post-graduate degree or equivalent experience.
- Professional clinical qualification e.g., Nursing, Allied Health Professional
- Training certificate or qualification or experience in clinical audit.
- Evidence of continuous professional development in general or in relevant areas e.g., clinical effectiveness, risk management, patient safety, patient experience and clinical governance.
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).
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).
