Job summary
A part-time fixed term or secondment opportunity is available in the Clinical Audit for Improvement Department as a Clinical Audit for Improvement Manager supporting EKHUFT with its delivery of National Audits and NICE Guidelines.The team are on an exciting improvement journey and can offer you a rewarding, flexible and supportive role providing a full range of clinical audit responsibilities in a large acute trust.
Main duties of the job
As one of two Clinical Audit for Improvement Managers in the team the role will provide general and specific expertise to national audit programmes such as for Stroke, including SSNAP data analysis, reporting and line management of administration staff. The post holder will also manage NICE Guidelines compliance and support the work for the Patient Safety Incident Response Framework (PSIRF).
Together with the Clinical Audit Management Team, the Clinical Audit for Improvement Manager will take responsibility for ensuring the delivery of aspects of the annual National clinical audit programme, through direct leadership and management of the SSNAP audit team.
The post holder will act as a focal point for problem solving, providing visible leadership, guiding and supporting the team to achieve the complex audit programme on time and to a high standard. Specifically, they will play a key role in facilitating the award-winning national stroke audit programme and analysing performance using the SSNAP webtool. They will line manage the Stroke Audit Clerks (x4 part-time) and be a link between the stroke audit leads, administrators, and the wider audit team, including the Clinical Audit Programme Lead.
As part of their role they will manage NICE guidelines implementation by scoping new guidance, cascading to clinicians, recording and reporting on implementation status and collating evidence of implementation. They will also provide data to inform PSIRF when required
About us
We are one of the largest hospital trusts in England, with fivehospitals 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.
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Job description
Job responsibilities
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Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- oDegree in relevant business or clinical related area, or demonstrable equivalent extensive experience oKnowledge of specific data handling systems (e.g.SSNAP), both front end and back end oSpecialist knowledge of stroke pathways, national stroke improvement objectives and audit requirements oExtensive knowledge of clinical audit methods, and clinical and medical terminology
Desirable
- oProject management qualification oManagement/Leadership qualifications oAccredited audit or Clinical Qualification oPost-graduate qualification oQuality Improvement qualification
Experience
Essential
- oExperience working in a lead clinical audit role oExperience of challenging and negotiating change. Identifying problems, recommending and implementing solutions/change. oExperience of prioritising, planning and organising own workloads. Demonstrating ability to work to demanding timescales
Desirable
- oWorking in a large, multi-site NHS Trust oProject management experience oExperience managing a team
Skills
Essential
- oTeamworking. Ability to promote team working and provide leadership/ management / coaching / mentoring/ training individuals or a small team oExcellent written & verbal communications, including ability to present information clearly in reports and using Power Point. oComputer literate with the ability to define, interpret, collate and manipulate data. oAble to motivate self and others oExcellent interpersonal communication, interaction and negotiation skills. oAbility to work on own initiative and with minimal supervision oAbility to interpret national guidelines and develop policies/procedures for different specialities oInformation acquisition, identifying gaps in the available information required to understand a problem or situation and devising means of remedying such gaps
Desirable
- oStroke (SSNAP Webtool data analysis
Governance
Essential
- oGood understanding of current Trust quality strategy and clinical audit policy in respect of clinical governance. oKnowledge of national clinical audit best principles & practice. (HQIP). oQuality assure proposed methods, audits, reports, recommendations and presentations, providing feedback to ensure the highest standards are achieved
Desirable
- Knowledge of National Patient Safety Strategy and audit interface i.e PSIRF Knowledge of relevant regulations, GDPR, Data management, Data Opt Out and other national standards
Personal/Professional Attributes
Essential
- oAbility to understand and observe limitations of role & self. oAbility to work flexibly and to be able to delegate work effectively to other members of staff. oAttention to detail, applying quality standards to all tasks undertaken Willingness to travel.
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.
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Employer details
Employer name
East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Kent & Canterbury Hospital
Ethelbert Road
Canterbury
CT1 3NG