Patient Safety and Audit Coordinator

Job responsibilities

Patient Safety and Audit Coordinator/Nottingham/Tollerton/Full Time Spire Nottingham Hospital has an exciting opportunity for a Patient Safety and Audit Coordinator to join the team on a Full Time basis. Our vision is to be recognised as a world class healthcare business bringing together the best people who are dedicated to developing excellent clinical environments and delivering the highest quality patient care. Duties and responsibilities: To assist with the co-ordination of all clinical governance processes within the Hospital, monitoring and assisting with compliance in all relevant clinical standards.

Under the direction of the Clinical Governance Manager, provide guidance and support on clinical governance processes across the Hospital.

Participate in assurance of full compliance with all relevant clinical quality standards and Clinical KPI's.

Contribute to the review of existing practices, ensuring that progressive solutions, which take into account models of best practice and all relevant policies, procedures and legislation are incorporated into Hospital plans and implemented.

Report serious patient safety incidents to the Spire Clinical Governance team, CQC, ICB, police, safeguarding board as appropriate.

To investigate patient safety incidents on Datix and write up appropriate reports (KSI, PSIR, local review etc) following investigation.

Involve the patient and the patient's family members in incident investigations.

To share and embed lessons learned from incidents.

Facilitate or chair the weekly incident review and KSI meeting.

Facilitate SWARM huddles and AAR (After Action Review Meetings).

Help with PSIRF implementation in the hospital.

Write the monthly Clinical Governance Dashboard.

Write the quarterly Clinical Governance Report.

Manage audits on the AMaT audit system to ensure audits and audit actions are completed in a timely manner.

Assist the Clinical Governance Manager in the preparation for and delivery of the Hospital Safety, Quality and Risk Committee meetings.

Asist the Clinical Governance Manager in preparation for PSQR and CQC inspections.

Attendance of meetings off-site when required.

Who we're looking for:

Bachelor's or Master's Degree in Healthcare profession.

Able to demonstrate continuous development.

Professional Registration with NMC or HCPC

Recent experience within a healthcare setting and able to demonstrate awareness of a Clinical Governance agenda

Recent experience within a healthcare setting and able to demonstrate awareness of a Clinical Governance agenda

Able to create Excel spreadsheets including basic formulae, graphs, filters and pivot tables.

Able to create Word documents to produce reports that contain contents, tables, pictures and graphs.

Able to produce PowerPoint presentations using tables, images and graphs with the appropriate information.

Able to capture and produce accurate minutes actions and agenda items from Hospital Committees.

Knowledge of the healthcare market

Auditing skills across clinical standards and departments

Benefits: We offer employed colleagues a competitive salary as well as a comprehensive benefits package which includes but is not limited to:

35 days annual leave inclusive of bank holidays

Employer and employee contributory pension with flexible retirement options

'Spire for you' reward platform - discount and cashback for over 1000 retailers

Free Bupa wellness screening

Private medical insurance

Life assurance

Our Values: We are extremely proud of our heritage in private healthcare and of our values as an organisation:

Driving clinical excellence

Doing the right thing

Caring is our passion.

Keeping it simple

Delivering on our promises

Succeeding and celebrating together

We commit to our employees' well-being through work life balance, on-going development, support and reward. Spire Healthcare is a leading independent hospital group in the United Kingdom and the largest in terms of revenue. From 39 hospitals and 8 clinics across England, Wales and Scotland, Spire Healthcare provides diagnostics, inpatient, day case and outpatient care. Spire Healthcare are proud to be an equal opportunities employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive culture for all. Our people are our difference, it's their dedication, warmth and pursuit of excellence that sets Spire Healthcare apart. Closing date: In order to streamline our recruitment process, we reserve the right to expire vacancies prior to the advertised closing date once we have received a sufficient number of applications. For us, it's more than just treating patients; it's about looking after people.

Qualifications

Essential

• Bachelor's or Master's Degree in Healthcare profession.
• Able to demonstrate continuous development.
• Professional Registration with NMC or HCPC
• Recent experience within a healthcare setting and able to demonstrate awareness of a Clinical Governance agenda
• Recent experience within a healthcare setting and able to demonstrate awareness of a Clinical Governance agenda
• Able to create Excel spreadsheets including basic formulae, graphs, filters and pivot tables.
• Able to create Word documents to produce reports that contain contents, tables, pictures and graphs.
• Able to produce PowerPoint presentations using tables, images and graphs with the appropriate information.
• Able to capture and produce accurate minutes actions and agenda items from Hospital Committees.
• Knowledge of the healthcare market
• Auditing skills across clinical standards and departments

Desirable

• Bachelor's or Master's Degree in Healthcare profession.
• Able to demonstrate continuous development.
• Professional Registration with NMC or HCPC
• Recent experience within a healthcare setting and able to demonstrate awareness of a Clinical Governance agenda
• Recent experience within a healthcare setting and able to demonstrate awareness of a Clinical Governance agenda
• Able to create Excel spreadsheets including basic formulae, graphs, filters and pivot tables.
• Able to create Word documents to produce reports that contain contents, tables, pictures and graphs.
• Able to produce PowerPoint presentations using tables, images and graphs with the appropriate information.
• Able to capture and produce accurate minutes actions and agenda items from Hospital Committees.
• Knowledge of the healthcare market
• Auditing skills across clinical standards and departments

Experience

Essential

• Bachelor's or Master's Degree in Healthcare profession.
• Able to demonstrate continuous development.
• Professional Registration with NMC or HCPC
• Recent experience within a healthcare setting and able to demonstrate awareness of a Clinical Governance agenda
• Recent experience within a healthcare setting and able to demonstrate awareness of a Clinical Governance agenda
• Able to create Excel spreadsheets including basic formulae, graphs, filters and pivot tables.
• Able to create Word documents to produce reports that contain contents, tables, pictures and graphs.
• Able to produce PowerPoint presentations using tables, images and graphs with the appropriate information.
• Able to capture and produce accurate minutes actions and agenda items from Hospital Committees.
• Knowledge of the healthcare market
• Auditing skills across clinical standards and departments

Desirable

• Bachelor's or Master's Degree in Healthcare profession.
• Able to demonstrate continuous development.
• Professional Registration with NMC or HCPC
• Recent experience within a healthcare setting and able to demonstrate awareness of a Clinical Governance agenda
• Recent experience within a healthcare setting and able to demonstrate awareness of a Clinical Governance agenda
• Able to create Excel spreadsheets including basic formulae, graphs, filters and pivot tables.
• Able to create Word documents to produce reports that contain contents, tables, pictures and graphs.
• Able to produce PowerPoint presentations using tables, images and graphs with the appropriate information.
• Able to capture and produce accurate minutes actions and agenda items from Hospital Committees.
• Knowledge of the healthcare market
• Auditing skills across clinical standards and departments

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.

UK Registration

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