Job summary
INTERNAL ONLY TO NORTH CUMBRIA INTEGRATED CARE NHS FOUNDATION TRUST (NCIC) EMPLOYEES
Head of Clinical Effectiveness
An opportunity has arisen to take on the role of Head of Clinical Effectiveness in the newly restructured Quality Governance team.
The Clinical Effectiveness team are part of the Chief Nurse portfolio working very closely with the Executive Medical Director and his team.
The postholder will support the Deputy Chief Nurse for Safety and Governance with Clinical Audit, NCEPOD and NICE guidance assessment as well providing senior leadership across the Quality Governance teams.
Main duties of the job
The Head of Clinical Effectiveness is a senior professional manager within the Trust's Quality Governance team. This role works integrally with the Deputy Chief Nurse Safety and Governance, the Head of Compliance and Risk and the Head of Patient S and closely with the Executive Chief Nurse and Executive Medical Director and team.
The Head of Clinical Effectiveness is critical to ensuring that the quality of our services is delivered against agreed standards. The successful candidate will spearhead crucial improvements in patient care and patient outcomes. This role offers a chance to make a real impact, leading audits and driving practice enhancements based on the latest evidence.
The Head of Clinical Effectiveness is a senior leader responsible for operational management of the Clinical Audit and Effectiveness function. The postholder will also develop systems and processes to ensure that we have an in-depth understanding of patient outcomes via local audits and national programmes including, but not limited to, M&M, PROMS, NJR, ICNARC, SJR and utilisation of CRAB data.
You will have a passion for maximising the quality of our care through an evidence-based approach to improvement. A key requirement will be the ability to influence clinical practice across service provision, therefore the ability to operate in a matrix structure is essential. You will be working closely with the Executive Chief Nurse and Executive Medical Director and their teams.
About us
At NCIC, we have an ambition to deliver outstanding healthcare services to the population of North Cumbria. The Trust is committed to creating a centre of excellence in providing rural and remote healthcare and provides a wide range of community and acute services throughout our county.
Our 5 key principles demonstrate our belief in the delivery of 'safe, high quality care every time':
1. Being a clinically led organisation
2. Quality and safety at the heart of our Trust
3. A positive patient experience every time
4. A great place to work
5. Managing our money well
As an organisation we are serious about supporting a diverse workforce that reflects our local community and are very much focused on being an inclusive and compassionate place to work.
Across the North East and North Cumbria we are working together to deliver our ambition to be the greenest region in England by 2030. All staff are expected to support sustainability.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see attached job description and person specification for further information regarding the role and the essential and desirable criteria required to be met by applicants.
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