Senior Clinical Governance Assistant

Apprenticeship Eligibility Criteria Should this vacancy be recruited as an apprenticeship, the following criteria will apply: UK nationals or other persons with a right of abode have an eligible residency status if they have been ordinarily resident in the UK or the British Overseas Territories, or the Crown Dependencies (Channel Islands and Isle of Man) for at least the previous 3 years on the first day of the apprenticeship. Job overview We are looking for an enthusiastic, efficient and organised individual to join our Clinical Governance Team within the Medicine and Acute divisions. The successful candidate would be responsible for providing administrative support to the Team, with a particular emphasis on assisting with audit work, database management and data analysis. Accuracy and timeliness are key for this post within our busy division to support delivery of the best quality and safest care to patients. The successful candidate must therefore possess GCSEs (or equivalent) including English, Mathematics and IT along with a good working knowledge of Microsoft Office, Excel and Outlook. The successful candidate must also be able to demonstrate good communication and interpersonal skills, as they will be working within a busy team and will be communicating with a variety of different healthcare professionals across the Trust. Main duties of the job Preparation of information to support departmental/corporate reports, divisional incident and complaint investigations. Provision of accurate information collection and analysis tools. Co-ordination of meeting agendas and taking, transcribing and distributing minutes of meetings from services within the division and trust wide within agreed time frames. Assist with the design of communication material for key safety issues. Supporting clinical audit and leading on agreed non-clinical audits. Handling sensitive and confidential information appropriately in line with information governance legislation. Support the division to maintain guidelines, policies and SOPs within a defined timeframe, ensuring they remain up to date. Person specification Qualifications, Specific Experience & Training Essential criteria Ability to demonstrate NHS experience within clinical governance settings. Ability to liaise with staff at all levels of the Organisation. Desirable criteria Experience of working in the fields of audit, clinical governance or risk management. European Computer Driving Licence (ECDL) or equivalent. Experience of working with senior clinical staff. Knowledge and Skills Essential criteria Computer literacy - competent in use of Outlook, Word, Excel, Database, Power Point. Good written and verbal communication. Desirable criteria Competent at minute taking in a variety of settings. Analysing complex/multifunctional datasets. Basic knowledge of organisational and management structures in the NHS. Personal Attributes Essential criteria Prioritising and time management. Able to work independently without close supervision. To work as part of a multidisciplinary team and use own initiative. To have excellent communication skills (both verbal and written) and to be able to interact with multiprofessionals on complex matters/issues, providing ideas and solutions to potential problems. Other Requirements Essential criteria Attention to detail. Desirable criteria Have the physical ability and stamina required to extract case notes for audit purposes. You are required to apply for this role via apps.trac.jobs and this is where you will be able to track the progress of your application. Please ensure you check the email account (including junk/spam boxes) from which you apply regularly as we will use this to contact you regarding your application throughout the process.

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