Job overview
We are looking to recruit an experienced and enthusiastic Clinical Audit & Quality Improvement Facilitator to join a well-established Quality Assurance team. Your main role will be to support the Trust and its clinicians in the facilitation of a wide range of clinical audit activity and Quality Improvement Projects.
You will have excellent communication skills, both verbally and in writing and will need to be able to analyse and clearly present complex data. You will be expected to work closely with clinicians and staff across the Trust and should have a flexible, team player approach to your work.
Main duties of the job
• To provide guidance and support for the Trust-wide Clinical Audit and Effectiveness and Quality Improvement programme, working with clinicians and other healthcare staff in the promotion, design, implementation, and reporting of effective audit.
• To work with the Divisions and Units to develop clinical audit forward plans to meet national and local priorities and assist in monitoring key aspects of the plan.
• To undertake specific projects in line with the Trust’s strategy and objectives and priorities as set by the Integrated Governance and Risk. Management Committee and the Clinical Audit Committee.
• To maintain up to date and accurate records of clinical audit activity and of resulting action plans, in order to effectively manage re-audit and closure of the audit loop.
• To liaise with members of the Quality Assurance & Patient Safety team
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
• Facilitate the development of multidisciplinary Clinical Audit programmes, including the preparation of detailed audit proposals for consideration by the Clinical Audit Committee
• Ensure clinical audit forward plans link with the Trust’s strategy and priorities.
• Liaise with Unit Audit Leads and Divisional Managers to develop a clinical audit forward plan to meet national and local priorities.
• Regularly report progress with the audit forward plan to the Divisions and Units, and ensure recommendations are implemented and re-audited as required.
• Ensure patient and carer participation in developing proposals for audit and surveys as appropriate.
Person specification
Education/Qualifications
Essential criteria
1. Diploma or Degree level study (or equivalent)
2. Evidence of ongoing professional development
Desirable criteria
3. Audit qualification
Experience
Essential criteria
4. Experience in national mandatory clinical audits
5. Experience in developing and monitoring trust wide clinical audit programmes
6. Sound knowledge of clinical audit and measuring effectiveness
7. Knowledge and understanding of clinical audit
8. Audit experience, preferably in healthcare setting
9. Effective planning and organisational abilities
Desirable criteria
10. Experience of quality improvement projects
11. Evidence of relevant teaching/training experience
12. Experience of training and presenting
13. Experience of coordinating NICE guidance compliance
The Royal Marsden values diversity and is committed to the recruitment and retention of underrepresented minority groups. We particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian and minority ethnic candidates, LGBTQ+ candidates and candidates with disabilities.
As a Disability Confident Employer, we are working to create a workplace that enables all staff to reach their full potential. We are committed to this because we know that greater diversity and inclusion will lead to an even greater positive impact for the people we serve.
Due to the high volumes of applications we receive, we reserve the right to close any adverts before the published closing date once we have received a sufficient number of applications. We advise you to submit your application as early as possible to prevent disappointment.
Flu Vaccination – What We Expect of our Staff
At The Royal Marsden we have an immune compromised patient population who we must protect as much as we can against the flu virus. Each year, seasonal flu affects thousands of people in the UK. Occurring mainly in winter, it is an infectious respiratory disease capable of producing symptoms ranging from those similar to a common cold, through to very severe or even fatal disease.
The wellbeing of our staff and patients is of the upmost importance to us, and it is the expectation of The Royal Marsden that all patient-facing staff have an annual flu vaccination, provided free of charge by the Trust.
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