The Clinical Audit & Improvement Facilitator supports the development and implementation of the clinical audit improvement programmes through facilitation of clinical audit projects to meet local and national objectives, and sharing of learning.
This post holder will be a team player, able to work with care groups and divisional leads to coordinate and lead on clinical audit and improvement projects.
They will promote clinical audit within the Trust via training and awareness, ensuring the Trust stays up to date with guidance changes.
This role is pivotal in providing the evidence of EKHUFT clinical, assisting to capture where improvements are needed.
The EKHUFT Clinical Audit & Improvement Team supports clinical audit & other related quality activities within East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust.
It is the philosophy of the service to provide a consistently high level of facilitation and support to all health and social care professionals.
You will need to have the ability to manage a number of clinical audit projects on a day to day basis to help deliver a significant clinical audit programme in collaboration with clinicians and executive colleagues within the Corporate Nursing department. This will be challenging, but rewarding.
We are therefore looking for a well-motivated individual, with sound decision making and negotiation skills, and who has the ability to work as a clinical audit specialist and decide how project outcomes can be best achieved.
We positively promote flexible working practices with agile working arrangements available, and to ensure that our workforce reflects the population we serve, we welcome applicants from all sections of the community.
We are one of the largest hospital trusts in England, with five hospitals and community clinics serving a local population of around 800,000 people. Our vision is 'great healthcare from great people'. Everything we do is guided by our values: 'People feel cared for, safe, respected and confident that we are making a difference’. We have a new way of working at East Kent Hospitals, called 'We care'. It's about empowering frontline staff to lead improvements day-to-day. We're looking for compassionate people to be part of our improvement journey for the patients, families and carers we care for every day.
Please note that if you require a Certificate of Sponsorship to work in the UK you must declare this on your application form, even if you currently have a certificate of sponsorship or a work permit for another role and are already working in the country. Please note we are only able to sponsor candidates on a Skilled Worker Visa applying for roles Band 5 and above.
To facilitate and manage an annual programme of clinical audits allocated to the post holder, ensuring the programme meets local and national requirements for assigned specialities.
Work with Care Groups to ensure clinical audit work programmes are in place and completed, and recommendations are embedded to improve practice
Co-ordinate and lead on clinical audit and improvement projects to meet external requirements e.g. CQC, National Clinical Audit etc
Co-ordinate and lead on clinical audit and improvement projects to meet Trust priorities e.g. record keeping, mortality
Work closely with Clinical Audit Leads to embed processes and completion of clinical audits within Care Groups, escalating where projects are failing to progress or have been abandoned without formal closure
Support Care Groups in the development and implementation of clinical audit projects, including action planning, using Trust approved processes
Liaise and communicate with all levels of healthcare professionals including managers ensuring opportunities for clinical audit are identified, pursued and supported.
Facilitate multi-disciplinary groups within specialities to plan and oversee clinical audit projects.
Analyse and interpret a range of complex data and facts and report the findings in a variety of formats suitable for the particular audience associated with the individual audit projects.
Demonstrate the ability to employ a range of alternative methods, including the use of modern technology, to deliver well planned and effective clinical audit projects
Assist assigned specialities to identify improvements to patient care through the clinical audit programme
Participate in the development and delivery of education programs to inform Trust staff about clinical audit and improvement
Ensure compliance with the Trust’s Risk Management Policies and Procedures.
Collaborate across the Clinical Audit Team to share learning and identify trends and themes for future focus
Maintain records within the central clinical audit database and produce reports for various Trust Groups/Committees (i.e. Clinical Audit and Effectiveness Committee, Care Group meetings, Quality and Safety Committee, IAGC) and within Trust publications (Annual Quality Report, RiskWise)
Co-ordinate the review and implementation of NICE guidance
Undertake/facilitate various aspects of the audit and improvement process:
• identification of standards
• define aims & objectives
• audit methodology and sample
• design of data collection tools and surveys
• data collection
• database design
• data analysis
• reporting and presentation of results
• action planning
• change implementation
• re-audit
Attend designated Care Group audit/Clinical Governance meetings as appropriate
Support Trust clinical audit training and fully participate in seminars and workshops to enhance clinical audit across the Trust
Keep up to date with NHS policies and guidance
Respond to new NICE guidance contacting relevant clinicians to determine whether the Trust is compliant if the service/care is provided.
This advert closes on Friday 14 Mar 2025