Job summary
Do you want to make a difference to patient care?
Are you a champion of evidenced based decision making?
Are you curious about what goes on "behind the scenes" of NHS frontline care?
If so, we'd love to hear from you. We are currently looking for a Clinical Effectiveness Facilitator to join our friendly and enthusiastic team.
The remit covers the co-ordination of the national clinical audits, clinical audit priorities, implementation of NICE and support of the Trust clinical guidelines. This is alongside building close relationships with the clinical Groups, specialties and other Governance teams.
If you are someone who has excellent time management and prioritisation skills, and is keen to learn about improving the quality of services within the NHS, then we would love for you to get in touch.
Informal conversations by phone or Microsoft Teams are encouraged prior to interview, please contact Lauren Wattley for more information: lauren.wattley@nhs.net
The interview process will consist of a 15 minute exercise, to be confirmed with shortlisted applicants, and formal interview.
Interviews will take place on 27th Feb.
We'd love to welcome you to our SWB family, so please get in touch.
Main duties of the job
To provide visible Clinical Effectiveness support for a Clinical Group/s within the Trust; this encompasses Clinical Audit, implementation of National Guidance including NICE and management of Clinical Guidelines. To support healthcare professionals to undertake clinical audits; training, advising on methodology, registration, development of Group clinical audit priorities including reporting to Group/specialties and leads on the progress the audit and resultant learning. To oversee the development of Trust Clinical Guidelines relevant to the specialties and Clinical Group; Identifying any that are out of date, liaising with the lead to ensure they are reviewed, supporting them through the approval process and uploading to the intranet, and escalating any areas of concern. To monitor and report on compliance with NICE guidelines and other relevant national recommendations.
About us
Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust (SWBT) is an integrated care organisation with a budget of approximately £600 million and over 7,000 staff. Diversity and social care is at the core of what we do as the Trust provides Community and Acute Services to over half a million people in an urban centre that demands massive regeneration and has substantial premature mortality.
Our new acute hospital, the Midland Metropolitan University Hospital (MMUH), is open and will provide care to our local population from first class, purpose-built premises. As a result, the base of this role may change to MMUH. If this is applicable to your role, you will be informed during the recruitment process and continue your application with this understanding. The development of the new hospital will play an important role in the regeneration of the wider area and in improving the lives of local people and reducing health inequalities.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Clinical Effectiveness
* To provide visible Clinical Effectiveness support for a Clinical Group/s within the Trust; this encompasses Clinical Audit, implementation of National Guidance including NICE, management of Clinical Guidelines and Learning from Excellence.
* To devise an annual clinical audit programme for the Group using a variety of information sources, such as Incidents, SIs, complaints, previous audit results, implementation of national guidance and CQC reports. Ensure this plan is consulted on and approved in the Group Clinical Governance Meeting.
* To oversee the delivery of the audit plan throughout the year, including advice on clinical audit, support on registration, promoting discussion and presentation of results within the specialty, directorate and group, and ensuring action plans are created and completed.
* To support the development and review of clinical guidelines within the Group including reporting on guidelines that have expired and supporting them through the approval process.
* To develop and maintain good working relationships with all healthcare professionals within their group to promote clinical effectiveness so that staff know who to get in contact with when they would like to.
* To be part of a cohesive, collaborative Governance team; building relationships and working alongside other areas such as complaints, risk and patient safety to identify themes, trends and areas for improvement.
Clinical Audit
* To support healthcare professionals to undertake clinical audits. Including training on a variety of induction programmes and one to one teaching.
* To support a number of National Audits both within the group and from other areas of the Trust. This includes:
* Develop full understanding of the requirements for the national audit
* Identify the Clinical Lead for the National Audit and ensure they understand the requirements of the audit.
* Identify the best way to collect the information required and where the information is documented (this includes exact fields on Unity).
* Identify how the information will be collected and submitted
* Conduct preliminary analysis if the data is available.
* Lead discussions of the results once available.
* Support the development of robust effective action plans.
* Monitor the action plans and report on progress at directorate, group and Trust level.
* Seek support if any concerns arise throughout the year.
* To develop and maintain systems to ensure that group priority audits have effective action plans and to monitor and report on the delivery of these actions.
* To promote registration of clinical audits and the reasons behind registration.
* To register the clinical audits within the Group, identify any required changes to the method to enable the registration to be successful.
* To support the sharing of audit data across the specialties and Clinical Group to facilitate learning; sharing with the wider Clinical Effectiveness Team to ensure transferable learning is made available across other Groups.
Clinical Guidelines
* To oversee the development of the Trust Clinical Guidelines relevant to the specialties and Clinical Group; Identifying any that are out of date, liaising with the lead to ensure they are reviewed, supporting them through the approval process and uploading to the intranet, and escalating any areas of concern.
* To oversee and provide support and advice on the approval process for Clinical Guidelines within the group.
NICE
* To monitor compliance with published NICE Guidance relevant specialities of the Clinical Group.
* Support specialties to provide evidence of compliance through gap analysis.
* Work with the specialties and Clinical Group to identify actions to become compliant.
* Provide oversight and escalation in relation to compliance to NICE guidance and any areas of concern.
Training
* To deliver training on the inductions for junior doctors on their main induction programme.
* To deliver local bespoke training for Groups and Directorates where requested.
* To deliver inductions and training for other clinicians as required.
* To design and lead clinical audit training for staff within Groups that is accessible and effective.
Reporting
* To ensure that the Groups and directorates have the reports they require from the clinical effectiveness portfolio to have good conversations about clinical effectiveness and discuss and implement improvements.
* To complete the clinical effectiveness components of the Clinical Governance report for the Group Governance Board.
* Review and interpret data to present in a way that is meaningful to the Clinical Group and Specialities; demonstrating analytical, interpretation skills and attention to detail.
Key working relationships
* To develop and maintain close working relationships with clinical Governance colleagues e.g. clinical risk and complaints.
* To establish close working relationships with key members of staff from the Clinical Group with responsibilities for clinical governance.
* To establish effective working relationships with staff from all disciplines to ensure that a multidisciplinary approach to clinical effectiveness is adopted.
Other responsibilities
* To keep up to date with current issues in clinical effectiveness and inform team members and clinicians of any implications for their work.
* To support the management and delivery of other projects that are within the Clinical effectiveness portfolio.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
* Degree level qualification or equivalent experience
Desirable
* Degree in science, social science, or clinical area
Experience
Essential
* Experience of Clinical audit and Quality Improvement
* Experience of working with large amounts of data; manipulating, analysing and reporting on this data
* Ability to communicate complex information in understandable terms both orally and in writing.
Desirable
* Previous experience of clinical audit
* Previous experience in healthcare
* Experience of working with complex databases
* Experience of delivering training
Personal qualities
Essential
* Ability to contribute to a range of groups and committees.
* Ability to self-manage time and workload.
* Ability to concentrate on detailed work where accuracy is required.
* Work with others, building and maintaining good working relationships with colleagues and contacts at all levels.
Desirable
* Communication skills to encourage engagement and enhance understanding of the subject.
Written skills
Essential
* Ability to read, interpret and comment on documents such as national Guidelines, local guidelines, reports from national audits.
* Clear written communication, conveying key points in a clear and structured way
Communication/Verbal skills
Essential
* Ability to deliver presentations to a large group of people.
* Ability to present a document in a meeting
* Ability to summarise a report appropriately based on audience
* Facilitation, influencing and negotiation skills.
Knowledge
Essential
* Detailed knowledge of Microsoft Word and Microsoft Excel.
* Knowledge of Clinical Audit and NICE
* Analysis and investigations knowledge; seeking, analysing, interpreting and using information to identify problems and generate solutions.
Desirable
* Knowledge of wider clinical governance processes
* Knowledge of quality improvement methodology
* Knowledge of Clinical Audit registration Software
Physical Skills
Essential
* Ability to complete majority of their work on a computer
* Ability to concentrate for long periods of time
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
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
Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust
Address
SWB NHS Trust
West Bromwich
B71 4HJ
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