Are you passionate about driving continuous improvements in healthcare service delivery? We have an exciting opportunity for a Clinical Effectiveness Facilitator to join our team. In this role, you will act as a specialist resource, supporting the Trust to meet the requirements of the clinical audit and NICE implementation programmes. You will work closely with clinical directorates to ensure the delivery of effective and efficient projects, ultimately enhancing the quality of care we provide. If you're ready to make a real difference in healthcare, apply now and be part of our mission to improve patient outcomes.
Main duties of the job
The Clinical Effectiveness Facilitator will play a key role in the main areas of support provided by the Clinical Effectiveness team to the Trust:
* Act as a specialist for clinical audit in the Trust, providing support and training to directorates to achieve completion of effective audits.
* Support, manage and implement the Trust’s annual Clinical Audit Programme, ensuring completion of the audit cycle.
* Support and manage the Trust’s NICE Implementation programme.
* Produce performance and monitoring reports to relevant governance groups and external stakeholders as required, on the progress of the above programmes.
* Promote the development and integration of clinical audit and NICE implementation as tools for monitoring and enabling change in clinical and operational practice.
* Provide the communication link between the Clinical Effectiveness team, the Trust audit leads and clinical directorates with regard to national and trust audits.
* Support the role of the Clinical Effectiveness team in ensuring that the Trust achieves compliance with national and local mandatory standards such as the Care Quality Commission’s standards, the Trust’s annual Quality priorities, and Quality Accounts.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Key Tasks and Responsibilities
* Develop (with the Clinical Effectiveness Lead) and manage the Trust Annual Clinical Audit Programme, supporting directorates to undertake and benefit from clinical audit.
* Support and project manage the delivery of the annual clinical audit programme for national and trust audits.
* Further develop and manage the Trust audit and information management system to ensure oversight of approved clinical audit and service evaluation activity across the Trust, monitoring to ensure that each project is delivered within the agreed timescales.
* Coordinate the participation in applicable national audits, dealing with registration, supporting directorates with data collection and ensuring reports are shared and feedback is provided.
* Liaise and collaborate with external bodies, e.g. Royal Colleges, as coordinator for national audit projects.
* Provide specialist training in clinical audit for a range of audiences.
* Promote awareness, understanding and best practice in clinical audit across the directorates supporting clinicians to undertake audits effectively.
* Coordinate clinician involvement in clinical audit projects, empowering clinicians to use audit and data to support and change practice.
* Encourage clinical staff to participate in auditing their clinical practice according to local and national standards.
* Ensure the Trust’s clinical audit policies are implemented and updates disseminated to clinical teams and directorates.
* Collate, provide and analyse qualitative and quantitative information when required, presenting data in various formats.
* Assist in completing clinical audit projects, advising on planning, developing tools and methodologies, and interpreting results.
* Protect the confidentiality of patient records and completed clinical effectiveness projects.
* Manage the implementation of NICE guidelines by supporting directorates to review guidance and embed learning.
* Provide progress reports to governance committees and local directorate clinical effectiveness groups.
* Implement national guidance policy and contribute to the development of local NICE processes.
* Support staff in developing effective clinical audit or service evaluation projects.
* Ensure the organisation continues to learn from national, trust and local audit projects.
* Manage and prioritise own workload within the team including effective project planning.
* Support the Medical Director with the organisation, administration and development of the Trust’s Clinical Effectiveness Group.
* Maintain a flexible attitude and respond to change in job content or organisation.
* Undertake any other duties as requested by the Head of Quality Management.
* Support the Trust’s quality assurance cycle regarding compliance with CQC regulation.
* Keep abreast with current and upcoming national policy issues regarding clinical effectiveness.
* Comply with both the Trust and departmental policies and procedures.
* Liaise with the Clinical Effectiveness Lead and Head of Quality Management on all aspects of clinical effectiveness.
Person specification
Minimum Requirements
* Educated to degree level or relevant experience
* Experience in clinical audit administration
* Experience in NICE guidance administration
* Working knowledge of MS Office packages (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
* Experience of delivering training to groups
We are committed to creating an inclusive workplace that welcomes and supports individuals of all abilities. If you meet the minimum criteria for this role and have a disability, you can be guaranteed an interview under the Disability Confident Scheme.
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