Clinical Governance Facilitator

Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust (CHFT) is committed to equal opportunities and welcomes applications from all sections of the community, regardless of any protected characteristics. We are committed to recruiting to our values. Leading One Culture of Care underpins our values by creating an environment, tone and behaviours across all parts of the Trust that are fundamentally rooted in compassionate care. We are open to considering a wide range of flexible working arrangements. There are opportunities to flex the days of the week, hours and times of work and place of work including: part-time, job-share, flexible working hours, and the possibility to work from home when appropriate. Please talk to us during the interview process to discuss any flexibility that you may require.

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a self-motivated and enthusiastic person to join the Clinical Audit Department. This post would provide an excellent development opportunity for someone wishing to broaden their experience in an area of quality improvement. While not essential, a clinical background would be advantageous. Clinical audit is an essential part of the Trust's clinical governance programme, and we are looking for someone to play an active part in the ongoing development of clinical audit & improvement and the promotion of evidence-based practice.

Main duties of the job:

• Manage a number of clinical audit projects, producing work to a high standard.
• Support, advise, and facilitate healthcare professionals in the planning and design of robust projects.
• Liaise with clinicians and managers at all levels.
• Assist in the design, data collection, analysis, reporting, and presentation of clinical audit projects.
• Identify opportunities for improvement programmes.
• Work under pressure, meet agreed deadlines, and organize your own workload.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities:

• Ensure completion of timely, accurate, valid, and reliable effectiveness & audit projects in line with the clinical audit programme and other requirements.
• Assist with the development of clinical effectiveness & audit across the Organisation.
• Work with Divisional colleagues to ensure clinical audit work programmes are in place and completed.
• Co-ordinate and lead on clinical audit projects to meet external requirements e.g. CQC, National Clinical Audit and Patient Outcomes Programme.
• Co-ordinate and lead on clinical audit projects to meet Trust priorities.
• Work closely with the Clinical Governance Team Leader to embed processes and completion of clinical audits within Divisions/Specialties.
• Ensure high-quality records are maintained within the central clinical audit database.
• Produce reports for various Trust Groups/Committees and within Trust publications.
• Work with the Clinical Governance Team Manager to develop and implement clinical audit projects.
• Co-ordinate the review and assessment of NICE guidance.
• Facilitate various aspects of the audit process, including data analysis and reporting.
• Ensure Clinical Audit representation at designated Divisional audit/Clinical Governance meetings as appropriate.
• Contribute to Trust clinical audit training.

Person specification:

QUALIFICATIONS / TRAINING: Educated to Hons degree level or equivalent in risk or governance, or equivalent experience.

KNOWLEDGE, EXPERIENCE & EXPERTISE: Experience in clinical audit or a related field. Knowledge and practical experience of all stages of the audit cycle. Experience of working in a complex changing environment. Understanding of Confidentiality & Data Protection Act. Excellent written and analytical skills. Good working knowledge of Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint.

COMMUNICATION AND RELATIONSHIPS: Excellent inter-personal and communication skills. Ability to establish effective working relationships with senior managers and professionals. Ability to work under pressure and meet tight timescales. Strong commitment to openness, honesty, and integrity.

Our vision is to provide One Culture of Care for one another in order that we can provide compassionate care for the people who use our services. We encourage applications from all. Reasonable adjustments will be made for disabled applicants. Please ensure your application is submitted with referees who can verify your employment/education history over the last three years. If you have any questions, please contact ask.recruitment@cht.nhs.uk for assistance.