Job summary
Are you passionate about improving patient care through data and collaboration? Join our Clinical Governance Department at West London NHS Trust as a Clinical Effectiveness and Audit Coordinator.
This Trust-wide role offers the chance to work with diverse services and clinicians, supporting clinical audit and service evaluation across the organisation. You'll manage a portfolio of audits, provide expert guidance, track progress, and ensure projects align with governance standards. You'll also analyse data, generate reports, and maintain accurate systems and databases.
We're looking for a motivated, detail-oriented individual with strong problem-solving and communication skills. You'll thrive if you enjoy working independently and collaboratively, managing multiple priorities, and are committed to improving healthcare services.
What we offer:
1. A supportive, innovative team environment
2. Opportunities for professional development and training in audit and quality improvement
3. A role where your work directly impacts patient care
If you're ready to use your skills to make a real difference in healthcare, we'd love to hear from you. Apply today and help us deliver outstanding care.
Main duties of the job
You will play a key role in improving clinical standards across the WLT by evaluating the quality, effectiveness, and safety of patient care. This role suits someone with strong analytical and organisational skills.
What You'll Do
You'll oversee audit activity across the Trust, supporting clinical teams to identify key audit areas, track progress, and ensure findings are used to enhance patient care. Maintaining oversight of audit plans and outcomes, you will help encourage a culture of continuous quality improvement and regulatory compliance.
You will monitor new NICE guidance, ensuring relevant teams are informed of changes that may impact clinical practice. You'll also be responsible for maintaining the clinical audit database, registering clinical audits and service evaluations, and preparing summary reports for local audit groups.
About us
West London NHS Trust is one of the most diverse healthcare providers in the UK, delivering a range of mental health and physical healthcare and community services. The Trust runs Broadmoor Hospital, one of three high secure hospitals in the country, with an international reputation.
Our high secure services care for patients from South of England and we provide low and medium secure services across eight London boroughs. The Trust also provides mental and physical healthcare in three London boroughs (Ealing, Hounslow and Hammersmith & Fulham). We employ over 5,000 staff, of whom 59% are BME. Our turnover for 2024-25 is over £500m.
The Trust is rated as 'Good' overall by the Care Quality Commission. Forensic services are rated as 'Outstanding'.
The Trust is an established partner and contributor in the development of the evolving North West London Integrated Care System and the Integrated Care Board. The Trust leads the NW London Children and Adolescent Mental Health provider collaborative.
Date posted: 07 April 2025
Pay scheme: Agenda for change
Band: Band 5
Salary: £34,521 to £41,956 a year per annum inclusive
Contract: Permanent
Working pattern: Full-time
Reference number: 222-CORP-932
Job responsibilities
The Candidate Pack provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. Please view as attached.
The person specification below is not the full person specification, but outlines the criteria against which your application form will be assessed.
Person Specification
Qualifications and Training
Essential
* A standard of general education or equivalent experience.
* Clinical Audit Methodology.
Desirable
* Diploma/Degree Level
* Research Methodology
Experience
Essential
* Two years' experience in Information Technology and Data entry systems including Microsoft Word and Excel.
* Statistical Analysis.
* Provision of good quality reports.
* Essential experience working within a Clinical Audit department.
* Knowledge on the implementation of NICE Guidelines.
Desirable
* Previous experience within a healthcare setting
Knowledge
Essential
* Excellent presentation skills written and verbal.
* Effective report writing Presentation Skills.
* Project Management Skills.
* Ability to assess efficacy of training programmes.
* Ability to work to timescales.
* Ability to operate/think laterally at an operational level.
* Commitment to customer service.
* A track record of developing and maintaining good working relationships at all levels in a large organisation.
* Industrious and versatile, able to work on a diverse range of projects at one time.
* Must be a team player and have personal initiative and drive.
* Good IT skills.
* Must be well organised and creative.
* Well-developed written and oral communication skills.
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.
Employer details
Employer name: West London NHS Trust
Address: Armstrong Way, Southall, UB2 4SA
Employer's website: https://www.westlondon.nhs.uk
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