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Job summary

Main area
Adminstration
Grade
NHS AfC: Band 3
Contract
Permanent: Monday to Friday
Hours
Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Job ref
223-CAO-828
Employer
The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
The Princess Royal Hospital
Town
Telford
Salary
£24,071 - £25,674 per annum/pro rata
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
06/11/2024 23:59

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The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust logo

Clinical Audit Officer

NHS AfC: Band 3

Job overview

We have an exciting opportunity for a full time Clinical Audit Officer to join our busy Clinical Audit Team.

You will be working full time (37.5 hours per week, Monday to Friday, (9am to 5pm on Thursdays, 9am to 4.30pm on Fridays) based at The Princess Royal Hospital, Telford.  You will help our Stroke team to monitor and improve patient care by collecting and entering data for the Sentinel Stroke National Audit Project (SSNAP).  You will be working as part of the clinical audit team extracting patient data and entering it onto computerised data entry tools.  The workload is varied and interesting and you will be joining a friendly and enthusiastic team.

We are looking for an individual who has good attention to detail and is fully competent in the use of Microsoft Office.  You will have a good standard of written English, a high degree of accuracy, be confident and enjoy working as part of a team.  The successful applicant must be able to work full time hours and would ideally have some experience of working in an office.   

The role will involve interacting with a variety of people within the organisation, including: patients, carers and staff at all levels. Therefore you will need to be able to communicate well and have the confidence to give updates at meetings.

TO ENSURE THAT YOU ARE SHORTLISTED, PLEASE TELL US HOW YOU MEET THE ESSENTIAL REQUIREMENTS LISTED  IN THE PERSON SPECIFICATION IN THE SUPPORTING INFORMATION SECTION OF YOUR APPLICATION.

Main duties of the job

  • The post holder is responsible for supporting clinical audit within the 
    Trust under the supervision of the Clinical Audit Facilitator for National Audits.
  • The post holder will work with clinical staff throughout the Trust to carry out the National Stroke Audit.
  • The post holder will be expected to develop a wide-ranging knowledge of hospital systems and procedures.
  • The post holder will be required to have experience of Microsoft Office applications including Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook.
  • Following training the post holder will be required to become competent in the use of the SSNAP online data entry tool and the computerised Capture Stroke system

Working for our organisation

The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital provides acute health care services to the people of Shropshire, Telford and Mid-Wales. Primarily the Trust operates from two main sites at The Royal Shrewsbury Hospital and The Princess Royal Hospital at Telford, but has a number of other sites around the county.

The post is based in The Princess Royal Hospital, Telford.

Full training in extracting data from patient records and entering this onto the SSNAP online audit tool and the Capture Stroke system will be provided.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For full duties and responsibilities please refer to the attached document entitled Job Description.

 

 

Person specification

Experience and knowledge

Essential criteria
  • Able to use MS office
Desirable criteria
  • Knowledge of medical terminology
  • experience of working in an office environment
  • experience of use of Careflow system

Skills

Essential criteria
  • Advanced keyboard skills (to RSA level III, or equivalent)

Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • 3 A levels grades A to E OR NVQ level 3 in a relevant subject OR equivalent relevant experience

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Applicant requirements

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

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Claire Fielding or Kerry Middleton
Job title
Clinical Audit Facilitator
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
01952 641222
Additional information

extension 4530

If you have problems applying, contact

Address
The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust
Shrewsbury Business Park
1 Douglas Court
Shrewsbury
Shropshire
SY2 6LG
Telephone
01743 492402
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