Job summary
- Main area
- Critical Care
- Grade
- Band 3
- Contract
- Secondment: 9 months
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 164-6464685
- Employer
- Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Queens Medical Centre
- Town
- Nottingham
- Salary
- £22,816 - £24,336 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 29/07/2024 23:59
Employer heading
Audit Clerk
Band 3
Job overview
Working as part of the Critical Care Audit team the post holder will be responsible for completion, validation and submission of forms for the Intensive Care National Audit and Research Centre (ICNARC) which also involves the extensive and complex use of patient related information.
Additional responsibilities may include helping to complete and develop audit reports and processes within the Critical Care specialty, the retrieval and reporting of non-audit information for Critical Care, and covering for and assisting other members of the post holder’s immediate team as appropriate.
Main duties of the job
The audit clerk will be responsible for the collection of data from patient case notes, critical care charts, and the completion of forms for the Intensive Care National Audit and Research Centre (ICNARC) for Unit Funding and generating of Value Added Reports. This will require ward access though no direct patient care
Responsible for inputting and storing complex data and ability to concentrate when updating and maintaining patient computerised databases, e.g. ICNARC, Medicus, NotIS, Medway, Bluespier and Excel on a daily basis.
Working for our organisation
Every day, our teams at Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust (NUH) make a difference. We save lives, we improve lives and we usher in new life. We are proud to play a central role in supporting the health and wellbeing of people in Nottingham, Nottinghamshire and our surrounding communities.
With more than 18,000 colleagues, we are the largest employer in Nottinghamshire and one of the biggest and busiest NHS Trusts in the country, serving more than 2.5m residents of Nottingham and Nottinghamshire and a further four million people across the East Midlands and beyond.
We provide a range of national and internationally renowned specialist services and we are at the forefront of new surgical procedures and research programmes. We are home to the East Midlands Major Trauma Centre, the Nottingham Children's Hospital and in partnership with the University of Nottingham we host a Biomedical Research Centre carrying out vital research into hearing, digestive diseases, respiratory, musculoskeletal disease, mental health and imaging.
As a teaching hospital, we are instrumental in the education and training of doctors, nurses and other healthcare professionals. We are proud of our strong relationships with universities across the East Midlands, including the University of Nottingham, Nottingham Trent University and Loughborough University.
This is an exciting time to join NUH and help support our future ambitions.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
In addition to the main duties of the job, the audit clerk will be innovative, forward thinking and support the development process of automated systems that enable efficiency and increased productivity within the team and Trust ensuring systems and processes remain future proof.
They will support Standard Operating Procedures on data collection, KPI reporting, service line reporting to support the departments quality and financial targets.
They will also support the provision of information to support the activity planning and monitoring processes at service level in Critical Care, including the Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) for each of the critical care units.
Ensure responsible storage and disposal of documentation generated which contains patient or unit sensitive information, ensuring the Trust’s Information Governance policy is adhered to at all times.
To be responsible for maintaining an accurate and up to date knowledge of all national guidelines and standards relating to the Division and Trust, and ensuring that the Division (and by extension the Trust) are working to achieve them.
Support system for Data Validation Reports (DVRs) by ensuring the validation and identification of missing data is retrieved and input into the database accordingly.
Support and promote data collection at all levels, including communicating any changes in procedure, redesigning data collection forms as required and raising awareness of the importance of clinical data collection.
Support the department in the collection of data and information for specific audit and outcome projects.
Please refer to the job description for other duties involved in the audit clerk role.
Person specification
Training & Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Good basic level of secondary school education
- Good Keyboard Skills
- Good working knowledge of Microsoft Office, especially Excel
Desirable criteria
- Knowledge of ICNARC
Experience
Essential criteria
- Previous experience with administration systems
- Understanding of patient/client confidentiality
- Experience of prioritising workloads and meeting daily targets
Desirable criteria
- Experience in a similar role in managing and serving as an audit clerk in health records or health care services
- Experience of CCMDS will be beneficial
- Knowledge of medical terminology would be an advantage
- Good Knowledge of Medway PAS and other related Trust Hospital Systems such as NotIS
Communication and Relationship Skills
Essential criteria
- Demonstrate clear and effective written and verbal communications skills
- Can complete forms, reports and tables using computerised technology from information collected
- Friendly and professional manner at all times both face to face and on the telephone
- Recognises own role as part of an effective team
Desirable criteria
- Recognition of own level of competence and limitations and able to communicate these to appropriate staff
Analytical and Judgement Skills
Essential criteria
- Understands the importance of instructions and written procedures
- To identify and solve problems using own judgement to decide on urgency or when to refer to relevant senior staff
Desirable criteria
- Able to identify own learning needs
Commitment to Trust Values and Behaviours
Essential criteria
- Must be able to demonstrate behaviours consistent with the Trust’s “We are here for you” behavioural standards
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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Applicant requirements
The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Amy Jukes
- Job title
- Associate Speciality General Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
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