Clinical Effectiveness Specialist/QRS Midwife (Clinical Effectiveness)
confidential Posted on 2022-11-18
| Salary | Not mentioned |
|---|---|
| Location | Nottingham |
| Type | Full-time |
Job Description
Band 6
Job overview
Are you looking for a new challenge and the opportunity to play an integral part in the delivery of high quality, safe care?
Quality, Risk and Safety for maternity are seeking someone with knowledge and interest in Clinical Effectiveness to join our busy, friendly team to drive forward the work we are doing with audits and guidelines.
Please note the job title is dependent on an individual’s qualifications (Please see Job Specification for further details). Non-registrants will hold the job title Clinical Effectiveness Specialist. Midwifery Registrants will hold the job title Quality, Risk and Safety Midwife for Clinical Effectiveness.
Main duties of the job
The successful post holder will;
Be instrumental in influencing and developing the clinical audit programme and promote the effective delivery of clinical audit
Conduct audits and develop and monitor action plans to ensure recommendations from quality monitoring are embedded in practice and that assurance is provided to the Speciality and divisional leads
Provide specialist advice and support in relation to audit and quality improvement projects
Coordinate the development, endorsement and approval of policies and guidelines within the maternity services by taking a lead role in conjunction with the wider multidisciplinary team to ensure that care provided is in line with current evidence and national guidance
Prepare and deliver presentations at meetings and forums on results, progress and action development
Midwifery registrants will;
Have an opportunity to undertake incident investigations and reviews, with support from the multi-disciplinary team. The role will include reporting incidents and investigation outcomes both verbally and within written reports.
Working for our organisation
Over the last year, the Quality, Risk and Safety (QRS) team for maternity have extensively expanded and restructured to ensure that the service moving forward is high quality, proactive and aligns with the Trust’s vision and promises. This is an exciting time to join the QRS team and become a valued member within the new structure.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
To work as part of the maternity QRS team to support the management of the audit and guideline processes.
This includes:
Supporting the service to plan and undertake clinical audits, ordering and reviewing notes from a variety of sources, data collection, data analysis and presentation and report writing to an excellent standard
Presenting audit findings to members of the multidisciplinary team.
Assisting in ensuring any quality improvement changes are identified, implemented and embedded within working practice and monitored for effectiveness
Supporting the team in providing advice and guidance in clinical effectiveness work
Accurately producing reports to support department activities within agreed timeframes
Coordinating the development, endorsement and approval of policies and guidelines within the maternity services
Supporting the progress of action plans from incident investigations
Participate in Patient Safety Conversations and Safety Spaces throughout the Trust.
Person specification
Training and Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Degree level qualification
Desirable criteria
- NMC Registered Midwife
Communication and Relationship Skills
Essential criteria
- Has proficient computer skills to prepare reports and presentations
Planning and Organisational skills
Essential criteria
- Works quickly and efficiently to meet tight deadlines
Experience
Essential criteria
- Knowledge of audit process and data collection
Desirable criteria
- Experience of audit process and data collection
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Bring your whole self to work for us at NUH. We love diversity and we value your difference, your unique skills, knowledge and experience. Becoming one of our people may realise your potential, helping us to raise our performance in delivering world class healthcare to the diverse patient populations we serve.
We particularly welcome applications from people who identify as Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic, or Disabled, as we are currently under-represented at NUH.
Covid-19 vaccination: remains the best way to protect yourself, family, colleagues and our patients/service users from the Covid-19 virus. We continue to encourage our current and potential colleagues to get vaccinated. For helpful advice and information about the Covid-19 vaccination and how to access visit: https://nottsccg.nhs.uk/covid-19/covid-19-vaccinations/
Closing Dates: Please submit your application form as soon as possible to avoid disappointment; we reserve the right to close vacancies prior to the published closing date if we receive a sufficient number of completed application forms.
Communication: All communication related to your application will be via the email address you have provided. Please ensure you check your email account including your junk email regularly.
Easy read application: if you have a disability and find it difficult to complete our online application form, you can apply via our easy read application which you can find on the intranet https://www.nuh.nhs.uk/easy-read-job-application
Salary: The quoted salary will be on a pro rata basis for part time workers.
Disability Confidence: All applicants who have declared a disability and who meet the essential criteria for the post will be shortlisted.
At Risk of redundancy: NHS employees within the East Midlands who are ‘at risk’ of redundancy will be given a preferential interview where they meet the essential criteria of the person specification.
Skilled Workers Visa: We welcome applications from individuals who require a skilled worker visa in line with the Home Office regulations. NON-UK/NON SETTLED candidates may not be appointed, if a suitably qualified and skilled UK/SETTLED candidate is successful at interview stage as it is unlikely that the Trust is able to satisfy the Home Office Visa requirements
ID and Right to work checks: NUH authenticate all ID and right to work documentation such as passports, visa’s and driving license through a system called Trust ID. NUH will scan your ID and right to work documentation in to the Trust ID system at your face to face ID appointment. The system will run a check against the key security features within your documentation. The system will provide us with an outcome of your check which will be stored securely on your personal file along with all other pre-employment check documentation.
Consent:
- Transfer of information: If I have previous NHS service – I consent to the transfer of my Electronic Staff Record (ESR) data between this and other NHS Trusts. I also consent to the Occupational Health Department confidentially accessing my occupational health records from my current or previous employer in order to check the status of my vaccinations, immunisations s and screening tests as relevant to the post. I understand this is an automated process and the information will only be used for these purposes prior to me taking up the position at NUH.
- Disclosure and Barring Service: Your post maybe subject to a DBS check which incur a cost dependent on the level of check required (£41.90 for enhanced and £21.90 for standard). I agree to reimburse Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust the cost of a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check if it is required (by deduction from first month’s pay). Should I decide to withdraw from my job offer, I agree to reimburse Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust the cost of the DBS check undertaken by cheque or other agreed method.
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