Job responsibilities
Job Title: Clinical Audit Lead
Department: Northern Health GPPO Ltd
Reports to:
Northern Health GPPO Board Lead
Accountable to: Clinical
Director
Location: HQ Victoria
Mill or Home
Salary: remuneration of 1 session per week
inclusive of all expenses
Role Purpose
Work with the Northern Health GPPO Board
of Directors, Head of Service and PCN CDs supporting the development and delivery
of the clinical audit programmes /activity related to clinical services provided
by the federation which includes the EAS
Lead, undertake and co-ordinate the
development of clinical audits within the Enhanced Access Scheme, collating
results and providing formal reports at a board level.
Act as a focal point for; and provide
guidance to clinicians within the service.
Provide clinical leadership supporting
service improvements and other local/national policies as needed.
Key Responsibilities
Provide clinical leadership within
the Enhanced Access service.
Undertake Clinical Audit of the service
as per the clinical lead group plan.
Lead and co-ordinate developments of
the clinical audit process this will include attending meetings and
maintaining relationships with the clinical leads group.
Be responsible for feedback of audit
data to clinicians and boards of directors as required (NHGPPO/ PCN 1 and MPCP
and steering group).
Be responsible for any mentoring and
performance management of clinicians that may be identified.
Lead on any clinical educational
needs or service quality improvement projects that are identified for the
service as a whole (e.g. implementation of specific regional / national
guidelines if identified as being relevant etc.).
Be responsible for coordinating
complaints management for clinical aspects of the service (i.e. complaint
responses and escalation to board of directors when appropriate)
To undertake duties as necessary in
line with changing needs of the organisation.
To be familiar with and conform with
responsibilities under the data protection act as identified within the
organisation (and being familiar with local data sharing agreements within the
service - note these are sector specific only i.e. Northern Health GPPO patient
specific data cannot be shared with other sectors)
Communication / Working relationships:
Northern Health GPPO Ltd
Northern
Health GPPO Ltd through a subcontract arrangement with PCNs: Crumpsall and
Cheetham and City Centre and Ancoats are responsibility for the day-to-day
delivery, engagement and management of staff. There is a Lead Director within
the federation to provide support with regards audit results and to discuss
complaints management with. He or she will also act as a line of communication
with Northern Health GPPO & PCN boards in relation to outputs and reports.
Clinical Leads Network:
Maintain relationships with clinical
leads within other Manchester Federations and other MPCP sectors.
Attend quarterly meetings with the
other leads for benchmarking of audit data and peer support.
Regular contact as required to
maintain a consistent approach throughout the service regarding clinical
matters.
Be a source of reference and support
for the City Wide PN and HCAs Clinical Lead with regards to issues associated
with Nurses and HCA employed by Northern Health GPPO Ltd
Liaise with the federation
administration team as required to obtain up to date lists of GPs working
within the service.
Attendance at governance meetings and
Individual federation board meetings may be required by request.
Training and Development
To attend
compulsory training event organised by the employing federation.
To
participate in 1-1 meeting and appraisal
Take
responsibility to maintain own professional development by attending study
days, placements courses etc.
Organisational Duties
To work
closely with other and ensure that mechanisms are established for the
collection of data.
To follow
systems of case review and work within the audit framework.
To follow
patient feedback systems
Contributing
to achieve a good or above CQC rating.
General Responsibilities
To
contribute to a safe working environment for all adherences to health and
safety management systems
Correctly handle confidential information in
line with your duties and to actively support information governance polices,
processes and systems
Support
the services approach to equal opportunities, acting in line with the services
equality and diversity policy.
Locations:
Northern Health Federation
headquarters is based at Victoria Mill 10 lower Victors Street. where the admin
team and senior management team are based. Facilities exist here to support Northern
Health GPPO board and other meetings; however, members also join by Teams.
The clinical leads quarterly group
meetings normally take place via Teams however the opportunity exists to meet
in person if preferred.
