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The key purpose this role is to lead and conduct clinical audits, with the aim of identifying gaps and recommend changes to clinical practices to ensure that optimum care is delivered to patients to achieve safe outcomes for all patients. The Quality Co-ordinator has primary responsibility for coordinating and managing clinical audits to ensure that the healthcare organisations follow proper procedures and protocols, and to check compliance with evidence based best practice as set out in policies, procedure and guidelines. To collate and analyse data in conjunction with the quality team and prepare audit data for the various committees and stakeholders Quality Co-ordinator may also be tasked with identifying areas of improvement within the organisation. This could include anything from suggesting changes to processes or procedures to recommending new technologies or equipment.
Job Responsibility:
To conduct clinical audits including but not limited to reviewing charts, other documentation, and observation of practice
Liaise with the Quality and Risk Manager to set up audit schedules and review current audit frameworks
To facilitate clinical audit work across the organisation
Provide advice guidance and support to staff undertaking clinical audit projects
Ensuring that audits comply with the principles of good practice
To work closely with hospital departments in conjunction with the Quality team to provide reports and feedback on audits conducted
Develop an audit and monitor compliance
Validate auditors in line with hospital policy and JCI /HIQA requirements
Review patient records or other data sources and accurately and completely record information in accordance with the audit design and protocols
Maintain strict confidentiality in relation to patient identifiable information
Management of the clinical audit process and reporting on progress against clinical audit plans
Arranging case notes required for clinical audit projects
Provide information and advice to clinical and managerial staff on auditing
To help educate and train new clinical auditors throughout the organisation
To help develop new audit tools in conjunction with the Quality and Risk Manager and Head of Quality and Patient Safety
To help demonstrate learning and improvements as a result of clinical audit outcomes in conjunction with the Quality and Risk Manager
As a member of the Quality Department, the post holder will also have responsibilities for actively contributing to the wider patient safety and quality agenda including feedback on audit outcomes from clinical audit into practice development and improvement work
To help promote and support Best Practice within the Hospital leading by example to sustain a quality culture
To comply with Quality Standards striving for continuous improvement
Assist with the Accreditation process throughout the hospital
Attend and contribute to appropriate meetings when required
To undertake any other duties that may be reasonably required.
Requirements:
Clinical background is essential
Qualification in auditing is desirable
Experience with IT / administration systems
Experience in a Quality/ Healthcare environment desirable
Experience working on own initiative and with multidisciplinary stakeholders
It is essential that you have valid work permission for the Republic of Ireland to take up employment for this position, or in the case of critical skills, you must be eligible for a work permit.