Interim Head of Clinical Audit and Effectiveness

This is an exciting opportunity for someone experienced and passionate about clinical audit and clinical governance to lead the Trust's Clinical Audit and Effectiveness service for a 6 month period.

Responsible to the Associate Medical Director for Clinical Safety and Deputy Director of Quality and Governance, the successful candidate will lead the Trust wide programme of clinical audit and quality improvement support, including managing and coordinating the planning and implementation of the clinical audit and effectiveness programme., Deliver the strategy for clinical audit in compliance with Care Quality Commission Regulations and best practice guidance.Identify KPIs that require clinical audit monitoring to provide assurance, working proactively with others to manage and coordinate divisional and Trust wide priorities for the clinical audit programme. Support the Trust's quality improvement and innovation plans in line with Trust Strategy.Coordinate the National Clinical Audit and Patient Outcomes Programme for the Trust ensuring compliance.Deliver improvements to the clinical effectiveness and governance processes and systems, utilising internal audit advice, in conjunction with national and international best practice standards.Demonstrate the source of risk and need for assurance in the clinical audit and quality improvement plans, reflecting the Trusts objectives, ensuring clear links are made to the Board Assurance Framework.Support the Clinical Audit and Effectiveness Forum, deliver the agenda to comply with the
agreed work-plan and terms of reference.Collaborate with the Head of Patient Safety and Experience to optimise the risk identification and learning opportunities to support the delivery of the Trust's strategies for quality and effective services.With the Deputy Director of Quality and Governance, undertake the delivery of plans to monitor and demonstrate compliance with the Care Quality Commission regulatory standards and framework.

DBTH is one of Yorkshire's Leading acute trusts, serving a population of more than 440,000. Our services are based over three main hospital sites and several additional services employing over 7,000 colleagues.

It is our goal to give those who join Team DBTH the tools and opportunities to grow their career, it's our pledge to help you Develop, Belong and Thrive, Here.

As an organisation that supports flexible working, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.

As an equal opportunities employer, we encourage applicants from all sectors of the community, particularly from under-represented groups including those with disabilities, members of our ethnic minorities and LGBTQ+ communities.

We offer a range of benefits to support our people including:o Extensive range of learning opportunitieso NHS Pension Schemeo Generous holiday entitlement in line with Terms & Conditionso Comprehensive health and wellbeing supporto NHS Car Lease schemes and a range of salary sacrifice schemeo Discounts on restaurants, getaways, shopping and finance through external providers