Clinical Audit & Effectiveness Facilitator in Blackburn

Clinical Audit is central to our commitment to improving services and enhancing organisational effectiveness. The Clinical Audit & Effectiveness Team plays a vital role in ensuring that we deliver the highest standards of care by supporting clinical teams to measure practice against national and local standards, as outlined in the Trust’s Forward Measurement Programme. The team oversees the Trust’s NICE Guidance and Quality Standards distribution and reporting processes and manages participation in NCEPOD studies, providing essential assurance functions within the wider Quality and Safety framework.

We are seeking a motivated and enthusiastic individual to join our busy Clinical Audit & Effectiveness Team and support the delivery of the Trust’s Clinical Effectiveness Strategy. This role involves developing and delivering clinical effectiveness processes, including close collaboration with clinicians and managers at all levels. You will be responsible for your own directorates and workstreams, working within an established structure to develop and deliver clinical effectiveness processes.

Main Duties of the Job

• Develop and use measurement tools and systems to provide assurance that local and national standards are being met.
• Ensure lessons learned are captured and shared, and identify areas for improvement to support high‑quality service delivery.
• Plan, collect, input and analyse clinical data to produce high‑quality reports and presentations for Clinical Effectiveness meetings and other forums.
• Present information and demonstrate processes to others where required.

Within the Clinical Audit & Effectiveness Team, we promote collaborative working and a culture founded on open communication, mutual trust and shared commitment. We pride ourselves on delivering a proactive, high‑quality service that supports the wider organisation to provide safe, personal and effective care.

Person Specification – Experience

Essential Criteria

• Educated to ‘A’ level in a relevant subject (e.g., mathematics, IT, English) or relevant NHS experience.
• Computer literate with an excellent working knowledge of Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Access.
• Experience using simple statistics, data analysis, interpretation and manipulation of data.
• Data entry, text processing, storage of data, and updating databases.
• Creating statistical reports, documents, charts and presentations.
• Arranging, facilitating and participating in multidisciplinary meetings.
• Experience of NHS and clinical terminology / navigation of Clinical Documentation.
• Previous Clinical Audit / Measurement Experience.
• Actively seeks to develop own knowledge, skills and ability.
• Ability to multitask; plan, organise and prioritise own workload, adhering to tight deadlines.

Desirable Criteria

• European Computer Driving Licence (ECDL).
• Current driving licence and access to vehicle to work cross‑site or throughout the health economy.

Equal Opportunities

The Trust is an equal opportunities employer, committed to improving the working lives of our staff and operates a zero‑tolerance policy to aggression, violence, bullying and harassment. In addition, our aim is to help protect children and vulnerable adults by providing a first‑class service to the recruitment of people into positions of trust. We aim to employ a workforce that reflects the diverse communities we serve. We welcome applications from everyone irrespective of ethnic origin, gender, age, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, marital status, disability or social background. We especially welcome applications from members of our black, Asian and minority ethnic (BAME) communities, as we have identified that ELHT has an under‑representation of BAME employees. Appointments will be made on merit. If you require a reasonable adjustment at any stage of the recruitment process, please make the recruitment services team aware as soon as possible. Applicants who have a disability and meet the essential criteria for the job will be interviewed if you indicate you wish to be considered under the Guaranteed Interview Scheme.