We are looking to recruit an experienced and enthusiastic nurse to work as an audit nurse within paediatrics. You will join a well-established governance team who will support you in this new role. Your main role will be to support clinicians in the facilitation of a wide range of clinical audit activity and Quality Improvement Projects.

The post holder will support a wide range of work from mandatory national audits to locally identified audits. Support for compliance with national guidance (NICE guidance) will also be part of this role. The post holder will have responsibility for supporting audit . As an audit nurse, you will have a good awareness of the concepts of clinical audit and effectiveness and of the general quality governance agenda within the NHS.

You will have excellent communication skills, both verbally and in writing and will need to be able to analyse and clearly present complex data. You will be expected to work closely with clinicians and staff across the Trust and should have a flexible, team player approach to your work.

Main duties of the job

In this new role you will support paediatrics clinical audit forward plan to meet national and local priorities and assist in monitoring key aspects of the plan. You will work as part of the governance team to maintain accurate records of clinical audit activity and of resulting action plans, in order to effectively manage re-audit and closure of audits.

About us

Doncaster & Bassetlaw NHS FT is one of Yorkshire's Leading acute trusts, serving a population of more than 420,000 across South Yorkshire, North Nottinghamshire, and the surrounding areas. Our services are based over three main hospital sites employing over 6,000 colleagues.

It is our goal to give those who join Team DBTH the tools and opportunities to grow their career, so whether you spend just one year or fifty with us, it's our pledge to help youDevelop,BelongandThrive,Here.

As an organisation that supports flexible working, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to support a flexible working arrangement. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.

As an equal opportunities employer, we encourage applicants from all sectors of the community, particularly from under-represented groups including those with disabilities, members of our ethnic minorities and LGBTQ+ communities.

We offer a range of benefits including:o Extensive range of learning opportunitieso NHS Pension Schemeo Generous holiday entitlement commencing at 27 days holiday per year plus bank holidays (pro rata).o Comprehensive health and wellbeing supporto NHS Car Lease schemes and a range of salary sacrifice schemeo Discounts on restaurants, getaways, shopping and finance through external providers.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see attached to the advert a job description and person specification for further details. Please ensure you read both documents carefully.

Please note, if your application is successful you will be required to present original certificates of qualifications that are listed in the person specification under essential

Person Specification

Organisational Skills

Essential

• Ability to prioritise and plan workload, working under pressure to achieve multiple deadlines.
• Ability to negotiate changes to deadlines where appropriate.
• Ability to identify and use appropriate levels of confidentiality.
• Abilty to delegate work appropriately and act as a positive role model at all times

Qualification/training

Essential

• Registered children's Nurse / Holds a professional qualification.
• Teaching or equivalent qualification
• Advanced level use of IT systems such as Excel, Word, Access.
• Degree level education or equivalent experience

Desirable

• Accredited qualification in incident and risk Management, health and safety or associated topic or be willing to work towards or undertake

Experience

Essential

• Healthcare governance experience including incident management and risk assessment Experience of improving efficiency or quality through changes to administrative systems and processes.
• Able to engage with service user and understand coproduction.
• Experience of research and audit in clinical practice which has been used to improve patient care
• Experience of project management
• Clinical experience within specialty
• Evidence of change management.
• Experience of report writing
• Knowledge of the governance strategy
• evidence of successfully handling sensitive situations efficiently and confidently
• Workload prioritisation and planning to ensure an efficient, high quality, customer- focussed service.
• Proactive diary management and forward

Desirable

• Experience of developing and maintaining databases (e.g. to monitor the completion of actions).
• Data analysis and information management including interpretation and comparison.

Employer details

Employer name

Doncaster & Bassetlaw Teaching Hospitals NHS FT

Address

Doncaster

Armthorpe Road

Doncaster

DN2 5LT

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