Respiratory Clinical Audit Assistant
- Recruiter
- Health Jobs UK
- Location
- Sutton, Nottinghamshire, United Kingdom, United Kingdom
- Salary
- £19,737 - £21,142 pro rata per annum
- Posted
- 10 Jun 2021
- Closes
- 08 Jul 2021
- Ref
- 214-MED21-05-27
- Job role
- Audit
- Sector
- Accounting - Public practice
- Experience level
- Entry level
In May 2020, King's Mill Hospital, where 90% of our services are based, was rated Outstanding by the Care Quality Commission and is the only Outstanding hospital in the East Midlands. Newark Hospital and Mansfield Community Hospital are both rated Good and all 15 of our services are rated Good for Safety with five Outstanding services.
Safe, patient centred care is delivered by well supported people and in 2018 and 2019 colleagues at Sherwood rated us the best Acute Trust in the Midlands. In 2019, in the Freedom to Speak Up Index, we were the top rated Acute Trust in the East Midlands.
We provide outstanding healthcare from modern buildings and increasingly across the community to 500,000 people in Mansfield, Ashfield, Newark, Sherwood and parts of Derbyshire and Lincolnshire. We work with 5,000 colleagues in our three hospitals - King's Mill, Newark and Mansfield Community and we have well established relationships with partners in health and social care through the Mid Nottinghamshire Integrated Care Partnership.
We are growing an open, inclusive and diverse culture. We have an exciting future ahead of us and we would like you to be part of it.
Richard Mitchell, Chief Executive Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS FT - 2020
Job overview
We are currently looking for an enthusiastic, highly motivated Clinical Audit Assistant to join our team.
The Clinical Audit Assistant will be responsible for the development and maintenance of national and local clinical audit databases relating to Respiratory services. The post holder will work closely with the clinical teams to accurately collect complex clinical data and will prepare data reports to support with service development.
Main duties of the job
The successful applicant must have:
Working for our organisation
Thank you for your interest in this role.
Sherwood is nationally recognised as being an excellent place to work and deliver care. We are rightly proud of the 5,500 colleagues who work here and we are the Health Service Journal's Trust of the Year in 2020.
The Care Quality Commission rated King's Mill Hospital Outstanding and Newark, and Mansfield Community Hospitals Good. Overall we are rated Outstanding for care.
For the last three years, we have been ranked as the best NHS Trust to work for in the Midlands and in 2020 we were the third best Acute/Community NHS Trust in England.
Happy colleagues deliver better care. Our teams work in a supportive, inclusive environment, which nurtures wellbeing and has opportunities for development and progression. We do not just care for our patients, we also care for you.
We would love you to join us.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
To collect and validate data from case notes and audit completion forms circulating appropriately to meet pre-determined timescales for reporting.
To enter patient data onto computerised databases; subsequent updating;
maintenance, analysis and reporting e.g. monthly and quarterly reports.
The production of monthly reports against a set of key performance indicators for the Trust Board, the Division of Medicine and the Finance Department for the purposes of performance monitoring, planning and commissioning, and collection of best practice tariffs.
Liaison with the Clinical Heads of Service for Respiratory services and the Division of Medicine to provide information to inform financial budgets, business plans and quality improvement.
To use a variety of software applications such as Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, Access, Excel, and Medway to produce information in the form of slides, charts and reports and to assist staff in the above as required.
To be aware of the need for and maintain confidentiality both with the written and spoken word.
To work independently to design, develop, implement and redesign data collection forms to match the data collection requirements of the Unit and external requirements.
To assist the Clinical Heads of Service for Respiratory services and senior nursing staff iin Respiratory Services to raise the profile of data collection and audit to support continuous quality improvement.
Lead Clinicians for Respiratory Services.
Providing information to the Clinical Heads of Service for Respiratory services, nursing and senior staff, to support decision making by generating ad-hoc reports.
Bringing to the attention of nurses any uncompleted data and undertaking
comprehensive searching for missing data, and to train nursing and medical staff how to collect accurate data and it's relevance to the Trust.
To provide support, teaching and updates on Respiratory Audit to all staff to facilitate involvement and data quality.
To undertake specific audit projects using research methodologies as defined by the Clinical Heads of Service for Respiratory services across the Services.
To work closely with IT services internally and externally to design and update databases, including participation in relevant user groups.
To produce reports and data for Respiratory Minimum Data Sets.
To see the full detailed job description and main responsibilities of the job please refer the job description attached
Person specification
Knowledge Requirements
Essential criteria
Desirable criteria
Qualifications
Essential criteria
Desirable criteria
Further Training
Essential criteria
Desirable criteria
Experience
Essential criteria
Desirable criteria
Contractual Requirements
Essential criteria
If you would like this information in an alternative format or in a different language please contact us on 01623 622515 ext 3271.
Please note that we no longer accept handwritten/paper applications and that the email address given on your application will be used for all correspondence regarding this post.
We reserve the right to close a vacancy before the closing date if a sufficient number of applications have been received. Priority for vacancies at the Trust will be given to existing employees of Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust whose roles are currently at risk of redundancy due to organisational change.
Only applications received on or before the closing date will be considered for short listing. This is to ensure that the Trust meets its commitment to Equality of Opportunity.
In submitting an application, you authorise Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust to confirm any current and previous NHS Service details and you agree to the Trust obtaining and transferring personal date held about you, including Occupational Health data (inoculations and screening tests). This data will be shared using the NHS Electronic Staff Record (ESR) and third party systems via an automated process and will only be used for the purposes of maintaining your employment record.
Please note if you are successful in obtaining this position and the post involves regulated activity you will be required to undertake a Disclosure & Barring Service check. The Trust will pay for the check initially and the money will then be invoiced to you once you've commenced employment. The current price of a check is £47.50 plus VAT for an enhanced and £29.50 plus VAT for a standard check.
Applicant requirements
Applications from job seekers who require sponsorship to work in the United Kingdom (UK) are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. Please note that from January 2021, to work in the UK all candidates who are not UK or Republic of Ireland (RoI) nationals require sponsorship unless you have permission to work via another route. Non UK / RoI candidates wishing to apply can self-assess the likelihood of obtaining a Certificate of Sponsorship here . It is vital that you provide full and accurate details of your current immigration status on the application form. Overseas applicants applying for entry clearance into the UK must present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided in continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Guidance can be found here . Not everyone needs a 'Skilled Worker' visa. If you are applying for a vacancy in health or adult social care, check if you're eligible to apply for the Health and Care Worker visa instead. It's cheaper to apply for and you do not need to pay the annual immigration health surcharge
The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Documents to download
Safe, patient centred care is delivered by well supported people and in 2018 and 2019 colleagues at Sherwood rated us the best Acute Trust in the Midlands. In 2019, in the Freedom to Speak Up Index, we were the top rated Acute Trust in the East Midlands.
We provide outstanding healthcare from modern buildings and increasingly across the community to 500,000 people in Mansfield, Ashfield, Newark, Sherwood and parts of Derbyshire and Lincolnshire. We work with 5,000 colleagues in our three hospitals - King's Mill, Newark and Mansfield Community and we have well established relationships with partners in health and social care through the Mid Nottinghamshire Integrated Care Partnership.
We are growing an open, inclusive and diverse culture. We have an exciting future ahead of us and we would like you to be part of it.
Richard Mitchell, Chief Executive Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS FT - 2020
Job overview
We are currently looking for an enthusiastic, highly motivated Clinical Audit Assistant to join our team.
The Clinical Audit Assistant will be responsible for the development and maintenance of national and local clinical audit databases relating to Respiratory services. The post holder will work closely with the clinical teams to accurately collect complex clinical data and will prepare data reports to support with service development.
Main duties of the job
The successful applicant must have:
- Entry level knowledge of data collection, spreadsheets/databases and clinical audit
- Working knowledge of the NHS
- Knowledge of Microsoft Office software/Windows based applications
- Experience of Hospital computer systems e.g. Medway, PRISM.
- Experience of data entry
- Good communication skills
- Ability to work as part of a team
Working for our organisation
Thank you for your interest in this role.
Sherwood is nationally recognised as being an excellent place to work and deliver care. We are rightly proud of the 5,500 colleagues who work here and we are the Health Service Journal's Trust of the Year in 2020.
The Care Quality Commission rated King's Mill Hospital Outstanding and Newark, and Mansfield Community Hospitals Good. Overall we are rated Outstanding for care.
For the last three years, we have been ranked as the best NHS Trust to work for in the Midlands and in 2020 we were the third best Acute/Community NHS Trust in England.
Happy colleagues deliver better care. Our teams work in a supportive, inclusive environment, which nurtures wellbeing and has opportunities for development and progression. We do not just care for our patients, we also care for you.
We would love you to join us.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
To collect and validate data from case notes and audit completion forms circulating appropriately to meet pre-determined timescales for reporting.
To enter patient data onto computerised databases; subsequent updating;
maintenance, analysis and reporting e.g. monthly and quarterly reports.
The production of monthly reports against a set of key performance indicators for the Trust Board, the Division of Medicine and the Finance Department for the purposes of performance monitoring, planning and commissioning, and collection of best practice tariffs.
Liaison with the Clinical Heads of Service for Respiratory services and the Division of Medicine to provide information to inform financial budgets, business plans and quality improvement.
To use a variety of software applications such as Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, Access, Excel, and Medway to produce information in the form of slides, charts and reports and to assist staff in the above as required.
To be aware of the need for and maintain confidentiality both with the written and spoken word.
To work independently to design, develop, implement and redesign data collection forms to match the data collection requirements of the Unit and external requirements.
To assist the Clinical Heads of Service for Respiratory services and senior nursing staff iin Respiratory Services to raise the profile of data collection and audit to support continuous quality improvement.
Lead Clinicians for Respiratory Services.
Providing information to the Clinical Heads of Service for Respiratory services, nursing and senior staff, to support decision making by generating ad-hoc reports.
Bringing to the attention of nurses any uncompleted data and undertaking
comprehensive searching for missing data, and to train nursing and medical staff how to collect accurate data and it's relevance to the Trust.
To provide support, teaching and updates on Respiratory Audit to all staff to facilitate involvement and data quality.
To undertake specific audit projects using research methodologies as defined by the Clinical Heads of Service for Respiratory services across the Services.
To work closely with IT services internally and externally to design and update databases, including participation in relevant user groups.
To produce reports and data for Respiratory Minimum Data Sets.
To see the full detailed job description and main responsibilities of the job please refer the job description attached
Person specification
Knowledge Requirements
Essential criteria
- Entry level knowledge and understanding of a range of routine work procedures particularly those based on data /information collection and processing e.g.
- Knowledge of data collection, spreadsheets/databases and clinical audit
- Knowledge of Microsoft Office software / Windows-based applications
- Patient records / case notes
- Confidentiality
- Multidisciplinary Team working
- Basic knowledge of anatomy and physiology.
- Wide range of medical / surgical terminology knowledge
- Knowledge of clinical coding
Desirable criteria
- Intermediate level knowledge and understanding of a range of routine work procedures particularly those based on data /information collection and processing.
- Knowledge and understanding of a range of routine work procedures, including those outside immediate work area e.g
- Database design
- Simple statistics
- Specialist healthcare roles within Critical care
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Good general education standard/ GCSE qualifications in English and maths (grade C or above) or equivalent.
- European Computer Driving Licence (ECDL).
Desirable criteria
- Study beyond GCSE.
- Advanced ECDL.
Further Training
Essential criteria
- Hospital computer systems e.g. PAS, case note tracking, ORION.
Desirable criteria
- Data analysis / elementary statistics.
Experience
Essential criteria
- Data entry.
- NHS or healthcare related.
- Team work.
- Clinical audit / data validation and analysis
Desirable criteria
- Presentation of data verbally and in written format
- Extracting data from computerised databases and producing reports.
Contractual Requirements
Essential criteria
- Standard, as stated in Agenda for Change.
If you would like this information in an alternative format or in a different language please contact us on 01623 622515 ext 3271.
Please note that we no longer accept handwritten/paper applications and that the email address given on your application will be used for all correspondence regarding this post.
We reserve the right to close a vacancy before the closing date if a sufficient number of applications have been received. Priority for vacancies at the Trust will be given to existing employees of Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust whose roles are currently at risk of redundancy due to organisational change.
Only applications received on or before the closing date will be considered for short listing. This is to ensure that the Trust meets its commitment to Equality of Opportunity.
In submitting an application, you authorise Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust to confirm any current and previous NHS Service details and you agree to the Trust obtaining and transferring personal date held about you, including Occupational Health data (inoculations and screening tests). This data will be shared using the NHS Electronic Staff Record (ESR) and third party systems via an automated process and will only be used for the purposes of maintaining your employment record.
Please note if you are successful in obtaining this position and the post involves regulated activity you will be required to undertake a Disclosure & Barring Service check. The Trust will pay for the check initially and the money will then be invoiced to you once you've commenced employment. The current price of a check is £47.50 plus VAT for an enhanced and £29.50 plus VAT for a standard check.
Applicant requirements
Applications from job seekers who require sponsorship to work in the United Kingdom (UK) are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. Please note that from January 2021, to work in the UK all candidates who are not UK or Republic of Ireland (RoI) nationals require sponsorship unless you have permission to work via another route. Non UK / RoI candidates wishing to apply can self-assess the likelihood of obtaining a Certificate of Sponsorship here . It is vital that you provide full and accurate details of your current immigration status on the application form. Overseas applicants applying for entry clearance into the UK must present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided in continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Guidance can be found here . Not everyone needs a 'Skilled Worker' visa. If you are applying for a vacancy in health or adult social care, check if you're eligible to apply for the Health and Care Worker visa instead. It's cheaper to apply for and you do not need to pay the annual immigration health surcharge
The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Documents to download
- Respiratory Clinical Audit Assistant JD ( PDF , 232.1 KB )
- Employee Benefits ( PDF , 1.0 MB )
- Nursing & Midwifery Strategy ( PDF , 1.4 MB )