Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust

Clinical Audit Facilitator

The closing date is 31 March 2026

Job summary

Our Vision is to provide the best mental health, learning disability, autism and community based services for the populations we serve.As an integrated mental health, learning disability and community Trust, Lancashire and South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust provides a range of services including:

Primary and secondary mental health care for children and adults including specialist inpatient child and adolescent mental health provision, perinatal mental health, forensic services including low and medium secure care.

Specialist community support for children and adults with learning disabilities and autism, including intensive support.

Community physical health and well-being services for children and adults.

We are excited to be able to advertise for a Clinical Audit Facilitator to work in the Clinical Audit & Effectiveness Team within the Medical Directorate.

We are looking for a highly motivated, pro-active individual who is looking for their next challenge. We are looking for applicants with experience of working within the health service and data management.

Main duties of the job

Work as part of the Clinical Audit & Effectiveness Team specialising in project managing a number of clinical audit programme. These will differ in scale and methodology. The post holder will work alongside colleagues from all professions to complete clinical audit projects to a high standard.

About us

LSCFT values diversity and inclusion, recognising that talent from varied backgrounds creates a flexible, creative, and effective workforce. We actively challenge discrimination and welcome applications from all, regardless of age, disability (including those with experience of accessing or caring for someone who has accessed mental health or learning disability services), ethnicity, gender, religion, belief, or sexual orientation.

Our aim is to reflect the communities we serve, so we particularly encourage applications from under-represented groups. If you'd like to discuss your application, please ask.

We also welcome individuals with lived experience relevant to the role or service area, as your insight brings authenticity to our services.

LSCFT support flexible working, we believe that a positive work/life balance benefits NHS employees through improved health and wellbeing. We would consider working patterns such as term time, part time, compressed hours and flexi-time.

The wellbeing of our people is at the heart of everything we do. We offer a wide range of resources, tools and support to help you thrive both in and out of work.

Explore our full wellbeing offer here: Keeping our workforce well

Date posted

18 March 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£38,682 to £46,580 a year per annum, pro rata (subject to confirmation)

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

351-CS2870-MS

Job locations

LSCFT Headquarters

Sceptre Point, Sceptre Way

Preston

PR5 6AW

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see attached the job description and person specification for more information about this role.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see attached the job description and person specification for more information about this role.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Educated to degree level or equivalent knowledge and experience
At least 2 years' experience of working in a health care setting

Knowledge

Essential

Working knowledge & experience of service & quality reviews/service evaluation
Significant knowledge of clinical audit, CQC registration, the health care commission.
Demonstrates a broad knowledge & understanding of different quality models/approaches

Experience

Essential

At least 12 months experience of clinical audit and evidence of outcomes
Evidence of an ability to use both qualitative and quantitative methods data analysis
Demonstrable evidence of an ability to undertake audit/effectiveness projects

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Educated to degree level or equivalent knowledge and experience
At least 2 years' experience of working in a health care setting

Knowledge

Essential

Working knowledge & experience of service & quality reviews/service evaluation
Significant knowledge of clinical audit, CQC registration, the health care commission.
Demonstrates a broad knowledge & understanding of different quality models/approaches

Experience

Essential

At least 12 months experience of clinical audit and evidence of outcomes
Evidence of an ability to use both qualitative and quantitative methods data analysis
Demonstrable evidence of an ability to undertake audit/effectiveness projects

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.

Employer details

Employer name

Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust

Address

LSCFT Headquarters

Sceptre Point, Sceptre Way

Preston

PR5 6AW

Employer's website

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

Employer details

Employer name

Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust

Address

LSCFT Headquarters

Sceptre Point, Sceptre Way

Preston

PR5 6AW

Employer's website

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