Clinical Audit Officer

The Clinical Audit Officer will report to the Senior Clinical Audit Officer. On certain assignments, the post holder might have to report to the Business Manager and Quality Manager and Data Analyst. The quality team manages Trust quality assurance processes and functions, such as the Care Quality Commission (CQC) inspection process, clinical audit and effectiveness, Tendable, Trust policies, NICE guidance, Quality Priorities and annual Quality Account, Quality Committee and Clinical Quality Review Group administration.
The role will involve implementation of the annual trust wide clinical audit program and providing specialised advice and support on clinical audit to all professional groups., The post holder will have to develop and manage systems and processes to support and facilitate clinical audit activity. In particular to:
+ Design audit projects within the broad framework of the audit, agree milestones and deadlines for the delivery of the programme.
+ Conduct clinical audits to the agreed annual workplan
+ Produce clinical audit reports which are easily digestible and contain clear and succinct findings, conclusions and recommendations.
+ Facilitating/undertaking service improvement activity when indicated
+ Provide a key link between the corporate audit department and the audit programs in directorates/Clinical Academic Groups.
+ Tendable: Managing various Tendable Portals and assisting the Senior Clinical Auditor on the various aspects around Tendable., We take pride in providing specialist care to our service users where our Trust values and our promise to be caring, kind, polite, prompt, honest, listen and do what I say I'm going to do is at the heart of everything we do. When you join us, you'll be part of something special., + Undertake clinical audit projects as directed by the Head of Quality to support delivery of the Trustwide audit Developing systems for prioritising requests for clinical audit support in response to local issues and in line with the Trustwide audit programme deadlines
+ To ensure the effective provision of specialist support and advice to health professionals on the key principles of critically appraising literature, clinical audit methodologies, database design and data analysis, ethical considerations when undertaking audit and the relationship between audit and other strands of clinical governance
+ Produce clinical audit reports which are easily digestible, and contain clear and succinct findings, conclusions and recommendations and able to produce simple MS PowerPoint summaries of each audit report and to deliver presentations to relevant
+ To ensure that a system is in place to record and follow up recommendations and action plans at the end of clinical audit projects to ensure implementation of changes
+ Responsible for communicating and disseminating clinical audit results and recommendations for changes in practice and facilitate clinical teams to act on these to enable continuous quality improvement. This may entail motivating negotiating and persuading staff groups/teams.
+ Produce regular Clinical Audit newsletters for the Trust which includes key findings and messages from the audit and effectiveness Arrange audit feedback meetings open to all staff to present feedback on Trust wide audit projects. Develop the Trusts web pages of clinical audit activity
+ Provide basic and advanced training to staff on clinical audit.
+ Ensure appropriate mechanisms for the involvement of users within the formulation of the clinical audit programme and to actively facilitate user input into Trustwide audit.
The Trust is committed to providing services which embrace diversity and that promote equality of opportunity. We are a Disability Confident Employer, we welcome applicants from all sections of the community and people of all protected characteristics. We provide reasonable adjustments for candidates with a disability and are committed to treating people fairly with compassion, respect and dignity and in promoting equality and human rights. We aim to put this commitment into practice by:
+ Embedding our commitment to tackling inequality, eliminating discrimination and harassment; promoting equality of opportunity and fostering good relations in our everyday practice
+ Ensuring that all our services and all staff understand and support our commitment
+ We believe that people who use our services, their carers and our staff, should be treated with compassion, respect and dignity
Please note:
+ That all applications for this post will need to be made online
+ That you read and understand the Job Description and Personal Specification attached to the role. Your Statement in Support should reflect the requirements specified as your application will be judged against these criteria
+ That the closing date listed is a guide only and that the vacancy may close earlier should sufficient number of applicants have been received. We advise that you submit your application as early as possible
+ That once you have submitted your application you agree to your application being transferred to a 3rd party e-recruitment system. All subsequent information regarding your application will be generated from apps.trac.jobs
+ That should you not have heard from us within three weeks from the closing date your application has not successful
+ That priority consideration for applications may be given to at-risk NHS employees
+ That should you be successful and appointed, you authorise South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust to confirm your previous NHS service via an Inter Authority Transfer (IAT) process
+ That we are a smoke-free Trust
SLaM is a Stonewall Diversity Champion , Stonewall is the largest Lesbian, Gay, Bi and Trans (LGBT) rights charity in Europe'

South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust has a rich history, well-established community links and an international reputation. We deliver specialist services in the London boroughs of Croydon, Lambeth, Lewisham and Southwark, Bexley, Bromley, Greenwich, Wandsworth and Richmond.
We are committed to provide a high quality and specialist care to our service users and we are recognised for our care and treatment we provide. The Care Quality Commission already rates our services as 'good'.
We launched our five-year strategy, Aiming High; Changing Lives in 2021 together with Our Care Improvement System as our quality management system methodology to make a positive impact on patient care, outcomes and staff experience. By joining SLaM, all staff will get the opportunity to be part of this exciting improvement journey supported with learning and development to harness everyone's potential as change makers.
The trust recognises the unique and valuable contribution that people with lived experience of mental illness can bring to a role. We therefore welcome applications from people with lived experience and consider them as an asset to the Trust.
Our Values
We take pride in providing specialist care to our service users where our Trust values and our promise to be caring, kind, polite, prompt, honest, listen and do what I say I'm going to do is at the heart of everything we do. When you join us, you'll be part of something special.
As a Trust we are happy to talk flexible working.

We are committed to ensuring our staff get the most out of their benefits package and understand the importance of a healthy work life balance. There is an extensive range of excellent benefits for you and your family. We want you to feel like you are part of a close knit team at SLaM. It's important to us that you feel valued and appreciated and that is why we have a comprehensive benefits package on offer.
Some of our benefits are highlighted here:
+ Generous pay, pensions and leave,
+ Work life balance
+ Career development
+ Car lease
+ Accommodation,
+ NHS discounts
South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust encourages and welcomes applications from people with lived experience of mental health challenges.
We look forward to receiving your application.