Clinical Effectiveness Officer
Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust
Westcliff on Sea, SS0 0RY
Salary
£28,392
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Not specified
Closing date
7 September 2026
7 days left
Job description
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic and dynamic individual to join our clinical effectiveness team in our cardiothoracic centre at ...
Provide and receive complex information concerning practice development and audit to and from a range of services and clinical teams.Report clinical audit and effectiveness information to a wide variety of clinical staff.Provide clinical audit reports and presentations as required.Assist in the co-ordination, facilitation and embedding of high-quality clinical audit and effectiveness programmes.Assist in the development, implementation, analysis and monitoring of clinical audit based on organisational, local and national priorities.Working with the Head of Clinical Effectiveness/Clinical Effectiveness Manager/Senior Clinical Effectiveness Officer, ensuring the annual clinical improvement and effectiveness programme is supported.Analyse, understand and interpret national guidance and clinical audit data and recommend the best course of action.Support work streams to ensure the Trust has sufficient evidence to meet Care Quality Commission regulations.Undertake any other ad hoc duties related to clinical audit and effectiveness, as directed by the Head of Clinical Effectiveness or Clinical Effectiveness Manager.
Our ambition is to deliver excellent local and specialist services, to improve the health and well being of our patients, and provide a vibrant place for staff to develop, innovate and build careers.
We aim to make the most of our skills and experiences so we can become the best we can be. As one organisation we will recruit the finest and retain more specialist staff due to more employment opportunities across our Trust.
Qualifications
Essential
- Able to demonstrate education at level 4 (NVQ level 4 or equivalent)
- GCSE in Maths and English C or above
Desirable
- Clinical Audit Training or Quality Improvement Qualification
Other
Essential
- Knowledge of information security
- Understanding of data quality assurance
Communication skills
Essential
- Experience in clinical audit and quality improvement methodologies
- Teamworking
- Meeting organisation experience and minute-taking skills
- Excellent verbal/ written skills
Knowledge and experience
Essential
- Previous experience of undertaking clinical audit of quality improvement project work, including audit design, data collection and analysis, data validation, report writing and presentations.
- Use and maintenance of databases
- Proven report writing skills
- Advanced technical skills (use of Excel, including pivot tables and analytic functions, audit software, MS Forms, PowerPoint)
Desirable
- Project management experience
- Understanding of clinical governance and project governance
- Use of SPC
- Use of clinical and pharmaceutical terminology
How to apply
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Provenance
Source
NHS Jobs
First seen
24 August 2026
Last checked
26 August 2026
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