King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Acute Deterioration CQUIN Audit & Project Support Nurse

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Job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a highly motivated and organised nurse to work within the deteriorating patient workstream.

The role will involve working with and supporting the Acute Deterioration Matron in the review of all unplanned admissions to Critical Care, and wider deteriorating patient improvement work. The postholder will liaise with link teams such as iMobile, Patient Safety and Quality Improvement to promote an understanding of the fundamentals of the CQUIN, and associated areas for improvement across the organisation.

This is a great opportunity for a nurse with experience of caring for deteriorating patients, to objectively review their deterioration journey and obtain contextual feedback from local areas. The postholder will also have the opportunity to work within various project teams, developing quality improvement and project management skills.

This is a fantastic opportunity for a nurse who is able to work under pressure to meet deadlines, utilise good communication and interpersonal skills and carry out detailed work accurately. The individual will need to be able to use their own initiative, work effectively within the MDT and seek guidance or support when appropriate.

Main duties of the job

To be responsible for the collection of high quality data within the critical care unplanned admission audits across all hospital sites.

To generate reports and provide local feedback using the audit data, which will involve the establishment of regular meetings.

To contribute towards further enhancement and improvement of clinical audit culture and effective use of audit data.

To facilitate the development of the full reporting capability of the clinical software systems.

Contribute to the overall drive to improve the quality and safety of patient care in the inpatient ward areas, and emergency department.

About us

King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK's largest and busiest teaching Trusts with a turnover of c£1 billion, 1.5 million patient contacts a year and more than 15,000 staff based across South East London. The Trust provides a full range of local hospital services across its different sites, and specialist services from King's College Hospital (KCH) in Denmark Hill, the Princess Royal University Hospital (PRUH) in Bromley, Orpington Hospital and services at Queen Mary's Hospital, Sidcup and the Beckenham Beacon.

The trust-wide strategy of Strong Roots, Global Reachis our Vision to be BOLD, Brilliant people, Outstanding care, Leaders in Research, Innovation and Education, Diversity, Equality and Inclusion at the heart of everything we do. By being person-centred, digitally-enabled, and focused on sustainability, we aim to take Team King's to another level.

King's is committed to delivering Sustainable Healthcare for All via our Green Plan. In line with national Greener NHS ambitions, we have set net zero carbon targets of 2040 for our NHS Carbon Footprint and 2045 for our NHS Carbon Footprint Plus. Everyone's contribution is required in order to meet the goals set out in our Green Plan and we encourage all staff to work responsibly, minimising their contributions to the Trust's carbon emissions, waste and pollution wherever possible.

Details

Date posted

12 February 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£42,471 to £50,364 a year per annum inc HCA

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

12 months

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

213-CAX-6060924

Job locations

King's College Hospital

Denmark Hill

London

SE5 9RS


Job description

Job responsibilities

Acute Deterioration CQUIN

NHS England and Improvement has launched the 2023/24 Commissioning for Quality and Innovation (CQUIN) scheme. The CQUIN framework supports improvement in the quality of services and improves patterns of care. Further details of the overall 2023/24 CQUIN scheme can be found online.

One of the 2023/24 CQUIN measures is focussed upon improvement in the management of acute deterioration. CQUIN07: Recording of and response to NEWS2 score for unplanned critical care admissions, is designed to promote the reliable recording of NEWS2 Score, escalation and response timings, and time of senior response, where required, for ward inpatients where there is a deterioration episode. The CQUIN is a step towards improving care processes for deteriorating patients and follows on from the 2022/23 CQUIN, CCG3.

JOB SUMMARY

The postholder will be responsible to the Acute Deterioration Matron for the effective collection of high quality unplanned ICU admission data and supporting of related projects within the trust. They will promote an understanding of the fundamentals of the CQUIN and the associated improvement across the organisation

Main Duties and Responsibilities

To be responsible for the collection of high quality data within the critical care unplanned admission audits across all hospital sites.

To generate reports and provide local feedback using the audit data, which will involve the establishment of regular meetings.

To contribute towards further enhancement and improvement of clinical audit culture and effective use of audit data.

To facilitate the development of the full reporting capability of the clinical software systems.

Contribute to the overall drive to improve the quality and safety of patient care in the inpatient ward areas, and emergency department.

Detailed Job Description

To be jointly responsible, with iMobile and the Acute Deterioration Matron, for the collection of the unplanned admission to critical care (UPA) audit dataset at the Denmark Hill and PRUH sites.

To liaise with other areas regarding audit and collection of data to promote service improvement.

To develop and maintain defined, accurate and up-to-date reporting and governance structures, identifying and escalating concerns for early resolution.

To assist with qualitative and quantitative data collection, analytical input and collation of relevant information/data for papers and reports.

To ensure the UPA dataset is ready and available in good time for the quarterly submission to the national CQUIN portal and to further assist with updates to local reports.

To ensure the UPA dataset is ready for monthly reporting to care groups, where relevant.

To carry out analyses of audit data, including presenting data in a variety of formats.

To develop the full robust reporting capabilities of the clinical information system software within the local context.

To assist in the shaping and delivery of the audit tool, preparation, launch and communications planning.

To support any clinician or nurses leading improvement activity with the provision of relevant data.

To be jointly responsible for data entry, quality of data validation and ensure clinical software system data is consistent.

In conjunction with the wider deteriorating patient committee members, to encourage and enhance the improvement culture within the trust, promoting where possible, the development of an evidence-based approach to clinical care.

To provide relevant information for care group management teams for relevant meetings or investigations.

To have an awareness of current needs relating to deteriorating patients, health mandates and subsequent effects on data collection.

To ensure data protection guidance and confidentiality are adhered to as per trust guidelines.

To work as part of the wider deteriorating patient committee by assisting with administrative duties as required to support the delivery of outputs.

To provide clinical support for patient care as required.

Clinical Requirements

To maintain clinical credibility and registration requirements.

To adhere to the NMC Professional Code of Conduct at all times.

To update knowledge according to current research and best practice.

To participate in trust wide initiatives to develop and improve nursing care.

Communication and Stakeholder Engagement

To proactively build relationships and work closely with a range of colleagues across organisations to encourage collaborative working

To develop robust relationships with key contacts and proactively manage these relationships so contacts can count on reliable and knowledgeable support and information about the audit activities

To provide a comprehensive level of knowledge about the unplanned admission audit and act as a helpful and approachable source of advice and guidance to all staff and patients.

To ensure clear lines of communication are maintained between all stakeholders.

To assist in developing a network of relationships to ensure ownership is achieved and performance managed by the whole multi-disciplinary team.

To assist in engaging key stakeholders in the audit and ensure this empowers them to influence and take ownership of the outcomes.

To foster a sustainable culture and environment that promotes effective collaboration, and the achievement of quality improvement and best practice.

To maintain a range of communication resources to ensure trust staff have access to up to date information about the audit.

Personal Professional Development

To take personal responsibility for own professional growth and to develop an agreed action plan with the responsible manager.

To maintain own clinical competence and credibility.

To ensure clinical and administrative policies and procedures are adhered to.

To adhere to relevant Professional register regulations and Code of Conduct at all times.

Safeguarding

The Trust takes the issues of Safeguarding Children, Adults and addressing Domestic Abuse very seriously. All employees have a responsibility to support the organisation in our duties by;

  • attending mandatory training on safeguarding children and adults
  • familiarising themselves with the Trust's processes for reporting concerns
  • reporting any safeguarding child or adult concerns appropriately

Infection Control Statement

The post holder has a general duty of care for their own health, safety and well-being and that of work colleagues, visitors and patients within the hospital, in addition to any specific risk management or clinical governance accountabilities associated with this post.

These requirements are set out in the National Code of Practice on Infection Control and in local policies and procedures which will be made clear during your induction and subsequent refresher training. These standards must be strictly complied with at all times.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Acute Deterioration CQUIN

NHS England and Improvement has launched the 2023/24 Commissioning for Quality and Innovation (CQUIN) scheme. The CQUIN framework supports improvement in the quality of services and improves patterns of care. Further details of the overall 2023/24 CQUIN scheme can be found online.

One of the 2023/24 CQUIN measures is focussed upon improvement in the management of acute deterioration. CQUIN07: Recording of and response to NEWS2 score for unplanned critical care admissions, is designed to promote the reliable recording of NEWS2 Score, escalation and response timings, and time of senior response, where required, for ward inpatients where there is a deterioration episode. The CQUIN is a step towards improving care processes for deteriorating patients and follows on from the 2022/23 CQUIN, CCG3.

JOB SUMMARY

The postholder will be responsible to the Acute Deterioration Matron for the effective collection of high quality unplanned ICU admission data and supporting of related projects within the trust. They will promote an understanding of the fundamentals of the CQUIN and the associated improvement across the organisation

Main Duties and Responsibilities

To be responsible for the collection of high quality data within the critical care unplanned admission audits across all hospital sites.

To generate reports and provide local feedback using the audit data, which will involve the establishment of regular meetings.

To contribute towards further enhancement and improvement of clinical audit culture and effective use of audit data.

To facilitate the development of the full reporting capability of the clinical software systems.

Contribute to the overall drive to improve the quality and safety of patient care in the inpatient ward areas, and emergency department.

Detailed Job Description

To be jointly responsible, with iMobile and the Acute Deterioration Matron, for the collection of the unplanned admission to critical care (UPA) audit dataset at the Denmark Hill and PRUH sites.

To liaise with other areas regarding audit and collection of data to promote service improvement.

To develop and maintain defined, accurate and up-to-date reporting and governance structures, identifying and escalating concerns for early resolution.

To assist with qualitative and quantitative data collection, analytical input and collation of relevant information/data for papers and reports.

To ensure the UPA dataset is ready and available in good time for the quarterly submission to the national CQUIN portal and to further assist with updates to local reports.

To ensure the UPA dataset is ready for monthly reporting to care groups, where relevant.

To carry out analyses of audit data, including presenting data in a variety of formats.

To develop the full robust reporting capabilities of the clinical information system software within the local context.

To assist in the shaping and delivery of the audit tool, preparation, launch and communications planning.

To support any clinician or nurses leading improvement activity with the provision of relevant data.

To be jointly responsible for data entry, quality of data validation and ensure clinical software system data is consistent.

In conjunction with the wider deteriorating patient committee members, to encourage and enhance the improvement culture within the trust, promoting where possible, the development of an evidence-based approach to clinical care.

To provide relevant information for care group management teams for relevant meetings or investigations.

To have an awareness of current needs relating to deteriorating patients, health mandates and subsequent effects on data collection.

To ensure data protection guidance and confidentiality are adhered to as per trust guidelines.

To work as part of the wider deteriorating patient committee by assisting with administrative duties as required to support the delivery of outputs.

To provide clinical support for patient care as required.

Clinical Requirements

To maintain clinical credibility and registration requirements.

To adhere to the NMC Professional Code of Conduct at all times.

To update knowledge according to current research and best practice.

To participate in trust wide initiatives to develop and improve nursing care.

Communication and Stakeholder Engagement

To proactively build relationships and work closely with a range of colleagues across organisations to encourage collaborative working

To develop robust relationships with key contacts and proactively manage these relationships so contacts can count on reliable and knowledgeable support and information about the audit activities

To provide a comprehensive level of knowledge about the unplanned admission audit and act as a helpful and approachable source of advice and guidance to all staff and patients.

To ensure clear lines of communication are maintained between all stakeholders.

To assist in developing a network of relationships to ensure ownership is achieved and performance managed by the whole multi-disciplinary team.

To assist in engaging key stakeholders in the audit and ensure this empowers them to influence and take ownership of the outcomes.

To foster a sustainable culture and environment that promotes effective collaboration, and the achievement of quality improvement and best practice.

To maintain a range of communication resources to ensure trust staff have access to up to date information about the audit.

Personal Professional Development

To take personal responsibility for own professional growth and to develop an agreed action plan with the responsible manager.

To maintain own clinical competence and credibility.

To ensure clinical and administrative policies and procedures are adhered to.

To adhere to relevant Professional register regulations and Code of Conduct at all times.

Safeguarding

The Trust takes the issues of Safeguarding Children, Adults and addressing Domestic Abuse very seriously. All employees have a responsibility to support the organisation in our duties by;

  • attending mandatory training on safeguarding children and adults
  • familiarising themselves with the Trust's processes for reporting concerns
  • reporting any safeguarding child or adult concerns appropriately

Infection Control Statement

The post holder has a general duty of care for their own health, safety and well-being and that of work colleagues, visitors and patients within the hospital, in addition to any specific risk management or clinical governance accountabilities associated with this post.

These requirements are set out in the National Code of Practice on Infection Control and in local policies and procedures which will be made clear during your induction and subsequent refresher training. These standards must be strictly complied with at all times.

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

  • Significant clinical experience with demonstrable evidence of clinical credibility
  • Experience with clinical system software (EPR/EPIC/ICCA etc.)
  • Experience of problem solving and supporting others to develop this skill
  • Extensive experience of working with acutely unwell and deteriorating patients
  • Demonstrable ability to work with and manage conflict
  • Demonstrable ability to incorporate the views of service users and carers using a range of approaches

Skills

Essential

  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills with a range of audiences, including multi-disciplinary teams.
  • Evidence of computer literacy, in the use of IT e.g. Word, Powerpoint, advanced excel skills
  • Highly developed interpersonal skills with metitulous attention to details
  • Able to work with a great degree of flexibility, adaptability and ability to cope with unpredictable shifting priorities to ensure achievement of objectives.
  • Ability to develop & maintain close working relationships with stakeholders from all backgrounds including clinicians, service users, relatives, carers and senior managers.
  • Ability to manage and deliver to deadlines and within resources
  • Commitment to and focus on quality, promotes high standards to consistently improve patient outcomes
  • Actively develops themselves and others
  • Ability to work independently (set own priorities with guidance and to work under own initiative) and as part of a team
  • Ability to gather and analyse data from a wide variety of sources (
  • Good analytical and problem solving skills and ability to develop practical and workable solutions

Education and Qualifications

Essential

  • Educated to Degree level or equivalent management experience
  • Evidence of continuing professional development
  • Registration with a professional body (Registered Nurse Adult or Paeds or Midwife)
  • Mentorship course/Practice assessor

Desirable

  • Project management qualification (e.g. PRINCE 2 or APM)
  • Lean or Six Sigma Yellow Belt/AQI level training
  • Advanced Assessment Course
Person Specification

Experience

Essential

  • Significant clinical experience with demonstrable evidence of clinical credibility
  • Experience with clinical system software (EPR/EPIC/ICCA etc.)
  • Experience of problem solving and supporting others to develop this skill
  • Extensive experience of working with acutely unwell and deteriorating patients
  • Demonstrable ability to work with and manage conflict
  • Demonstrable ability to incorporate the views of service users and carers using a range of approaches

Skills

Essential

  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills with a range of audiences, including multi-disciplinary teams.
  • Evidence of computer literacy, in the use of IT e.g. Word, Powerpoint, advanced excel skills
  • Highly developed interpersonal skills with metitulous attention to details
  • Able to work with a great degree of flexibility, adaptability and ability to cope with unpredictable shifting priorities to ensure achievement of objectives.
  • Ability to develop & maintain close working relationships with stakeholders from all backgrounds including clinicians, service users, relatives, carers and senior managers.
  • Ability to manage and deliver to deadlines and within resources
  • Commitment to and focus on quality, promotes high standards to consistently improve patient outcomes
  • Actively develops themselves and others
  • Ability to work independently (set own priorities with guidance and to work under own initiative) and as part of a team
  • Ability to gather and analyse data from a wide variety of sources (
  • Good analytical and problem solving skills and ability to develop practical and workable solutions

Education and Qualifications

Essential

  • Educated to Degree level or equivalent management experience
  • Evidence of continuing professional development
  • Registration with a professional body (Registered Nurse Adult or Paeds or Midwife)
  • Mentorship course/Practice assessor

Desirable

  • Project management qualification (e.g. PRINCE 2 or APM)
  • Lean or Six Sigma Yellow Belt/AQI level training
  • Advanced Assessment Course

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Additional information

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Address

King's College Hospital

Denmark Hill

London

SE5 9RS


Employer's website

https://www.kch.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Address

King's College Hospital

Denmark Hill

London

SE5 9RS


Employer's website

https://www.kch.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Acute Deterioration CQUIN and QI Lead

Imogen Vining

imogen.vining@nhs.net

Details

Date posted

12 February 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£42,471 to £50,364 a year per annum inc HCA

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

12 months

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

213-CAX-6060924

Job locations

King's College Hospital

Denmark Hill

London

SE5 9RS


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