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Job Description

Job Title:Clinical Audit Lead

Job reference:SE294

Department:Quality Assurance

Location:89 Albert Embankment, London SE1 7TP

Reports to:Assistant Director Quality Assurance

Accountable to:Medical Adviser

Job Purpose/Summary

To develop, implement and maintain a robust and effective clinical audit programme appropriate to different service types which will provide evidence and assurance of compliance with healthcare regulation and best practice.

To develop audit tools which measure current practice against policy standards, regulatory standards and evidence based practice.

Key relationships

  • All members of the Quality Assurance team
  • CG leads for hospices and nursing service
  • Assistant Director Quality Improvement
  • External audit networks
  • HQIP

Duties & Responsibilities

To be responsible for the development, implementation and maintenance of an effective clinical audit programme through cooperative working with clinical governance and clinical leads.

To establish the current best practice or legislative standards applicable to our services and to develop and apply audit tools accordingly.

To develop effective audit tools for a variety of care settings involving patients and carers where possible.

To work collaboratively with the Clinical Data Analyst to assist the local audit leads in producing clear and effective reports with recommendations for improvements, where necessary, and monitoring the progress of these.

To work collaboratively with the Assistant Director Quality Improvement to ensure all opportunities for service improvement are identified and acted upon.

To work with the Clinical Data Analyst and Assistant Director Quality Improvement to ensure comprehensive action plans are developed and implemented by each site.

To drive the National Clinical Audit Programme by effective support of the Clinical Audit Group meetings by preparing agenda, minutes and reports as necessary.

To raise the profile of the importance and use of audit in all care settings.

To provide tuition, advice and support to clinical and non-clinical staff in relation to audit and survey activity.

To advise and assist local clinical teams to develop local audit programmes that are effective and complement the national programme.

To liaise with external Clinical Audit Groups as necessary.

To maintain an up-to-date knowledge of regulation, standards, and clinical governance practice.

To assist in the production of the annual quality account.

To produce reports for a number of regular quality assurance boards and committees with additional ad hoc reports as requested.

To ensure the preparation and submission of appropriate audit proposals to the Clinical Audit Group for onward submission to the Clinical Governance Board for approval.

To identify and participate in any functional changes necessary to ensure the continued effective development of the audit programme.

General

In addition to the specific duties and responsibilities outlined in this job description, all Marie Curie Cancer Care employees should be aware of their specific responsibilities towards the following:

  • Marie Curie Cancer Care is committed to encouraging volunteering throughout the organisation and, as such, the post holder will be expected to support and respect volunteers, and may be asked to work alongside or supervise a volunteer as part of their role whilst working at Marie Curie Cancer Care.
  • Marie Curie Cancer Care operates a no-smoking policy. The post holder should either be a non-smoker or be prepared not to smoke in any Charity premises, grounds or vehicles or when on Marie Curie Cancer Care business outside the office.
  • Adhere to all health safety and fire regulations and to co-operate with the Charity in maintaining good standards of health safety.
  • Uphold ethical and professional standards and not behave in a manner that is likely to bring the Charity into disrepute.
  • Promote and sustain a responsible attitude towards equal opportunities and diversity within the Charity.
  • Demonstrate a commitment to ongoing registration requirements or any national, professional or occupational standards associated with the role.
  • Demonstrate a commitment to ongoing learning and development and to participate in any training relevant to the role.
  • For designated roles, the post holder will be responsible for health & safety, business continuity planning and/or risk management. (These responsibilities will be notified on appointment.)

This job description is not exhaustive. It merely acts as a guide and may be amended to meet the changing requirements of the Charity at any time after discussion with the post holder.

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Person Specification

Job title:Clinical Audit Lead

Job reference: SE294

Criteria / Essential / Desirable / How assessed
Skills / Abilities / Significant knowledge of clinical governance and quality assurance in healthcare
Excellent and extensive IT skills in using standard packages such as Excel, Word and presentation packages
Proof of planning and organisational ability including proactive self-starter, ability to prioritise and work flexibly and ability to meet tight deadlines
Excellent interpersonal skill to facilitate effective cross-function team working
Ability to influence multi-disciplinary teams
Knowledge / Fully developed understanding of how clinical audit fits into clinical governance to improve patient care
Deep and broad knowledge on how to develop clear and accurate audit tools
Deep and broad knowledge on how to present audit data to bring about the most effective improvements to care / Understanding of healthcare delivery across the UK in different settings
Qualifications,
training and education / Degree level education preferably in a health-related topic
Demonstrable CPD
Experience / Proven long-term experience in clinical audit in a healthcare setting
Effective training and presentation experience / Experience in working in multiple settings
Experience in project planning
Other requirements / Organised and systematic approach to work.
Flexibility to travel

Where appropriate, reasonable adjustments to these criteria will be considered to accommodate personal circumstances such as disabilities or practical local geographic nuances (e.g. areas where driving is not the usual mode of transport)

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Terms and conditions

Job title:Clinical Audit Lead

Job reference:SE294

Salary scale:MCCCC

Salary:Up to £39437 per annum, dependant on experience

Annual leave entitlement:25 days plus bank holidays

Notice period:One month (after probationary period)

Working hours:35 Hours per week

Probationary period:Six months

Other benefits

  • Continued access to NHS Pension Scheme (subject to eligibility)
  • Season ticket loan
  • Loan schemes for bikes, computers and satellite navigation systems

Due to administration costs borne by theCharity, we regret that only short-listed candidates will be contacted. If you have not heard from us within four weeks of the below closing date, please assume that your application has been unsuccessful.

Closing date:22nd November 2013

Please send applications to:

Or post to

Recruitment Team

Marie Curie Cancer Care

89 Albert Embankment

London

SE1 7TP