Medical Auditor in Denton

gtd healthcare is one of the largest NHS commissioned Primary and Urgent care providers in North West England. We have an excellent opportunity for a Medical Auditor to come onboard on a part time basis. This role presents the opportunity to be a part of the Governance Team who are committed to continuously improving, adapting and trialing new and innovative ways of working with a focus on quality improvement and learning lessons to ensure the provision of safe, high-quality care.

Under the direction of the Head of Assurance, the post holder will provide support to gtd healthcare's clinical audit programme. This involves carrying out routine audits of consultations performed by doctors and pharmacists working for and on behalf of gtd healthcare across all of its urgent care services, including the Greater Manchester Urgent & Primary Care Alliance (GMUPCA). As a Medical Auditor, you will be expected to provide feedback on your findings both to individuals using the tools available and through aggregated reports; concerns are to be escalated through the agreed appropriate channels. You will also be required to participate in group reviews and cross-validation exercises to ensure a high quality, standardised approach is maintained. This role is 12 hours per week, hours of work to be worked between Monday and Friday, hybrid working model, pattern to be agreed.

Key Responsibilities

• Supporting gtd healthcare's clinical audit programme through the completion of routinely identified consultation audits for doctors and pharmacists across gtd healthcare's urgent care services in a timely manner.
• Using the appropriate and current consultation audit tools as indicated, e.g. Clinical Guardian for routine audits.
• Maintaining personal up-to-date clinical knowledge through reference to all relevant sources, e.g. NICE, CKS, evidence-based journals, etc, to support credible, objective and evidence-based peer review.
• Escalating concerns identified through audits via the appropriate route, e.g. referral for group review, reporting to designated lead, reporting on gtd's incident management tool (Ulysses).
• Participation in gtd's cross-validation process to ensure a standardised approach to the consultation audits.
• Undertaking ad-hoc audits dependent upon service needs, e.g. working with the Governance Team to support the management of complaints and incidents.
• Providing regular verbal and written audit reports for internal and external committees as required.
• Providing advice and support to managers involved in making improvements in practice within their own services as a result of audit findings and recommendations.
• Exploring and identifying organisational recommendations for staff skills development in response to audit findings and themes identified.

At gtd healthcare, we do things differently. Our not-for-profit ethos and commitment to innovation offers patients the best experience possible and a unique opportunity to transform services. We are committed to developing and supporting our people to achieve their career aspirations while making a positive impact on patients and the wider community. Our values drive everything we do, with our people at the heart of delivering the best possible healthcare.

Benefits package

• Working for a values-led organisation;
• Real living wage employer;
• Supporter of the Greater Manchester Good Employment Charter;
• Access to Stream, which provides flexible, on-demand access to stream your pay during the month;
• Salary sacrifice car benefit scheme;
• 30 days annual leave, rising to 32 after five years of continuous service;
• Flexible pension benefits, including NHS pension scheme;
• Flexible working hours and policies;
• Family friendly and carer policies;
• Opportunities to apply for innovation and quality awards;
• Access to gtd healthcare wellbeing initiatives;
• Opportunity to become part of an employee owned organisation;
• gtd healthcare social and fun activities;
• Cycle to work scheme;
• Eyesight vouchers;
• NHS staff discounts, a free Blue Light Card and Health Service Discounts;
• Access to an employee assistance programme.