- Educated to first Degree level, or equivalent experience
- Educated to Masters Level or equivalent experience.
- Formal project Management qualification
- Good knowledge of all aspects of clinical governance, including clinical risk.
- Knowledge and understanding of the healthcare environment
- Comprehensive knowledge and understanding of current national policies relating to NICE Guidance.
- Knowledge and understanding of the Health Care Standards for Wales and the requirements of Healthcare Inspectorate Wales
- Experience in a health care environment
- Experience of successfully implementing and delivering small, medium and largescale projects
- Sound IT skills and experience of Microsoft Office applications
- Experience of preparing and delivering formal and informal presentations to small and large groups.
- Experience in a clinical governance related field.
- Track record of achievement and task completion
- Experience of clinical guideline implementation
- Experience of change management
- Teaching experience
- Clinical audit experience
- Strategy / policy development experience
- Highly professional, positive approach
- Awareness of personal and political sensitivities and ability to adapt accordingly
- Innovative and constructive approach to project management
- Understanding of national, regional and local priorities and ability to lead accordingly
- Flexible approach to work and adaptable in order to meet competing priorities
- Able to direct the delivery of projects by third parties
- Ability to listen to the needs of others
- Commitment to developing positive attitudes towards challenges and change
- Welsh Speaker Level 1
Clinical Effectiveness Coordinator - Carmarthen, United Kingdom - Hywel Dda University Health Board
Description
Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen within the Medical Directorate to play a key role in the Clinical Effectiveness agenda across the Directorate, and in alignment with the Health Board's existing Quality and Safety structures.
The post holder will be responsible for co-ordinating clinical effectiveness activities across the Health Board in a key Medical Directorate role.
In line with the Health Board's strategy 'A Healthier Mid and West Wales: Our Future Generations Living Well', and associated plans, the post holder will be responsible for working with the Head of Effective Clinical Practice and Quality Improvement (Medical Directorate) to design and deliver systems and processes which support clinical service areas to assess themselves against local and national clinical effectiveness standards; and align with the existing quality improvement framework to enable this learning to lead to improvements in the quality of services provided to our population.
Main duties of the job
This post sits within the Medical Directorate. The post holder will play a key role in improving the quality of patient care by helping the Health Board to achieve implementation of NICE and other national clinical guidance, whilst at the same time achieving financial balance. This is with the exception of NICE Technology Appraisals Guidance and All Wales Medicines Strategy Group medicines advice: these are managed by the Medicines Management Team.
The post holder will have delegated responsibility for the coordination, implementation and monitoring of the process for effective implementation of NICE guidance and other national or professional guidance. They will actively support managers and health professionals in achieving implementation of NICE and other national guidance within current financial constraints and will work across the health community whenever appropriate.
The post holder will assist the Health Board in ensuring that patients receive effective treatment and care that conforms to nationally agreed best practice, particularly as defined by NICE guidance. They will provide advice and support to health professionals and service managers in the provision of effective clinical care which is based on the bestevidence.
The post holder will work flexibly within the Medical Directorate to support all aspects of clinical effectiveness activity.
About us
Hywel Dda University Health Board is the planner and provider of NHS healthcare services for people in Carmarthenshire, Ceredigion, Pembrokeshire and its bordering counties. Our 12,000 members of staff provide primary, community, in-hospital, mental health and learning disabilities services for around 384,000 people across a quarter of the landmass of Wales. We do this in partnership with our three local authorities and public, private and third sector colleagues, including our volunteers, through:
Four main hospitals: Bronglais General in Aberystwyth, Glangwili General in Carmarthen, Prince Philip in Llanelli and Withybush General in Haverfordwest;
Seven community hospitals: Amman Valley and Llandovery in Carmarthenshire; Tregaron, Aberaeron and Cardigan in Ceredigion; and Tenby and South Pembrokeshire Hospital Health and Social Care Resource Centre in Pembrokeshire;
48 general practices (six of which are managed practices), 47 dental practices (including three orthodontic), 99 community pharmacies, 44 general ophthalmic practices (43 providing Eye Health Examination Wales and 34 low vision services) and 17 domiciliary only providers and 11 health centres;
Numerous locations providing mental health and learning disabilities services;
Highly specialised and tertiary services commissioned by the Welsh Health Specialised Services Committee, a joint committee representing seven health boards across Wales.
Job descriptionJob responsibilities
The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; English and/or Welsh speakers are equally welcome to apply.
Applications are invited from suitably qualified individuals with considerable previous experience at asenior management level for this exciting opportunity to support the development and delivery of robust arrangements for the provision of safe, effective and evidence based clinical practice across all Health Board activities. The successful candidate will be used to working in a dynamic and flexible way, and have the skills to communicate, engage and collaborate effectively across all parts of the organisation.
You will be able to find a full job description and person specification attached within the supporting documents.
The Health Board is committed to supporting its staff to fully embrace the need for bilingualism thereby enhancing patient and service user experiences. In our commitment to increase the number of staff who are able to communicate in Welsh with patients and professionals, we welcome applications from Welsh speakers.
The ability to communicate in Welsh is desirable for this post. If you do not meet the Welsh Language requirements specified, the Health Board offers a variety of learning options and staff support to help you meet these minimal desirable requirements during the course of your employment with us.
Interviews will be held on
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